Mnggal - Mnggal Mnggal - Mnggal was a sentient entity known throughout the Unknown Regions . Biography . Mnggal - Mnggal ' s origins were shrouded in mystery . It was a completely unique being , without analog even in species catalogs as extensive as those of the University of Sanbra . It was believed by some , including the Chiss , to be extra - dimensional in origin , and comparisons were made to other known beings such as Waru . It was so ancient , at least by its own account , that it existed alongside the Celestial s , and witnessed their sudden departure from the galaxy . The hyperspace anomaly that bisected the galaxy , separating the highly populated portion of the galactic disk from the Unknown Regions , was presumed by some to have been created by the powerful Celestials , possibly as a defensive measure against Mnggal - Mnggal and its infectious intentions . Mnggal - Mnggal was a being composed solely of a thick gray ooze , able to move quickly and create a multitude of different forms . It was slimy to the touch and smelled of sweet rot . While it was a shapeshifter , it could not form the complex disguises of species like the Shi ' ido , but its abilities were still versatile . It would form far - ranging pseudopods and eyestalks to explore or interact with others , or attack others with a fanged mouth . It could break its mass apart , spreading by creating worm - like forms , and was even able to fly by forming bat - like creatures . Mnggal - Mnggal ' s most prolific — and deadly — form of movement , however , was by infecting and controlling other sentient beings . While it could possess creatures , such as nexu or banthas , Mnggal - Mnggal preferred sentients , and once a potential victim was in its sights , it went to work quickly . Once a being encountered a pool of Mnggal - Mnggal , the surface of the pool would explode outward , showering the being in droplets of the entity ' s body . The drops would then begin to slide toward the being ' s mouth and nostrils , but was also able to enter the body through the pores in a being ' s skin if need be . It would first penetrate the cranium and digest the brain , then move on to the internal organs and tissues , increasing its mass all the while . It digested its victims from the inside out , filling every body part as it expanded and grew within the lifeless husk . Within twenty - four hours , the victim was dead , filled entirely with Mnggal - Mnggal . It could then fully control the victim ' s body , and was able to do so with enough precision to pilot vehicles . This was also how it obtained its sustenance , though it is unknown if the nutrients obtained were somehow spread throughout the being ' s myriad parts . A Mnggal - Mnggal - possessed zombie could be easily distinguished from the body ' s former self . The possession was evidenced by a vacant gaze , a stiff - legged gait , and utter stillness when at rest . The victim ' s voice was also distorted , as Mnggal - Mnggal would have digested its vocal cords and lungs ( or analogous organs ) already ; their voice would become buzzy and flat . Mnggal - Mnggal was not able to preserve its hosts , and after a week they would begin to decay , with the entity ' s gray ooze slipping from their facial orifices . The zombies were also used to further infect others , by spewing Mnggal - Mnggal in the faces of new victims . All parts of Mnggal - Mnggal , no matter what form or how far - flung across the galaxy , shared a single mind , which is what led others to classify the entity as a single being rather than a hive - minded species . At a long - forgotten point in the past , it had taken over and rendered lifeless the planet of Mugg Fallow . Eons later , Mnggal - Mnggal had spread so far across the planet , even filling its former oceans , that all that remained visible of the former world were barren continents and the remains of fossilized trees . Its " body " ran so far and deep across the planet that it ran in rivers across the continents and filled underground grottos . As testament to its depraved mind , Mnggal - Mnggal created a macabre decoration of a fleet of derelict ships forming a ring around the planet , their origins ranging across millennia . Mnggal - Mnggal used its mind - controlled zombies to pilot the ships there , with Gree sailships and a treasure barge once belonging to Xim the Despot among the lifeless fleet . Over the course of its existence , Mnggal - Mnggal staked its claim to thousands of worlds , moons , and space stations throughout the Unknown Regions , with infestations ranging from small pools in dark sewers to worlds ravaged and rendered as lifeless as Mugg Fallow . As Mnggal - Mnggal spread throughout the Unknown Regions , some species native to the region opposed its incursions and sought to destroy the entity , knowing the extreme danger it posed . The Lugubraa and the Croke attempted to prevent any infestations within their territories , while the Chiss took a more proactive stance . They not only possessed the most extensive collection of information on the entity in their libraries on Csilla — including the location of Mugg Fallow and all possible information on its origins — they also paid bounties to any parties willing to attack infestations of Mnggal - Mnggal . The Viis Empire was decimated at one point by a Mnggal - Mnggal outbreak . Other violent outbreaks were responsible for similar power - changing events in the history of the Unknown Regions . On some primitive planets , it was worshiped by local tribes and known as the " rot god " . In later years , reports of Mnggal - Mnggal existed beyond the Unknown Regions , and it seemed as though it had managed to spread into Wild Space and even the Outer Rim Territories . During the reign of the Empire , some beings noted the similarities between Mnggal - Mnggal and the deadly plagues created by the Imperials ' Project Blackwing . Personality and traits . Mnggal - Mnggal desired nothing more than control , and subsequently sought to spread its body and influence over as many worlds as possible . If possible , it would destroy entire planets as it had with Mugg Fallow , but the idle amusement of torturing and killing other sentients was entertaining as well . Mnggal - Mnggal delighted in torturing and consuming other beings ; indeed , it seemed to thrive more on beings ' suffering than on the sustenance their bodies provided . Using its possession abilities , it would create torturous scenarios such as reuniting a grieving mother with the reanimated corpse of their youngling time and time again . It would persuade other beings by playing with their emotions into making deadly decisions such as opening a ship ' s airlocks or deactivating perimeter fences . When conversing in its natural form , Mnggal - Mnggal spoke in dreamlike observations , often in verse , metaphors , and riddles . Due to its long life , it also spoke ancient languages and conversed in long forgotten conventions of speech . Though it told tales of the Celestials , Rakata , and the dawn of the Jedi Order , and seemed to know the current plots of galactic rulers , the locations of lost treasures , and the answers to age - old mysteries , it was believed by some that every word it spoke was a lie . Behind the scenes . This being was created for " The Unknown Regions " sourcebook . Daniel Wallace states that it was hinted that the Celestials created the hyperspace tangle surrounding the Unknown Regions to isolate themselves from Mnggal - Mnggal . The concept for the entity stems from H . P . Lovecraft , and Daniel Wallace also states that the similarity between it and the infection in " Death Troopers " was unintentional . A last minute addition included the line that tied Mnggal - Mnggal to Imperial Project Blackwing . Furthermore , the entry ' s mention that Mnggal - Mnggal may have had extra - dimensional origins was confirmed by Wallace on his blog as being a reference to Waru .