Unidentified pit crew member (Sovereign)

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A human pit crew member served aboard the bridge of the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Sovereign as an officer of the Galactic Empire. They wore a black uniform and had a rank insignia plaque. In 18 BBY, they reported the arrival of a Zeta-class shuttle, the Infernum, above the Outer Rim planet Mon Cala, to Governor Wilhuff Tarkin. Later, during the Invasion of Mon Cala, they reported the approach of Mon Cala creatures to the planet's surface.

Biography

The pit crew member served as an officer of the Galactic Empire on the bridge of the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Sovereign.^[2] In 18 BBY,^[3] as the Zeta-class shuttle Infernum exited hyperspace above the^[2] Outer Rim^[4] planet Mon Cala during Imperial negotiations with the planet, the crew member reported to Governor Wilhuff Tarkin that the Sovereign's scopes had identified an Imperial affiliated shuttle exiting hyperspace. When Tarkin inquired about the starship's designation, the crew member reported it as "Infernum," which Tarkin recognized as a ship related to the Empire's Inquisitorius^[2]—an organization responsible for hunting Jedi.^[4]

Later, after the negotiations devolved^[2] into a battle on the planet in Dac City, the King of Mon Cala Lee-Char orchestrated a plan to repel the Imperial invaders by having Mon Cala creatures create giant waves to crash over Mon Cala's surface. As the creatures approached the water's surface, the officer reported a "strange" signal of large objects rising to the surface across the planet.^[1]

Personality and traits

The pit crew member was a human with light skin and black hair down to their neck.^[1]

Equipment

The crew member wore a black uniform with the Imperial crest on the shoulder. They had a rank insignia plaque with two rows of three squares and a black cap with an officer's disk.^[1]

Behind the scenes

The pit crew member first appeared in the thirteenth issue of the 2017 comic series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli, and published by Marvel Comics^[2] on March 14, 2018.^[5]

Appearances

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• Darth Vader (2017) 13 (First appearance)
• Darth Vader (2017) 14

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