Nevar / Legends Nevar was an incompetent Human male brigadier general whose career in the Imperial Army during the Galactic Civil War was defined by nepotism and sycophancy . Circa early 2 ABY , Nevar supervised a failed Imperial expedition to capture and conscript the Force - sensitive Dathomiri Nightsister Kyrisa , who had taken refuge on the remote ice planet Hoth . During the unsuccessful operation , the Imperial expedition encountered a Rebel Alliance group setting up an outpost on Hoth , although when word of the Rebel presence reached Nevar , he incredulously deleted the report out of hand . Nevar ' s lack of insight allowed what was in actuality the Rebellion ' s headquarters of Echo Base to remain hidden from the Empire for more than a year . Following Echo Base ' s eventual discovery by Darth Vader in 3 ABY , Nevar commanded the All Terrain Armored Transport Blizzard 2 of Blizzard Force , under the overall direction of General Maximilian Veers , during the subsequent Battle of Hoth . During the battle , Nevar ' s Blizzard 2 earned the dubious distinction of being the first Imperial walker downed by defending Rebel forces . At some point during the Battle of Hoth , the treacherous Nevar was assassinated . Biography . An error in judgment . Brigadier General Nevar was an officer of the Imperial Army during the Galactic Civil War . His career was a triumph of nepotism and sycophantic behavior . Circa early 2 ABY , Nevar found himself overseeing an Imperial mission to the remote Outer Rim Territories ice planet Hoth in search of the rogue Force - sensitive Dathomiri Nightsister Kyrisa , who possessed the Force ability to exert control over wild creatures . Imperial Intelligence Director " Blackhole " hoped to capture Kyrisa to take advantage of her powers for the purposes of beast mastery and espionage . The Imperial expedition to Hoth , led by Imperial Security Bureau agent Jeffren Brek , ultimately failed to capture Kyrisa . Moreover , in the midst of the search for Kyrisa , elements of the Imperial expedition team encountered and battled a small Rebel Alliance outfit , which was attempting to establish an outpost on Hoth ' s inhospitable surface . The Rebels annihilated the small Imperial force , and Brek ' s team failed to obtain any real evidence of the Rebels ' presence on Hoth . However , when Brek filed his report with Nevar at the conclusion of the operation from aboard the Imperial Star Destroyer " Devastator " , Nevar dismissed Brek ' s claims of the Rebel presence as foolishness and deleted his reports , disbelieving the Rebellion would even be on such a worthless planet . What Nevar did not realize was that Brek had actually stumbled across the earliest traces of Echo Base , the Alliance High Command headquarters . Nevar ' s error in judgment helped keep the Rebel base ' s existence a secret from the Empire for over a year until its eventual discovery by the Dark Lord Darth Vader . Battle of Hoth . Ironically enough , Nevar was later part of the sizable Imperial force under the command of Darth Vader sent to destroy Echo Base in 3 ABY . Nevar served under General Maximilian Veers during the Imperial invasion of Echo Base as part of the Battle of Hoth . He commanded the All Terrain Armored Transport Blizzard 2 of Blizzard Force , the elite ground assault unit attached to Death Squadron , Vader ' s personal Star Destroyer fleet . Nevar ' s AT - AT was eventually brought down by a Rebel snowspeeder piloted by Wedge Antilles of Rogue Group , using the speeder ' s harpoon and tow cable to trip the walker ' s legs . After Blizzard 2 fell , Antilles and another Rebel pilot destroyed the downed walker by targeting its vulnerable neck area . Nevar ' s Blizzard 2 was the first Imperial walker dispatched during the battle . At some point surrounding the tripping of Blizzard 2 , the treacherous Nevar was assassinated . Personality and traits . Nevar was incompetent and immoral , and his military career was characterized by his own sycophantic behavior . His failure to properly assess the reports of the Rebel presence on Hoth would keep the Empire searching for the hidden Rebel base for more than a year until Echo Base was discovered just prior to the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY . Out of paranoia , Nevar fortified the exterior of Blizzard 2 with an extra layer of armor . Nevar was also treacherous , and he was assassinated during the Battle of Hoth . Nevar , a Human , had dark hair , dark eyes , and light skin . Equipment . Brigadier General Nevar wore the standard - issue Imperial officer ' s uniform . On at least one occasion , he opted not to don the uniform ' s black gloves . Behind the scenes . The General Nevar character was first mentioned on the " Blizzard 2 " card from the November 1996 " Hoth Limited " expansion set of the Decipher , Inc . " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game , which explains that the " treacherous " Nevar commanded the Blizzard 2 AT - AT prior to his assassination . However , the card does not elaborate under what circumstances Nevar ' s treachery or assassination take place . According to a " Star Wars CCG " fan site , Nevar , as well as the Ranat character Nevar Yalnal , was named as an anagram of Decipher employee Cheryl Kallenbach ' s pet dog , Raven . The first illustration of Nevar was included in the September 2009 " The Shadow Syndicate " expansion set of the " Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game " , and the character was briefly featured in the game ' s " The Nightsister ' s Revenge " adventure scenario . Nevar was also mentioned in the August 2004 " Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy " and the subsequent October 2005 compilation book " " among the texts ' " Battle of Hoth " geographic layout . " Inside the Worlds " identifies Nevar as holding the rank of brigadier general , different from the original " SWCCG " reference and even the later " SWGTCG " reference , both of which identify him only as a general . Additionally , " Inside the Worlds " explains that " Wedge … [ deploys ] Rogue 3 ' s harpoon and tow cable against the AT - AT commanded by Brigadier General Nevar , " suggesting that Nevar is still in command of the AT - AT at that time and thus was assassinated during the battle itself , sometime during or after Antilles ' attack on Blizzard 2 .