Mima II, also called Mima, was a tropical planet situated within the D'Aelgoth sector of the Mid Rim. Due to the gravitational pull exerted by the star Lar, Mima II's tectonic plates were in constant motion, shifting across the planet's surface in diverse directions. This continuous movement resulted in the ongoing formation of new geographical features, including mountains and seas. The resulting release of crucial chemical elements fostered a rich environment, leading to a planet teeming with diverse plant and animal species, notably the sentient Bilars.
The Bilars, herbivorous primates, inhabited both the vibrant jungles of Mima II and its cities. They possessed a remarkable capacity to create shared group minds known as claqas. This ability, combined with the readily available resources on Mima II like food, enabled the Bilars to swiftly develop an advanced technological civilization on their homeworld. Despite this progress, various factors discouraged interstellar merchants from engaging in trade with the planet.
Mima II, alternatively referred to as simply Mima, was a small terrestrial planet found in the Lar system, a component of the D'Aelgoth sector within the Western Reaches region of the Mid Rim. Occupying the second orbital position in its system, Mima II orbited the orange star Lar at a relatively close range. Furthermore, at least two moons revolved around the planet. Mima II experienced a rapid rotation, completing a day in fifteen standard hours, and its year was brief, lasting only 103 standard days.
The close proximity of Mima II to Lar, and the resulting gravitational forces exerted by the latter, caused significant instability in Mima II's tectonic plates. These plates were pulled across the planet's surface and over its molten core, similar to the way moons generate tidal forces on other planets. Depending on the relative positioning of Mima II to its star, the tectonic plates were subjected to forces from various directions. These movements and collisions between plates continuously gave rise to new landmasses, mountain ranges, volcanoes, and seas across the planet's landscape.
Mima II's intense geological activity released substantial quantities of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and other essential elements required for the evolution of life forms. The strong electromagnetic radiation emitted by Lar transformed these elements into a diverse array of organic molecules. These molecules, coupled with the extremely warm climate of this tropical world, resulted in a flourishing of plant and animal life across the planet.
In the deeper regions of Mima II's oceans, where plants could not take root, expansive carpets of buoyant yellow moss covered the water's surface. On land, clinging lianas and hanging vines thrived on the steep slopes of the planet's young mountains. At lower elevations, powerful rivers flowed through vast, verdant jungles filled with blue, green, and yellow vegetation and trees reaching heights of hundreds of meters. These jungles were dense and shadowy, characterized by thick undergrowth and a complex biosphere with numerous distinct layers. The planet's fauna included the riam, a species of carnivorous flying snake.
Around 3643 BBY, a groundquake on Mima II caused one of the planet's commercial districts to slowly slide into a pool of magma. Consequently, an individual aligned with one of the factions in the ongoing struggle between the Galactic Republic and the reconstituted Sith Empire dispatched a companion to the planet with the goal of salvaging any valuable items from the district before its submersion. Upon the companion's arrival, the district's slide had temporarily slowed, enabling a thorough search of the businesses located within.
The sentientologist Obo Rin featured Mima II and its native inhabitants, the Bilars, in his Catalog of Intelligent Life in the Galaxy. This work detailed the sentient species that Rin considered to be of greatest importance in the galaxy and of particular interest to the Galactic Empire.
In 5 ABY, affluent businesspeople hailing from the moons of Mima II were among the diverse gamblers present at the Holiday Towers Hotel and Casino in Cloud City, a floating metropolis situated within the atmosphere of the Outer Rim Territories planet Bespin.
Mima II served as the homeworld for the Bilars. As a sentient species of herbivorous primates, Bilars were well-suited to life within Mima II's jungles. The Imperial sentientologist Obo Rin described the Bilars as the "kings" of their homeworld's jungles, owing to their unique capacity to form claqas, a type of hive mind shared among groups of Bilars, which amplified their intelligence and sensory abilities.
Characterized as pacifistic and carefree, Bilars had limited experience with hardship due to the abundant availability of basic necessities, such as food, on their homeworld. This abundance also facilitated the rapid development of a sophisticated technological society with a focus on mass production within a short time.
However, due to a variety of factors, including Mima II's limited supply of goods not readily available elsewhere in the galaxy, most interstellar merchants avoided conducting business with Mima II. Consequently, the majority of Bilars were confined to their homeworld, unable to afford transportation off-world. Furthermore, while some of the larger claqas, like Unni Yerudi, managed to leave Mima II, most Bilars who ventured off-planet eventually returned, drawn back by the ease of life compared to the challenges of the wider galaxy.
By 3643 BBY, Mima II featured several business districts. Following a local groundquake around that time, one district within a city on Mima II began sliding towards a magma pool. A portion of Mima II's native Bilars resided in cities constructed in the central areas of the planet's tectonic plates, which offered relative safety from the world's intense geological activity. Large cities on Mima II incorporated parks with planted trees.
Mima II was initially mentioned in Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races, a 1989 sourcebook written by Troy Denning for use with West End Games' Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. The 1990 roleplaying game source article "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, How I Wonder Where We Are," published in the thirteenth issue of Voyages SF magazine, placed the planet within the "Imperial Core" sector. Given that this article was released independently of the Lucas Licensing process, its canonicity within the Star Wars Legends continuity was never officially established. The 2009 reference book The Essential Atlas subsequently located the Lar system, and therefore Mima II, in grid square L-17, a considerable distance from the galaxy's Core Worlds. The StarWars.com Online Companion to the book further superseded the Voyages SF 13 placement by confirming that the system was situated within the D'Aelgoth sector.
Zorba the Hutt's Revenge, a 1992 young-reader novel authored by Paul and Hollace Davids, introduced the abbreviated form of the planet's name, "Mima." The alternative spelling of the planet's name, "Mima Two," was later featured in a Scavenging Crew Skill mission in the 2011 BioWare video game Star Wars: The Old Republic. However, the information regarding the mission's outcome was eventually removed from the game.
The 1998 Star Wars Encyclopedia asserts that the tectonic activity on Mima II resulted from a nearby planet named Lar, contradicting the first edition and the 1994 second edition of Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races, both of which attribute the gravitational influence to the star Lar. This article operates under the assumption that the Star Wars Encyclopedia is incorrect.