The Authorized Ender Companion (27 page)

Miranda (
See
Hundred Worlds)

Miro (
See
Ribeira von Hesse, Marcos Vladimir “Miro”)

Moctezuma (
See
Hundred Worlds)

Molecular Detachment Device/Molecular Disruption Device/M.D.D./“Little Doctor” (EGS, EG, ES, SD, XN, CM)

The next generation from the nuclear weapons that were used against the Formics in the first invasion, the Molecular Detachment Device, also called the Molecular Disruption Device, created a field in which molecules could not hold together. This field would spread as long as matter was tightly
packed together, as in a spaceship or planet. Ender used the weapon against the planet, believing he was playing a game. But the virtual war was real, and the weapon destroyed the Formic planet, wiping out the entire species. Its use was banned from then on.

Three thousand years later, when the planet Lusitania was found to be in rebellion, Starways Congress reauthorized its use. Lusitania was home to a deadly virus called the Descolada, and the Congress felt the only way to protect the universe from the disease and the rebellious planet was to destroy it. The reauthorization of the weapon was made public by the political analyst named Demosthenes.

Molo, Fly (EG, ES, SH, SG)

Fly Molo was a toon leader in Ender’s dominant Dragon Army. He was a solid soldier who gave his all in battles and contributed a lot. Early in his assignment in Dragon Army, however, he doubted Ender’s strategy and spoke badly of him behind his back. Bean defended Ender, leading to a physical confrontation between Fly and Bean.

He was eventually promoted to Tactical School and Command School, where he was one of Ender’s squadron leaders in the school’s “exams,” which were revealed to be actual battles.

He was one of the soldiers who was kidnapped and forced to play more war games in Russia after the Formic Wars. He tried to convince his captors to create better simulations and felt that Peter Wiggin held the key to finding and freeing them.

When it was revealed that Achilles Flandres, a former Battle School student and a serial killer, was their captor, each of the prisoners was taken to a separate location. They were allowed to write to each other, but not allowed physical interaction of any kind.

He, along with his fellow captives except Petra Arkanian, was rescued without incident by Russian operatives a short time later.

In the years that followed his kidnapping, Fly was given extensive responsibilities in his home country, the Philippines. He wasn’t given as much authority in his homeland as many of his Battle School colleagues had in theirs, but he was nonetheless kept busy.

Hyrum Graff and Peter Wiggin both approached Fly to offer him transportation from Earth and the opportunity to begin a new life in space, free of the political instability of his home world. Like the rest of his Battle School colleagues, he refused the invitation.

As Peter built the Hegemony into the Free People of Earth, Graff again
offered Ender’s colleagues the opportunity to leave Earth and govern a planet. It was his fear that Ender’s army would be used in the worldwide conflict, manipulated by whatever political power rose to prominence, and he wanted to prevent that. Every member who received the offer, which did not include Han Tzu, Petra Arkanian, or Alai, said no. The others were already too involved in matters on Earth to leave.

As the situation on Earth grew more violent, though, Fly reconsidered his position. Not wanting to be used by different governments to create battle plans for them, Fly agreed to go to a colony in space. His only request was that he not be sent to the same colony as Alai, citing some personality conflicts with his former Battle School colleague.

Momoe, Talo (EG, ES)

Talo Momoe was the commander of Tiger Army, which was teamed with Griffin Army to face Ender’s Dragon Army in a two-on-one battle. Talo’s team lost. He was promoted to Tactical School, but was considered too incompatible with Ender to move on to Command School.

Monitor (CH, EG, WG, ES)

The monitor was a device that tracked the thoughts and movements of potential Battle School students. It was created and implanted by the International Fleet and removed once a student’s abilities were determined. It was marked by a red light. Many parents considered it a great honor for their children to have a monitor given to them.

Monitor Lady (EG)

Monitor lady was seen at the time Ender’s monitor was removed from the back of his neck. She incorrectly promised that the procedure would not hurt Ender.

Monitor Pequenino (CM)

The monitor pequenino was assigned to watch the telescopes and other monitors of the space around Lusitania in anticipation of the congressional fleet that had been sent to destroy the planet. He heard the warning noise that the fleet had arrived and notified his superiors accordingly, albeit nervously.

Moon, Corn (ES)

A girl in Bean’s Battle School launch group, Corn Moon offered interpretive suggestions to Bean after he discovered the maps of Battle School. She
stated that the five mysterious decks would have to be used, at least in part, for the space-bound school’s oxygen generation, using plants.

Morgan, Admiral Quincy (EE)

Admiral Quincy Morgan was the commanding officer on Ender’s colony ship. The admiral believed he would be the real governor on the planet and that Ender would simply be a figurehead. A natural military man, Quincy set plans in motion to remove Ender from any position of influence. Ender seemed to play along, acquiescing to Quincy’s desires. Ender often reinforced Quincy’s position as the commander of the ship, going so far as to ask that he be addressed as Ender, a student and scientist, not a war hero.

Despite Ender’s reassurances that he was not a threat to Quincy’s command, Admiral Morgan was still nervous. When Ender was involved in a public group reading of
The Taming of the Shrew
, Admiral Morgan had the play shut down and ordered Ender to his office. The passengers on the ship developed great disdain for Admiral Morgan from this decision.

Quincy screamed at Ender and accused him of treason because of an ansible message Peter Wiggin had sent to Valentine that was using up the ship’s bandwidth. Hurling insults at Ender, who remained unflappable, Quincy accused Ender of mutiny. Once the mess was sorted out, Quincy, with some embarrassment, allowed the play to be performed and even attended.

At the play reading, Quincy first saw Dorabella Toscano, who was reading the part of Katharine, the title shrew. Dorabella played the part so well that Quincy began to fall in love with her.

Quincy fully believed that Ender was not qualified to govern Shakespeare Colony, and fully intended to become the governor once they arrived at the planet. As the two-year journey came to a close, Quincy refined his plans to take over the planet. He also married Dorabella, assuring her of a place of prominence in Shakespeare.

As the ship arrived at Shakespeare Colony, Quincy put his plans to take over the governship into full force. There would be a great ceremony where he would expose Ender as an ignorant teenager, and assume control. The plan backfired, however, when Ender interrupted Quincy’s planned ceremony, receiving a hero’s welcome.

Ender presented Quincy with a note from Earth warning the admiral that any attempts to interfere with Ender’s powers as governor or as Quincy’s superior officer would result in a charge of mutiny. Quincy, defeated, returned to the ship for his voyage to another colony. He was joined by Dorabella, but not her daughter, Alessandra, who chose to stay at Shakespeare.

Morgan, Mrs. (WG)

Mrs. Morgan was married to the Reverend Habit Morgan and lived in Eden, North Carolina, where her husband was the minister. She was physically abused by her husband and loved by her son Zeck. She taught Zeck about Santa Claus, despite her husband’s insistence that it was an evil tradition. She gave up Zeck for Battle School.

Morgan, Reverend Habit (WG)

Reverend Habit Morgan was the religious authority in Eden, North Carolina. He spoke with a silver tongue, and his parishioners felt he was the true voice of God among Man. He spoke out against the evils of humanism, particularly the “Satanic” tradition of Santa Claus. He also had a dark secret: he was physically abusive to his wife and son. He focused on nonviolence in his sermons to try to control his rage.

He desperately tried to keep his son, Zeck, from going to Battle School; but after hearing threats that his parents would be arrested, Zeck left his family to go.

Morgan, Zechariah “Zeck” (WG)

The child of the local preacher, Zeck Morgan was born and raised in Eden, North Carolina. He was taught conflicting principles about whether Satan was involved in human affairs by his parents, whom he loved very much. He dogmatically followed his father’s religious instruction, and loved his mother deeply. However, his father beat him severely, calling the beatings “purification.”

When he was screened for potential Battle School placement, he agreed to go to protect his parents from criminal charges if they stopped him. Furthermore, he warned the fleet testing officers that he would teach the other children that God did not want them to kill their enemies.

Not long after arriving at Battle School, Zeck noticed Dink Meeker giving his fellow Dutchman, Flip, a small gift to secretly celebrate Sinterklaas Day—St. Nicholas Day. Angered that religious devotion was forbidden at Battle School, and infuriated that a holiday celebration had gone on unpunished, Zeck took it upon himself to cause a religious uprising in protest. Dink’s gift-giving had spread to many other Battle School students, and in response Zeck influenced a Muslim student Ahmed to lead a group of Muslim students to rebel by saying their daily prayers in public. The Muslim students were taken away in handcuffs, and Zeck found himself ostracized from the rest of Battle School.

Ender later faked an injury, and Zeck, remembering the Good Samaritan, helped Ender. It gave the two a chance to talk. Ender was blunt with Zeck, helping the religious child to see that the abuse his father had done to him was wrong. Zeck reacted violently, beating Ender, but he quickly realized what he was doing, and made the decision to stop, recalling his mother’s influence. Ender helped Zeck realize that Zeck’s father also abused his mother. Zeck wanted to kill his father, but through his conversation with Ender turned from his latent violent tendencies. Ender gave Zeck a gift—a sock, like what Dink had given the others—though this one had been used to stop Zeck’s bleeding. Zeck accepted it. It was a sign that he accepted his colleagues at Battle School. Dink and the others saw Ender accept Zeck, and likewise followed suit, bringing him into the Battle School community.

Morris, Lieutenant (EGS)

Lieutenant Morris was a colleague and instructor at Battle School. He assisted in the Battle Room, unfreezing victims after matches.

Moskva (
See
Hundred Worlds)

Mother Tongue (SD, XN)

Mother Tongue was the language used by female pequeninos or wives on the planet Lusitania to speak with the tribe’s mothertree.

Mrs. Morgan
(EE)

Mrs. Morgan
was the nickname crewmembers aboard
IFcoltrans1
, the first colony spaceship, had given the vessel. It referred to the ship’s commanding officer, Admiral Quincy Morgan, and his unwavering commitment to it.

Mu-pao (XN)

Mu-pao was a servant in the home of Han Fei-tzu. She was the first to notice Fei-tzu’s daughter Qing-jao’s hands were bloodied from washing—the first sign of a child being among the “godspoken.”

She was loyal to Han Fei-tzu, and held the godspoken rituals as sacred. When Fei-tzu’s daughter Qing-jao sent away the servant Si Wang-mu, Mupao followed after her, riding a donkey, to carry Fei-tzu’s instructions that Wang-mu return.

Through the rest of Han Fei-tzu’s life, and for much of Qing-jao’s, Mu-pao continued her service in the House of Han.

Mu-ren (CH)

Mu-ren was the hired cook in the Han household. She refused to give Tzu her key, which she used to go to market to buy foodstuffs, when he asked for it to go outside the walls with his Common Tutor, Wei Dun-nuan, to read. She was scared when the authorities came to arrest Han Tzu’s father.

Musafi (SG)

Musafi was an adviser to the Caliphate of the Muslim World, Alai. He was an ardent supporter of Muslim expansionism and sought to overthrow Peter Wiggin’s world government with a Muslim one. Alai appreciated his colleague’s blunt counsel.

Nagoya (
See
Hundred Worlds)

Najjas (SG)

Najjas was a member of Caliph Alai’s inner circle during the rise of Peter Wiggin as the Hegemon and leader of the world government. Najjas spoke his mind plainly, but followed the guidance of his leaders: Alai and Alai’s wife, the Hindu Virlomi.

Naresuan, Chakri (SH)

Chakri Naresuan was the top military leader in Thailand after Ender’s victory over the Formics. He was a careerist general, who did all he could to protect his own position in the Thai military.

When Bean hid from Achilles Flandres in Thailand, he was made many promises by the Chakri. The Chakri did not keep his promises, however, and was actually exposed to be in a conspiracy with Achilles to kill Bean and the Thai military strategist Suriyawong. His role in an assassination attempt uncovered, the Chakri resigned his position in shame, though not before trying to discredit Bean further to the Prime Minister of Thailand. The prime minister didn’t believe the Chakri, however.

Navigational School (EG)

Navigational School was another training center sponsored by the International Fleet during the Formic Wars. Not much is known about it beyond its existence.