Quote Originally Posted by hamishspence View Post
Boba's armour was Mandalorian in the TESB novel, though the name itself didn't appear till tie-in material. It wasn't so clear if he was.



EU sometimes portrayed him as Mandalorian (then, when he turned out to be a clone, Jango as Mandalorian) but Lucas saw the EU as a separate thing - to be drawn on occasionally when convenient, but otherwise ignored.

Thus, in an early TCW episode (Season 2?) a Mandalorian says:

"Jango Fett was a common bounty hunter. How he acquired that armour is beyond me."
That's the episode, I just reviewed, but in context it's also pretty clear that Almec and Satine are downplaying the violent elements still present in Mando society to a point that strains credibility.
Quote Originally Posted by dancrilis View Post
Mandalore to memory is not part of the Republic - I don't know about the other systems.

So I suppose that it is possible that none of the systems are part of the Republic and so they are not relevant to the seperation question.
But then what's the point in Dooku wanting Death Watch controlled Mandalore to join the Separatists?