Mon, Ephant

[Rose]

Ephant Mon

Basic Information -

Homeworld: Vinsoth
Species: Chevin
Gender: Male
Height: 2.5 meters tall
Weapon: Vibroblade
Affiliation: Criminal

Movie Information -

A grotesque member of Jabba the Hutt's court, Ephant Mon was a monstrous, upright pachydermoid with tough, wrinkled skin, stubby legs and large, powerful hands. The front of his form was dominated by a long face, with watery, pensive eyes, and a tusk-filled snout. The ponderous Mon wasn't very mobile, and carried a gruesome bone as a walking stick.

Expanded Universe -

Ephant Mon, the cagey and highly intelligent Chevin from Vinsoth, is the closest thing that Jabba the Hutt had to a friend. In his younger days, Mon worked as a mercenary, amassing wealth by running guns for anyone, from pirates to seditionists. His growing circle of connections in the underworld eventually brought Mon to the attention of Jabba, and the two struck up an unlikely friendship.

While in Jabba's employ, Mon brought the taint of criminal activity to the unspoiled world of Cerea. Mon was there to collect malium, a trace atmospheric mineral that could be used in a drug-making process. He also smuggled contraband swoops and technology to Bron, the leader of a controversial progressive movement to modernize Cerea.

Decades later, during a scheme to raid an Imperial weapons depot on Glakka, Mon and Jabba were double-crossed by their underlings and left stranded on the icy moon. Jabba uncharacteristically saved Mon's life by wrapping his oily fat folds around him. The crime lord provided his friend warmth, and the two kept alive long enough to be rescued the next day.

Jabba appointed Ephant Mon as his secret internal security officer, since Mon was one of the few that Jabba trusted. Mon's duty was to root out conspiracies and assassination plots. In a den as murderous as Jabba's palace, the Chevin had his massive hands full keeping tabs on the turncoats.

When Luke Skywalker approached Jabba's palace, Mon confronted the young Jedi. Skywalker stated, matter-of-factly, that Jabba would be destroyed lest his Rebel friends be freed. Mon, who wasn't entirely untouched by the Force, believed Skywalker, and tried to warn Jabba. The stubborn Hutt wouldn't believe him, and instead underestimated the Jedi.

Mon stayed behind at the palace as Jabba led a sail barge party into oblivion. Tired of the underworld, he eventually retired to Vinsoth, where he founded an enlightened sect that worshipped the Force.