Iden Versio Iden Versio was a human female soldier who served in the military of the Galactic Empire . A TIE fighter pilot in the Imperial Starfighter Corps , Iden became Commander of Inferno Squad , an Imperial Special Forces commando unit assembled by her father , Admiral Garrick Versio , in response to the destruction of the Death Star . Along with Agent s Gideon Hask , Del Meeko , and Seyn Marana , she infiltrated the Dreamers and successfully destroyed them , though Marana died in the mission . Inferno Squad would later go on to participate in and conduct special operations for the Empire in the Galactic Civil War , and , in 4 ABY , participated in the Battle of Endor , which saw the death of Emperor Palpatine and the destruction of the second Death Star , resulting in the fracturing of the Empire with the lack of a line of succession and broken chain of command . In the immediate aftermath of the battle , the secret Contingency was activated , and Messenger droid s carried the final posthumous orders of the Emperor to select Imperial officer s , among them Admiral Versio : was to begin at once . However , when climate disruption array s targeted the Versio homeworld of Vardos as part of Operation : Cinder , Iden and Meeko both went rogue , escaping aboard the " Corvus " and surrendering to the Rebel Alliance . Iden and Meeko both agreed to help the Rebellion combat Operation : Cinder at the Battle of Naboo , and ultimately decided to defect to the Rebellion and join the New Republic . Retaining her rank of Commander of Inferno Squad , Iden fought against the Imperial remnants throughout the final year of the Galactic Civil War , making attempts to capture Hask and her father . Inferno fought at the Battle of Jakku , where Iden and Shriv Suurgav answered several distress calls and fought against Hask , who was shot down by Iden . She later attempted to save her father aboard the " Eviscerator " , but her father declined her rescue attempt , choosing to go down with his ship , though made peace with Iden in his final moments . Iden fled in an escape pod , crash landing on Jakku and reuniting with Del and Shriv . Iden and Del went on to marry and had a daughter named Zay . Twenty - nine years after the Battle of Jakku , Del went missing , and Iden , accompanied by Shriv and Zay , went in search of him . This led them back to Vardos , where they were met by Hask , who had survived the Battle of Jakku and become an officer of the First Order . He revealed to her that he had killed Del ; and during a skirmish aboard his " Resurgent " - class Star Destroyer " Retribution " , during which they stole schematics for the First Order Dreadnought , he attempted to kill Zay as well , but Iden killed him first . Before his death , however , he managed to fatally wound her . Iden died in her daughter ' s arms as the " Retribution " came out of hyperspace into the Battle of Starkiller Base . Zay and Shriv went on to deliver the plans for the First Order dreadnought to the Resistance , whereupon Poe Dameron used them to take down the " Fulminatrix " during the evacuation of D ' Qar . Biography . Early life . Iden Versio was born and raised on the planet Vardos during the era of the Galactic Empire . She was the daughter of Garrick Versio , an admiral in the Imperial Security Bureau ; and Zeehay Versio , an artist who contributed to the design of propaganda posters . Following in her father ' s example , Iden trained to become a soldier of the Empire , and to that end attended the Future Imperial Leaders Military Preparatory School on Vardos , and following that enrolling in the Imperial Academy on Coruscant , the Imperial capital world . Versio later graduated from the Imperial Academy with honors , at the top of her class . Imperial service . Early Service . Assigned to the Death Star as a Senior Lieutenant , Versio was present for the Destruction of Jedha City in 0 BBY , in which Jedha City , an ancient city located on the desert moon Jedha , was destroyed by the Death Star ' s superlaser . The ensuing destruction also obliterated the ancient Temple of the Kyber , and killed Saw Gerrera and his group of rebels known as the Partisans . Shortly after the destruction of Jedha City , Versio was present for the Battle of Scarif , in which the Death Star ' s superlaser was used to destroy an Imperial facility which had been infiltrated by rebels , who sought to steal the Death Star plans which were present at the Imperial facility . The ensuing blast wiped out an entire region , along with several rebel ships which had been trapped within Scarif ' s shield , though rebels on the ground were able to transmit a copy of the plans to a rebel ship in orbit . The plans were then transferred to a blockade runner under the command of Prince ss Leia Organa . Following the engagement at Scarif , the planet Alderaan was chosen by Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin as a suitable test of the Death Star ' s superlaser . Upon it ' s arrival in the Alderaan system , the superlaser was charged , and on Tarkin ' s order fired , destroying Alderaan . As most personnel aboard the Death Star had been ordered to do , Versio watched the destruction of Alderaan . Battle of Yavin . Iden participated in the Battle of Yavin under the callsign TIE Sigma Three . As the Rebel Alliance launched fighters to attack the Death Star , Versio and her squadron were deployed to intercept them . She believed the Rebel fighters presented no threat to the Imperial station and questioned her deployment , but once she was warned not to waste Darth Vader ' s time , she kept silent about it and followed orders . During the course of the battle , Versio shot down several Rebel fighters . Ultimately , rebel pilot Luke Skywalker was able to fire a pair of proton torpedo es down the Death Star ' s thermal exhaust port , which triggered a chain reaction resulting in the battle station ' s destruction . Following the Death Star ' s explosion , Versio ' s TIE fighter was struck by debris from the station , causing her to lose control of her TIE and crash - land on Yavin ' s moon , Yavin 4 . Commander of Inferno Squad . In response to the destruction of the Death Star , Garrick assembled Inferno Squad ; which consisted of Iden , Gideon Hask , Del Meeko , and Seyn Marana . Their first significant mission was to neutralize the Dreamers , a rebel group that had risen from the ashes of Partisans . This mission was ultimately a success . Escaping the " Invincible Faith " . After being willingly captured by the Alliance to Restore the Republic , Versio escaped with the help of Del Meeko ' s ID10 seeker droid after deleting Moff Raythe ' s intercepted transmission regarding the Imperial Fleet ' s position at Endor . Battle of Endor . In 4 ABY , she participated in the Battle of Endor and witnessed the destruction of the second Death Star . Knowing they were defeated , the Inferno Squad looked to her for direction . Versio led her troops to avenge their Emperor , by hunting down the people responsible for his demise and the destruction of the second Death Star , namely , Luke Skywalker . Returning to Vardos . After the Battle of Endor , Inferno Squad was briefed by Iden on their next mission , to extract an Imperial ally named Gleb from her homeworld Vardos . They were told this was an element of the Emperor ' s contingency plan , but were not given further details about the mission . Upon arrival to Vardos , Iden learned Admiral Versio had deployed satellites above the planet to conjure an electrical storm as part of Operation : Cinder . Iden was furious , feeling the extermination of a people loyal to the Empire was immoral and unjustified . The Admiral ordered her to carry out the mission , clarifying that she was only to extract Gleb and nobody else . When Inferno Squad reached the Archive , where Gleb was waiting , an explosion caused by the electrical storm broke off some debris from the inside of the palace , crushing some citizens . Unable to stand the situation any longer , Iden and Meeko disobeyed Admiral Versio ' s orders and offered to evacuate some of the citizens via their ship , the " Corvus " . Gideon Hask , however , was adamant that they follow the original plan . Unbeknownst to Iden and Meeko , Hask had been given orders to kill them if they defected . When Hask drew his weapon to fire , Iden quickly disabled him by shooting him in the leg . Now traitors to the Empire , Iden and Meeko fought their way through Vardos to make it to the " Corvus " and escape . Along the way , they stole an Imperial AT - AT and used it to clear a path so they and some citizens could evacuate on the " Corvus " . Defection to the rebellion . Saving Naboo . After they escaped Vardos , Meeko and Iden contacted the Rebellion and surrendered . Shriv Suurgav , a rebel officer , and Lando Calrissian talked with the now defected Inferno Squad , about either living a new life , or joining the fight against the Empire . Meeko and Iden joined the fight against the Empire ' s contingency plan on Naboo . Iden and a fleet of other Rebel pilot s engaged in the fight against a Star Destroyer and the weather satellites above the planet . Iden was successful in destroying the satellites , but she knew about an Imperial protocol that called for a jump to a safe location , and in this case , the target was Theed . Once planetside , Iden met with General Leia Organa , where she was instructed to repair the power relays that would activate a sonic charge , deactivating all electronics in the surrounding area . With their weapons either destroyed or disabled , the Imperial forces immediately surrendered . After the battle , Iden , Meeko , and Leia formally met , to which Organa chastised them for all they had done to the Alliance . Iden apologized , and owned up to the facts that what she did was inexcusable , but she wanted to fight for what was right . Leia accepted her offer and welcomed Iden to the New Republic . Serving the New Republic . Rescuing Han Solo . Six Months later , Iden received a call from Organa , asking her to find the missing General Han Solo on Takodana . Iden and Del arrived and helped him deal with some Imperial forces , allowing the smuggler and his partner Chewbacca to escape and prepare for the eventual liberation of Kashyyyk . They regrouped at the " Corvus " , where Iden spoke with Organa again , discussing the Imperial forces on Bespin and Sullust , and giving Iden the hope that her father could possibly be captured , and stopped . Organa agreed that this would be a huge advantage for the New Republic . Chinook Station . Iden and Meeko later traveled to Chinook Station on Bespin looking for Hask . Hask was overseeing a refuel operation on Admiral Versio ' s fleet . Iden and Meeko believed Hask could help them track down the Admiral . The two landed at the station , and went undercover as Stormtroopers . They traveled across the station and up the tower , but to their dismay , Hask had anticipated their arrival and had already evacuated . Fighting their way through the ambush , they commandeered a Cloud car and proceeded to blow up the fueling stations where the Star Destroyers were docked . Sullust . Iden and Meeko regrouped with the crew of the " Corvus " , where she briefed Shriv , who later accompanied Calrissian , on an infiltration mission to an abandoned weapons depot on Sullust , where they were to steal weapons cache . Although the weapons were not recovered , Calrissian destroyed the factory to prevent the weapons from falling into Imperial hands . Iden picked up the two from an AT - ST that was close to being swallowed up by lava . Battle of Jakku . Right after the destruction of the facility , Iden was informed by Admiral Gial Ackbar that all Republic ships were to go to Jakku , where the rest of the Imperial Navy was waiting . During the battle , Iden helped out the Republic by rescuing ground forces , then taking out some TIE bombers and other such ships . Near the end of the Battle , the " Corvus " was disabled by some TIE fighters from Garrick ' s ship , as he was going to destroy it . Iden took out the fighters that were headed towards the " Corvus " , and seemingly defeated Hask in a lengthy dogfight . Iden ' s burning passion for her father led her to board the ship , and try to save him . While doing so , she crashed her X - Wing on the hull of the destroyer , and almost fell . She climbed up through the gaping holes in the ship , and fought her way towards the bridge where she met her father . Garrick recognized this as a rescue mission , but could not accept it , as he knew his daughter was much stronger than he was and that Gallius Rax also expected him to escape , stating Iden saw the weakness in the Empire , and didn ' t let it consume her and for her to live the life she deserved . Iden came to terms with him and the fact that her father was not leaving his post , and jettisoned an escape pod just as the destroyer crashed into the desert and was obliterated . Meeko found Iden ' s downed pod , and helped her out . They then shared a kiss . Meeko told Iden that they had won the war , and it was all over . The moment was interrupted by Shriv , who invited them to come see the end of the battle and the final nail in the coffin for the Galactic Empire . A New life . Following the end of the Galactic Civil War , Iden married Meeko and they had a daughter together . However , thirty years after the Battle of Jakku , Meeko went missing and Iden went in search of him . The First Order had discovered Del knowing the location of the man who possessed the map which would take them to Luke Skywalker ' s hideout , and so Kylo Ren was dispatched to retrieve the information . Successful in his interrogation , Ren ordered Del ' s old squadmate , Hask , to clean up the mess . After a brief banter , Hask executed Del aboard the Corvus and ordered Gleb to cover up everything , except leave the ship for Iden to find on Pillio in order to lure her to Vardos . Joining the Resistance . Shortly after the death of Del Meeko , Resistance soldier and friend of Iden , Shriv Suurgav found the " Corvus " abandoned on Pillio . With the crew and Del gone , Shriv worried by this contacted Iden , who was flying in an asteroid field with her daughter , Zay . The duo then made their way to the " Corvus , " where Shriv told Iden and Zay the situation . The three began their search for Del , which led them to the planet Athulla , where they received a transmission from an Athullan asking if they found his people , only to realize they weren ' t Del . Before learning more on what the mysterious " Project : Resurrection " was , the transmission was cut off by a Jinata Security fleet commanded by Leema Kai , who lead the kidnappings of Athullans . Iden and Zay managed to disable the fleet and eliminate Leema , with the J - Sec fleet surrendering and telling them about " Resurrection " , after Zay threatened to fire the " Corvus ' s " concussion missiles , which turned out to be a bluff . This lead them to believe Protectorate Gleb was holding Del prisoner on Vardos , where the Corvus headed next . After landing on the planet they discovered the scars left behind from Operation : Cinder 30 years ago , as they were walking through the ruins Shriv and Iden spotted a bright red flash out in the distance . Making their way to the place where Del was supposedly being held , the two found Gleb dead on the floor , who was executed by Hask for failing to keep Project : Resurrection confidential , stating she had " Outlived her usefulness and purpose to the First Order . " He also taunted Iden stating he had waited for the day he could get revenge on her for her and Del defecting 30 years prior , revealing that he had killed Del and then would kill Zay next , stating the Republic ' s time was over and the First Order would rise up , with Iden realizing the flash of light she had seen earlier was the destruction of the New Republic thanks to Starkiller Base . To her horror , the Corvus was fired on and shot down by Hask ' s flagship , the Retribution . With confidence in his plans , Hask ordered Iden and Shriv to be interrogated and then executed , as well as the city burned . As Iden and Shriv were escorted out of the building , fighting erupted between J - Sec and the First Order , giving Iden and Shriv an opportunity to escape to see if Zay had survived the crash of the ship . While fighting through both factions , they were able to discover several escape pod distress beacons , thanks to Iden ' s ID - 10 Seeker Droid , whom Iden had named " Dio " . Going through the escape pods , they eventually reunited with Zay , who had set up a snipers nest . After the fighting was over Iden told Zay that Hask had killed Del and that she had a plan to board his ship and kill him , but Zay talked her down , telling her it wouldn ' t bring Del back . The crew then altered the plan and decided to board Hask ' s flagship in order to deliver any useful information to the Resistance . Stealing two First Order Tie Fighters , the company made their way to the Star Destroyer but discovered they were unable to make an ordinary landing . The Star Destroyer ' s crew eventually became suspicious of the unusual behavior and attacked them . After a period of dogfighting , Dio found an entrance into the ship through a heat exhaust port by the engines , which they blew open , just as the Star Destroyer was preparing to jump into Hyperspace . Successfully making their way into the ship , Iden and her companions fought their way to a control room , which contained the schematics for a First Order Dreadnaught , but were unable to escape while the ship was in hyperspace , so Iden devised a plan to force the ship out of hyperspace by destroying the hyperdrive . While Shriv went looking for a suitable escape ship , Iden and Zay fought their way to the hyperdrive control platforms , fighting through Stormtroopers . Before making their way to the last objective and planting the last explosive Iden had Dio reroute Reinforcements to make things easier . Just after arming the last explosive , Hask snuck up from behind Zay and held her at gunpoint while taunting Iden to shoot him . Realizing she couldn ' t shoot Hask without risking hitting Zay , Iden threw her blaster down into the hyperdrive core . Hask , disappointed in her cowardice , prepared to shoot her , but was interrupted by Zay , who managed to break free and redirect Hask ' s blaster shots away , only to be knocked off the platform in the process . Iden managed to grab her daughter at the last second , but was caught off guard by Hask , who prepared to finish his old comrade off . Before doing so , Zay tossed her blaster to Iden and she shot Hask , sending him falling to his death in the reactor core and avenging Del . With Hask dead , Iden hauled Zay back to safety , and the two retreated into an observation room while watching the explosions go off , ripping a part of the hull open and prematurely forcing the ship out of hyperspace near Starkiller base . Happy that their plan had worked , Iden suddenly doubled over in pain and showed the worried Zay a bloodied part of her shirt where a stray blaster bolt from Hask ' s pistol had struck her earlier . Zay , deeply saddened by this , tried to figure out a way to help her , but was reassured by her mother that there was no time and that as long as they would fight to keep others safe , even if it meant for them to die they would make a difference . After telling her daughter that Dio had to be brought to the Resistance and that she loved her , Iden succumbed to her wounds with Zay left alone , deeply saddened by her mother ' s death . As Shriv contacted Iden and her daughter , Zay told him she was the only one left , with Starkiller base imploding into a star out in the distance . Zay , remembering Iden ' s last words , made her way to Shriv and the two made their way back to the Resistance ' s base on D ' Qar as they were evacuating . Zay and Shriv were redirected to the Outer Rim by General Leia Organa , in hope of finding hidden allies of the Resistance . Personality and traits . Before the evacuation of Vardos , Versio saw Emperor Palpatine as a great leader , and was fiercely dedicated to the Empire , due to her father ' s Imperial background and her planet ' s pro - Imperial sentiments . She believed that the Empire was the best hope for stability and peace in the galaxy , and existed to protect its citizens from terrorism and atrocities . She believed that the Empire should protect its own , and made a point to assist trapped stormtroopers during the Battle of Endor . Iden possessed a stoic and occasionally intense personality , likely a product of her Imperial background . She recovered quickly from shock and thought quickly on her feet . However , she was also compassionate towards civilians and friendly , though professional , with her squadmates and crew . Following the destruction of the Death Star II , however , Iden became increasingly disillusioned with the Empire . She expressed anger at how the Emperor ' s attempted trap at Endor had led to military disaster , and grew increasingly frustrated with and suspicious of the opaque and secretive nature of Operation : Cinder . She thought the Empire was turning away from what it was meant to be . This ultimately led to her deserting the Empire during Operation : Cinder ' s destruction of Vardos , which she saw as a betrayal of Imperial values . After her defection , her political views came to change . She viewed the Empire as tyrants for destroying her homeworld and countless others . Iden took a liking to the rebels during the subsequent Battle of Naboo , and eventually joined them full - time . Behind the scenes . Iden Versio first appeared in a teaser trailer for the upcoming 2017 video game " Star Wars Battlefront II " that was leaked on April 11 , 2017 . The character was officially revealed in the " Star Wars Battlefront II " panel at Celebration Orlando on April 15 , 2017 . She was portrayed by Janina Gavankar . From a development standpoint , Versio is intended to be one of the " nobler heroes " of the Empire . On December 13 , 3 new campaign missions for " Star Wars Battlefront II " featuring Versio were added , taking place during the rise of the First Order , not too long after the main campaign ' s ending .