Changes: Poly Verisof

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"He calls himself the Mule. He's the source of the coming darkness. He's like us. A telepath. Only more powerful."

—Gaal Dornick^[src]

The Mule, also known as the Warlord of Kalgan, is a recurring character in the Apple TV+ series, Foundation. He appears in a vision to Gaal Dornick as bringing destruction to the Foundation and killing Salvor Hardin. The Mule is portrayed by Mikael Persbrandt, first appearing in "A Glimpse of Darkness."

Biography

A monster of a man and powerful Mentalic, the Mule rises to power one hundred and fifty years in the future with the intention of conquering the galaxy. He strives to destroy the last things standing in his way; Hari Seldon, Gaal Dornick, Salvor Hardin, and the Second Foundation. Gaal Dornick projects her consciousness into this future, and during a confrontation with her, the Mule realises that a younger version of Gaal is present in her mind.^[1]

Behind the Scenes

The Mule was mentioned in the first episode of Foundation, "The Emperor's Peace". He would not appear until the second episode of the second season, "A Glimpse of Darkness".

Appearances

Season One
- "The Emperor's Peace" (First mentioned)
Season Two
- "A Glimpse of Darkness" (First appearance)

Notes and references

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "A Glimpse of Darkness"

[AGOD-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "A Glimpse of Darkness"

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- | name         = Poly Verisof
+ | name         = The Mule
- | image        = [[File:Poly Versiof.png]]
+ | image        = [[File:The Mule.png]]
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+ | occupation   = Warlord<ref name="AGOD">"[[A Glimpse of Darkness]]"</ref>
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- | birthPlace   = [[Terminus]]<ref name="TEP">"[[The Emperor's Peace]]"</ref>
+ | birthPlace   =
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- | species      = Human<ref name="TEP" />
+ | species      = [[Human]]<ref name="AGOD" />
- | gender       = Male<ref name="TEP" />
+ | gender       = Male<ref name="AGOD" />
  | height       =
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- | portrayedby  = [[Jairaj Varsani]]
+ | portrayedby  = [[Mikael Persbrandt]]
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- | debut        = "[[The Emperor's Peace]]"
+ | debut        = "[[A Glimpse of Darkness]]"
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+{{Quote|He calls himself the Mule. He's the source of the coming darkness. He's like us. A telepath. Only more powerful.|Gaal Dornick|A Glimpse of Darkness}}
-{{Quote|"Poly, come back! We don't have a deal."<br />"I know. I wanna see the ghost."|Poly is determined to approach the Vault|The Emperor's Peace}}
-'''Poly Verisof''' is a recurring character in the [[Apple TV+]] series ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]''. He is one of the colonist's children on [[Terminus]] who are intrigued by the mysterious [[Vault]]. Poly is portrayed by [[Jairaj Varsani]] in the series, first appearing in the episode "[[The Emperor's Peace]]."
+'''The Mule''', also known as the '''Warlord of Kalgan''', is a recurring character in the [[Apple TV+]] series, ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]''. He appears in a vision to [[Gaal Dornick]] as bringing destruction to the [[Foundation]] and killing [[Salvor Hardin]]. The Mule is portrayed by [[Mikael Persbrandt]], first appearing in "[[A Glimpse of Darkness]]."
+==Biography==
-==General Information==
+A monster of a man and powerful [[Mentalic]], the Mule rises to power one hundred and fifty years in the future with the intention of conquering the galaxy. He strives to destroy the last things standing in his way; [[Hari Seldon]], [[Gaal Dornick]], [[Salvor Hardin]], and the [[Second Foundation]]. Gaal Dornick projects her consciousness into this future, and during a confrontation with her, the Mule realises that a younger version of Gaal is present in her mind.<ref name="AGOD" />
-Poly is a young boy who lives on the planet [[Terminus]]. Along with his friends, [[Keir]], [[Gia]], and [[Laylo Fulham|Laylo]], he is fascinated by the mysterious [[Vault]]. Poly once tried to get as close to the [[Vault]] as possible, wanting to see the "ghost" but the effects of the [[null field]] rendered him unconscious. His friends were unable to retrieve him because he was so close, but he was pulled to safety by Warden [[Salvor Hardin]] who was unaffected by the Vault.<ref name="TEP" />
+==Behind the Scenes==
-Poly later greeted [[Hugo]] when he arrived on Terminus.<ref name="TMG">"[[The Mathematician's Ghost]]"</ref> During the [[Anacreon]]'s attack on [[Terminus City]], Poly and Gia managed to rescue Salvor when she was held captive by the Anacreons. Poly distracted the guard while Gia knocked them out with a piece of metal. The pair then dragged the unconscious Salvor into the geothermal tunnels.<ref name="DM">"[[Death and the Maiden]]"</ref>
+The Mule was mentioned in the first episode of ''[[Foundation (TV series)|Foundation]]'', "[[The Emperor's Peace]]". He would not appear until the second episode of the [[Season Two|second season]], "[[A Glimpse of Darkness]]".
 ==Appearances==
 *[[Season One]]
-**"[[The Emperor's Peace]]"
+**"[[The Emperor's Peace]]" {{1stm}}
+*[[Season Two]]
-**"[[The Mathematician's Ghost]]"
-**"[[Upon Awakening]]"
+**"[[A Glimpse of Darkness]]" {{1st}}
-**"[[Death and the Maiden]]"
-**"[[The First Crisis]]"
-**”[[The Leap]]”
 ==Notes and references==
 <references />
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Verisof, Poly}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Mule, The}}
 [[Category:Characters]]
 [[Category:Humans]]
 [[Category:Males]]
-[[Category:Termini]]
+[[Category:Metalics]]