Mandalore the Great or formerly Kodin was the title bestowed upon the Human male leader of the Mandalorian warrior clans during the Dark Galactic War. Before becoming Mandalore, the man was a young member of the then-scattered warrior clans. He lived in the slums of Coruscant as one of the many Mandalorian gladiators who participated in underground fights for credits. He was a prowess fighter, his rise to fame was dramatically accelerated by the intervention of Grand Intelligence, an espionage agency of the Sith Empire.