o ▁G ig antic us , ▁the ▁c low n ▁of ▁the ▁M ule , ▁from ▁Kal gan ; ▁ignor ant ▁of ▁Magn ific o ' s ▁true ▁identity ▁as ▁the ▁M ule ▁himself . ▁ ▁P rit cher ▁initially ▁opposed ▁the ▁M ule ▁and ▁his ▁attempts ▁to ▁conquer ▁the ▁Foundation , ▁attempting ▁to ▁assass inate ▁the ▁M ule ▁in ▁a ▁suic ide ▁attack , ▁but ▁the ▁M ule ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁util ize ▁his ▁mental ▁control ▁to ▁convert ▁P rit cher ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁loyal ▁follow ers , ▁following ▁which ▁P rit cher ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Colonel ▁and ▁eventually ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Lieutenant ▁General . ▁▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁to ▁his ▁conversion , ▁he ▁led ▁six ▁un success ful ▁searches ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁Foundation ; ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁one , ▁he ▁was ▁accompanied ▁by ▁B ail ▁Ch ann is , ▁whom ▁the ▁M ule ▁sus pected ▁of ▁being ▁an ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁His ▁later ▁history ▁is ▁all ud ed ▁to ▁briefly ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁part ▁of ▁Second ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁He ▁succeeded ▁the ▁M ule ▁as ▁First ▁Cit izen ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁World s , ▁and ▁he ▁bes ie ged ▁Term inus , ▁the ▁res urg ent ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation , ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁ ▁However , ▁his ▁attempt ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁World s ▁together ▁did ▁not ▁succeed , ▁and ▁eventually ▁it ▁separated ▁into ▁several ▁distinct ▁national ▁bodies . ▁ ▁H ari ▁S eld on ▁H ari ▁S eld