Mnggal-Mnggal: Dark Threat from Mugg Fallow

What is Mnggal-Mnggal?

Mnggal-Mnggal was one of the most terrifying entities in Star Wars, introduced in the “Star Wars: The Unknown Regions” roleplaying game. It was depicted as a shapeless being composed of thick gray ooze, capable of rapid movement and transformation into various forms, similar to the Marvel character Venom.

What is the Origin Homeworld of Mnggal-Mnggal?

Mugg Fallow was believed to be the origin world of Mnggal-Mnggal, located deep within the Unknown Regions. This enigmatic entity, taking the form of a vast gray sludge, nearly engulfed the entire planet, spreading across its surface and filling its former oceans with its eerie presence. The only visible landscape featured lifeless continents dotted with fossilized trees. Across these barren continents, gray rivers of Mnggal-Mnggal’s sludge wound like veins.

Orbiting the planet was a haunting fleet of derelict ships, collected over millennia, which Mnggal-Mnggal used as a grim display by piloting them there through mind-controlled zombies. Among the eerie assembly were Gree sailships and even an ancient treasure barge once owned by Xim the Despot.

The Chiss were at least aware of Mugg Fallow’s location, storing the coordinates in their data archives on Csilla. Other species native to the Unknown Regions, like the Croke and Lugubraa, recognized Mnggal-Mnggal’s threat and sought to eliminate it, though it’s unclear if they had precise knowledge of Mugg Fallow’s location.

Physical Characteristics and Abilities

Mnggal-Mnggal was composed entirely of a thick gray ooze, capable of swift movement and forming various shapes. It was slimy to the touch and carried a scent of sweet rot.

Although a shapeshifter, it couldn’t mimic the complex disguises of species like the Shi’ido, but its abilities were still highly adaptable. It could extend pseudopods and eyestalks for exploration or interaction, attack others with a fanged mouth, or break apart into worm-like forms to spread. It could even take to the air by forming bat-like creatures.

How Does Mnggal-Mnggal Infect and Possess Its Victims?

Mnggal-Mnggal’s most prolific—and lethal—method of movement was through infecting and controlling other sentient beings. While it could possess creatures like nexu or banthas, it had a clear preference for sentients. Once it targeted a potential victim, it acted swiftly.

Upon encountering a pool of Mnggal-Mnggal, the surface would erupt, showering the being with droplets of the entity’s body. These drops would then begin to move towards the victim’s mouth and nostrils, though they could also enter through the pores in the skin if necessary.

Once inside, Mnggal-Mnggal would first invade the cranium, digesting the brain, then proceed to consume the internal organs and tissues, all while increasing its own mass. It devoured its victims from the inside out, filling every part of the body as it expanded within the lifeless husk. Within twenty-four hours, the victim was completely overtaken, their body entirely filled with Mnggal-Mnggal.

What Happens When Mnggal-Mnggal Controls a Host?

After taking full control of the victim’s body, Mnggal-Mnggal could manipulate it with enough precision to operate vehicles. This was also how it sustained itself, although it remains unclear if the nutrients obtained were somehow distributed throughout the entity’s various parts.

A Mnggal-Mnggal-possessed zombie was easily distinguishable from its former self. The possession was marked by a vacant stare, a stiff-legged gait, and complete stillness when at rest. The victim’s voice became distorted, taking on a buzzy, flat tone, as Mnggal-Mnggal would have already digested the vocal cords and lungs (or analogous organs). However, Mnggal-Mnggal was unable to preserve its hosts, and after a week, the body would begin to decay, with gray ooze seeping from facial orifices. These zombies were also used to infect others by spewing Mnggal-Mnggal into the faces of new victims.

Every part of Mnggal-Mnggal, regardless of its form or how widely dispersed across the galaxy, was connected by a single consciousness. This unity led others to classify it as a single entity rather than a hive-minded species.

The Devastation of Mugg Fallow

At some long-forgotten point in the past, Mnggal-Mnggal had overrun and drained all life from the planet Mugg Fallow. Eons later, it had spread so extensively across the planet that it filled even the former oceans, leaving behind only barren continents and fossilized tree remains. Its “body” permeated the planet, flowing in rivers across the land and filling underground grottos.

As a testament to its twisted nature, Mnggal-Mnggal created a grim display by arranging a fleet of derelict ships in a ring around the planet, with vessels from various millennia. These ships, piloted by Mnggal-Mnggal’s mind-controlled zombies, included Gree sailships and a treasure barge that once belonged to Xim the Despot.

How Has Mnggal-Mnggal Spread Its Influence Across the Galaxy?

Throughout its existence, Mnggal-Mnggal claimed thousands of worlds, moons, and space stations across the Unknown Regions. Its infestations varied in scale, from small pools lurking in dark sewers to entire planets ravaged and rendered lifeless, much like Mugg Fallow.

As Mnggal-Mnggal expanded throughout the Unknown Regions, several native species recognized the severe threat it posed and actively opposed its spread. The Lugubraa and Croke worked to prevent infestations in their territories, while the Chiss took a more aggressive approach. The Chiss not only maintained the most comprehensive repository of information on Mnggal-Mnggal in their vast data library on Csilla—encompassing details on Mugg Fallow and the entity’s possible origins—but also offered bounties to those willing to combat infestations. The Viis Empire was nearly wiped out by a Mnggal-Mnggal outbreak, and other similar outbreaks led to significant shifts in power within the Unknown Regions. On certain primitive planets, local tribes revered Mnggal-Mnggal as the “rot god.”

In later years, sightings of Mnggal-Mnggal were reported beyond the Unknown Regions, suggesting that it had spread into Wild Space and even the Outer Rim Territories. During the Empire’s reign, some individuals noted similarities between Mnggal-Mnggal and the lethal plagues engineered by the Imperials’ Project Blackwing.

What Drives Mnggal-Mnggal’s Cruel Desires and Actions?

Mnggal-Mnggal craved absolute control and sought to extend its influence across as many worlds as possible. While it relished the destruction of entire planets, as it did with Mugg Fallow, it also found amusement in torturing and killing sentient beings for its own entertainment.

Mnggal-Mnggal took pleasure in the suffering of others, seeming to thrive more on their agony than on the sustenance their bodies provided. Using its ability to possess others, it would create horrific scenarios, such as repeatedly reuniting a grieving mother with the reanimated corpse of her youngling. It manipulated emotions to drive beings into making fatal decisions, like opening a ship’s airlocks or disabling protective perimeter fences.

How Does Mnggal-Mnggal Communicate, and What Secrets Does It Hold?

In its natural form, Mnggal-Mnggal spoke in a dreamlike manner, often using verses, metaphors, and riddles. With its long lifespan, it had knowledge of ancient languages and spoke in long-forgotten conventions. It told tales of the Celestials, the Rakata, and the dawn of the Jedi Order, and claimed to know the current schemes of galactic rulers, the locations of lost treasures, and the answers to ancient mysteries. However, many believed that every word it uttered was a lie.

Sources

• Mnggal-Mnggal | Wookieepedia – Fandom
• The Unknown Regions | Wookieepedia – Fandom
• Mugg Fallow | Wookieepedia – Fandom