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Trantorian Seer Priest

"*Gaal Dornick. I'll say this once, because I am the highest-ranking and only Seer priest on this forsaken world. If you are in trouble, I can help you.*"
—The Trantorian Seer Priest[src]
The **Trantorian Seer Priest** is a recurring character in the Apple TV+ series *Foundation*. The Seer Priest is a representative of the Seer Church, and the only one of his kind on Trantor. He is portrayed by Brian Bovell, appearing in the episodes "The Emperor's Peace" and "Preparing to Live."

## Biography

The Seer Priest lived on Trantor and maintained a Seer Church on Level 22. He was the highest ranking and only Seer Priest on the world. In 12,067 Era Imperial, the Seer Priest was visited by Gaal Dornick. He was aware of who Gaal Dornick was, and despite her removal of her prayer stones and turning her back on the Sleeper, he offered to help her. Although she refused, the Priest still attended her Tribunal.

After the fall of the Star Bridge, the Seer Priest spent time in the Scar as the Church was located on the edge of the destruction. There, he was visited by Brother Dusk who wanted to know why he was interested in Gaal Dornick. The Priest, however, believed that Dusk's motive was different and he wanted to know if Gaal was a true Seer who has foreseen the fall of the Galactic Empire.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Emperor's Peace" (First appearance)
	+ "Preparing to Live"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "The Emperor's Peace"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Preparing to Live"
The First Crisis (podcast episode)

**The First Crisis** is the ninth episode of Foundation: The Official Podcast. Hosted by Jason Concepcion with David S. Goyer. It was released on 12 November, 2021.

## Summary

*Victoria Morrow, co-executive producer and writer, unpacks Season 1's penultimate episode, "The First Crisis," with Jason and David. They debate Hari's motivations for setting things into motion. And they discuss the Brother Dawn twist that blindsided viewers (Jason especially), which David admits was deliberate.*

## External link

* Foundation: The Official Podcast - The First Crisis on Apple Podcasts
Sinker insurrection

The **Sinker insurrection** were clashes between a group known as Sinkers and the force of the Galactic Empire on Trantor. The insurrection was a direct result of the heat sink meltdowns on Level 77 after the bombing of the Star Bridge. Thirty-five years later, Cleon XIII noted that the Sinker insurrection, as a homegrown insurrection on the capital, had been predicted by Hari Seldon as part of his predictions using Psychohistory.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "Barbarians at the Gate" (First appearance)
Star's End

"*When I was a child, I told my mother I wanted to learn every planet in the Galactic Empire... beginning in the center and moving out to Star's End.*"
—Gaal Dornick[src]
**Star's End** was a region of the galaxy, located on the edge of the Galactic Empire. The planet Helicon was situated within Argo sector, a part of Star's End.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Emperor's Peace" (First mentioned)
	+ "The Missing Piece"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ "The Emperor's Peace"
2. ↑ "Upon Awakening"
3. ↑ "The Missing Piece"
Sinkers

**Sinkers** was the name given to a group of insurrectionists on Trantor. They were formed in the wake of the heat sink meltdowns on Level 77 after the bombing of the Star Bridge. Thirty-five years later, the Sinkers clashed with Imperial forces on Trantor.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "Barbarians at the Gate" (First appearance)
Romus

**Romus** is a recurring character in the Apple TV+ series *Foundation*. He is an aide serving the Galactic Empire's Emperors. Romus is portrayed by Darragh O'Toole, first appearing in "Barbarians at the Gate."

## Biography

Romus is an aide serving the Emperors of the Galactic Empire. He is sent by Brother Dusk to fetch Brother Dawn; however, Dawn was meeting with Azura Odili and brusquely told him to leave. Romus later accompanied Dawn on a hunting trip with Brother Dusk. Dawn killed six Ghillie raptors, beating Dusk's record. When he realised this, Dawn ordered Romus to hide three of them to equal Dusk's score.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "Barbarians at the Gate"
	+ "Death and the Maiden"
	+ "The First Crisis"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Barbarians at the Gate"
2. ↑ "Death and the Maiden"
Pistis

**Pistis** is a minor character in the Apple TV+ series *Foundation*. She is a woman who served the Galactic Empire, employed to give the Emperor pleasure. Pistis is portrayed by Orion Ben, appearing in "Barbarians at the Gate."

## Biography

Pistis is a woman who is employed by the Gossamer Court. She is assigned to give Brother Day pleasure, after which he memory would be wiped of the previous twenty-four hours. Pistis' liasion with the Emperor was cut short by Demerzel interrupting with urgent matters of state.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "Barbarians at the Gate"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Barbarians at the Gate"
Womb of the Mother

The **Womb of the Mother** is a natural cave at the end of The Spiral on the Maiden. Its main feature is a salt pool. Pilgrims who undertake walking The Spiral and reach the Womb are granted a vision that is then interpreted by the Ring of Zephyrs. Emperor Cleon XIII became the first of the Genetic Dynasty to walk The Spiral and reach the Womb of the Mother.

## Behind the Scenes

The location in which this was filmed is deep within Cueva de los Verdes on the island of Lanzarote, one of the Canary Islands.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Missing Piece"
Orlio

"*Master Orlio."
"Empire."
"How long have you worked for us?"
"Sixty-eight privileged years, Empire. Started cleaning the Mural when I was 12. Gone from one end to the other four times over since then. Know every grain of chroma by heart now.*"
—Brother Day and Master Orlio[src]
Master **Orlio** is a character in the Apple TV+ series *Foundation*. A servant of the Galactic Empire, he is responsible for cleaning the Mural of Souls. Orlio is portrayed by Barry McGovern in the Apple TV+ series, appearing in "The Emperor's Peace."

## Biography

Master Orlio is a servant of the Galactic Empire, tasked with cleaning the Mural of Souls in the Imperial Palace. He has served the Genetic Dynasty for sixty-eight years, from the age of twelve, and in that time had cleaned the Mural completely four times. Orlio came to know the Mural intimately, and found several of the colors were harder to clean than others. Orlio came to Emperor Cleon XII’s attention when material written by Hari Seldon was found in his personal quarters. Despite realising the foolishness of reading it, and assuring he was loyal to Empire, Orlio was executed by Shadowmaster Obrecht on the Emperor's order.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Emperor's Peace" (First appearance)

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "The Emperor's Peace"
She-Is-Center

**She-Is-Center** is a recurring character in the Apple TV+ series, *Foundation*. A Spacer, she met with Hober Mallow aboard the Home-Swarm. She-Is-Center is portrayed by Brucella Newman-Persaud, first appearing in "Why the Gods Made Wine."

## Biography

She-Is-Center is a Spacer leading the group aboard the Home-Swarm. She met with Hober Mallow when he encountered them in deep space, demanding to know why he was defiling the Home-Swarm. Hober Mallow was sent to treat with the Spacers, offering them synthesized opalesk that could break them free from the grip of the Galactic Empire. While tempted by the offer, She-Is-Center worried that even talking with Hober who cause the Empire to increase their demand for the Spacer's offspring to crew and navigate their ships. She-Is-Center contacted her daughter, She-Bends-Light aboard the *Shining Destiny* and reported the approach to General Bel Riose. The Home-Swarm rendezvoused with the *Shining Destiny* to transfer Hober, allowing She-Is-Center to reunite and communicate with her daughter.

## Appearances

* Season Two
	+ "Why the Gods Made Wine" (First appearance)
	+ "A Necessary Death"

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A Necessary Death"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Why the Gods Made Wine"
Rowan

**Rowan** is a character in the Apple TV+ series *Foundation*. Rowan is Anacreon and is the second to Phara, who has plans for the Foundation after the Galactic Empire attacked their world. He is portrayed by Pravessh Rana, first appearing in the episode "The Mathematician's Ghost."

## Biography

### Terminus

Rowan joins Phara Keaen and the rest of the Anacreon forces on Terminus where they intend to mount an attack. Once Phara is taken prisoner by Salvor Hardin, Rowan forms a perimeter around Terminus City outside the perimeter fence. He oversees the construction of a flak cannon. When the Empire arrive, Rowan rallies his soldiers as they prepare to attack. Once the outer fence collapses at the hands of Phara, Rowan leads the Anacreon forces into combat. He later saves Phara as Salvor has a gun pointed at her.

At the crashsite of the *Aegis*, Rowan captures Commander Kray Dorwin. He, along with other citizens of Terminus and members of the Foundation, are needed to pilot a jump-capable starship to be flown off Terminus.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Mathematician's Ghost"
	+ "Barbarians at the Gate"
	+ "Upon Awakening"
	+ "Death and the Maiden"
	+ "Mysteries and Martyrs"
	+ "The Missing Piece"
	+ "The First Crisis"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Barbarians at the Gate"
2. ↑ "Upon Awakening"
3. ↑ "Death and the Maiden"
Wallick

Forcer **Wallick** is a character in the Apple TV+ series, *Foundation*. She is a Forcer serving under Commdor Argo. Wallick is portrayed by May Lifschitz, appearing in "King and Commoner."

## Biography

Forcer Wallick served under Commdor Argo on the planet Korell, serving as the ruler's advisor. She warned Argo that the man he thought was Master Trader Ponyets was, in fact, the con artist Hober Mallow. After Hober demonstrated a successful teleporting machine known as a castling device, Argo found that he had also stolen the Eye of Korell and sent Wallick to arrest Hober and retrieve the gem.

Wallick was present at Hober's execution by Titan's prick, although Hober outwitted his captors, using the castling device to switch places with the Commdor. As Argo was helped out of the execution device, Hober escaped aboard Argo's personal air yacht.

## Appearances

* Season Two
	+ "King and Commoner" (First appearance)

## Sources

* "Foundation: The Art and Making of Seasons 1 & 2"

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "King and Commoner"
2. ↑ "Foundation: The Art and Making of Seasons 1 & 2"
Spacer

"*But if you're not a Spacer, you can find your body and mind taking different trips.*"
—Jerril[src]
**Spacers** were engineered beings used to operate the Imperial jumpships. They were created around 11,640 Era Imperial, and began their service to the Galactic Empire. A migratory people, Spacers lived on starships their entire lives.

Cybernetically augmented, Spacers has enhanced physiologies that allowed them to stay awake during faster-than-light jumps. Circuitry was embedded in the Spacers' carbon-silicon skin and clothing that inhibited their neural pathways, slowing their thought processes and motor functions as time passes. This allowed Spacers to remain awake during a jump, able to process the discontinuity that a normal Human mind could not understand. Because of this ability, they served as navigators on jumpships throughout the Superluminal Armada. Spacers continued to augment themselves, upgrading hardware and removing organic systems so that some parts of their bodies were hollow structures. This led some people, like Cleon XIII, to barely consider them to be Human.

The Empire maintained their hold on the Spacers by controlling the mining and distribution of the micro-nutrient opalesk, which the Spacers required due to their modifications. The Galactic Empire took ten percent of the Spacers offspring to work on and navigate their vessels in exchange for providing them with opalesk.

The Spacers maintained a huge starship known as the Home-Swarm, and their genetic engineering was constantly being perfected. Prior to around 11,402 Era Imperial, Imperial ships such as the *Invictus* used jump cradles since spacers had yet to be created.

## Known Spacers

* She-Bends-Light; navigator aboard the *Shining Destiny*
* She-Shines-Brightly; navigator aboard an Imperial transport
* She-Is-Center; a representative aboard Home-Swarm

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Emperor's Peace" (First appearance)
	+ "Barbarians at the Gate"
	+ "Death and the Maiden"
	+ "The Missing Piece"
* Season Two
	+ "In Seldon's Shadow"
	+ "King and Commoner"
	+ "Where the Stars Are Scattered Thinly"
	+ "Why the Gods Made Wine"
	+ "A Necessary Death"
	+ "Long Ago, Not Far Away"

## Sources

* "Foundation: The Art and Making of Seasons 1 & 2"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Death and the Maiden"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Emperor's Peace"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Why the Gods Made Wine"
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Foundation: The Art and Making of Seasons 1 & 2"
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "King and Commoner"
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "A Necessary Death"
7. ↑ "The Missing Piece"
Echo

* TCW
* TBB

**CT-1409**, better known as **Echo**, is a main character in *Star Wars: The Bad Batch* and a supporting character in *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*. He was a clone trooper who fought during the Clone Wars and later became a member of Clone Force 99.

## **Overview**

Born on Kamino, Echo was originally identified as **CT-21-0408**, a cadet of the Domino Squad along with his friends, CT-782 "Hevy," CT-4040 "Cutup," CT-00-2010 "Droidbait," and CT-5555 "Fives," before he graduated from the clone training center. On his first assignment after graduating, Echo was tasked with guarding the Rishi Station moon base, where he, along with Fives, Clone Captain CT-7567 "Rex," Clone Commander CC-2224 "Cody," and Hevy, who sacrificed himself during the fight, aided in warning the Republic of an impending Separatist attack on Kamino. Echo was commended for his bravery and absorbed into the 501st Legion.

After the attack on the Rishi Moon, Echo defended his homeworld from Separatist forces as they attacked Tipoca City, where they sought to destroy the Republic's cloning facilities. Once Republic forces successfully repelled the attack, Echo and Fives were both promoted to the elite rank of ARC trooper. Echo was later tasked with a mission to Lola Sayu, where he joined a group of Jedi and experienced clone troopers to retrieve coordinates to the Nexus Route from the Jedi Master Even Piell, who had been imprisoned on Lola Sayu's Citadel lead by Commandant Osi Sobeck. After Piell and his surviving men were rescued, the group headed for the landing field to escape on a shuttle. However, when Echo noticed a commando droid target their shuttle with a laser turret, he advanced to secure their ship, ultimately being blown up with the ship in a massive explosion that led his comrades to believe he was killed. Despite the loss of Echo and Piell's death later during the mission, it was ultimately a success.

The severely injured Echo was taken prisoner by Separatist forces, where he was sold to the foreman of the Techno Union, Wat Tambor. Echo was kept alive by being turned into a cyborg, albeit at the cost of his consciousness. He became an unwitting pawn for the Separatists during their campaign on Anaxes, led by Admiral Trench. When Rex found traces of Echo's survival, he, accompanied by Clone Force 99 and Jedi General Anakin Skywalker, led a mission to rescue Echo on Skako Minor. They succeeded, and, in turn, Echo used his cybernetic capabilities to turn the tide against the Separatists on Anaxes, leading to the Republic's victory. After the mission, Echo decided to join Clone Force 99.

## **Storyline**

* The Clone Wars
* TBB

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## **Appearances**

* The Clone Wars
* TBB

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Season Three

**Season Three** is the upcoming third season of the Apple TV+ *Foundation*. The third season was officially announced on December 5, 2023. Showrunner and Executive Producer David S. Goyer commented: "I'm thrilled Apple has given us the opportunity to continue chronicling Asimov's pioneering galactic saga. This time, the stakes for Foundation and Empire are even higher as the Mule takes center stage, along with fan-favorites Bayta, Toran, Ebling and Magnifico Giganticus."

## Cast

* Jared Harris
* Lee Pace
* Alexander Siddig as Doctor Ebling Mis, a self-taught psychohistorian and diehard fan of Hari Seldon. Siddig previously portrayed Advocate Xylas in the Season One episode, "The Emperor's Peace."

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Apple TV+ renews global hit, epic sci-fi saga “Foundation” for season three
2. ↑ Alexander Siddig Joins Apple’s ‘Foundation’ As New Series Regular In Season 3
3. ↑ "The Emperor's Peace"
Salt Palace

The **Salt Palace** is the official residence of the Proxima, the head of Luminism, and is protected by Salt guards. It is located on the Maiden, the only inhabitable moon of Dol, and a physical manifestation of one of the incarnations of the goddess in Luminism.

The building lacks any form of advanced technology and heavily resembles ancient structures from the real world like the Egyptians and Mayans.

## History

In 12,102 Era Imperial, Emperor Cleon XIII personally visits the Salt Palace on the Maiden to attend the funeral of Proxima Opal. This marks the first time any Emperor has left Trantor since the beginning of the Genetic Dynasty of Cleon I, but it is to avert the possible succession of Zephyr Halima, who seeks to invoke doctrine that might turn the three trillion followers of Luminism against the Galactic Empire. When he arrives at the Salt Palace, he is greeted by Zephyr Halima, who was given the honor of welcoming the Emperor by the Ring of Zephyrs.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "Barbarians at the Gate" (First appearance)
	+ "Death and the Maiden"
	+ "Mysteries and Martyrs"
Titan's prick

**Titan's prick** was a method of execution employed by the planet Korell. A prisoner would be strapped to an X-shaped restraint under a pyramidal structure. At the top of the structure, a large spike was suspended above the prisoner. At the executioner's command, the spike would be released, and gravity would drive the spike through the middle of the prisoner's body, killing them.

## Appearances

* Season Two
	+ "King and Commoner"
Siwenna

**Siwenna** is a planet in the Outer Reach. A backwater world abandoned by the Galactic Empire, Siwenna was targeted by the Church of the Galactic Spirit for conversion to their beliefs and to draw them into the Foundation.

## General Information

Siwenna is an arid planet in the Arcturus Sector of the Outer Reach. By Imperial standards it was Type Zero civilization with a largely agrarian society. Siwenna did not have any towns or cities, and settlements on the planets were small villages ruled by a *hetman*. While distrustful of off-worlders, the Siwennese were not a tribal people. The world had no satellite array and no way of detecting starships in orbit.

Siwenna did not maintain a spaceports, and while there was some technology on the planet, it was out-of-date. The Siwennese relied on livestock such as camels and oxen for transport. Needle tea, made from cacti, was a local beverage, and it was considered to be socially irresponsible not to drink it. Tobacco was made from lichen, and at least one local lichen was poisonous, and could kill an individual in a short space of time if smoked.

## History

Siwenna had been abandoned by the Galactic Empire for a century by 12,240 Era Imperial, leaving the world in poverty. They worshipped a local lightning deity due to the prevalence of lightning storms on the planet. Worshippers of the lightning god wore forked lightning bolt pendants.

When Demerzel reported to Cleon XVII that there were rumors of an alliance building in the Outer Reach led by the Foundation, Siwenna was one of the planets included in her report. The planet had been targeted by the Church of the Galactic Spirit due to the Empire's abandonment of the world for conversion to the Foundation.

## Appearances

* Season Two
	+ "In Seldon's Shadow" (First mentioned)
	+ "A Glimpse of Darkness" (First appearance)
	+ "King and Commoner"
	+ "Where the Stars Are Scattered Thinly"
	+ "Why the Gods Made Wine" (Mentioned only)
	+ "A Necessary Death"
	+ "Long Ago, Not Far Away"

## Sources

* "Foundation: The Art and Making of Seasons 1 & 2"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "In Seldon's Shadow"
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 "Foundation: The Art and Making of Seasons 1 & 2"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Where the Stars Are Scattered Thinly"
4. ↑ "A Glimpse of Darkness"
Trantor Station (Orbital Platform)

"*Welcome to Trantor, the eye of the Empire. Please respect and enjoy the peace.*"
—Hologram of Cleon I[src]
**Trantor Station** was a space station in orbit of the planet Trantor. Ships arriving at the capital would dock at the station before being processed through customs and allowed to descend to the surface via the Star Bridge. A hologram of Cleon I greeted new arrivals. In 12,067 Era Imperial, Trantor Station was targeted by terrorists; a Thespin Bomber triggered a nano-lace explosive, killing himself, destroying a large part of that station, and severing it from the Star Bridge itself. In 12,086 Era Imperial, the remains of Trantor station were in a deteriorating orbit. Cleon XI, in his role as Brother Dusk, wondered if there was a way to save the platform to preserve Cleon I's legacy. Reminded by his brothers that they were Cleon I's legacy, the station was destroyed as a gift to Dusk on the eve of his ascension.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Emperor's Peace"
	+ "Preparing to Live"
	+ "The Mathematician's Ghost"

## Sources

* "Foundation: The Art and Making of Seasons 1 & 2"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Emperor's Peace"
2. ↑ "The Mathematician's Ghost"
Whisper-ship

**Whisper-ships** were jumpships developed by the Foundation. Capable of folding space, they did not require a Spacer to navigate through a jump. The vessel is equipped with a jumpdrive that is guided by an organic computing device known as a neuro-drive which is mounted at the rear of the ship. The neuro-drives were made of brain tissue that registered as a second life form to sensors on Imperial starships. The crew utilised sleep patches to sedate themselves during fold-space travel. Whisper-ships also carried a number of armaments to be used during combat missions. The *Spirit Rising* was a whisper-ship in service to the Church of the Galactic Spirit alongside at least twelve other ships of the class that participated in the Battle of Terminus.

The whisper-ship's advanced jumpdrive technology allows it to execute fold-space jumps within small, confined spaces without causing damage to the surrounding area. Whisper-ships are also capable of jumping inside a planet's gravity well. Hober Mallow jumped the *Spirit Rising* in the confines of the Home-Swarm's hangar bay when he was escaping from Imperial custody. Hober Mallow was also able to jump into the atmosphere of Trantor in order to attempt to rescue the envoys of the Foundation from execution at the Imperial Palace. The resulting gravitational pulse caused immediate damage to the royal gallery, including to Emperor Cleon XVII's personal aura. However, the damage caused by the arrival of the *Spirit Rising* was not substantive, as a result Hober Mallow was only able to rescue Brother Constant in the confusion and forced to leave behind both Beki and Poly Verisof.

During the Battle of Terminus, the force of whisper-ships controlled by the Foundation, known as the whisper-fleet, were deployed alongside the *Invictus* against the *Shining Destiny*. All of the whisper-ships were destroyed during the battle, many of them victims of Imperial switchbacks.

## Gallery

The side profile of a Whisper-ShipA Whisper-Ship (the Spirit Rising) docked to the Home SwarmA Whisper-Ship (the Spirit Rising) during a jumpThe Whisperfleet, a fleet of Whisper-Ships
## Appearances

* Season Two
	+ "A Glimpse of Darkness" (First appearance)
	+ "King and Commoner"
	+ "Where the Stars Are Scattered Thinly"
	+ "Why the Gods Made Wine"
	+ "A Necessary Death"
	+ "The Last Empress"
	+ "Long Ago, Not Far Away"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "A Glimpse of Darkness"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Long Ago, Not Far Away"
3. ↑ "Where the Stars Are Scattered Thinly"
4. ↑ "A Necessary Death"
5. ↑ "The Last Empress"
Silas Carson

**Silas Carson** (born 1965) is an English actor, mostly known for playing Jedi Master Ki-Adi-Mundi and Viceroy Nute Gunray in all three of the *Star Wars* prequels and providing the voice of the Ood in *Doctor Who*. He returned as Ki-Adi-Mundi in one episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars its final season.
Jar Jar Binks

**Jar Jar Binks** is a supporting character in Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He was a Gungan Representative serving the planet Naboo in the Republic Senate during the Clone Wars.

## **Overview**

Jar Jar was a Gungan male military commander and politician who played a key role during the Invasion of Naboo and the Clone Wars that culminated in the fall of the Galactic Republic and the rise of the Galactic Empire. Once an outcast from Gungan society due to his clumsy behavior, he regained favor with his people by helping secure an alliance between the Gungan boss Rugor Nass and Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo, an alliance vital in ending the Trade Federation's invasion of their shared homeworld. In the years that followed, Binks became a Junior Representative for his people in the Galactic Senate, serving alongside Amidala once she became the planet's senator.

Ten years after the Naboo Crisis, growing tensions between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems threatened an outbreak of full-scale galactic war. In the absence of Senator Amidala, whose life was under threat by Separatist assassins, Binks was convinced by Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine to propose that the chancellor receive emergency executive powers to raise a Grand Army of the Republic. The proposal passed, leading to the outbreak of the Clone Wars, during which time Binks participated in several diplomatic missions for the Galactic Senate. The emergency powers Binks proposed were used by the chancellor, secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, to amass total power and transform the Republic into the Empire. In the years that followed, Binks once again became an outcast on Naboo due to his role in the rise of the Empire.

## **Storyline**

* The Clone Wars

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## Appearances

* The Clone Wars

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Ponyets

Master Trader **Ponyets** is a character mentioned in the Apple TV+ series, *Foundation*. He is one of the Foundation's Master Traders. He is mentioned in the episode "King and Commoner."

## Biography

Ponyets served the Foundation as a Master Trader around 12,240 Era Imperial. The con artist Hober Mallow posed as Ponyets in an effort to scam Commdor Argo of Korell, and used a castling device to steal the Eye of Korell.

## Appearances

* Season Two
	+ "King and Commoner"
Obrecht

"*You said there was a problem?"
"How are problems generally solved in this situation?"
"Any manner that achieves its goal. My job is to eliminate problems, Empire.*"
—Shadowmaster Obrecht and Brother Dawn[src]
Shadowmaster **Obrecht** is a recurring character in the Apple TV+ series *Foundation*. He is a servant of the Galactic Empire, answering directly to Empire. Obrecht serves the Emperors in matters of security and secrecy; he is their problem solver, called upon to handle situations that deal with the security of the Empire and the rule of the Genetic Dynasty. He carries out his work in the shadows, and has use of a device that can cloak him from sight, rendering him practically invisible. Obrecht is portrayed by Mido Hamada in the series, appearing in five episodes of Season One beginning with "The Emperor's Peace."

## Biography

Shadowmaster Obrecht is a servant of the Galactic Empire, directly serving the Cleon Emperors. Obrecht is called upon to enforce their will, including removing dangers to the stability of the Galactic Empire. Any method is considered to be acceptable as long as the problem is eliminated in favor of Empire's wishes. After discovering Hari Seldon's work in the private quarters of Master Orlio, Cleon XII relies on Obrecht to kill Orlio despite Orlio's protestations that he is loyal to the Empire. To aid in his work, Obrecht made use of a device that could render him invisible.

Thirty-five years later, in 12,102 Era Imperial, Cleon XIV requests that Obrecht discover the identity of a palace gardener, refusing to elaborate on the reason why. Obrecht uncovers the identity of the gardener, one Azura Odili, as well as personal information on her family. Passing the information to Cleon, the young Cleon wondered how problems were solved in these situations, to which Obrecht replied in whatever matter was necessary as long as the problem was eliminated. Obrecht later found several ghillie raptors hidden in the undergrowth by Cleon XIV after a hunting trip he took with Cleon XII.

When suspicions about Cleon XIV's behaviour is raised by Cleon XI, Obrecht is ordered to escort him to the Principium Tower. Cleon manages to overpower Obrecht using his personal aura and escape the Imperial Palace. After Cleon XIV is betrayed by Azura and a band of rebels, including an imposter Cleon, Obrecht and Cleon XII lead a successful mission to rescue him. In the process, Azura is captured and the imposter Cleon eliminated. In the wake of revelations about the rebel plot to replace Cleon XIV with a copy, Obrecht informs Cleon XIII that the tampering of the clone's genome extends to the samples from the preserved form of Cleon I himself, meaning that even the Emperor might be corrupted.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Emperor's Peace" (First appearance)
	+ "Barbarians at the Gate"
	+ "Death and the Maiden"
	+ "The First Crisis"
	+ "The Leap"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "The Emperor's Peace"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Barbarians at the Gate"
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Death and the Maiden"
4. ↑ "The First Crisis"
5. ↑ "The Leap"
The Missing Piece (podcast episode)

**The Missing Piece** is the eighth episode of Foundation: The Official Podcast. Hosted by Jason Concepcion with David S. Goyer. It was released on 5 November, 2021.

## Summary

*Consulting producer and writer Liz Phang joins Jason and David to talk about episode 8, "The Missing Piece." David reveals this is his favorite episode of the season while they discuss Brother Day's complicated relationship with Demerzel, what radicalized the Anacreons, and Gaal's mounting frustration with Hari's betrayal.*

## External link

* Foundation: The Official Podcast - The Missing Piece on Apple Podcasts
Sleeper

The **Sleeper** is the deity worshipped by the followers of the Synnaxian Seer Church. The Sleeper is believed to be able to save Synnax from the rising tides and floods. According to Church doctrine, removing the prayer stones from a person's face is breaking from the faith and is said to be a way to be removed from the sight from the Sleeper.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Emperor's Peace" (First mentioned)
	+ "Preparing to Live"
	+ "Upon Awakening"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Emperor's Peace"
2. ↑ "Upon Awakening"
Terminus City

**Terminus City** is the capital and sole settlement established by the Foundation on the planet Terminus. It was at least partially made from the scuttled slow ship *Deliverance*.

## General Information

Terminus City was established on the planet Terminus in 12,072 Era Imperial, shortly after the arrival of the slow ship *Deliverance*. The *Deliverance* was scuttled near the colony site, and used as the basis of raw material for the new settlement. Terminus City is protected by an energy field, which is biometrically coded to only allow members of the Foundation to pass through it.

At the center of the settlement is the Foundation Tower, which also served as an administrative center for the colony. A statue of Hari Seldon also stood near the center of the city.

In 12,102 Era Imperial, Terminus City was attacked by a force of Anacreons and occupied by a military force.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Emperor's Peace" (First appearance)
	+ "The Mathematician's Ghost"
	+ "Barbarians at the Gate"
	+ "Upon Awakening"
	+ "Death and the Maiden"
* Season Two
	+ "In Seldon's Shadow"
	+ "A Glimpse of Darkness"
	+ "King and Commoner"
	+ "Long Ago, Not Far Away"

## Sources

* "Foundation: The Art and Making of Seasons 1 & 2"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Emperor's Peace"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Mathematician's Ghost"
3. ↑ "Barbarians at the Gate"
4. ↑ "Death and the Maiden"
Travik

**Travik** is a minor character in the Apple TV+ series *Foundation*. He is a member of the Foundation, serving as a watchman on Terminus. Travik is portrayed by Brian Mulvey, first appearing in "Barbarians at the Gate."

## Biography

Travik was a member of the Foundation living on Terminus. He served as a watchman under Salvor Hardin. During the Anacreons encroachment on the planet, Travik, Kalin, and Yate were assigned to watch the perimeter for incoming soldiers. Travik was assigned to watch the southern loop approach to Terminus City.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "Barbarians at the Gate"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Barbarians at the Gate"
Scar

The **Scar** was the result of the Star Bridge wrapping around the planet Trantor following the Bombing of the Star Bridge. Cutting fifty levels down, it wrapped around the planet and was five kilometers wide. The Trantorian Seer Church on Level 22 was close to the Scar. In the aftermath of the disaster, Cleon XI traveled to the Scar, seeking out the Seer Priest of the Church. He wanted to know why the priest had attended Gaal Dornick's trial, but the priest saw the visit for what it was, an attempt to find out if Gaal was a true Seer who had foreseen the fall of the Galactic Empire.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Emperor's Peace" (First appearance)
	+ "Preparing to Live" (First identified as Scar)

## Sources

* "Foundation: The Art and Making of Seasons 1 & 2"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Preparing to Live"
2. ↑ "The Emperor's Peace"
3. ↑ "Foundation: The Art and Making of Seasons 1 & 2"
Oreen

**Oreen** is a recurring character in the Apple TV+ series, *Foundation*. She is part of the Cloud Dominion delegation under Queen Sareth I. Oreen is portrayed by Emily Stott, first appearing in "In Seldon's Shadow."

## Biography

Oreen served the Cloud Dominion. She was part of the delegation that travelled to Trantor with Queen Sareth I for her proposed marriage to Cleon XVII. Alongside Hahn, Oreen attended Sareth during her dinner with the Emperors.

Cleon XVII assembles the Galactic Council and addresses a crowd of citizens in an arena on Trantor, which Oreen attended as part of the Cloud Dominion delegation. He dedicates a new statue to Winoset, mother of Cleon I and the last galactic Empress. During his speech, Brother Day announces his intention to wed Sareth I and end the Genetic Dynasty. To the applause of the crowd, Sareth addresses them as well and promises that they will rule as servants to the people, and that their concerns would be their agenda. The crowds cheer as Day looks on, annoyed at what his bride-to-be has promised the people.

After Queen Sareth was arrested for complicity in the Blind Angels' attack on Emperor Cleon XVII, she was rescued by Brother Dawn. To cover their escape, Oreen and Hahn posed as the pair using facial scramblers and publicly announced that Cleon XVII was dead and Sareth and Dawn intended to marry. Demerzel ordered their arrest.

## Appearances

* Season Two
	+ "In Seldon's Shadow" (First appearance)
	+ "A Glimpse of Darkness"
	+ "Why the Gods Made Wine"
	+ "Creation Myths"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "In Seldon's Shadow"
2. ↑ "A Glimpse of Darkness"
3. ↑ "Why the Gods Made Wine"
4. ↑ "Creation Myths"
STO Transport

The **STO Transport** was a surface-to-orbit shuttle. It was used to transport individuals from the surface of a planet to starships in orbit, such as jumpships. An STO Transport was used by Gaal Dornick to leave Synnax, and dock with a jumpship in orbit to travel to Trantor. The Foundation was equipped with STO Transports aboard the *Deliverance*, and they were used to ferry the initial landing teams to the surface of Terminus.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Emperor's Peace" (First appearance)
	+ "The Mathematician's Ghost"

## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Emperor's Peace"
2. ↑ "The Mathematician's Ghost"
Primary Octavo

The **Primary Octavo** is a pre-Imperial Luminist doctrine, considered heretical during the reign of the Genetic Dynasty. The Primary Octavo held that a soul was linked to individuated sentience, which inherently implied that which cannot be individuated - such as the clones of the Genetic Dynasty - were soulless. In 12,102 Era Imperial, Zephyr Halima gained support by advocating for a return to the Primary Octavo, a position that threatened the stability of the Emperor's rule if Halima ascended to the rank of Proxima.

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "Barbarians at the Gate"
	+ "Death and the Maiden"
	+ "Mysteries and Martyrs"
Terrence Mann

**Terrence Mann** (born July 1, 1951) is an American actor, singer and theatre director. A noted theatre actor on Broadway, Mann has extensive credits in both film and television. In recent years, he played the role of Whispers in the series *Sense8*. Mann portrays the role of Brother Dusk (as Cleon XI and Cleon XII), Brother Darkness and Cleon I in *Foundation* on Apple TV+.

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Catherine Taber

**Catherine Anne Taber** (born December 30, 1979) is an American voice, film and television actress. She is known for voicing Padmé Amidala in *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* and Lori Loud on *The Loud House*.

In 2000, the Georgia native made her feature film debut starring alongside Soleil Moon Frye and Wil Wheaton in the coming of age dramedy *The Girls' Room*, where she and Frye play college roommates with contrasting lifestyles.

Taber got her break into video game voice-overs in *Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic* in 2003, where she played Mission Vao. She voiced Penelo in *Final Fantasy XII*, for which she was nominated for a National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR) Award for Supporting Role in a Drama in 2006.

She was the voice of Padmé Amidala in the *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* animated film and television series that aired on Cartoon Network from 2008 to 2014. Although she auditioned for the part, she credits her video game roles in the Star Wars universe as helping her become a fan and landing the part. She also voiced Amidala in the related *Star Wars* video games, as well as the character Vette in *Star Wars: The Old Republic*. She voiced Princess Leia in the *Star Wars: Force Unleashed* video games, and provided voices during production of the now cancelled animated comedy series *Star Wars Detours*. Meanwhile, in live-action roles, she had a starring role in the horror movie *The Morningside Monster* which screened at the Phoenix Film Festival in April 2014.

Outside of science fiction films and games, she voiced Ginger the Pig in *A Pig's Tail*, an animated 2012 short film made by Aardman Animations for The Humane Society. She also runs a charity website called Games for Soldiers where she collects video game donations for U.S. soldiers overseas.

Taber does the voice of Lori Loud, the eldest of the siblings, on Nickelodeon's *The Loud House*.

Taber also voiced female Jesse in both seasons of the video game *Minecraft: Story Mode* (2015–17), which was first released by Telltale Games on October 12, 2015.
Tatooine

**Tatooine** was a desert planet within the Outer Rim, home to many species, criminals, and well known figures including Jabba the Hutt. It was also the homeworld of Anakin Skywalker.

## **Landscape**

Most of the surface of Tatooine was covered in endless sand dunes with scattered settlements throughout. With the planet orbiting twin suns, less than one percent of the surface was composed of water; most residents of Tatooine received water from moisture vaporators.

## **History**

### The Clone Wars

During the Clone Wars, a Jedi-backed mission to Jabba's Palace occurred, with the Jedi hoping to rescue Rotta from the Separatist Alliance. Later during the war, Chairman Papanoida and his son, Ion Papanoida headed to Tatooine to track down the bounty hunter Greedo, who had kidnapped members of their family. The Sith Lord Maul also visited the planet to convince Jabba the Hutt to join his *Shadow Collective*.

### Rebels

In 2 BBY, the former Sith apprentice Maul traveled to Tatooine to hunt down his old nemesis Obi-Wan Kenobi, who went into hiding on the planet after the great Jedi purge. Unable to draw the Jedi Master out of hiding, Maul used the fragment of the Malachor Sith holocron to lure the Jedi rebel Ezra Bridger to the planet. Ezra traveled with the C1-series astromech droid Chopper to Tatooine. The two rebels were attacked by Tusken Raiders, who damaged their RZ-1T trainer. After being lost in the desert, Ezra and Chopper were rescued by Kenobi, who revealed Maul's deception. Kenobi then instructed the two rebels to return to Atollon while he defeated and fatally wounded Maul in combat. As Maul died in Kenobi's arms, Kenobi confirmed Maul's suspicions that he was hiding *the Chosen One*, Luke Skywalker.
Tim Curry

**Timothy James Curry** (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He is known for working in a diverse range of theatre, film, and television, most often portraying villainous characters. Curry rose to prominence with his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film *The Rocky Horror Picture Show* (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London and the 1974 Los Angeles musical stage productions of *The Rocky Horror Show*.

Curry’s other stage work includes various roles in the original West End production of *Hair*, Tristan Tzara in the 1975 West End and Broadway productions of *Travesties*, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the 1980 Broadway production of *Amadeus*, Alan Swann in the Broadway production of *My Favourite Year,* and King Arthur in Broadway and West End productions of *Spamalot* from 2005 to 2007. His theatre accolades include three Tony Award nominations and two Laurence Olivier Award nominations.

Curry received further acclaim for his film and television roles, including Rooster Hannigan in the film adaptation of *Annie* (1982), Darkness in *Legend* (1985), Wadsworth in *Clue* (1985), Pennywise the Dancing Clown in the miniseries *It* (1990), the Concierge in *Home Alone 2: Lost in New York* (1992), Cardinal Richelieu in *The Three Musketeers* (1993), and Long John Silver in *Muppet Treasure Island* (1996). He has also gained acclaim for his voice acting roles, including his Daytime Emmy Award winning performance as Captain Hook on the Fox's *Peter Pan & the Pirates* (1990–1991), Hexxus in the film *FernGully: The Last Rainforest* (1992), Sir Nigel Thornberry on *The Wild Thornberrys* (1998–2004). After the passing of actor Ian Abercrombie, Curry took over the role of Sheev Palpatine in Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

As a solo music artist, Curry has released three studio albums; *Read My Lips* (1978), *Fearless* (1979), and *Simplicity* (1981).
Psychohistory

"*I’m a professor of probability theory at Streeling University. Specifically, the area of psychohistory."
"Define that for us, please."
"Psychohistory is a predictive model designed to forecast the behavior of very large populations."
"In plainspoken terms, you claim to be able to predict the future?"
"Well, I don’t know what you’re going to have for dinner, if that’s what you’re asking.*"
—Hari Seldon and Advocate Xylas[src]
**Psychohistory** is a new science developed by noted mathematician Hari Seldon. It has the ability to accurately predict future events.

## General Information

Developed by noted mathematician Hari Seldon, Psychohistory is a combination of science and mathematics that uses probability and historical analysis to predict trends and patterns within large social groups. While it could not predict the actions of an individual, it could predict the behavior of large societal groups. With this new science, Hari Seldon predicted that the Galactic Empire would fall within five centuries, and be followed by a period of thirty thousand years of barbarism.

Housed within a device called the Prime Radiant is all of Hari's calculations regarding the fall of Empire. His theories caused concern within the Empire, and with the Emperors themselves who believed that Hari's predictions could cause faith in the Empire to be undermined. While recognising that the fall was inevitable, Hari knew that manipulating certain events could accelerate or slow the fall. In an effort to reduce the amount of years spent in a dark age, Hari proposed the creation of a Foundation to safeguard knowledge and civilization.

## From the Foundation Books

*Psychohistory is a form of science initially developed by Han Fastolfe. Combining history, psychology, and mathematical statistics, the science can predict a nearly exact model of the behaviour of large groups of people. It is the study of the reaction of human conglomerates when exposes to to economic and social stimuli. Psychohistory was expanded through the efforts of Hari Seldon, Dr. Gaal Dornick and other mathematicians.*

*Seldon used Psychohistory to predict the fall of the Galactic Empire and a following dark age lasting thirty thousand years. In an effort to stave off the barbarism that civilization would fall into, Seldon used his new science to nudge events in a certain direction that would see the dark age reduced to only a thousand years through the establishment of the Foundations, two groups of scientists and engineers tasked with the mission of preserving science and civilization.*

## Appearances

* Season One
	+ "The Emperor's Peace" (First appearance)
	+ "Preparing to Live"
	+ "The Mathematician's Ghost"
	+ "Barbarians at the Gate"
* Season Two
	+ "King and Commoner"
	+ "The Sighted and the Seen"
	+ "Why the Gods Made Wine"
	+ "Long Ago, Not Far Away"

## External Links

* Learn more about Psychohistory on the Isaac Asimov Wiki