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- "That's why everyone gives in to a Bor. Not to make the pain stop. But so there's something left of you afterwards."
- ―An interrogation officer
Mairan, also referred to as Bors, were a non-sentient multi-tentacled multipod species that were native to Maires. They had the unique ability to read minds, and as a result, they were often used as a form of torture, notably by the Galactic Empire and the rebel cell known as the Partisans.
Biology and appearance
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- "Bor Gullet can feel your thoughts. No lie is safe. [...] Bor Gullet will know the truth. The unfortunate side-effect is that one tends to lose one's mind."
- ―Saw Gerrera to Bodhi Rook
Mairan, sometimes known as Bors, were a non-sentient multi-tentacled multipod species hailing from Maires.[4] They were unique for being able to read minds and erase memories.[2] It was known for some individuals to lose their minds after having their mind plundered by a Mairan.[3]
Mairans in the galaxyEdit
- "Why, for this very prisoner we are defrosting a bor of the Mairan—one of only three in Imperial hands."
- ―An Imperial warden, to Magna Tolvan
Saw Gerrera's Partisans kept a Mairan named Bor Gullet.[3] During the Galactic Civil War, the Galactic Empire kept three Mairans in ice, occasionally defrosting them to interrogate prisoners,[5] with Bor Ifriem being used to interrogate Chelli Aphra in Accresker Jail.[2] Decades later, Harra the Hutt collected a Mairan in her menagerie on the planet Vodran.[1]
Behind the scenesEdit
Mairan first appeared in the Gareth Edwards' 2016 anthology film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.[3] Although the canon novel Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran, written by Ben Acker and Ben Blacker, identified them as Bors,[1] Doctor Aphra 21: The Catastrophe Con, Part II, a canon comic written by Simon Spurrier and penciled by Kev Walker, identified the Mairans for the first time.[5] In Star Wars legends, the Mairan first appeared in the novel Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers, written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta.[6]
AppearancesEdit
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (First appearance)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
- Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
- Rogue One Adaptation 2
- Doctor Aphra 21: The Catastrophe Con, Part II (First identified as Mairan)
- Doctor Aphra 22: The Catastrophe Con, Part III
- Doctor Aphra 23: The Catastrophe Con, Part IV
- Doctor Aphra 24: The Catastrophe Con, Part V
- Doctor Aphra 26: Worst Among Equals, Part I (Appears on viewscreen)
- Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran (Mentioned only) (as Bor)
- Join the Resistance: Attack on Starkiller Base (Indirect mention only)
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Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Doctor Aphra 22: The Catastrophe Con, Part III
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Alien Archive
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Doctor Aphra 21: The Catastrophe Con, Part II
- ↑ Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers
