Artus Lok, also known as Mandalore the Vindicated is a male Mandalore who rose to power sometime after the Treaty of Coruscant. His predecessor, known later as Mandalore the Lesser failed to blockade the Hydian Way, and to energize the clans to regain his people's support, he called the Great Hunt - a competition for glory on a galactic scale. Artus became the champion of the hunt and challenged Mandalore to a duel and shot him, becoming Mandalore himself. Gaining power over the clans, Mandalore crushed an uprising by a faction of his own people who believed the Mandalorians should support the Republic, following Mandalore the Preserver's path.