Harovan Toth Harovan Toth was a Human male Infiltrator who served with the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War . A native of the planet Reynon , Toth joined the resistance forces on his homeworld before joining the Alliance proper on the planet Dantooine . There , he married Tisha Rostek , and the couple had a daughter , Samona ; their happiness was short - lived , however , as Rostek was killed in the Battle of Thovinack . One of the first Alliance Infiltrators , Toth led Scandium Team , which participated in some of the most dangerous battles in the Alliance ' s early history . Sometime prior to the Battle of Yavin , Scandium Team participated in a mission to the Wellte - ir system . Encountering elite Imperial armor units , the team received heavy casualties , with only six members surviving out of the twenty - one deployed . The incident became known as the Wellte - ir Massacre . Plagued by the memories of the massacre , Toth was forcibly retired from active combat , drawing a variety of assignments before being assigned to Delta Base , the headquarters for the Suolriep sector , where he served as a patrol pilot and advisor . Biography . Early life . Harovan Toth was a Reynonian male born on the planet Reynon , in the Albarrio sector of the Outer Rim Territories , sometime between 41 BBY and 37 BBY . In 19 BBY , Supreme Chancellor Palpatine declared himself Galactic Emperor and reorganized the Galactic Republic into the first Galactic Empire . A young man at the time , Toth joined the resistance movement against the Empire on his homeworld , before being transferred off - planet to join the fledgling Alliance to Restore the Republic at its outpost on the planet Dantooine . Several weeks after arriving on Dantooine , Toth met Tisha Rostek , a civilian advisor . The two fell in love and married , with their union producing a daughter , Samona . Toth began training as an Infiltrator and , after a year , was one of the Rebellion ' s first fully - trained infiltration specialists . Despite fighting a war against an enemy with overwhelming numbers , Toth was generally happy with his life . However , when Toth ' s daughter was eighteen months old , his wife was killed during the Battle of Thovinack . Toth sent Samona to live on the Alliance safe world Isis , where she was raised by Reynonian dissidents . Scandium Team . As the war against the Empire moved into full swing , Toth ' s involvement intensified , and he accepted command of one of the first Alliance infiltration squads , Scandium Team . The Taloron Korgath served as Toth ' s first officer , and the unit was broken down into small sub - units , including Unit Theta , led by the Jin Dutra Zeneta ; Delta Unit ; and Sandstorm Unit , comprising the Ebranite sisters Rith Tar ' ak , Nyik , and Tor ' ara . Scandium Team participated in or planned some of the most dangerous missions ever undertaken by the Alliance . Their success rate was phenomenal , mostly due to the unit ' s tenacity and determination . However , the success rate was coupled to a high mortality rate for operative s . The unit was famed for surviving close encounters with Imperial forces , dealing with underworld figures , and general trouble - making . Scandium Team participated in the Vidicx and Loac Campaign s , as well as the Tynquay Skirmishes , in which they rescued then - Major Airen Cracken . During the Battle of Gendrah - Narvin , Scandium Team ' s lead pilot , Jouffer Talamiin , was permanently disabled . The Human female Aven Cholus was selected to take her place and soon won Toth ' s respect . Scandium Team also fought at the planet Fendry . Over the years , Scandium Team lost seven operatives , and several operations had not gone according to plan . Toth commanded the unit for several years , achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander by the time of his twentieth mission , an operation to the Wellte - ir system in the Trax sector . On the plains of the planet Bresnan , Scandium Team encountered two units of elite Imperial armor , one of which was later suspected to comprise the Emperor ' s Royal Guard on field maneuvers . Outnumbered , Scandium Team fought a four - day battle ; of the twenty - one members deployed , fifteen were killed during the engagement . Pinned down on the Umber Banks , Scandium Team was eventually extracted by Cholus , who had been delayed by numerous Imperial starfighters . Toth was forced to retire from active service after Wellte - ir , a situation he was willing to allow . The psychological scars of Scandium Team ' s last mission plagued Toth ' s memories , and the newly - promoted commander requested non - combat assignments from all his commanding officers . He was posted at Yavin Base on the moon Yavin 4 , and , following the destruction of the first Death Star superweapon during its assault on the Alliance base , Toth was posted to the temporary Thila Command Base . Afterward , Toth was assigned to Delta Base , the Suolriep sector headquarters , on New Kisge . He served as a patrol pilot , content to police the jungle moon , and also occasionally served as an advisor . However , Toth made it clear that he had no intentions of ever returning to active combat duty . Toth ' s leadership and organization of Scandium Team was instrumental in assisting General Crix Madine in formally organizing the Alliance Special Forces . Delta Team , the next prominent SpecForce team after Scandium , was named in honor of Scandium ' s Delta Unit . Personality and traits . Harovan Toth was considered to be the ideal intelligence operative ; he was totally nondescript and was of average height , weight , and build . He had brown hair that had started to thin sometime after the Battle of Yavin and green eyes . His combat service had left him with extensive scarring across his body . Formerly a happy man , the death of his wife and the traumatic experiences in the Wellte - ir system changed Toth into a bitter individual plagued by traumatic memories . Toth did find contentment during his assignment to Delta Base , where he enjoyed his duties and was in regular contact with his daughter , who had since begun to serve the Alliance as a pilot , holding the rank of lieutenant . Skills and abilities . A highly - skilled Infiltrator , Harovan Toth was trained to use blasters and was proficient in both melee and unarmed combat . He was especially skilled with a vibroknife and was adept at using ascian dagger s as thrown weapons . Toth was trained in stealth disciplines and was perfectly capable of commanding a unit of twenty - eight individuals in combat . He specialized in urban survival techniques and was knowledgeable about alien species and their languages . The inner workings of a bureaucracy were known to Toth , and he was aware of law enforcement policies and procedures , especially ones pertaining to Imperial law . A skilled pilot , Toth was able to fly both capital ships and space transports , and could plot courses through hyperspace . He could also operate communications systems and sensors . On the ground , Toth was able to ride domesticated animals , preferring Cracian thumper s , and fly repulsorlift craft , with a specialty in T - 47 airspeeders . He could also pilot walkers and was skilled in driving All Terrain Scout Transports . Technically adept , Toth was able to program and repair computers , program droids , repair repulsorlift vehicles , and circumvent security systems . He was also skilled in demolitions and trained in first aid , with a particular skill in treating Talorons . As part of Scandium Team ' s missions involved dealing with the seedier elements of the galaxy , Toth had underworld contacts and was a skilled forger . Equipment . By the time of Harovan Toth ' s posting to Delta Base , he generally wore a flight suit and carried a comlink and a hunting blaster . Behind the scenes . Harovan Toth first appeared in the eleventh issue of the " Star Wars Adventure Journal " , published in 1996 by West End Games . He was featured in the article series " Cracken ' s Rebel Operatives , " which was written by C . Robert Carey and Trevor J . Wilson . The illustration of Toth was provided by Kathy Burdette .