The one who brought Mapo into this world was a woman. She, along with her spouse, met their end when the Galactic Empire unleashed a bombing raid on the Golus Station refueling facility amidst the Galactic Civil War. Mapo lived through this event, though he was left with severe disfigurement, ultimately finding himself in an orphanage located in Theed, which serves as the capital city of Naboo. It was there that he formed a friendship with Jar Jar Binks, a Gungan who was considered an outcast.