Maldien

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"Dr. Maldien says that we may have to resort to more unorthodox means."
―A researcher[3]

Doctor Maldien was a male Mon Calamari scientist who lived during the Galactic Civil War.

Biography

"You! How did you get in here? You have no right to be here!"
―Maldien, to a spacer[4]

After the Battle of Yavin, Doctor Maldien was based in a laboratory on Corellia.[2] There, he conducted illegal and highly dangerous genetic experiments, utilizing bio-engineering to create monsters. For instance, the scientist was crossing DNA between aggressive creatures and passive members of the same genus in order to create powerful and intelligent fighting beasts.[3] In 1 ABY,[1] the lab was finally discovered by the Corellian Security Force. Corsec Lieutenant Joth sent a spacer to investigate the lab. The spacer killed Doctor Maldien,[2] and all engineered creatures,[5] and eventually destroyed all the research data collected.[6]

Behind the scenes

Maldien appeared as a non-player character in the video game Star Wars Galaxies, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts,[2] prior to its closure on December 15, 2011.[7] Maldien was added to the game with the release of the "Publish 28," on April 26, 2006.[8]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The opening crawl of Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided dates the game to after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and additionally, Serji-X Arrogantus, who died in Star Wars (1977) 10—the events of which The New Essential Chronology dates to 0 ABY—appears in the game. Therefore, at least a portion of Star Wars Galaxies must be set in that year. Furthermore, in the game Ruwan Tokai references the destruction of the Death Star as having occurred one year earlier, and Strongholds of Resistance also places the events of Galaxies' Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" in 1 ABY. Lastly, while Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" features the Battle of Hoth—dated to 3 ABY by The New Essential Chronology—the developers have stated that the portrayal of that battle in the game is intentionally anachronistic. Therefore, the events of Star Wars Galaxies must span from 0 ABY to around 1 ABY.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Coronet Murmurs: The Head Doctor" on Corellia
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Coronet Murmurs: Researching Manipulation" on Corellia
  4. ↑ Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game — Galactic Hunters (Mad Zoo promotional scenario)
  5. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Coronet Murmurs: Clear Out the Zoo" on Corellia
  6. ↑ SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies (post-NGE) — Quest: "Coronet Murmurs: Shut them Down" on Corellia
  7. ↑ Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (original site is defunct)
  8. ↑ Gal-icon What's On Deck! Publish 28 Update Notes, April 26th on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (original site is defunct)

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