Unidentified Neimoidian captain A Neimoidian male served as the captain of a Confederate " Munificent " - class star frigate patrolling near the planet Florrum in the Outer Rim Territories during the Clone Wars . Following bounty hunter Cad Bane ' s rescue of the Republic prisoner Ziro the Hutt on the galactic capital of Coruscant circa 21 BBY , Bane ' s Weequay accomplice , Shahan Alama , took a " Flarestar " - class shuttle and headed for Florrum to escape from the Republic . The Neimoidian captain ordered his frigate to open fire on Alama ' s craft and , moments later , had squadrons of droid starfighters deployed to combat a Republic LAAT / i gunship spotted in the area . Biography . A Neimoidian male was the captain of a " Munificent " - class star frigate serving in the Navy of the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars . Shortly after a group of bounty hunters , under the command of the Duros mercenary Cad Bane , rescued Hutt crime lord Ziro Desilijic Tiure from his imprisonment in the Republic Judiciary Central Detention Center on Coruscant circa 21 BBY , the Neimoidian and his frigate were patrolling a sector of the Outer Rim Territories in which the planet Florrum , home to a base of Weequay pirates , was located . The Neimoidian captain was informed by a battle droid lieutenant that an unidentified " Flarestar " - class shuttle — piloted by the Weequay Shahan Alama , a member of the group that freed Ziro — was approaching their frigate . Though the battle droid ' s original report of the unidentified vessel did not help the captain , the Neimoidian vaguely recalled the importance of the craft . He ordered the lieutenant to obtain the threat files for their current sector . After reading the records of Separatist leader Count Dooku ' s brief stay as a captive of the local Weequay pirates , the Neimoidian rationalized that Dooku would want vengeance brought upon the pirates , and ordered the droids to fire upon Alama ' s craft . Nearby , under the command of Twi ' lek Jedi General Aayla Secura and Clone Commander CC - 5052 , " Bly , " a Republic " Acclamator " - class assault ship was performing a scouting mission . After watching the Separatist frigate engage the Weequay craft via hologram , Secura had Bly perform a quick reconnaissance , telling the commander to take a squad of LAAT / i gunships to determine the situation and only fire on the enemy if they were attacked first . One of the Republic gunships was spotted by the Separatist frigate ; on the frigate ' s bridge , the droid lieutenant informed the Neimoidian of the enemy ' s presence . The captain ordered squadrons of Vulture droids , Hyena bombers , and Single Trooper Aerial Platforms to attack the Republic craft . Noting that all of the dispatched forces were droids , he announced that he would not have to worry about sharing credit for what he presumed to be an imminent success . However , Bly ' s gunship dealt with the majority — if not all — of the droids dispatched , and the Republic craft also managed to shoot down Alama ' s ship , denying the Neimoidian captain his two victories . Personality and traits . Dressed in purple robes and wearing a similarly colored miter , the Neimoidian was the commander of a Separatist frigate assigned to patrol duties in the Outer Rim . He believed that a good Neimoidian commander made his own opportunities . Holding a contemptuous attitude toward the droids under his command , the captain was almost continually finding fault in the reports of his battle droid lieutenant . He did not believe in sharing with them the glory that he believed he would receive after successfully dealing with both the Weequay pirates — who had previously held Confederate Head of State Count Dooku — and the Republic forces on reconnaissance in the area . The Neimoidian had green skin and red eyes . Behind the scenes . The Neimoidian captain first appeared as an unidentified character in " " , an issue of the online , taking place between and of the .