Turr Phennir Turr Phennir was a Human male hailing from the planet Valahari who served for years as an ace starfighter pilot in the Galactic Empire ' s 181st Imperial Fighter Group . Recruited into the group by Major Soontir Fel around 1 ABY , Captain Phennir spent the next several years battling forces of the Rebel Alliance , the Empire ' s opponent in the ongoing Galactic Civil War . By 4 ABY , he was a major and the fighter group ' s executive officer . Phennir and the 181st flew in the Battle of Endor that year , which saw Galactic Emperor Palpatine die aboard the Empire ' s second Death Star battlestation . The defeat caused the Empire to fracture , but the 181st remained loyal to the throne and were called on to defend the planet Brentaal IV from the New Republic , the Alliance ' s successor state . Phennir had no faith in the Empire ' s new leadership and urged Fel to seize the planet as his own warlord holding , but the 181st instead flew into a battle that scheming Imperial Intelligence Director Ysanne Isard had already decided they would lose . When the New Republic conquered Brentaal IV and captured Fel , command of the 181st was given to Phennir . When the crumbling Empire ceased to exist in 11 ABY , the Imperial Remnant was formed from the holdings of various warlords , and new Supreme Commander Gilad Pellaeon recruited Phennir and the 181st to aid him in the Orinda campaign of 12 ABY . The fighter group and the " Executor - class " Star Dreadnought " Reaper " battled New Republic forces in a series of clashes throughout the Mid Rim , ultimately repelling them in the Orinda system and securing the Remnant ' s borders . One year later , General Phennir and three other pilots of the 181st went on a diplomatic mission to the neutral planet Adumar , whose government also invited representatives from the New Republic . Phennir and his men won the hearts of the locals by frequently engaging them in customary aerial duels to the death , and they pledged themselves to the nation state of Cartann when its leader declared war on the rest of the planet . However , Phennir fled Adumar in his TIE interceptor when the New Republic pilots — flying for the opposing Adumari Union — shot down all three of his fellows . Cartann lost the war , and Adumar joined the New Republic . After Adumar , Phennir remained out of action for years , resurfacing in 40 ABY to join a Confederation of planets that had seceded from the Galactic Alliance , the successor to the New Republic . As the Supreme Commander of the Confederation military , he led their war effort against the Alliance . His first action was to lure enemy forces into a trap at the planet Gilatter VIII , where mines awaited their ships . Phennir later quarreled with Sadras Koyan , Prime Minister of the Corellian system ' s Five Worlds government . Although the Five Worlds were members of the Confederation , Koyan independently used their Centerpoint superweapon against the Alliance , and Phennir responded by cutting the Corellians off from Confederate aid until Koyan was removed from power by his Minister of Information , Denjax Teppler . As the war drew to a close in 41 ABY , the Confederation surrendered when the Alliance joined forces with the Imperial Remnant and the Jedi Coalition . Phennir remained the leader of the independent government and represented them at a Unification Summit held on Coruscant in 43 ABY . Biography . Rising in the ranks . Fame and glory . Turr Phennir was a Human male who lived during the reign of the Galactic Empire . He was born in the Provinces of the planet Valahari and raised by his stepfather , the renowned hunting pilot Count Phennir . While the Galactic Civil War raged between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance , both Phennir and his stepbrother " Chaser " Cartha served the Imperial Navy as starfighter pilots , but Cartha was killed in action during the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY by Rebel pilot Wedge Antilles . Phennir continued to serve , and by approximately 1 ABY , he had achieved the rank of captain and received a scar on the left side of his face . At that time , he was recruited into the 181st Imperial Fighter Group by Major Soontir Fel on the Imperial capital world of Coruscant . Phennir had turned down an offer to join the Imperial Black Squadron in order to get into the 181st . Fel had recently transformed the 181st from a fighter wing into an elite three – squadron fighter group , and he saw in Phennir a genuine desire to further the glory of the Empire . Although the 181st was officially led by Colonel Evir Derricote , Fel took charge of the group ' s training and spent the next two years preparing his pilots for a variety of missions . Flying TIE fighters , Phennir and his fellows engaged and destroyed Rebel forces on numerous occasions . At some point between 0 BBY and 3 ABY , Phennir encountered a lone Rebel pilot somewhere in space . A dogfight ensued , and although Phennir was bested , he escaped in his damaged TIE fighter . Around the same time , Phennir participated in several space battles between Imperial and Rebel forces . Fought in the Corellian , Dantooine , Karthakk , Naboo , and Tatoo systems , each battle saw Phennir and several other Imperial pilots support an Imperial " Lancer " - class frigate as it squared off against a Rebel EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate . In 3 ABY , the pilots of the 181st were briefed by Darth Vader , the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet , about an upcoming strike at a Rebel fleet that was moving supplies to and from the planet Derra IV . An Imperial strike force brought Phennir and his fellows to their target , where the 181st participated in an attack on an Alliance supply convoy and its starfighter escort . Phennir personally destroyed four transports as the Empire routed its enemies , thereby denying them a critical munitions shipment . After returning to Coruscant , the pilots of the 181st were debriefed , and they were afterward given a lavish ceremony where Galactic Emperor Palpatine presented them with medals . For his actions , Phennir was promoted to commander and given control of the fighter group ' s second squadron , the 2 / 181st . Derricote was made a general and promoted out of pilot duty , which left the newly – dubbed Baron Fel a colonel and the commanding officer of the 181st . Victories and defeats . Shortly after Derra IV , the 181st were attached to Death Squadron , Lord Vader ' s personal fleet . When the Empire discovered a hidden Rebel base on the remote world of Hoth , Vader immediately brought the fleet to his enemies . AT - AT walkers attacked the base on the ground , and Death Squadron remained in orbit as Rebel transports evacuated the planet . On Vader ' s orders , the 181st engaged the transports , and , after a great loss of life on both sides , the Rebel base was destroyed . However , a number of Alliance ships were able to escape . By 4 ABY , Phennir had been promoted to major and had been made the 181st ' s executive officer . The group ' s starfighter of choice became the TIE interceptor , and Phennir flew the interceptor " Saber 2 " , from where he was responsible for the logistics of the 181st ' s Saber Squadron . His wingman was a pilot with the call sign DS - 181 - 4 . In 4 ABY , the 181st were stationed with Death Squadron at the Empire ' s second Death Star battlestation in the Endor system . The Emperor , who was personally overseeing the final stages of the station ' s construction , moved the Imperial fleet to the far side of the moon Endor and lured the Rebel Alliance to the incomplete superweapon with the intention of destroying them . When the Alliance Fleet attacked , Death Squadron sprang the trap . Flying in " Saber 2 " , Phennir was assigned to protect the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyers " Avenger " and " Chimaera " during the ensuing battle , as well as the battlecruiser " Pride of Tarlandia " . Despite the 181st ' s efforts , the latter ship was destroyed by an overwhelming number of Rebel starfighters . Although the Death Star was protected by a deflector shield , Rebel commandos on the moon destroyed the planetary shield generator . Rebel fighters then entered the battlestation and raced toward its reactor core ; Phennir was one of several TIE pilots who chased them through the incomplete station , but the Rebels were ultimately able to cripple the core . Phennir escaped back into space , but the disabling of the reactor core caused the destruction of the entire station . The Imperial fleet fought for several more hours before retreating to the planet Annaj . The Emperor perished at Endor , and , deprived of their leadership , a number of Imperial officers seceded from the Empire and declared themselves warlords . The 181st remained loyal to the Imperial throne , which was seized by Grand Vizier Sate Pestage , but Phennir came to believe that the Empire he had previously served was dead . The Rebel Alliance reorganized into a New Republic and began to push toward Imperial – held systems in the Core Worlds , and nine months after Endor , the 181st were dispatched to defend the planet Brentaal IV . The battle was orchestrated by Director of Imperial Intelligence Ysanne Isard , who secretly intended for Brentaal IV to fall and tarnish the image of her political enemies . Initially , only the 181st ' s third squadron was sent , but when they were wiped out and the world ' s moonbase taken by the New Republic task force , Phennir and the rest of the fighter group were dispatched to defend the planet itself . Disaster at Brentaal . After Phennir and his fellows arrived onworld , Fel received orders from Admiral Lon Isoto : protect his capital city of Vuultin . Fel was able to persuade him to allow all but one flight of the 181st to instead defend the strategic spaceport facilities in the city of Oradin , but Phennir nevertheless came to see Isoto as an incompetent , self – serving coward . The 181st established a base in an Oradin hangar , from where they prepared to defend against an imminent New Republic attack . Prior to launching , Phennir sought out Fel and indicated that the entire fighter group would follow him if he disregarded all of Isoto ' s commands . He further suggested that Fel usurp Isoto and become a warlord based out of Brentaal IV . Although sympathetic , Fel dismissed the suggestion and remained committed to defending the planet ' s citizens . The pilots then boarded their interceptors and launched . Over Oradin , the 181st resisted an attack by the Y - wing fighter group Aggressor Wing , and Fel led Alpha Squadron in destroying them while Phennir took the remainder of the fighter group to make a run on attacking assault carriers . Phennir singlehandedly brought one of the carriers down . When Isoto commed Fel and demanded that he retreat to the besieged Vuultin , Phennir urged him to ignore the command , but Fel relented to his superior officer and took Alpha Squadron to defend the capital . He ordered Phennir to leave nothing for Oradin ' s conquerors , and the Major inflicted heavy damage on the city before following the Baron . However , the attack at Vuultin had been a feint , and the New Republic forces retreated to a defenseless Oradin . In Vuultin , the members of the 181st were invited into the throne room of Isoto ' s lavish palace , where the Admiral celebrated the city ' s survival and presented Phennir with an award for his destruction of the carrier : The Vuultin Starburst , created specially for the occasion by Isoto himself . Save for Fel , who refused any reward , the rest of the fighter group received Oradin Diamond awards , which Isoto also gave to himself . Despite Fel ' s humility , Isoto declared the day " Fel ' s Day , " and a round of wine drinking ensued . Phennir spoke with Fel and dismissed his medal , believing that the battle had been just another day to kill their enemies . Fel suggested that Isoto ' s overconfidence was affecting Phennir , and opined to the shocked Major that the entire incident was a game orchestrated by higher powers . At that moment , Grania — one of Isoto ' s concubines — approached the two and offered herself to them . Phennir followed Fel ' s lead in politely refusing , but his reluctance showed to the Baron , who gave him the go – ahead . Phennir and Grania then proceeded to a more private location . Not long afterward , the New Republic struck at Vuultin . As the X - wing fighters of Rogue Squadron assaulted the city ' s defenses , the 181st launched to engage them , and the battle soon moved from atmosphere into space . Several interceptors were shot down by the Rogues while the rest of the 181st attacked the Y - wings of Aggressor Wing . Phennir approached Rogue pilot Tycho Celchu and attacked with a determination to kill one of the New Republic ' s best pilots ; however , Vuultin had fallen , and the battle was already lost . Fel thus allowed Phennir only one pass at Celchu before taking the 181st to regroup with the Star Destroyer " Eviscerator " . When Celchu reversed his throttle and slipped behind Phennir , the Major broke to port and retreated to the " Eviscerator " . Meanwhile , Fel ' s interceptor was crippled by an ion blast from Aggressor Wing ' s Colonel Horton Salm . Captured by the New Republic , Fel defected from an Empire in which he too had stopped believing , and command of the 181st was given to Phennir . Imperial ace . Regaining ground . The New Republic continued their coreward push toward Coruscant over the next two years , and in 6 ABY , Phennir and the 181st were stationed at the Bilbringi Shipyards , where they were answerable to Admiral Teren Rogriss . When the New Republic ' s Admiral Nammo brought the MC80 " Home One " type Star Cruiser " Defiance " to Bilbringi , Phennir and the 181st aided Rogriss in defeating their foe . The New Republic nevertheless conquered Coruscant in 7 ABY , and Imperial leadership was thrown into flux . Various individuals ruled over the next few years , and Phennir and the 181st remained loyal to the throne . When Grand Admiral Thrawn defended Bilbringi from the New Republic in 9 ABY , the 181st flew in the battle , but the Imperial fleet fled when Thrawn was betrayed and killed by his bodyguard , Rukh . In 11 ABY , the entire Imperial Ruling Council was killed or captured , and the Galactic Empire ceased to exist . The holdings of various warlords were unified to form the Imperial Remnant in 12 ABY ; by that time , Phennir — now considered the Empire ' s greatest starfighter ace — was stationed with the 181st on the planet Borosk , in Remnant territory . Remnant Supreme Commander Gilad Pellaeon sought to expand the new government ' s borders through conquest , and he brought the " Executor - class " Star Dreadnought " Reaper " to Borosk to collect Phennir and the 181st . The fighter group and the Star Dreadnought initiated their Orinda campaign by swiftly capturing the Mid Rim ' s Orinda system and six coreward systems along the Entralla Route . Their final victory was in the Lonnaw system , from where Pellaeon dispatched emissaries to the New Republic , informing them that no further offensives would be launched if the new Imperial borders were respected . Instead , the New Republic dispatched to the front lines a fleet led by General Wedge Antilles that consisted of Rogue Squadron and the " Executor " - class Star Dreadnought " Lusankya " . Before Antilles caught up with Pellaeon ' s fleet , the 181st and a complement of " Imperial " - class Star Destroyers captured the defenseless systems of Hewett and Tartaglia . When Antilles arrived in the Mid Rim , Phennir brought the 181st to the " Reaper " aid as the fleet engaged Rogue Squadron and the " Lusankya " at the Darkon and Traval - Pacor system s . Both engagements were won by the New Republic , who secured the systems . The 181st and the Rogues then fought to a stalemate in the Orocco system . Afterward , the 181st and the " Lusankya " battled for control of the Tyan system , and the 181st emerged victorious . At that point , the fleet carrier " Endurance " was added to the New Republic ' s arsenal , and it joined Antilles ' s fleet in defeating the 181st and the " Reaper " in the Obredaan system . Pellaeon ' s fleet fell back to Orinda , and Phennir led the 181st as , alongside the " Reaper " , it defended the world against the entirety of Antilles ' s forces . Pellaeon sprung a trap when six interdictor cruisers and the Star Dreadnought " Dominion " decanted from hyperspace ; the " Endurance " was destroyed , and the " Lusankya " retreated with the Rogues . Orinda was secured as the edge of the Imperial Remnant ' s territory , but subsequent border clashes with the New Republic became common . In 13 ABY , both governments turned their eyes to the neutral planet Adumar . Emissary of the Empire . Located in Wild Space , Adumar was a planet with rich ordnance – producing resources that had just recently discovered the wider galaxy . Its citizens held fighter pilots in high esteem , and when the Imperial Remnant discovered that it was interested in joining them , Phennir — now a general — and three other members of the 181st were dispatched on a diplomatic mission to a world that insisted on negotiating with the Remnant ' s best pilots . Admiral Rogriss brought them to Adumar in the Star Destroyer " Agonizer " , and , after making planetfall in the nation state of Cartann , the pilots were welcomed by the nation ' s government with pomp and ceremony . That evening , they attended a reception at the palace of Cartann ' s perator , Pekaelic ke Teldan , in the nation ' s capital of Cartann City . After leaving their blasters at the door , Phennir and his men were greeted by a large crowd of government officials and pilots in the palace ' s outer hall . Phennir was surprised to bump into Wedge Antilles , and , after a reach for his blaster came up empty , he realized that Adumar had also invited the New Republic ' s best pilots — Antilles , Celchu , Wes Janson , and Derek Klivian — in an effort to judge both governments . In a tense moment , Phennir and Antilles shook hands , acknowledged each other ' s missions , and parted company . Before the night was over , the pilots bore witness to a culturally significant duel between two locals , Cheriss ke Hanadi and Depird ke Fanax , who fought with Adumar ' s local blastsword weapon . With Phennir and Antilles now aware of each other ' s presence , Rogriss was made to swear to Cartann ' s government that he would leave the system peacefully should they choose to side with the New Republic . Over the next several days , Phennir and his men frequently tested out Adumar ' s Blade - 32 superiority fighter s in the planet ' s skies . After launching from the Cartann Bladedrome military base , they were routinely challenged to dogfights by local pilots , who sought to gain honor by killing them in accordance with local customs . They accepted and won each challenge , killing their opponents and gaining considerable honor themselves in the eyes of their hosts . Their popularity in Cartann rose above that of Antilles and his three Rogue Squadron pilots , who exclusively used simulated weapons in their aerial duels . Phennir and his men were often invited to dinner by Cartann nobles , and as the days passed , the invitations began to come from nobles of higher prestige , who preferred Phennir ' s adherence to local customs over Antilles ' s effort to spare lives . One day , the 181st pilots accepted challenges from and shot down two half squadrons of experienced pilots . While returning from the base to the city , their wheeled transport was surrounded by gawking locals , who shouted accolades and passed them gifts . The procession stalled Antilles ' own transport , and Phennir gave his opposite number a mocking smile . With the prospect of joining the galactic community becoming very real , Cartann ' s government invited representatives from the world ' s other nations to Cartann City in order to discuss the possibility of forming a unified planetary government . A reception was held at the Perator ' s palace , and Phennir and his men attended in Adumari dress . Phennir kept a watchful eye on Antilles ' men , who stood out in New Republic dress uniforms , while the other 181st pilots regaled admiring nobles with dogfighting anecdotes . Before the Perator spoke , ke Hanadi accepted and won two consecutive challenges from blastsword duelists , after which Perator ke Teldan gave a speech in front of a flatcam that broadcast across all of Adumar . He declared that Cartann would henceforth be the center of an Adumari government led by himself , and when the flatscreen s turned off , he told the visiting dignitaries that they had one day to officially acquiesce . Two more blastsword duels closed off the night , and the following evening , Phennir and his men followed the New Republic pilots ' lead and arrived at the Perator ' s palace in formal Imperial attire . Ke Teldan announced that the Yedagon Confederacy and the nation of Halbegardia had issued statements of defiance , and he asked the eight visiting pilots if they would fly with Cartann in a war against the two nations . Phennir immediately pledged his men to the Perator ' s cause , but Antilles refused , and the New Republic pilots were consequently exiled from Cartann . Fighting for Cartann . The 181st pilots helped Perator ke Teldan prepare for war . A surprise attack on Cartann came just before dawn two days later , as Antilles and his pilots led the forces of Yedagon and its allies into battle . Phennir and his men launched in their interceptors and joined the Blade fighters that fought to defend the nation ' s capital . They engaged the Adumari Union above a forest canopy several minutes out from Cartann City , and one of Phennir ' s men was killed when Antilles and his Rogues concentrated their Blades ' laser fire on his interceptor . The remaining three Imperial pilots subsequently disabled Celchu ' s craft but were forced to scatter from the guns of a " Meteor " - class Aerial Fort . The Union advance continued , but Phennir and his men destroyed large numbers of enemy Blades and quickly retreated at unpredictable angles whenever approached by a large formation . The battle eventually came to the city itself , and the New Republic pilots retrieved their captured X - wing fighters from the Perator ' s palace . While the Imperials were picking off targets in the skies above the city ' s west end , Antilles arrived in his X - wing and killed another of Phennir ' s men . Phennir and his remaining pilot damaged Klivian ' s fighter before pursuing Antilles and Celchu , but a laser salvo from Antilles reduced their number to just Phennir . Outgunned , he rocketed skyward and returned to the " Agonizer " . Without the skill of their Imperial allies , the Cartann defense fell apart , and they surrendered . Admiral Rogriss joined Antilles on the ground , having lost faith in an Empire he knew would force him to break his word and punish the Adumari for siding with the New Republic . As the " Agonizer " left the system , its crew found itself unable to contact the Imperial Remnant due to a holocomm Rogriss had locked down . After their return to Imperial space , Phennir gathered the rest of the 181st and joined a task force that was dispatched to Adumar to attack . Falsified local news reports had suggested that Adumar was still at war , but the task force instead found several New Republic capital ships orbiting a unified world . Phennir nevertheless led elements of the 181st out of a Star Destroyer ' s hangar bay , escorting numerous TIE bomber squadrons into Cartann airspace . Phennir and several others piloted advanced TIE Defenders . The group was met by New Republic and Adumari fighter squadrons , and a series of dogfights began . Phennir met Antilles in a head – to – head pass and scored a hit , which damaged his enemy ' s X - wing . Antilles got the better of the next pass , destroying one of the solar wing arrays of Phennir ' s Defender . With his fighter venting atmosphere , Phennir retreated to the " Agonizer " , which had suffered heavy damage . The task force fled the system shortly thereafter , leaving Adumar to the New Republic . Warfare renewed . Re - emergence . After Adumar , Phennir remained out of action for many years . 19 ABY saw the Imperial Remnant sign a peace treaty with the New Republic , bringing the Galactic Civil War to an end . The New Republic reorganized into the Galactic Alliance in 28 ABY , and twelve years later , tensions arose between the Alliance and the planet Corellia . The Alliance placed limitations on the military capabilities of its member worlds , and the independently – minded Corellians challenged the restrictions while secretly building a fleet . As the Second Galactic Civil War broke out between the Galactic Alliance and the Corellian system ' s Five Worlds leadership , other planetary governments flocked to the Corellians ' cause , including those of Commenor , Bothawui , Fondor , Bespin , Adumar and Atzerri . The newly – formed Confederation sought a wartime leader , and Phennir resurfaced to become a general and the Supreme Commander of the Confederation military , the highest position in the organization . In his new office , he sought to lead the Galactic Alliance Defense Fleet into a trap , and a ruse was developed to draw the enemy to the gas giant Gilatter VIII . Knowledge of Phennir ' s appointment was kept top secret . Instead , information was leaked to Galactic Alliance Intelligence that an upcoming face – to – face meeting of Confederate delegates at an abandoned resort satellite orbiting Gilatter VIII would elect a Supreme Commander , who would then lead a fleet action against an Alliance target . Confederate forces spent several days performing minor raids on Alliance shipyards , and Alliance Intelligence concluded that a major shipyard offensive would follow the meeting . In reality , actors were sent to the resort satellite in the guise of government officials , and the surrounding space was filled with mines . Confederate capital ships waited in nearby space , and on the day of the false meeting , Phennir projected his presence into the satellite via hologram . After directing the actors ' attention to the arrival of Alliance forces , visible through the viewport , he acknowledged the presence of Alliance Colonel Jacen Solo , whom Phennir had learned had infiltrated the meeting . He then personally mocked Solo for falling for the trap , but the Force - sensitive Colonel was able to telepathically warn his allies about the minefield before escaping from the resort . In the ensuing chaos , Phennir ' s hologram observed a lightsaber duel aboard the resort satellite that pitted Jedi Grand Master Luke Skywalker and his sister Leia Organa Solo against the Sith Lady Lumiya and the Dark Jedi Alema Rar . It ended in a stalemate . A concurrent space battle between the Confederation and the Alliance was an even slugging match , and both sides retreated after taking moderate losses . The Confederation celebrated the engagement as a victory for Phennir , and their ranks were bolstered by new governments , including that of Hutt Space . Shortly thereafter , Confederate forces began to push toward the enemy ' s capital world of Coruscant . Hutt and Commenorian fleets captured Balmorra , and a joint Corellian – Bothan force fought a week – long struggle against the Galactic Alliance at Kuat . However , the Confederation abandoned Kuat in order to aid the neutral planet Kashyyyk when it was bombarded by Jacen Solo — now the Alliance Chief of State — who accused the native Wookiees of harboring a group of Jedi that had withdrawn from the Alliance due to Solo ' s increasingly brutal war tactics . Solo ' s Galactic Alliance Fifth Fleet fled from the combined forces of the Confederation , the Wookiee fleet , the New Jedi Order , and the Hapes Consortium . Following the battle , the latter three groups formed the Jedi Coalition in opposition to Solo , and the Confederation agreed not to interfere in their affairs . However , Phennir ' s coreward push had ground to a halt . Endgame . Following the bombardment of Kashyyyk , Confederation vessels remained on the world and helped extinguish the blazing forest fires . Around that time , Phennir learned that the Corellians were arranging a secret meeting with Solo ; when he inquired as to their intentions , he was told that they were attempting to keep him busy for a few days . In truth , Five World Prime Minister Sadras Koyan had reactivated the derelict Centerpoint Station , an ancient superweapon that lay in the Corellian system , and when Solo arrived at a deep – space rendezvous point to negotiate , Centerpoint ' s powerful repulsor weapon was fired at his fleet . Solo ' s flagship escaped unscathed , and a furious Phennir contacted Koyan to dress him down for independently utilizing a Confederate resource and for alerting the Alliance that a strategic weapon was once again operational . When Koyan remained belligerent , Phennir cut Corellia off from all Confederate aid , including medicine , supplies , intelligence , and synchronized fleet movements . Not long afterward , Phennir was contacted by Denjax Teppler , Corellia ' s Minister of Information , who appealed to the General to end the embargo . Phennir compared Koyan to a poison that would spread through the body of the Confederation unless its arm — Corellia — were amputated . He would only honor Teppler ' s request if the poison were removed . When Centerpoint Station was later attacked by both the Galactic Alliance and the Jedi Coalition , Phennir was again contacted by Teppler , who asked for Confederate reinforcements and promised that Koyan would soon cease to be a problem . When Phennir received confirmation that Koyan was no longer in power , he dispatched warships to aid the suffering Corellian fleet . During the battle , a Jedi strike team boarded and sabotaged Centerpoint Station , which subsequently fired on and destroyed itself , along with most of the Confederate and Alliance vessels in the system . As the war raged into 41 ABY , a Galactic Alliance attack on the Fondor Shipyards turned the tide of the conflict . Although the Imperial Remnant entered the war on the Alliance ' s side , Solo ' s co – Chief of State Cha Niathal broke away from the government and formed an Alliance - in - exile that later joined the Jedi Coalition , as did Mandalorian forces and the Maw Irregular Fleet of the rogue warlord Natasi Daala . A subsequent clash in the Roche system saw the Confederation suffer a considerable loss when Bothan and Corellian fleets were trapped by Alliance Admiral Nek Bwua ' tu . The war ' s final battle saw Solo killed by his twin sister Jaina in a lightsaber duel , which prompted the entire Jedi Coalition to join forces with the Galactic Alliance and the Imperial Remnant in an effort to force the Confederation to the bargaining table . The Confederation surrendered to the combined might of its enemies , and the war was brought to an end . However , the organization remained independent from the Alliance , and Phennir continued to serve as their leader during the war ' s fallout . Midway through 43 ABY , Phennir was invited to Coruscant to attend a Unification Summit . Hosted by the Galactic Alliance , its aim was to explore the relationships between the Alliance , Confederation , and Imperial Remnant , and to ultimately restore a strong planetary union . On the galactic capital world , Phennir joined Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala and Imperial Head of State Jagged Fel at the head table of a large chamber within the world ' s Senate Building . Senator Tiurrg Drey ' lye of the Senate Unification Preparations Committee chaired the opening session of the summit , where speeches were made by various parties . Following the initial session , the summit continued over the next several weeks , but in 44 ABY , Daala was deposed and arrested , and Fel left Coruscant to deal with Imperial affairs . Personality and traits . During his early Imperial service , Turr Phennir was dedicated to furthering the glory of the Empire , and , despite his aristocratic background , cared not for rank or family prestige , but how many enemies of the Empire he got to shoot down . Those beliefs also made him turn down an offer to join Black Squadron when he joined the 181st . However , he lost faith in Imperial leadership following the Battle of Endor , believing that the Empire had died with its Emperor . Phennir doubted the competence of Admiral Lon Isoto and repeatedly urged Soontir Fel to refuse Isoto ' s orders at Brentaal IV , opining that ignoring the commands of an incompetent superior was outside the boundaries of mutiny . He suggested that the Baron instead seize control of the world and declare himself a warlord ; ambitious , Phennir hoped to serve as Fel ' s second – in – command . However , he deferred to Fel ' s decision to follow Isoto ' s orders and protect Brentaal IV ' s citizens . Despite his lack of faith in the Empire , Phennir continued to serve for a further nine years . Phennir was eager for glory , and he briefly strayed from his mission profile on Brentaal IV to challenge Tycho Celchu , one of the New Republic ' s best pilots . Despite his ambition , Phennir was indifferent toward the medal that he received from Isoto , maintaining the views from his earlier Imperial service that his actions during the battle had been just another opportunity to kill his enemies . He had no moral quandaries with killing , and he eagerly and frequently participated in Cartann ' s customary duels – to – the – death while on Adumar . His actions and his respect for Adumari customs gained him considerable honor with the locals , which Phennir was quick to smugly flaunt to Wedge Antilles , his opposite number . Phennir had a low opinion of New Republic forces and was furious whenever Antilles upstaged him in front of their Adumari hosts . Confident that it would lead to Adumar joining the Empire , he was quick to pledge himself and his men to Cartann ' s war effort when the nation ' s Perator declared his intention to conquer the planet by force . Phennir ' s reputation during his Imperial career was one of combat savagery and backstabbing politics , but by 43 ABY , it had evolved into one of honorable service and pragmatism . Phennir disdained politicians , and during his service as Supreme Commander of the Confederation military , he openly insulted both Sadras Koyan and Denjax Teppler to their faces . He berated the former for using Centerpoint Station without his blessing , and he cut the entire Corellian system off from Confederate aid due to what he saw as gross incompetenece on Koyan ' s part . However , Teppler won both an apology and a measure of Phennir ' s respect when he showed candor while requesting an end to the embargo . Phennir believed that Koyan ' s Corellian spirit of freedom contributed to his " mental deficits , " and he insisted that Koyan be removed from power by any means necessary , else the entire Confederation would fall apart . Throughout his years as a pilot , Phennir enjoyed a celebrated career . He personally destroyed four Rebel transports at Derra IV and singlehandedly brought down a New Republic assault carrier at Brentaal IV . During the Orinda campaign , he led the 181st to victory over the " Lusankya " , an " Executor " - class Star Dreadnought . In 12 ABY , he was considered the Empire ' s greatest starfighter ace , and by the following year , the most famous surviving Imperial pilot . However , Wedge Antilles bested him in a dogfight over Adumar in that year . Phennir served as the 181st ' s executive officer for several years , a post in which he was responsible for squadron logistics . He also showed prowess as a tactician , successfully luring the Galactic Alliance into a trap at Gilatter VIII . Phennir stood below average height and sported fair , blond hair that seemed naturally unruly despite being cut into a military style . With dark blue eyes that suggested cutting intelligence , light – colored skin , high cheekbones , and aristocratic , lean features , he was handsome but for a scar that curved across his left cheek . In 40 ABY , he still sported military uniforms that were reminiscent of the early days of the Empire , and his overall appearance lacked warmth . Behind the scenes . Turr Phennir was created by author Michael A . Stackpole as a character in the " " comic series , and he first appeared in the series ' , which was penciled by John Nadeau and published in September 1997 . He also appeared in the , the two former of which were penciled by Nadeau and the latter by Steve Crespo . All four issues were written by Stackpole and were part of the larger " Rise of Isard " story arc that was developed by Stackpole and editor Peet Janes . Author Aaron Allston later mentioned Phennir in the 1999 novel " " and gave the character a major role in " " , a book released later in the year . Phennir ' s only other appearances have been in three additional Allston novels , released in 2007 and 2009 , and in the online " Star Wars Galaxies " . Phennir was added to the game in 2011 as a starfighter pilot whom the player character could engage in combat . Phennir ' s character has been further developed in various sourcebooks and in " Death Star II Limited " , a 2000 expansion set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game . Although the set used a screenshot of a TIE pilot from 1983 ' s to represent Phennir , the pilot flies a TIE fighter in the film , while Phennir has been established as flying a TIE interceptor during the battle . An illustration of Phennir in 2012 ' s " The Essential Reader ' s Companion " was done by artist Chris Scalf . Earlier that same year , Phennir was also featured in " The Essential Guide to Warfare " , though not all content written about him made the final cut . In 2014 , the StarWars . com article released some of the cut content related to Phennir along with other material cut from the book . Author Paul R . Urquhart further went on to mention in his endnotes he had written that Omi Vane , the wife of the character Tofen Vane introduced in " " , remarried Count Phennir , and Turr simply adopted the " Phennir " surname to avoid raising too many questions .