Windom Traducier Windom Traducier was a New Republic Senate Guardsman who was a secret agent of the Galactic Empire in 5 ABY . Windom was part of Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax ' s plot to attack the New Republic capital of Chandrila by using a transponder to broadcast signals that turned liberated rebel prisoner s from Ashmead ' s Lock into unwilling assassin s that attacked Chancellor Mon Mothma and other New Republic leaders . Following the attack on Chandrila , Windom was captured and investigated by the New Republic Security Bureau . He was promptly murdered by the former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus , who had joined the New Republic . Biography . Windom Traducier was an undercover Imperial agent of Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax who worked as a New Republic Senate Guardsman on the planet Chandrila in 5 ABY . Windom was guarding the former Imperial Adviser Yupe Tashu when the former Imperial loyalty officer – turned – New Republic operative Sinjir Rath Velus and his friend Temmin Wexley visited Tashu seeking information on Han Solo and Imperial fugitives . Windom refused to open the door to Tashu ' s cell , citing protocol . However , Sinjir persisted and Windom reluctantly allowed Sinjir to interrogate Tashu . From Tashu , Sinjir learnt about a secret Imperial prison on Kashyyyk called Ashmead ' s Lock . After Sinjir and Temmin ' s team freed the Ashmead ' s Lock prisoner s with the help of Han Solo , Windom installed a transponder above Hanna City ' s opera house under orders from Fleet Admiral Rax . The liberated rebel prisoners had been implanted with inorganic biochips and were central to Rax ' s plan to assassinate the New Republic leadership on Liberation Day . This transponder was used by Rax to relay signals to the former prisoners who involuntarily met up with Windom . Windom coached the former prisoners for the upcoming attack and equipped them with small , concealed graphene blaster s . Traducier used his position as a guardsman to position the unwilling assassins near key New Republic officials including Chancellor Mon Mothma and General Crix Madine at the Old Gather - House and Senate Plaza . On the eve of Liberation Day , Windom was briefing the former prisoner Brentin Lore Wexley when his son Temmin discovered them chatting . To prevent discovery of the plot , Traducier ordered Brentin to finish off the intruder . Brentin stun ned his son and hid him inside a crate . On Liberation Day , the former prisoners received a signal from Rax which caused them to attack New Republic officials and military officer s . Chancellor Mothma and Commodore Kyrsta Agate were seriously wounded while General Madine and Adviser Hostis Ij were rumored to have been killed . The attack derailed the upcoming Imperial - Republic peace talks with Grand Admiral Rae Sloane and set the stage for the Battle of Jakku . Windom managed to assassin ate the defector General Jylia Shale and also freed Yupe Tashu under orders from Fleet Admiral Rax . Later , Windom was captured by the New Republic authorities and imprisoned for his role in the attack on Chandrila . The New Republic Security Bureau ' s investigation discovered that Windom had used a transponder to scramble signals to the inorganic bio - chips inside the heads of the Ashmead ' s Lock prisoners . Later , Sinjir bribed a New Republic guard into allowing him to visit Windom in the interrogation room . Windom taunted the former Imperial that the New Republic was too weak to prevent chaos in the galaxy . Seeking vengeance on Windom for hurting his friends particularly Temmin and his mother Norra Wexley , Sinjir stabbed him with a vibroknife in the sternum . Windom died from his injuries . Personality and traits . Windom Traducier was a Chandrilan human man who had cresting wave of blonde hair , pale eye s , and a light scar on his chin . He worked as an undercover Imperial agent and New Republic Senate Guard . Traducier supported the Empire and regarded the New Republic as a " hobbling , crippled , thing . " Traducier was a deceptive man who led a double - life and could feign pliability . He was a capable killer who killed former General Jylia Shale and almost killed Temmin . Traducier was familiar with operating technology such as blasters and transponders . Supporting Fleet Admiral Rax ' s plan to rebuild the Empire , Windom let no remorse for his actions . His arrogance towards Sinjir caused his death . Behind the scenes . Windom Traducier first appeared as a minor antagonist in Chuck Wendig ' s 2016 novel " " , the second instalment in " " .