Mij Gilamar

"I fell in love with a Mandalorian girl, married into the clans, and a hut'uun killed her. I know his name. I'll find him. And then I'll show him what it means to make a bad enemy of a Mandalorian with anatomical expertise and a scalpel."

- Mij Gilamar, explaining his gold armor to Bardan Jusik

Mij Gilamar was a Mandalorian warrior.

Biography
Mij Gilamar was a doctor before he joined the Mandalorians. Some time before 32 BBY, he met and fell in love with a Mandalorian girl named Tani. After the two were wed, his wife was killed and Gilamar vowed revenge, painting his armor the traditional sand-gold. Gilamar was one of 75 Mandalorian warriors selected by Jango Fett to help train elite clones on Kamino, as part of the 100 members of the Cuy'val Dar. He greatly despised his fellow training sergeants Dred Priest and Isabet Reau, believing them to be as bad as the Death Watch and because Priest operated a secret fight club in which many clones were injured. Also during this time, he aided Spar's escape from Kamino, having Fett smuggle him out aboard Slave I.

During the Clone Wars, he worked alongside Kal Skirata for the Grand Army of the Republic on an advisory level and, while so engaged, "liberated" medical and scientific equipment for use at Kyrimorut. He also assisted Skirata in locating scientists who could help find a cure to accelerated clone aging, including Dr. Reye Nenilin whom he subtly compared to the ancient Mandalorian geneticist Demagol, and aided Fi Skirata's recovery alongside ex-Jedi Bardan Jusik. When Order 66 was given he deserted to Mandalore with the rest of Clan Skirata.

He later fell in love with Doctor Ovolot Qail Uthan while helping her develop a countermeasure to the FG36 nanovirus she had developed for the Separatists. While dispersing the countermeasure throughout Keldabe, he spotted Priest and Reau in a crowd. Noticing the Death Watch symbol on their armor, he lured Priest into an isolated place where it was revealed to him that Lorka Gedyc was reviving the splinter group. With this information, Gilamar sliced open Priest's femoral artery and let him bleed out. He then dumped the body into the Kelita River to delay Reau from discovering it.

After Nyreen Vollen brought Padawan Tallisibeth Enwandung-Esterhazy (nicknamed Scout) to live on Mandalore, Gilamar bonded with the girl, agreeing to teach her first aid. When Scout decided she wanted to stay on Mandalore with Gilamar and Uthan, instead of being sent to live with the Altisian Jedi, Gilamar talked to Skirata on Scout's behalf, requesting that the young Jedi be allowed to stay.

Behind the scenes
Mij Gilamar was created for an exclusive Entertainment Earth 14 action figure pack. This figure mixes new parts with pieces from existing Jango Fett figures. The figure has new legs, which it shares with B'arin Apma, as well as an all-new head and bits and pieces previously used to make various Jango Fett action figures.

This figure was first designed to be the Mandalorian training sergeant Kal Skirata, but Karen Traviss thought the head mold looked too young, so she asked Hasbro if they wouldn't mind changing the names. She named this figure after her good friend James Gilmer (Mij is Jim spelled backwards).

Appearances

 * Republic Commando: True Colors
 * Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
 * Imperial Commando: 501st