Idel Idel was a human male who served as a commodore in the Imperial Navy and commanded his own " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer . He led a trio of Imperial Star Destroyers to recapture Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine ' s luxury pleasure craft , the " Imperialis " , after it was stolen from Orbital Shipyard CC - 24 in the Castell system . Idel destroyed the shipyard and then attempted to use gravity mine s to capture the " Imperialis " . When that failed , he offered a million - credit reward to whomever brought him the " Imperials " , causing the other two Star Destroyer s — commanded by Captain s Conro and Shan — to try and use their vessels ' tractor beam s to capture the yacht . The smuggler Lando Calrissian , who was pilot ing the " Imperialis " , maneuvered the yacht so that the two Star Destroyers collided , allowing the " Imperialis " to escape . Realizing he had failed the Emperor , Idel shot himself in the head . Biography . Punishing failure . During the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic , Commodore Idel served in the Imperial Navy and commanded his own " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer . After a group of thieves led by the smuggler Lando Calrissian managed to board and steal Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine ' s pleasure yacht , the " Imperialis " , from Sienar Fleet Systems ' Orbital Shipyard CC - 24 space station in the Castell system , Idel was assigned to recover the vessel on the Emperor ' s orders . In addition to his own vessel , Idel was given command over the Star Destroyers belonging to Captain s Shan and Conro for the mission , and the trio arrived in the Castell system before the " Imperialis " could escape . The commodore contacted his two subordinates via hologram once above the shipyard and briefed them of their mission before commencing the task by ordering his gunner s to destroy the space station in order to make an example of those who failed the Emperor . The easy way out . Once the Star Destroyer s ' turbolaser s had reduced CC - 24 to space dust , Idel turned his attention to the yacht . Ordering Shan and Conro to stand by while he handled the thieves , the commodore had his Star Destroyer release a pair of gravity mine s , which would latch onto the " Imperialis " and prevent it from jumping to hyperspace . However , the yacht ' s automated defense system quickly destroyed the mine s , prompting Idel to offer a million credit s to whichever captain could capture the ship first . Keen to claim Idel ' s promised reward , both Shan and Conro moved to capture the " Imperialis " with their vessels ' tractor beam s . However , Calrissian , who was pilot ing the yacht , maneuvered the the " Imperialis " between the two Star Destroyers , causing the two Imperial vessels ' beams to lock onto each other instead . The captains realized their mistake too late , and their ships were pulled together into a collision while the " Imperialis " fled the system . Having witnessed the utter failure of his mission unfold before him , Idel chose to end his own life rather than face the Emperor ' s wrath . After advising his crew that they might consider defecting to the Rebel Alliance , he took his blaster pistol and shot himself in the head . Personality and traits . Idel was confident that he would be able to reclaim the " Imperialis " with ease upon reaching the Castell system and had his two supporting captains hold back while he tried to capture the vessel on his own . However , when Shan questioned the need for three vessels on such a mission , the commodore pointed out that it was the Emperor ' s orders and told the captain to focus on the mission . After Idel ' s gravity mine scheme failed , his confidence was shaken to the point that he was willing to offer a large sum of credits to the captain that succeeded in capturing the yacht . After the " Imperialis " escaped due to the incompetence of Shan and Conro , Idel chose to commit suicide over the failure , avoiding whatever punishment the Emperor might have in store . A human , the mustachioed Idel had blond hair , fair skin , and brown eye s , with a scar running across his right eye socket . Equipment . Idel wore a gray Imperial officer ' s uniform and carried a blaster pistol while aboard the bridge of his Star Destroyer . Behind the scenes . Idel was created for the 2015 comic book " Lando , Part II " , which was written by Charles Soule and illustrated by Alex Maleev .