Mal Mal was a Human male police officer with the Coruscant Security Force during the time of the Cold War between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic . Officer Mal was assigned to the Old Galactic Market district of the planet Coruscant . There , Mal tried to fulfill his duty of keeping the peace ; however , he was hampered by a lack of resources and the fighting between CSF police forces and Migrant Merchants ' Guild thugs . On one occasion , Mal was approached by a refugee Nautolan named Nik Deleru whose mate , Ria Deleru , had been taken by the Guild . Though Mal was unable to assist , an individual offered to help retrieve Ria . Biography . Officer Mal was a Human male who served as a police officer with the Coruscant Security Force during the Cold War between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic on the planet Coruscant . Mal was assigned to the Old Galactic Market commercial district of Galactic City . In the aftermath of some riots , the Old Galactic Market had been overrun by refugees and a criminal organization known as the Migrant Merchants ' Guild . The Guild claimed to protect the interests of the refugees , but in reality , it demanded protection money and was involved in illegal actives such as money laundering and smuggling . Though the CSF had been able to retake a portion of the Galactic Market , most of it remained under the Guild ' s control . a Nautolan named Nik Deleru reported to Mal that his mate , Ria Deleru , had been taken by the Guild . Nik requested Mal ' s help in retrieving her ; however , Mal did not have enough men to enter the Guild control area and retrieve Ria . While arguing over the CSF ' s ability to retrieve Ria from the Migrant Merchants ' Guild headquarters , a Republic individual offered to retrieve Ria for Nik . The individual was able to locate Ria , who informed them that she had actually intentionally left Nik and wanted to make a better life for herself . She asked that the individual tell Nik that she had left the planet . The individual returned to Nik and Officer Mal and reported what Ria had requested . Personality and traits . Officer Mal was dark - skinned , with blue eyes and black hair . He was dedicated to his job and felt it was his duty to protect . Faced with the struggles of the refugees , Mal believed that since they had no business living in the Old Galactic Market , any situation in which they became involved was partially of their own doing . The refugees in turn blamed the CSF for not stopping the Guild . Tired of being blamed for their problems by the refugees , Mal nevertheless cared for their plight . Yet with the CSF ' s lack of manpower and resources , he was unable to get involved and help the refugees with problems involving the Guild . This led Mal to become frustrated with the Guild , the refugees , and his inability to act . Behind the scenes . Mal appears in the " For Better or Worse " Republic - sided mission in " " , a by BioWare released on December 20 , 2011 . The player can choose to accept the light side mission from Nik Deleru to rescue Ria . During the conversation , Mal ' s frustrations and opinions are revealed . For light side points , the player can choose to tell Nik that Ria was gone or can force Ria to return to Nik for dark side points . This article assumes that the character chooses the light side option .