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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 Imperial interrogation officer
Mairan, also referred to as Bors, were a semi-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 by the Galactic Empire and the Partisans.
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Biology and appearance[edit | edit source]
- "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,[5] were a semi-sentient[1] multi-tentacled multipod species hailing from Maires.[5] 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 galaxy[edit | edit source]
- "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,[6] 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. At one point it was used on Cost Niktur.[4]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
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,[4] Doctor Aphra 21, a canon comic written by Simon Spurrier and penciled by Kev Walker, identified the Mairans for the first time.[6] In Star Wars legends, the Mairan first appeared in the novel Young Jedi Knights: Lightsabers, written by Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta.[7]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- 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 (First identified as Mairan)
- Doctor Aphra 22
- Doctor Aphra 23
- Doctor Aphra 24
- Doctor Aphra 26 (Appears on viewscreen)
- Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran (Mentioned only)
- Join the Resistance: Attack on Starkiller Base (Indirect mention only)
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Star Wars: Alien Archive
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- The Star Wars Book