Mammon Hoole

Keeper of the Arrandas
Hoole became the caretaker of Zak and Tash Arranda shortly after the destruction of Alderaan; the planet had been the two children's home prior to the Imperial Death Star's attack. Hoole kept the kids on his starship, the Lightrunner, where he and D-V9 taught the children as Hoole attended to different parts of the galaxy for his studies.

During most of his years as an anthropologist, Hoole usually worked alone, or with his custom made research assistant, DV-9. Only when studying species that he could not mimic did he take on an assistant. Sadly, some of these assistants were eaten by Arachnors on Arzid. One such assistant to meet this fate was Chlar Kotchmin. However, when Alderaan was destroyed by the first Death Star, he was forced into the role of surrogate parent when he adopted his niece and nephew, Tash and Zak Arranda. He continued his work until the trio angered key representatives of the Galactic Empire by meddling in the affairs of Borborygmus Gog's Project Starscream, and a bounty was put on their heads. Unable to continue their research, the three settled into a home in an undisclosed location, possibly New Alderaan.

At his home-based laboratory, Hoole began compiling the notes and data he had collected into a book. With the threat of Imperial discovery easing, Tash and Zak went off to college. When the data was compiled, Hoole sent it to professional writer Ann Margaret Lewis who, after completing the text, sent it to a publisher on Coruscant. Realizing the importance of such a book, the publisher immediately published it, and it became available on most planets.

Hoole has been recognized as one of the most prominent people who has provided insight into the nature of life in the galaxy.

Behind the scenes
Mammon Hoole is the in-universe author of the Tatooine chapter of The Illustrated Star Wars Universe, as well as both editions of The Essential Guide to Alien Species.

Mammon is a biblical term describing greed, often personified as a deity.

Appearances

 * Galaxy of Fear: Eaten Alive
 * Galaxy of Fear: City of the Dead
 * Galaxy of Fear: Planet Plague
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Nightmare Machine
 * Galaxy of Fear: Ghost of the Jedi
 * Galaxy of Fear: Army of Terror
 * Death in the Slave Pits of Lorrd
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Brain Spiders
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Swarm
 * Galaxy of Fear: Spore
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Doomsday Ship
 * Galaxy of Fear: Clones
 * Galaxy of Fear: The Hunger