Jeffers was a colonel in the Imperial Army.[3] At one point between 19 BBY and 9 BBY,[1] Colonel Jeffers served as an aide to General Irrv during the Galactic Empire's attempt to occupy the planet Culroon III. At Irrv's initiative, a ceremony was arranged to peacefully transfer power from the native Culroon and their leader, Kloff, to the Empire.[3] The process was to be symbolized with an exchange of a ceremonial blaster and a Naval sword.[4]
Jeffers attended the ceremony with Irrv, other Imperial officers, and a legion of stormtroopers, along with Kloff and a dozen Culroon warriors. When Irrv presented Kloff with the Naval sword, Kloff calmly impaled Jeffers[3] in the chest[4]—killing him[2]—and launching an insurrection against the Empire. The Imperials were saved by an All Terrain Armored Transport commanded by Junior Lieutenant Maximilian Veers.[3]
Behind the scenes
Jeffers first appeared in the short story "The Promotion of Lieutenant Veers," published in West End Games' 1987 The Star Wars Sourcebook written by Bill Slavicsek and Curtis Smith.[3]
Appearances
"The Promotion of Lieutenant Veers" — The Star Wars Sourcebook (reprinted in Second Edition) (First appearance)
Sources
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 31 VEE 1-2: General Maximilian Veers
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Official Star Wars Fact File Part 14 VEE 1-4: General Maximilian Veers
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jeffers' death during the insurrection on Culroon III as confirmed by The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia takes place following the formation of the Galactic Empire, which took place in 19 BBY according to The New Essential Chronology. The New Essential Guide to Characters states that, following the insurrection, Maximilian Veers had a son, Zevulon Veers, and that Zevulon was a teenager in the months following the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY. Therefore, Zevulon must have been born by 9 BBY at the latest and that the insurrection on Culroon III must have taken between 19 BBY and that year.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. II, p. 153 ("Jeffers")
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6
"The Promotion of Lieutenant Veers" — The Star Wars Sourcebook (reprinted in Second Edition)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Official Star Wars Fact File 31 VEE 1-2: General Maximilian Veers