His acute telepathic ability to modify the emotions of human beings derailed one of the basic assumptions of Hari Seldon's psychohistory - that, in general, the responses of human populations to given stimuli will remain the same. The Mule (269-306 FE) was a powerful mentalic mutant, warlord, and conqueror who posed the greatest threat to the Seldon Plan. It was not to be compared with the tightly controlled Union of Worlds under the Mule, particularly during the era of the so-called Search. The earlier commercial empire of the fallen Foundation had been diverse and loosely knit, despite the impalpable backing of the predictions of Psychohistory. After the definitive break-up of the first Galactic Empire, it was he who first presented history with a unified volume of space truly imperial in scope. It was after the fall of the First Foundation that the constructive aspects of the Mule's regime took shape. Even the period of his greatest renown is known to us chiefly through the eyes of his antagonists and, principally, through those of a young bride. His real name is unknown his early life mere conjecture. THE MULE: Less is known of "The Mule" than of any character of comparable signifigance to Galactic history.
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