Corlac Corlac , also known as TK - 605 , was a human male who served as a stormtrooper of the Galactic Empire in the Battle of Jakku . After gunning down their corporal , Corlac and the stormtrooper Terex buried their armor and spent a year building an " Ugly " to escape Jakku . While Terex was still determined to rebuild the Empire , Corlac wanted to form a criminal empire with the help of the female criminals Wenda and Bett . After gaining access to the Rothana Imperial Shipyards , Corlac and the ladies conspired to assassinate Terex . However , Terex discovered their plot and blasted them to death with the " Carrion Spike " laser cannon s . Biography . Battle of Jakku . During the Galactic Civil War , Corlac signed up to serve the Galactic Empire as a stormtrooper . He was given the designation " TK - 605 " . Corlac , along with fellow trooper TK - 603 and their corporal fought the New Republic forces at Jakku . As the battle ended in favor of the New Republic , Corlac realized that the Empire had lost . When the corporal ordered them to fight to the last man under the threat of death , Corlac shot him dead . When TK - 603 expressed shock , Corlac responded that he did not feel like fighting to the last man and asked TK - 603 if he agreed . When TK - 603 expressed confusion and asked what were their orders , TK - 605 pointed to a stricken Star Destroyer and said that the Empire was dead and there was nobody to order them around anymore . Taking off his helmet , TK - 605 said that he did not work for them anymore . When TK - 603 asked if he was taking off his armor , Corlac responded that the New Republic would be hunting down Imperials and they had a better chance of surviving without their armor . TK - 603 realized that Corlac was right . As the two buried their armor , Corlac asked TK - 603 what was his name . TK - 603 reluctantly introduced himself as Terex . The two men then hid until nightfall before heading to a settlement to find work . When Terex expressed unease about abandoning his armor , Corlac agreed that it was little more than " trash . " Corlac and Terec spent about a year building an " Ugly " out of salvaged parts including the head of an AT - AT walker and TIE Interceptor wings . The two men came to regard each other as squad mates . While Terex was still determined to rejoin the Imperial remnants and help put down the Rebellion , Corlac was not interested and wanted to travel to the Outer Rim planet of Kaddak where had some contacts . Terex agreed to come provided he could bring his armor . Joining the pirates . On Kaddak , Corlac re - established contacts with the female crime bosses Wenda and Bett , who ran a large ship repair and salvage operation . While Corlac had abandoned the Empire , Terex was still determined to rebuild the Empire . knowing that Terex had once worked at the Rothana Imperial Shipyards , Corlac manipulated Terex into helping him and his criminal associates Wenda and Bett gain access to the shipyards under the pretext of bringing back the Empire . In truth , Corlac and his associates planned to use the shipyard to obtain ships for their pirate fleet . After some attempts , Terex managed to gain Corlac , Wenda , and Bett access to the shipyard ' s repair bay . While the shipyard had been abandoned , it was still being maintained on auto - security mode by droid s and other automated systems . By 7 ABY , Corlac and his associates had taken control of the former Rothana Imperial shipyards . While Terex was repairing Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin ' s former starship " Carrion Spike " , Corlac informed Wenda and Bett that their plan to rebuild the Empire was a ruse to get Terex ' s help . Since the " Carrion Spike " had cloaking capabilities , Corlac planned to use it for piracy operations . Once Terex had fixed the ship , Corlac planned to kill Terex , regarding him as little more than a tool . Unknown to Corlac and his criminal associates , Terex was eavesdropping on them over the intercom . He activated the " Carrion Spike " weapons systems and obliterated the shipyard ' s control station , killing Corlac , Wenda , and Bett . Realizing that the Empire was finally gone , Terex took control of Corlac , Wenda , and Bett ' s gang . Terex became the leader of the Ranc gang until his pirates intercepted a shipment bound for an Imperial remnant known as the First Order . Terex subsequently left the Ranc gang and joined the First Order ' s Security Bureau as a spy . Personality and traits . Corlac was a human man with blonde hair and dark eyes . While Corlac served the Empire as a stormtrooper and claimed that Terex was his partner , he was only concerned with looking out for himself . Following the Battle of Jakku , Corlac was pragmatic enough to realize that the Empire was a lost cause and cast aside his stormtrooper armor . Corlac also convinced his friend Terex to do the same . Corlac and Terex used their mechanical and scavenging skills to cobble together an " Ugly " out of discarded ship and vehicle parts . Corlac was also a manipulator who played on Terex ' s desire to build the Empire in order to achieve his own goal of building a criminal empire . Corlac was even willing to kill his former comrade in arms to achieve these goals . However , Corlac in his pride underestimated Terex ' s vindictiveness . Behind the scenes . Corlac first appeared in the First Order antagonistic Terex ' s flashbacks in the 2016 – 2017 Marvel Comics arc " " . He was created by Charles Soule and illustrated by Phil Noto .