S ' Too Vees s ' Too Vees , a Human male , was a gambler who was present in the Bespin mining complex of Cloud City during the Galactic Empire ' s subjugation of the city in 3 ABY . Vees evacuated Bespin and followed former Cloud City Baron Administrator Lando Calrissian to the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Vees rose to the rank of lieutenant and served the Alliance as a dock mechanic . In 4 ABY , he operated a holoprojector during the briefing before the Alliance ' s attack on the second Death Star . Vees intentionally turned down an opportunity to serve in the rear guard in order to work on Calrissian ' s starship , the " Millennium Falcon " . Biography . The Human male gambler s ' Too Vees was present in Cloud City , a Tibanna gas mining colony of the gas giant Bespin , by 3 ABY . When Imperial forces under the command of the Dark Lord Darth Vader seized control of Bespin in that year , Cloud City Baron Administrator Lando Calrissian ordered the evacuation of his complex . Vees followed Calrissian from Cloud City and joined the ranks of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , where he found work as a dock mechanic , installing cannons on starfighters and eventually attaining the rank of lieutenant . In 4 ABY , when the Rebel Alliance learned of the location of the Empire ' s new second Death Star battlestation , in construction over the Forest Moon of Endor , the Alliance command devised a plan to destroy the station before its construction could be completed . In a briefing aboard the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser " Home One " , flagship of the Alliance Fleet , Vees operated a holoprojector illustrating the plan for the upcoming battle : a Rebel strike team would deactivate the Death Star ' s deflector shield on the Endor moon , and then a starfighter force would fly into the battlestation and destroy its main reactor . Calrissian , having been promoted to general , would lead the fighter assault . In preparations for the battle , Vees was offered an assignment in the rear guard but turned it down in order to work on Calrissian ' s starship , the " Millennium Falcon " , borrowed from Rebel General Han Solo , who was leading the Endor ground assault team . Personality and traits . Vees , like Calrissian , was a gambler . When Calrissian left Cloud City in order to escape the Imperial occupation , Vees followed him , joining the Rebel Alliance . Later , when Vees was offered a position in the rear guard , he turned it down in favor of working on Calrissian ' s vessel . Vees served the Alliance as a dock mechanic , working on the weapons systems of starfighters , and could operate a holoprojector . During the briefing before the Battle of Endor , Vees wore a headset while operating the holoprojector . He was light - skinned and had brown hair . Behind the scenes . The character s ' Too Vees first appeared as an unnamed and uncredited extra in the 1983 film , in which he is shown at the controls for the holoprojector during the Rebel briefing before the Battle of Endor . His name and additional details were provided on the " Lieutenant s ' Too Vees " card for the July 2000 " Death Star II Limited " expansion set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game . His card ' s gameplay statistics mention another Rebel named Corporal Marmor , establishing that when Vees is in the same battle site as Marmor or Calrissian during game play , the player ' s destiny power increases .