#while also representing different aspects of mando brutal culture

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Jaster, Tor and Montross

 I have already complained about Star Wars Fact Files’ lack of objectivism in regard to Tor Vizsla, particularly how said source tried to present him as a man taking pleasure from hurting others while ignoring an intended nuance of his character. The other reason why I’m displeased by this attempt is the fact we actually have a Mandalorian who enjoys killing for the pleasure of it and his name is Montross - the former True Mandalorian and comrade of Jaster Mereel and Jango Fett who without remorse abandoned Jaster for death even though the man saved his life a mere moment ago (an act for which Montross was expelled from True Mandalorians)

and who became a Bounty Hunter that “hunts mainly for sport, not money, invariably killing his prey”.

As Montross personally said, he hunts for the thrill alone, for the moment when prey begs for mercy only to take a life:

Montross: Vosa’s here… waiting for one of us to put her out of her misery. It’ll almost be a shame to kill her. Imagine Jango… the power to send thousands of mindless assassins willingly to their death, to plunge the galaxy into anarchy. Jango Fett: Not much money in anarchy. Montross: The money means nothing. The thrill of the hunt drives me. The moment my prey begs for mercy. The moment I take his life.

[source: Bounty Hunter game]

This is the guy that takes pleasure in inflicting pain on others, not Vizsla. And sure, Tor won’t blink an eye when it comes to killing civilians, including women and children, but the use of violence is more often than not framed as a mean to fulfill Death Watch’s goals (terrorizing Fett family to learn enemy’s whereabouts, killing people of Galidraan to frame True Mandalorians). Killing Jaster Mereel is as much personal as it is pragmatic choice to destabilize the enemy army while the last duel between Vizsla and Fett feels definitely as personal matter - one Tor may actually enjoy, as he wanted to “handle [Jango’s death] personally” however at the same time, the limited narrative does show us the progress in how Tor address his opponent: from “boy”

to “you are tough Fett. And determined"

to use the first name "Jango ".

And mind you, Tor keeps addressing the original leader of True Mandalorians (the enemy) just as Jaster even decades after man’s death, while the attitude toward much younger Fett was changing with the development of events. 

Similarly, Jango Fett: Open Seasons comics stated that Jaster Mereel saw Mandalorians solely as high-paid soldiers (while the “bringing back Mandalorians to honorable ways comes solely from the tie-in source material like History of the Mandalorians or The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia to name few) thus violence too was just a means to fulfill the goal of getting good paycheck.

Montross on another hand is not motivated by money or any ideology as he hunts for the pleasure of hunting alone and enjoys killing people begging for their life. Something that no other True Mandalorian or Death Watch member was shown to do on the comics pages while Tor and Jango had their “revenge quest” thus killing for personal matters.

In that sense we may say that Tor and Jaster accept violence as part of their life but beyond it there is still a goal to accomplish - be it the alleged conquering the galaxy or reforming Mandalorians (or alternatively, being high-paid soldiers) while Bounty Hunter Montross is living in the moment; once hunt ends, he will seek another, to feel again the thrill of killing.

So if you want to point out the one Mando that gets a great kick out of killing and suffering of others, (Bounty Hunter) Montross is your man, not necessarily Tor Vizsla.