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Mairan

Canon Legends version → Linked from 39 articles

Mairan, also referred to as mind flayers, or as Bors, were a 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.

Text and facts from the “Mairan” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.

Facts

Designation
Sentient
Class
Cephalopod
Skin colors
Brown
Purple
Distinctions
Ability to erase memory from minds
Ability to read minds
Multiple tentacles
Origin
Maires

Appearances

16 works, in story order
  1. Padawan's Pride
  2. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (first appearance)
  3. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
  4. Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
  5. Rogue One Adaptation 2
  6. Doctor Aphra (2016) 21 (first identified)
  7. Doctor Aphra (2016) 22
  8. Doctor Aphra (2016) 23
  9. Doctor Aphra (2016) 24
  10. Doctor Aphra (2016) 25
  11. Doctor Aphra (2016) 26
  12. Doctor Aphra (2016) 33 (indirect mention)
  13. Star Wars Outlaws (mentioned only)
  14. Doctor Aphra (2020) 22 (in a flashback)
  15. Join the Resistance: Escape from Vodran (mentioned only)
  16. Join the Resistance: Attack on Starkiller Base (indirect mention)

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