Ebling Mis

The Foundation scholar who died on the verge of revealing where the Second Foundation was.

Dr. Ebling Mis is a character from Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels, introduced in the Foundation and Empire story "The Mule" as the Foundation's first real psychologist since its founding. He is portrayed by Alexander Siddig in season three of the Apple TV+ series Foundation.

Lore & Background

In the novels, Mis flees the fallen Foundation with Bayta and Toran Darell and Magnifico to find the rumored Second Foundation. At what remains of the Great Library of Trantor he works tirelessly to discover its location, and Bayta kills him before he can reveal it.

Reader's Guide

Dr. Ebling Mis is a Season 3 character played by Alexander Siddig. He is a self-taught psychohistorian and diehard fan of Hari Seldon. Viewers should note that Siddig also portrayed Advocate Xylas in Season 1, creating a thematic link between the prosecution of Seldon's ideas and their later study by Mis. He serves as a bridge between the original founding of the Plan and its future evolution.