Atai Molec

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|gender=MaleFriends Like These
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|affiliation=*Zygerrian Slave Empire
**Zygerrian Slavers Guild
*Confederacy of Independent Systems
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Atai Molec was a male Zygerrian advisor to Queen Miraj Scintel, ruler of Zygerria. He served as the Prime Minister of Zygerria and the Captain of the Guard. After Scintel's death, Atai took her place as ruler of Zygerria. Married to a Zygerrian woman, he was the father of Hordem and Sono Molec.
==Biography==
During the War of the Ring Atai Molec worked with Saruman the White during the Battle of Kiros. He was receiving the slaves from Kiros and was beside Saruman when the Sith Lord commanded Darts D'Nar to bring Jedi Master Sam Gamgee to him on his knees. Molec then ran into Frodo Baggins dressed in Zygerrian armor, who claimed to have news of Bruno Denturri. On Queen Miraj Scintel order he brought Baggins, claiming to be Lars Quell to the Queen. After Gamgee was captured trying to free Governor Gupat Roshti, Gamgee was held captive and tortured by the Zygerrians. Molec recognized Gamgee from the hologram. Molec then informed the Queen of his discovery and had Gamgee brought to the auction. When Baggins revealed himself to be a Jedi, a fight broke out in the arena between the Jedi and the Zygerrians. Molec was subdued by Eowyn. She was then knocked out by the Queen.
After the fight, Molec taunted Eowyn, who was in a cage above the palace, that once Baggins was subdued, she would belong to him, to do with whatever he wanted. Eowyn pushed him off the edge of the building telekinetically, nearly causing him to fall to his death. Molec then proceeded to shock Eowyn multiple times through her shock collar. Molec then, unbeknownst to his queen, invited Saruman to Zygerria. Molec informed his queen of Saruman's arrival and brought her to the palace to speak with the Separatist leader. There, the Queen told the wizard of her plan to enslave the Jedi. Though Saruman was impressed with her plan, he was only interested in wiping out the Jedi and ordered the Queen to execute Baggins. When she refused, Molec and Saruman betrayed her, saying that the Jedi (omitting Eowyn) must die and that she was unfit to be queen. After Scintel's death, Molec ascended to the throne as the king.
==Behind the scenes==
Atai Molec was first introduced to the Star Wars universe in the The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring comic book series' first story arc, Slaves of the Republic, that ran from September 10, 2008 to May 13, 2009.The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring: Slaves of the Republic The story arc was later adapted for screen by the The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring television series, spanning the episodes "Kidnapped," "Slaves of the Republic," and "Escape from Kadavo." The televised episodes effectively supplanted the comic series' former place in canon.Leland Chee's Facebook post Actor Ricardo Mamood Vega voiced Atai Molec in The Clone Wars television series.
The Friends Like These roleplaying game adventure book, published December 8, 2016 by Fantasy Flight Games, made mention of Atai Molec and his history after the War of the Ring while discussing his newly introduced son, Sono Molec.
==Appearances==
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*Friends Like These
===Non-canon appearances===
*Slaves of the Republic Chapter 3: The Depths of Zygerria 
*Slaves of the Republic Chapter 4: Auction of a Million Souls
*Slaves of the Republic Chapter 5: A Slave Now, A Slave Forever
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==Notes and references==
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Category:Males
Category:Slavers
Category:Zygerrians
Category:Zygerrian Slave Empire members