Unidentified Imperial general (Formidable)

An individual served in the Imperial Military as a general aboard the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Formidable during the Imperial Era. In 1 BBY, a crew of bounty hunters led by the cyborg Beilert Valance went on a hunt for Darth Vader, Galactic Emperor Palpatine's enforcer. During the engagement, the Formidable's bridge was destroyed, killing the general and plummeting the Star Destroyer to Heva's surface.

Biography

During the Imperial Era, the human individual served within the armed forces of the Galactic Empire as an Imperial officer, eventually attaining the military rank of general. In 1 BBY,^[3] the cyborg Beilert Valance and his crew of bounty hunters were hired by the Hidden Hand organization to kill Darth Vader,^[2]Galactic Emperor Palpatine's enforcer.^[4] At the same time, Lord Vader was on his own hunt for the organization. After the bounty hunter Dengar,^[5] Vader's secret informant within Valance's crew,^[6] alerted that they were on the astronomical object Heva^[5] in the Outer Rim's^[7] Sevetta sector,^[8] Vader travelled their aboard the Imperial-class Star Destroyer^[2] Formidable^[6] to engage them.^[2]

Arriving within Heva's atmosphere, Vader ordered the general to deploy the Star Destroyer's TIE fighters to engage Valance's cruiser, the Broken Wing and left to join the skirmish in his personal TIE Advanced x1. Valance's slicer, Chio Fain, managed to gain control of a group of bot-drones and used them to ram into the Formidable's conning tower, severing it. The resulting explosion killed the Imperial general and sent the Formidable crashing into Heva's surface below.^[2] In the aftermath, a second Star Destroyer under the command of General Gollin arrived, with the ship's Imperial captain reported the loss of the Formidable.^[6]

Personality and traits

The general was a human with light skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes.

Equipment

As an officer of the Galactic Empire, the general wore the Imperial officer's uniform which included an Imperial kepi, a utility belt, and the tunic. Denoting their military rank was a double-row style rank insignia plaque of four red tiles above four blue tiles, along with at least a single code cylinder on their left tunic chest pocket.^[2]

Behind the scenes

The Imperial general debuted in Target Vader 3, a comic^[6] released on October 9, 2019.September 25, 2019^[9] The issue was written by Robbie Thompson and pencilled by Stefano Landini.^[6]

Appearances

• Target Vader 3 (First appearance)

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