Merrin is a character who appears in the Star Wars video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. She is a Dathomirian Nightsister who lived on her homeworld, Dathomir, during the Imperial Era before joining Kestis and the crew of the Stinger Mantis.
Background[]
Merrin was only a child when General Grievous massacred the Nightsisters during the Clone Wars. Perceiving herself as the only survivor, Merrin grieved for her fallen sisters alone, and vowed someday to seek vengeance. Following the rise of the Empire, Merrin encountered Jedi Master Taron Malicos, who crash-landed on Dathmir after escaping Order 66. Malicos, who fell to the dark side of the Force, manipulated Merrin into learning their magick. When the former Jedi Padawan Cal Kestis visited Dathmior in search of the Tomb of Kujet, Merrin realized Malicos had been deceiving her. Reluctant at first, she fought alongside Kestis in defeating Malicos. Afterwards she joined Kestis' in his quest to find the Holocron that held a list of force sensitive children.
After several years of evading and battling the Empire, the Mantis crew parted ways over irreconcilable differences. Merrin traveled the galaxy alone, righting wrongs where she could. She would eventually reunite with Cal when both became involved with the Hidden Path, which sought to save Force sensitives from being hunted by the Empire. She rejoined the Mantis crew in the hunt for the hidden world of Tanaloor. During this mission, Merrin and Cal became romantically involved. The two fought side by side and succeeded in recovering the Abyss compass necessary to reach Tanalorr, vowing to make the planet a safe haven for those hunted by the Empire.
Personality[]
Deeply effected by the death of her fellow Nightsisters, Merrin was hostile and aggressive, especially towards Jedi. Devoted to protecting what remained of Dathomir. After meeting Cal Kestis and learning the truth of Malicos' lies, she became level headed and put aside her previous animosity towards Jedi. She is also shown to have some sense of humor, demonstrated when she joked with Greez saying that she needed one of his arms as a sacrifice for a ritual to get past the blockade of the Empire at Nur.
Due to her isolation on Dathomir, Merrin showcased fascination and child-like wonder when visiting other planets, such as Kashyyk and Bogano. In addition, she appeared to be socially awkward and indifferent towards others, but not heartless. Also because of her isolation, she was oblivious to the events that had occurred over the years, and knew nothing about the Empire.
Powers and abilities[]
- Magick: Merrin was versed in Nightsister magick, capable of enhancing Nightbrothers in combat and throwing blasts of ichor by hand. One ritual she knew could be used to cloak an entire ship from sensors.
- Chant of Resurrection: The most potent magick of the Nightsisters allows Merrin to resurrect the dead.
- Teleportation: One of the potent magick is teleporting from one place to another at will.
- Telekinesis: Merrin could also manipulate the ground, such as by raising platforms through telekinesis or morphing the ground to bury a man alive. This telekinesis was not limited to Dathomir, as she proved able on Nur to raise two adult humans out of deep water with her magick alone.
Trivia[]
- Many of Merrin's design characteristics were recycled from the scrapped character Mag Zaroff, who was intended to be the video game's main antagonist before her inclusion was dropped in favor of using the Second Sister.
- The novel Jedi: Battle Scars reveals Merrin is pansexual.[1]
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