Barb Mentir/Legends

Barb Mentir was a male Weequay and member of Hondo Ohnaka's pirate gang. Around 22 BBY, he cooperated with Turk Falso, Ohnaka's second in command, to betray the leader of their gang, who had captured Count Dooku, leader of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Ohnaka planned to hand the Sith lord over to the Republic in exchange for a ransom in the form of spice. Falso betrayed Ohnaka and ordered Mentir to shoot down the Republic Nu-class shuttle over Florrum and steal the spice. Mentir succeeded in shooting the shuttle down but failed to kill all the passengers or obtain the spice. After Falso failed an attempt to claim the ransom himself, he and Mentir tried to escape in a Flarestar-class Weequay ship, but Dooku used the Force to choke Falso and manipulated him to shoot Mentir in the chest, killing him.

Life as a pirate
A male Weequay, Mentir was a member of Hondo Ohnaka's pirate gang. Some time prior to the Clone Wars, Mentir was involved in a knife fight, there he lost his right eye. Afterwards, he wore an eye patch to cover the missing eye.

Around 22 BBY, the Separaratist leader Count Dooku crash landed on Vanqor. After eluding capture by two pursuing Jedi, Dooku encountered some members of Ohnaka's gang. Hondo Ohnaka managed to take the Sith Lord captive and transported him to their base of operations on Florrum. Ohnaka contacted Supreme Chancellor Palpatine of the Galactic Republic and agreed to release Dooku into Republic custody for a hefty ransom of spice.

After discussing the ransom with Ohnaka, Turk Falso, a fellow pirate in the gang, met with Mentir and told him that the spice was on the way and ordered Mentir to shoot the Republic shuttle down with his ship, being careful to not damage the spice, which was inside the shuttle. Mentir felt the plan was too risky and asked him about Ohnaka, but Falso calmed his fears and claimed they would be long gone before Ohnaka realized what happened. Mentir then took a Flarestar-class Weequay ship and waited in Florrum's atmosphere for the arrival of the Republic shuttle. He opened fire with his laser cannons, and fired two missiles, shooting the shuttle down. He returned to the pirate base where he reported in to Falso and Mentir hesitantly informed Falso that the shuttle had crashed in the Doshar fields, but due to suspected survivors, he had failed to obtain the spice. He balked at completing he mission, wanting instead to tell Ohnaka what they'd done. Falso threw him to the ground and told Mentir that Ohnaka would not be told. Falso took a group of cohorts to recover the spice himself, but after being repelled by the surviving Republic clone troopers and Representative Jar Jar Binks, Falso lied to Ohnaka, telling him that the Republic had sent an army instead of a ransom.



Falso then found Mentir, planning to escape from the planet with him, with a ship. Mentir asked Falso angrily if they would leave without the spice. Falso replied that it wouldn't be long until Ohnaka discovered their treachery. Not realizing Dooku had sneaked up behind them, Falso was choked and manipulated into grabbing his blaster and shooting Mentir in the chest, killing him.

Personality and traits
Mentir followed the orders given him by Falso, but he also questioned him, especially when they lost the spice. He feared Ohnaka, going as far suggesting that they should tell him about their operation. Also, he was a pilot skilled enough to fly a Flarestar-class ship and shoot down a Nu-class shuttle, piloted by experienced clone trooper pilots.

Behind the scenes
Mentir first appeared as an unidentified pirate in The Gungan General, the twelfth episode of The Clone Wars television series which aired on January 9, 2009. The character was identified by name in the decoded episode. He was voiced by James Arnold Taylor who also provides the voice of Obi-Wan Kenobi through the series.