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'''Mindoku''' was a [[human]] [[Gender|male]] living on the [[moon]] [[Jedha]] during the [[High Republic Era]]. He was a disciple of the [[Brotherhood of the Ninth Door]], a [[The Force|Force]] [[Religion|cult]] affiliated with the [[dark side of the Force]]. In [[382 BBY]], Mindoku was present when the [[Cantina|tapbar]] [[Enlightenment]] was getting robbed by a [[Unidentified gang (Tellion)|gang]]. He came up with a plan to defend the tapbar and encouraged the patrons [[Piralli]] and [[Moona]], who had previously mistrusted him for being a Brother of the Ninth Door, to help him. |
'''Mindoku''' was a [[human]] [[Gender|male]] living on the [[moon]] [[Jedha]] during the [[High Republic Era]]. He was a disciple of the [[Brotherhood of the Ninth Door]], a [[The Force|Force]] [[Religion|cult]] affiliated with the [[dark side of the Force]]. In [[382 BBY]], Mindoku was present when the [[Cantina|tapbar]] [[Enlightenment]] was getting robbed by a [[Unidentified gang (Tellion)|gang]]. He came up with a plan to defend the tapbar and encouraged the patrons [[Piralli]] and [[Moona]], who had previously mistrusted him for being a Brother of the Ninth Door, to help him. |
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| − | While Piralli and Moona rolled an open barrel of [[Coruscant ale]] across the Enlightenment, spilling the liquid on the floor, Mindoku used the Force to disguise himself as one of the [[thief|thieves]]. As soon as enough [[ale]] had run out, Mindoku used his [[electrostaff]] to electrify the puddle and |
+ | While Piralli and Moona rolled an open barrel of [[Coruscant ale]] across the Enlightenment, spilling the liquid on the floor, Mindoku used the Force to disguise himself as one of the [[thief|thieves]]. As soon as enough [[ale]] had run out, Mindoku used his [[electrostaff]] to electrify the puddle and the gang. The tapbar owner [[Kradon Minst]] thanked the [[Force-sensitive]] Brother of the Ninth Door and offered him a free drink, but Mindoku declined. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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{{Quote|What is it?''"<br />"''It's him. He's giving off a bad vibe.|Moona and Piralli, about Mindoku|<ref name="Unusual Suspect" />}} |
{{Quote|What is it?''"<br />"''It's him. He's giving off a bad vibe.|Moona and Piralli, about Mindoku|<ref name="Unusual Suspect" />}} |
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[[File:TwinkleSisters-THR2Cover.png|thumb|right|240px|The Twinkle Sisters confiscated Mindoku's weapon.]] |
[[File:TwinkleSisters-THR2Cover.png|thumb|right|240px|The Twinkle Sisters confiscated Mindoku's weapon.]] |
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| − | During the [[High Republic Era]], Mindoku lived on<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> the [[moon]]<ref name="The Battle of Jedha">''[[The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha]]''</ref> [[Jedha]].<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> Prior to [[382 BBY]],<ref name="Date1">"[[Tales of Enlightenment: The Unusual Suspect]]" concludes with the [[Attack on the peace summit|attack]] on the [[Second Spire]], which takes place in [[382 BBY]] according to ''[[Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia]]''. Since Mindoku used [[the Force]] in the story, he must have learned it prior to 382 BBY.</ref> he learned to use the Force.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> In [[ |
+ | During the [[High Republic Era]], Mindoku lived on<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> the [[moon]]<ref name="The Battle of Jedha">''[[The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha]]''</ref> [[Jedha]].<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> Prior to [[382 BBY]],<ref name="Date1">"[[Tales of Enlightenment: The Unusual Suspect]]" concludes with the [[Attack on the peace summit|attack]] on the [[Second Spire]], which takes place in [[382 BBY]] according to ''[[Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia]]''. Since Mindoku used [[the Force]] in the story, he must have learned it prior to 382 BBY.</ref> he learned to use the Force.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> In [[ BBY]], shortly before the [[Battle of Jedha]],<ref name="Date2">"[[Tales of Enlightenment: The Unusual Suspect]]" concludes with the [[Attack on the peace summit|attack]] on the [[Second Spire]], which takes place in [[382 BBY]] according to ''[[Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia]]'' and two [[Standard day|days]] before the [[Battle of Jedha]] according to ''[[The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha]]''.</ref> Mindoku visited the [[Cantina|tapbar]] [[Enlightenment]]<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> in Jedha's [[Jedha City|Holy City]].<ref name="The Battle of Jedha" /> At the entrance, the [[Gloovan]] [[Twinkle Sisters|sisters]] [[Camille]] and [[Delphine]] confiscated Mindoku's [[electrostaff]] before they let him in. After sitting in an alcove, the [[Sullustan]] [[Unidentified docks|dock]] worker [[Piralli]] spotted Mindoku sitting alone drinking hot [[chea]]. When the [[Twi'lek]] [[Moona]] asked Piralli what he was thinking about, Piralli told her that the dark-robed Mindoku gave him a bad feeling. From Mindoku , Moona could identify Mindoku as a [[Brotherhood of the Ninth Door|Brother of the Ninth Door]], a member of a small [[The Force|Force]]-[[religion|cult]] on Jedha. Piralli recalled that the Brotherhood was affiliated with the [[dark side of the Force]] , the dark and the [[light side of the Force]] two sides of the same coin.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> |
[[File:EnlightenmentInside-THR7.png|thumb|left|320px|The tapbar Enlightenment Mindoku visited]] |
[[File:EnlightenmentInside-THR7.png|thumb|left|320px|The tapbar Enlightenment Mindoku visited]] |
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| − | Shortly after |
+ | Shortly after, a [[Rodian]], two [[human]]s, a [[Frozian]], an [[Iktotchi]] and a [[Klatooinian]] entered the tapbar. The [[Unidentified Klatooinian gangster|Klatooinian gangster]] revealed that they were sent by their leader [[Tellion]] because [[Kradon Minst]], the owner of Enlightenment, had upset Tellion. While the [[Unidentified gang (Tellion)|gang]] [[Thief|robbed]] the patrons, Mindoku moved from his seat across the room toward an access door and motioned for Piralli and Moona to follow him, Piralli following Moona when he saw her going after him. When they reached the door, Mindoku pushed Piralli inside the storage room and shut the door.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> |
| − | + | had shown her and Piralli a place. Confused, Mindoku that not pulled them over to protect them for [[Currency|money]], he their help to stop the gangsters before anyone got hurt. Piralli did not understand why a dark sider would care Moona asked him why he needed their help he a [[lightsaber]]. Mindoku explained that he was not a lightsaber-wielding [[Jedi]] and his only weapon, an electrostaff. After and realizing that helping was their best call, Piralli offered his and Moona's help and asked what they could do Mindoku that his plan needed a barrel of [[Coruscant ale]].<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> |
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===A plan to free Enlightenment=== |
===A plan to free Enlightenment=== |
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{{Quote|If it helps, just assume that I had my reasons and was getting something out of it all too.''"<br />"''But you weren't, were you? You weren't getting anything out of it. You just wanted to help.|Mindoku and Piralli|<ref name="Unusual Suspect" />}} |
{{Quote|If it helps, just assume that I had my reasons and was getting something out of it all too.''"<br />"''But you weren't, were you? You weren't getting anything out of it. You just wanted to help.|Mindoku and Piralli|<ref name="Unusual Suspect" />}} |
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[[File:Kradon Minst.png|thumb|right|220px|Kradon Minst offered Mindoku a free drink.]] |
[[File:Kradon Minst.png|thumb|right|220px|Kradon Minst offered Mindoku a free drink.]] |
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| − | Following Mindoku's plan, Moona and Piralli rolled the barrel of [[ale]] across Enlightenment toward the bar |
+ | Following Mindoku's plan, Moona and Piralli rolled the barrel of [[ale]] across Enlightenment toward the bar the slowly out of the open container. While Moona and Piralli pretended to be ignorant about the situation, Mindoku used his [[Force power|Force ability]] to disguise himself as a member of the gang that was robbing the tapbar. Mindoku, who now appeared to be wearing the same waistcoat as the other gang members, walked carefreely around the bar toward the door. As he was about to leave the tapbar, Mindoku turned left and grabbed the electrostaff that had been propped by the doorframe. As he dropped his disguise, he activated the electrostaff and plunged it into the puddle of spilled ale the gang members were now standing. The puddle lit up in a bright light, leaving the thieves on the floor.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> |
| − | The customers cheered for Mindoku and Kradon Minst offered the Brother of the Ninth Door a free drink, but Mindoku declined. Piralli approached Mindoku and asked him how he |
+ | The customers cheered for Mindoku and Kradon Minst offered the Brother of the Ninth Door a free drink, but Mindoku declined. Piralli approached Mindoku and asked him how he disguise himself during the fight. Mindoku explained that this was how his relationship with the Force worked, which made Piralli question Mindoku why he did not just walk out and leave the fight. When the Brother of the Ninth Door told Piralli that he was not the kind of person who lets others suffer, the Sullustan was confused. He thought that disciples of the Brotherhood of the Ninth Door did not act selflessly Mindoku did. Mindoku left the tapbar, telling Piralli that he could assume he had selfish reasons for helping.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> |
==Personality and traits== |
==Personality and traits== |
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{{Quote|Why?''"<br />"''What kind of person would leave others to suffer when they knew they could help?''"<br />"''But…''"<br />"''But such notions don't fit with your preconceptions of people like me, do they? With people whose beliefs you don't understand.''"<br />"''No, And I'm sorry.''"<br />"''If it helps, just assume that I had my reasons and was getting something out of it all too.''"<br />"''But you weren't, were you? You weren't getting anything out of it, you just wanted to help.|Piralli and Mindoku|<ref name="Unusual Suspect" />}} |
{{Quote|Why?''"<br />"''What kind of person would leave others to suffer when they knew they could help?''"<br />"''But…''"<br />"''But such notions don't fit with your preconceptions of people like me, do they? With people whose beliefs you don't understand.''"<br />"''No, And I'm sorry.''"<br />"''If it helps, just assume that I had my reasons and was getting something out of it all too.''"<br />"''But you weren't, were you? You weren't getting anything out of it, you just wanted to help.|Piralli and Mindoku|<ref name="Unusual Suspect" />}} |
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| − | Mindoku was a Brother of the Ninth Door. The Brotherhood had a reputation as a dark side religion leading people to mistrust members like Mindoku.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> Unlike [[Mytion]] or [[Inoke]], Brothers of the Ninth Door who helped |
+ | Mindoku was a Brother of the Ninth Door. The Brotherhood had a reputation as a dark side religion leading people to mistrust members like Mindoku.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> Unlike [[Mytion]] or [[Inoke]], Brothers of the Ninth Door who helped the Battle of Jedha,<ref name="The Battle of Jedha" /> Mindoku had no interest in harming innocents. When raiders stormed Enlightenment, he helped defend the tapbar without asking for anything in return. When asked why he did it, he answered that he was not the kind of person who would leave others to suffer.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> |
| − | Mindoku was a tall and wiry human [[Gender|man]] with piercing [[Color|blue]] [[eye]]s and a sallow, gaunt face.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> Similar to disciples of the Brotherhood of the Ninth Door like Mytion,<ref name="The Battle of Jedha" /> Mindoku had a strange warbling voice that sounded like |
+ | Mindoku was a tall and wiry human [[Gender|man]] with piercing [[Color|blue]] [[eye]]s and a sallow, gaunt face.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> Similar to disciples of the Brotherhood of the Ninth Door like Mytion,<ref name="The Battle of Jedha" /> Mindoku had a strange warbling voice that sounded like three different voices were speaking the same words, just a fraction out of sync.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> |
==Powers and abilities== |
==Powers and abilities== |
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{{Quote|What you did… You became ''someone'' else.''"<br />"''That's how my relationship with the Force works. When people look at me, they see what they want to see. Or sometimes, what I want them to see.|Piralli and Mindoku|<ref name="Unusual Suspect" />}} |
{{Quote|What you did… You became ''someone'' else.''"<br />"''That's how my relationship with the Force works. When people look at me, they see what they want to see. Or sometimes, what I want them to see.|Piralli and Mindoku|<ref name="Unusual Suspect" />}} |
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| − | Like other members of the Brotherhood of the Ninth Door,<ref name="The Battle of Jedha" /> Mindoku was [[Force-sensitive]] and able to use the Force to appear to |
+ | Like other members of the Brotherhood of the Ninth Door,<ref name="The Battle of Jedha" /> Mindoku was [[Force-sensitive]] and able to use the Force to appear to as whoever they him to be or as whatever he wanted them to see him. Besides his Force-sensitivity, Mindoku was a skilled fighter with his electrostaff.<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> |
==Equipment== |
==Equipment== |
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{{Quote|Don't you have one of those laser swords, or something?''"<br />"''As your friend is clearly so keen to remind me, I am no Jedi. And my electrostaff was confiscated by your two Gloovan friends at the door. But perhaps I can get it back, with your help.|Moona and Mindoku|<ref name="Unusual Suspect" />}} |
{{Quote|Don't you have one of those laser swords, or something?''"<br />"''As your friend is clearly so keen to remind me, I am no Jedi. And my electrostaff was confiscated by your two Gloovan friends at the door. But perhaps I can get it back, with your help.|Moona and Mindoku|<ref name="Unusual Suspect" />}} |
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| − | Mindoku owned an electrostaff that he used to defeat the gang members that tried to rob Enlightenment. As a Brother of the Ninth Door, he wore |
+ | Mindoku owned an electrostaff that he used to defeat the gang members that tried to rob Enlightenment. As a Brother of the Ninth Door, he wore clothing that identified him as such, including a dark [[robe]].<ref name="Unusual Suspect" /> |
==Behind the scenes== |
==Behind the scenes== |
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Revision as of 17:43, 19 June 2024
- "My name is Mindoku."
- ―Mindoku introducing himself to Moona and Piralli
Mindoku was a human male living on the moon Jedha during the High Republic Era. He was a disciple of the Brotherhood of the Ninth Door, a Force cult affiliated with the dark side of the Force. In 382 BBY, Mindoku was present when the tapbar Enlightenment was getting robbed by a gang. He came up with a plan to defend the tapbar and encouraged the patrons Piralli and Moona, who had previously mistrusted him for being a Brother of the Ninth Door, to help him.
While Piralli and Moona rolled an open barrel of Coruscant ale across the Enlightenment, spilling the liquid on the floor, Mindoku used the Force to disguise himself as one of the thieves. As soon as enough ale had run out, Mindoku used his electrostaff to electrify the puddle and defeat the gang. The tapbar's owner, Kradon Minst, thanked the Force-sensitive Brother of the Ninth Door and offered him a free drink, but Mindoku declined.
Biography
A dark sider in Enlightenment
- "What is it?"
"It's him. He's giving off a bad vibe." - ―Moona and Piralli, about Mindoku
The Twinkle Sisters confiscated Mindoku's weapon.
During the High Republic Era, Mindoku lived on[1] the moon[2] Jedha.[1] Prior to 382 BBY,[3] he learned to use the Force.[1] In 382 BBY, shortly before the Battle of Jedha,[4] Mindoku visited the tapbar Enlightenment[1] in Jedha's Holy City.[2] At the entrance, the Gloovan sisters Camille and Delphine confiscated Mindoku's electrostaff before they let him in. After sitting in an alcove, the Sullustan dock worker Piralli spotted Mindoku sitting alone drinking hot chea. When the Twi'lek Moona asked Piralli what he was thinking about, Piralli told her that the dark-robed Mindoku gave him a bad feeling. From Mindoku's clothes, Moona could identify Mindoku as a Brother of the Ninth Door, a member of a small Force-cult on Jedha. When Piralli recalled that the Brotherhood was affiliated with the dark side of the Force, Moona was unbothered, considering the dark and the light side of the Force as two sides of the same coin.[1]
The tapbar Enlightenment Mindoku visited
Shortly after, a Rodian, two humans, a Frozian, an Iktotchi, and a Klatooinian entered the tapbar. The Klatooinian gangster revealed that they were sent by their leader Tellion because Kradon Minst, the owner of Enlightenment, had upset Tellion. While the gang robbed the patrons, Mindoku moved from his seat across the room toward an access door and motioned for Piralli and Moona to follow him, Piralli following Moona when he saw her going after him. When they reached the door, Mindoku pushed Piralli inside the storage room and shut the door.[1]
After Mindoku introduced himself, Moona thanked him, thinking he had shown her and Piralli a hiding place. Confused, Mindoku indicated that he had not pulled them over to hide or to protect them for money—instead, he wanted their help to stop the gangsters before anyone got hurt. Piralli did not understand why a dark sider would care, while Moona asked him why he needed their help, inquiring whether he had a lightsaber. Mindoku explained that he was not a lightsaber-wielding Jedi, and the Twinkle Sisters confiscated his only weapon, an electrostaff. After considering and realizing that helping Mindoku was their best call, Piralli offered his and Moona's help and asked what they could do, to which Mindoku replied that his plan needed a barrel of Coruscant ale.[1]
A plan to free Enlightenment
- "If it helps, just assume that I had my reasons and was getting something out of it all too."
"But you weren't, were you? You weren't getting anything out of it. You just wanted to help." - ―Mindoku and Piralli
Kradon Minst offered Mindoku a free drink.
Following Mindoku's plan, Moona and Piralli rolled the barrel of ale across Enlightenment toward the bar as the drink slowly ran out of the open container. While Moona and Piralli pretended to be ignorant about the situation, Mindoku used his Force ability to disguise himself as a member of the gang that was robbing the tapbar. Mindoku, who now appeared to be wearing the same waistcoat as the other gang members, walked carefreely around the bar toward the door. As he was about to leave the tapbar, Mindoku turned left and grabbed the electrostaff that had been propped by the doorframe. As he dropped his disguise, he activated the electrostaff and plunged it into the puddle of spilled ale in which the gang members were now standing. The puddle lit up in a bright light, leaving the thieves unconscious on the floor.[1]
The customers cheered for Mindoku, and Kradon Minst offered the Brother of the Ninth Door a free drink, but Mindoku declined. Piralli approached Mindoku and asked him how he could disguise himself during the fight. Mindoku explained that this was how his relationship with the Force worked, which made Piralli question Mindoku why he did not just walk out and leave the fight. When the Brother of the Ninth Door told Piralli that he was not the kind of person who lets others suffer, the Sullustan was confused. He thought that disciples of the Brotherhood of the Ninth Door did not act selflessly as Mindoku did. Mindoku left the tapbar, telling Piralli that he could assume he had selfish reasons for helping.[1]
Personality and traits
- "Why?"
"What kind of person would leave others to suffer when they knew they could help?"
"But…"
"But such notions don't fit with your preconceptions of people like me, do they? With people whose beliefs you don't understand."
"No, And I'm sorry."
"If it helps, just assume that I had my reasons and was getting something out of it all too."
"But you weren't, were you? You weren't getting anything out of it, you just wanted to help." - ―Piralli and Mindoku
Mindoku was a Brother of the Ninth Door. The Brotherhood had a reputation as a dark side religion, leading people to mistrust members like Mindoku.[1] Unlike Mytion or Inoke, Brothers of the Ninth Door who helped orchestrate the Battle of Jedha,[2] Mindoku had no interest in harming innocents. When raiders stormed Enlightenment, he helped defend the tapbar without asking for anything in return. When asked why he did it, he answered that he was not the kind of person who would leave others to suffer.[1]
Mindoku was a tall and wiry human man with piercing blue eyes and a sallow, gaunt face.[1] Similar to disciples of the Brotherhood of the Ninth Door like Mytion,[2] Mindoku had a strange warbling voice that sounded like three different voices were simultaneously speaking the same words, just a fraction out of sync.[1]
Powers and abilities
- "What you did… You became someone else."
"That's how my relationship with the Force works. When people look at me, they see what they want to see. Or sometimes, what I want them to see." - ―Piralli and Mindoku
Like other members of the Brotherhood of the Ninth Door,[2] Mindoku was Force-sensitive and able to use the Force to appear to others as whoever they wanted him to be or as whatever he wanted them to see him. Besides his Force-sensitivity, Mindoku was a skilled fighter with his electrostaff.[1]
Equipment
- "Don't you have one of those laser swords, or something?"
"As your friend is clearly so keen to remind me, I am no Jedi. And my electrostaff was confiscated by your two Gloovan friends at the door. But perhaps I can get it back, with your help." - ―Moona and Mindoku
Mindoku owned an electrostaff that he used to defeat the gang members that tried to rob Enlightenment. As a Brother of the Ninth Door, he wore clothing that identified him as such, including a dark robe.[1]
Behind the scenes
Mindoku appeared in the short story "Tales of Enlightenment: The Unusual Suspect," written by George Mann, published in the pages of Star Wars Insider 216 as part of the Star Wars: The High Republic[1] multimedia project's Phase II[5] on February 7, 2023.[6]
Appearances
- Star Wars Insider: The High Republic: Tales of Enlightenment
"Tales of Enlightenment: The Unusual Suspect" — Star Wars Insider 216 (First appearance)
"Tales of Enlightenment: The Unusual Suspect" — Star Wars - The Official Magazine 111
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 "Tales of Enlightenment: The Unusual Suspect" — Star Wars Insider 216
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha
- ↑ "Tales of Enlightenment: The Unusual Suspect" concludes with the attack on the Second Spire, which takes place in 382 BBY according to Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia. Since Mindoku used the Force in the story, he must have learned it prior to 382 BBY.
- ↑ "Tales of Enlightenment: The Unusual Suspect" concludes with the attack on the Second Spire, which takes place in 382 BBY according to Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia and two days before the Battle of Jedha according to The High Republic: The Battle of Jedha.
- ↑
Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
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Star Wars Insider #216 on Titan Comics' official website (backup link)
