Raymus Antilles / Legends Raymus Antilles was a male Human and the captain of the corvette " Sundered Heart " at the time of the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War . He served the Royal Alderaan Civil Fleet under Senator Bail Prestor Organa . During the early stages of the Civil War , he served the Rebel Alliance in the fight against the Galactic Empire . He captained the Alderaan Diplomatic Cruiser " Tantive IV " before his death in 0 BBY at the hands of Darth Vader . Biography . Early life . Raymus Antilles was a male Human from the peaceful planet of Alderaan , one of the so - called Core Worlds of the Galactic Republic . He was a member of the prominent House of Antilles and the uncle of Corla Metonae . Although he belonged to the same family as Breha , Queen of Alderaan , he himself held no title . During his formative years , Antilles learned how to pilot under the guidance of his mentor , Captain Jeremoch Colton . Rise of the Empire . At the time of the Clone Wars , Raymus Antilles had reached the rank of captain and was entrusted with piloting the " Sundered Heart " , the consular vessel for Senator Bail Prestor Organa . Following the transmission of Order 66 , Captain Antilles recovered a Jedi homing beacon , encountering no opposition from clone troopers as they were still confused by the ordeal . The beacon helped Bail Organa locate Jedi Masters Yoda and Obi - Wan Kenobi . Antilles transported the Jedi back to Coruscant , and later ferried the weary Masters to the medical center of Polis Massa . When Bail Organa returned to Alderaan aboard the " Sundered Heart " , it was in the company of the droids R2 - D2 and C - 3PO , as well as his newly - adopted child , Leia . To preserve the secret of the girl ' s true parentage , Bail Organa ordered Antilles to have C - 3PO ' s memory wiped , though R2 - D2 managed to avoid this fate . Over the next nineteen years , Captain Antilles continued to command the " Tantive IV " , but was separated from C - 3PO and R2 - D2 until almost immediately before 0 BBY . Galactic Civil War . Early during the Galactic Civil War , Raymus Antilles , now a member of the Rebel Alliance , was granted property of the " Sundered Heart " as a gift for running aid and medical supplies past several Imperial blockades . He took that ship for some of his most dangerous missions instead of the " Tantive IV " . In 1 BBY , he gave his support to the Star Tours travel agency , which was being re – launched under new management . To assist in the preparations for the first flight from the brand new Spaceport THX1138 , Captain Antilles assigned C - 3PO and R2 - D2 to temporarily work for the company . However , after the first flight was ambushed by Imperial forces conducting a raid on THX1138 and the escorting of a Rebel agent to the Rebels , he quietly had C - 3PO and R2 - D2 returned to him from Star Tours . While on Dantooine , Antilles lost R2 - D2 in a game of sabacc against the Lorrdian Pike Angeles . Angeles , a technician who wanted to be deployed in the field , agreed to return the astromech in exchange for a field commission . Antilles agreed . R2 - D2 returned to his custody and Pike Angeles was free to begin a career stealing starships for the Alliance . In the battle of Kuat that same year , Antilles personally destroyed six Imperial shipyards in orbit of the planet , in order to begin the operation of stealing the X - wing prototypes . He also attacked a fleet of Imperial ships transporting Incom scientists to the spice mines of Kessel , saving them from certain death . He was involved in many other missions for the Rebel cause . Later , while back in command of the " Tantive IV " , he was part of the mission which intercepted plans for the Death Star . During the Battle of Tatooine , he commanded Blue Squadron from the bridge of the " Tantive IV " . His passage through the system was interrupted when a nearby Interdictor cruiser activated its gravity well projector , preventing their escape and allowing the " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyer " Devastator " to capture his ship . As the ship was boarded , Antilles led his men into the main passageway , meeting Leia Organa . He ordered her into an escape pod , as she had the Death Star plans . The senator suggested they use a droid instead . The 501st Legion stormed the ship , and he was captured and taken to Darth Vader . The Sith Lord strangled Antilles to death ( without the Force ) after he refused to give information on the location of the Death Star plans , and attempted to claim that the " Tantive IV " was a consular ship on a diplomatic mission . Angered by Antilles ' s refusal to give up the location of the plans , as well as Antilles ' s death just as Vader demanded to know where the " ambassador " of the ship was due to his crushing his neck , the Dark Lord threw his body against a wall . Personality and traits . Raymus Antilles was level - headed , schooled in diplomacy , and a capable pilot . He was a strong Rebel Alliance sympathizer and skilled at running Imperial blockades , but he lacked experience leading ground troops . Antilles demonstrated his loyalty to the Alliance by giving his life rather than giving up the Death Star plans . When he served aboard the " Sundered Heart " , he wore the iconic gray uniform of an Alderaanian starship captain and carried a target blaster . Behind the scenes . Raymus Antilles was played by Peter Geddis and Rohan Nichol in " " and " " , respectively . He was voiced by David Ackroyd in the " Star Wars " radio drama and by Stephen Stanton in " " . George Lucas proposed that Denis Lawson , the actor that played Wedge Antilles in the original trilogy , might make a cameo as Raymus Antilles ( much as Jeremy Bulloch had a cameo as Captain Jeremoch Colton ) . However , Lawson turned down the offer , and Lucas returned to his original choice , Nichol . Rohan Nichol suffered an accidental shaving incident leaving a noticeable nick on his chin that would not stop bleeding prior to filming for " Revenge of the Sith " . After apologizing to George Lucas for the blemish , the latter jokingly responded that the character " must have gotten it in the Clone Wars . " Raymus vs . Colton . In the , C - 3PO tells Luke that he and R2 - D2 were previously owned by a " Captain Colton . " This may refer to Jeremoch Colton ( who was perhaps introduced into continuity to explain this reference ) ; however , the name Colton Antilles was also given in " " . Therefore , it was perhaps originally intended that the character seen in " Revenge of the Sith " was not the same " Captain Antilles " killed by Darth Vader . Colton was originally identified as possibly Raymus Antilles ' s son , named in honor of the latter ' s colleague , Jeremoch Colton . However Leland Chee confirmed that the captains in both films are the same individual .