Venk Venk was a human male who served in the Galactic Empire ' s naval branch as a captain . During the Galactic Civil War , Venk was stationed aboard Commander Dreed ' s Star Destroyer while the vessel hunted for Alderaanian s who had survived the destruction of their homeworld , Alderaan . After Dreed died on the planet Skaradosh in 0 ABY during a prisoner exchange with Prince ss Leia Organa of the Rebel Alliance , Venk assumed command of the Destroyer and led it to the planet Espirion to try and destroy the Alderaanian fleet gathered there . With the aid of the " Espirion Multi " , a vessel sent by the Alderaanian - descended inhabitants of Espirion , the Alderaanians destroyed the Star Destroyer and killed Venk . Biography . Serving under Dreed . Venk was an Imperial officer of the Galactic Empire , serving in the naval branch of the Imperial Military as a captain . During the Empire ' s war against the Alliance to Restore the Republic , Venk served aboard the " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer of Commander Dreed and joined him in his hunt for survivors of the planet Alderaan following that world ' s destruction by the Death Star superweapon . In 0 ABY , after Tula , one of Venk ' s crewmates , began providing Dreed with intelligence on an ongoing effort by Alderaanian Prince ss Leia Organa to rescue the survivors , the commander unsuccessfully attempted to halt her mission while she was visiting the Alderaan Enclave on the planet Sullust . During the attempt , Organa learned of Tula ' s Imperial loyalties , and , no longer seeing her as a useful asset , Dreed had her taken away for processing . To save the traitor , the princess agreed to exchange herself as a captive for Tula on the desert world of Skaradosh , a trade that Dreed chose to personally oversee on the planet ' s surface . A short - lived command . While Dreed was gone , Venk was given acting command of their Star Destroyer , which soon became permanent when Alderaanian reinforcements killed the commander on the world below in order to rescue Organa . Quickly learning of Dreed ' s fate , Venk sought to avenge him by killing the Alderaanians as they attempted to flee Skaradosh . The Star Destroyer opened fire on what the Imperials believed to be a starship carrying the Alderaanians but instead unknowingly destroyed a decoy while the real targets escaped on the freighter known as the " Mellcrawler " . Believing Organa and the others dead , Venk gave the order for the Star Destroyer to travel to the planet Espirion , where Dreed had previously learned that the rest of the Alderaanian fleet was gathering . Upon the Imperials ' arrival , they found the Alderaanians waiting for them , thanks to a warning from Organa and the others aboard the " Mellcrawler " , but still heavily outmatched . Under Venk ' s command , the Star Destroyer opened fire on the gathered fleet and destroyed a number of the enemy ships while Organa delivered what she thought might be her final speech to the Alderaanians present . However , the tide turned against Venk when the Alderaanian - descended inhabitants of Espirion , swayed by Organa ' s words , sent the vessel " Espirion Multi " to aid the fleet . Still confident of his victory , Venk continued the fight , but he and his ship were soon obliterated by the combined firepower of the enemy vessels . With the Imperials defeated , the Alderaanians celebrated before Organa returned to her place in the Alliance . Personality and traits . Venk was a human male with light skin who bore several scars across his face . He was overconfident , assuming that it was impossible for Leia Organa to escape him on Skaradosh and then believing he still had the upper hand , even as his ship was destroyed during the battle with the Alderaanians . The captain held great contempt for Organa and her people and felt a desire to kill more Alderaanians in his moment of triumph after supposedly killing the princess . Equipment . Captain Venk wore a standard gray Imperial officer ' s uniform , including a command cap , during his service time aboard Commander Dreed ' s Imperial Star Destroyer . Behind the scenes . Venk first appeared in the final issue of the " " comic book series , which was written by Mark Waid , illustrated by Terry Dodson , and released on July 1 , 2015 . Venk ' s character was not named or given a rank in the issue itself , but editor Jordan D . White later identified him as having been called " Captain Venk " in the issue ' s script .