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In Star Wars: The High Republic #10, the Nihil show Myarga the Merciless little mercy, which could spell more trouble between the Jedi and the Hutts.
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: The High Republic #10, on sale now from Marvel Comics.
The dual threats of the Nihil and the Drengir have led the Jedi to make many unorthodox alliances to protect the galaxy in the High Republic era. In the first arc of the Star Wars: The High Republic comic series, the Jedi form an unlikely alliance with Myarga and the Hutts, mainly because the Drengir have ravaged the Hutt cartel’s worlds. However, even though the alliance ended acrimoniously earlier with the Drengir’s defeat, Myarga’s death in Star Wars: The High Republic #10 (by Cavan Scott, Georges Jeanty, Carlos Lopez, Karl Story, Victor Olazaba, and VC’s Travis Lanham) might either make the Hutts reconsider working with the Jedi against the Nihil, or it may make the Hutts more actively opposed to the Jedi overall.
The catalyst for the end of the Jedi and Hutt alliance occurred in issue #8. The Jedi, unwilling to commit genocide, trap the Great Progenitor, the hivemind mother of all Drengir. Because the Great Progenitor is psychically cut off, the rest of the Drengir go into hibernation. Myarga, also known as both Myarga the Benevolent and Myarga the Merciless, had been fighting at the Jedi’s side, and she angrily opposes this decision. While she mainly is motivated by a desire for revenge, her fear of the Drengir eventually escaping and rising again is understandable. Thus, Myarga angrily flies off, and the Jedi realize their alliance with the Hutt cartel is over.
In an effort to take the battle to the Nihil instead of passively waiting for more attacks, Avar Kriss sanctions a dangerous undercover operation in the following issue. In the mission, Keeve Trennis and Terec go undercover as Nihil to infiltrate their forces and gain more information.
However, the mission is almost immediately placed in jeopardy when Zeetar, one of the main Tempest Runners for the Nihil, brings out his prisoner, Myarga. Zeetar asks Keeve to prove her loyalty and abilities to the Storm by killing Myarga. The sight of Myarga is particularly striking because she seems broken and defeated, a strong contrast to her bombastic personality earlier in the series. Because she is a Jedi, Keeve does not want to kill any unarmed prisoner, and the fact that Myarga is someone Keeve knows makes the situation even more fraught even though the Hutts and the Jedi are no longer allies.
Keeve comes up with a scheme to buy Myarga a little more time in issue #1o by revealing that Myarga was allied with the Jedi and might have information on the Order. While this gambit does spare Myarga’s life at first, it does mean that the Nihil will torture her for information. At first, Myarga seems to go with the plan. However, after being tortured, Myarga blows Keeve and Terec’s cover to try to save herself. This betrayal, while understandable due to the torture, makes Myarga no longer a valuable asset to the Nihil. Thus, Lourna Dee unceremoniously shoots Myarga in the head, ending the reign of Myarga the Benevolent and the Merciless forever.
Myarga’s death further highlights the Nihil’s ruthlessness and might have further repercussions for the Jedi in their dealings with the Hutts in the future. Her death could be a catalyst for the Hutts to renew their alliance with the Jedi to combat the Nihil threat. Alternatively, Myarga’s death and the Jedi’s inability to save her might make the Hutts oppose the Jedi even more. With the Nihil’s acquisition of the Great Leveler, a deadly Jedi Killer, the Jedi do not need more enemies, but the Nihil may have succeeded in fracturing the galaxy even further with Myarga’s murder.
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