Marn Hierogryph ' s brother The brother of Marn Hierogryph was a Snivvian male and a citizen of the Galactic Republic who recorded pro - Republic propaganda broadcasts during the Mandalorian Wars . Biography . He was using alias " Captain Benegryph Goodvalor " , which was a name provided by his brother , Marn Hierogryph , to Ministry of Defense following the battle of Serroco . During the battle Marn and his Trandoshan companion Slyssk accidentally saved half a battalion of troops , and Defense Ministry saw the chance to use it as a propaganda story . Hierogryph ' s brother was called in to perform the propaganda broadcast . Using a directional transmitter , those broadcasts flooded the Z - band of subspace radio , which the Mandalorians were using to conduct communication among their ground forces . In his broadcasts , " Benegryph Goodvalor " claimed to be the captain of a massive new Republic warship called the " Serroco " and urged the Mandalorians to surrender . He described massive Republic fleets building up for an inevitable counteroffensive that would turn the tide back in the Republic ' s favor . He also went on at length about the luxurious accommodations of his ship and the high standard of living for Republic citizens . His broadcasts typically began with the greeting " Attention Mandalorians ! " and ended with a brief motto extolling the virtues of the Republic . Typical mottos were " The Republic . Here today , here tomorrow " and " The Republic . Real beds . Running water . " After the capture of Taris , the Mandalorian strategists turned their attention to the nearby world of Zongorlu . Goodvalor had anticipated this move and urged the Mandalorians against an attack . He claimed on various occasions that Zongorlu was a searing volcano world bathed in acid rain ; that the native Zongorlu were enraged at the Mandalorians for their destruction of youngling camps ; that the Zongorlu system was so filled with Republic warships that traffic was becoming congested ; and that the " Serroco " was in orbit over a massive citadel on the planet ' s surface . Mandalorians were on guard for anything during the assault on Zongorlu , but they encountered no resistance at all . They discovered that Captain Goodvalor had operated out of a cramped transmission station on the surface , but had fled long before the Mandalorians arrived . There were some derelicts in orbit around Zongorlu , but no Republic fleet . And the Zongorlu species were not the warrior race Goodvalor had described , but a slow , peaceful plant race scarcely able to move a meter in a day . For several days the Z - band was free of interference , but then Goodvalor returned to the airwaves once again with his traditional greeting , claiming that he had been unexpectedly called away from Zongorlu before the attack . Goodvalor ' s message had changed from urging unconditional surrender to offering a peace agreement , including a share of taxation for all Republic worlds under Mandalorian occupation . During one broadcast , someone claiming to be " Commander True , " Goodvalor ' s first officer , passed on the captain ' s apologies for his absence . In either case , the Mandalorians were unimpressed by him . They continued operating on the Z - band despite his broadcasts . Many Mandalorians reacted by switching off their transceivers , causing minor communication problems . Mandalorian signals expert Koblus Sornell admitted the broadcasts were having an effect on some of the newer , less committed recruits , but insisted any true warrior would simply ignore them .