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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 According to its opening crawl, Star Wars Galaxies was set sometime after Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The only precise time indication in the game was given by the character Ruwan Tokai, who referenced the destruction of the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin as occurring one year earlier, placing the game sometime around 1 ABY. Later, multiple elements confirmed the placement of the game storyline in 1 ABY. First, The Essential Reader's Companion established that the tie-in novel Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine took place in 1 ABY. Furthermore, the game expansion Star Wars Galaxies: Rage of the Wookiees was set during the Blockade of Kashyyyk, one year after the Battle of Yavin according to The Star Wars Holiday Special. Additionally, the main scenario of The Nightsister's Revenge from the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game was set over a year before the Battle of Hoth (3 ABY), so around 1.5 ABY. Finally, the reference book Strongholds of Resistance placed the events of Star Wars Galaxies's Chapter 9: "The Fury of Exar Kun" one year after the Battle of Yavin. Of note, Galaxies's Chapter 11: "The Battle of Echo Base" introduced the Battle of Hoth in the game. However, the developers were quite clear that this was only intended to be a completely isolated "Star Wars Moment" without any effect on continuity for the rest of the game.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Quest: "Coronet Murmurs: The Head Doctor" on Corellia
  3. 3.0 3.1 SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Quest: "Coronet Murmurs: Researching Manipulation" on Corellia
  4. SWGTCGsmall Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card GameGalactic Hunters (Mad Zoo promotional scenario)
  5. SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Quest: "Coronet Murmurs: Clear Out the Zoo" on Corellia
  6. SWG logo sm Star Wars Galaxies: Starter Kit — Quest: "Coronet Murmurs: Shut them Down" on Corellia
  7. Gal-icon IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT STAR WARS GALAXIES™ on the official Star Wars Galaxies website (content now obsolete; backup link)
  8. Gal-icon What's On Deck! Publish 28 Update Notes, April 26th on the official Star Wars Galaxies forums (content now obsolete; backup link)

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