During the Clone Wars, the Mandalorian splinter faction Death Watch and Darth Maul's Shadow Collective launched a sham takeover of Mandalore, the Mandalorian homeworld, overthrowing the pacifist New Mandalorian government of Duchess Satine Kryze. The plot began from an alliance between Death Watch and the Sith brothers Maul and Savage Opress; Death Watch had been attempting to take over the government for some time, while Maul hoped to create a base of power and find revenge against Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi.