- "A Jedi has come to our rescue? I remember the Jedi, Guerno! I met one once, you know! Champions of the galaxy! Always said so! I knew someday they would come back."
[whispering] "But, Captain Piard—aren't the Jedi the enemies of the Empire?"
"Well, these Jedi are our very welcomed friends, Guerno!"
[whispering] "Yes, Captain!" - ―Captain Piard and Guerno, regarding Cade Skywalker
Captain Piard was a Human who served in the Navy of Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire during the Second Imperial Civil War. In 137 ABY, Piard's shipping vessel was boarded in the Arkanis sector by Black Sun pirates who demanded Piard's shipment of blasters. The captain and the Imperial officer Guerno were rescued by the former Jedi Cade Skywalker, who used a mind trick to convince them that Black Sun pirates stole the cargo. Skywalker and his companions, Jariah Syn and Deliah Blue then took the shipment of blasters for themselves.
Biography
- "Well my Jedi friend, thank you for your timely rescue! You just name your reward. You'll find the Empire is good for it."
"Got no doubt. I'm taking your cargo, Captain." - ―Captain Piard and Cade Skywalker
Captain Piard speaks with Guerno.
Piard was a Human who served as a captain in the Navy of Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire in 137 ABY, during the Second Imperial Civil War, a galactic conflict between Krayt's Empire and deposed Emperor Roan Fel's Empire-in-exile. Piard and the Imperial officer Guerno were assigned to a shipping vessel that was delivering cargo, which included Thunderbolt Mark 7 blasters, via the Triellus Trade Route.[1]
Piard's ship stopped at the 5709-DC Shipping Lane, a hyperspace route in the Arkanis sector, and was boarded by pirates affiliated with the Black Sun crime syndicate. The pirates' captain, Dovrin, threatened Piard and Guerno, demanding to know where the blasters were. Piard objected when the Cathar pirate destroyed a protocol droid. Dovrin was interrupted by a noise nearby and sent several cronies to check on it. Shortly after, the former Jedi Cade Skywalker and his companions, Jariah Syn and Deliah Blue, revealed themselves after boarding the vessel and rescued Piard and Guerno by killing Dovrin and incapacitating the remaining pirates.[1]
Piard immediately thanked Skywalker for his assistance, believing from his lightsaber that he was a Jedi, and proclaiming that they were the champions of the galaxy. When Guerno quietly questioned Piard's words because Jedi were enemies of the Empire, Piard answered loudly that these Jedi were friends; Guerno then understood.[1]
When Skywalker demanded the shipment of Thunderbolt blasters, Piard began to object but was influenced by a mind trick from Skywalker, who used the Force to persuade the Captain and Guerno to forget the encounter and believe that Black Sun took Piard's cargo. Skywalker and his companions then took it for themselves.[1]
Personality and traits
- "But…but–but–but–but…you're a Jedi! You're supposed to help!"
"Galaxy helps those who help themselves." - ―Piard and Cade Skywalker
Piard was light-skinned with blue eyes and white hair with a mustache. As a captain in the Imperial Navy, Piard wore an Imperial officer's uniform. The captain objected when Dovrin destroyed the protocol droid and was extremely thankful when Cade Skywalker rescued the Imperials from the Black Sun pirates. Although Piard initially objected to Skywalker's intentions with the shipment, the captain was susceptible to being influenced by a mind trick.[1]
Behind the scenes
Piard appeared in the thirty-seventh issue of the comic series Star Wars: Legacy, written by John Ostrander and penciled by Jan Duursema.[1]
Appearances
- Legacy (2006) 37 (First appearance)