Zaletta Zaletta was a Human male who served as a high ranking commander in the Imperial Military until he later defected to the Rebel Alliance , attaining his rank during the Galactic Civil War . Biography . He first expressed his wish to defect shortly after the Battle of Hoth . His first communiqué with Alliance forces was to the MC80 cruiser " Liberty " , via an Imperial Communications relay Comm Center . Zaletta ' s transmission was brief and anonymous , only lasting long enough to give the Rebels a set of coordinates and scant details on an Imperial convoy , which Zaletta said would be " of interest to the Alliance " . The convoy , made up of Sentinel - class landing craft , turned out to contain Bothan slaves on their way to an Imperial Penal Colony . A flight of Rebel Y - wings disabled the ships containing the slaves , which were boarded by a group of " Gamma " - class ATR - 6 assault transports from Tango Group . Not only had the Alliance rescued key allies of the Rebellion , an act which would strengthen the bond between the proud race and the revolutionary group , but they had proved the " anonymous informant ' s " information to be correct . Zaletta , remaining cautious , sent out another secretive transmission , wishing again to prove his integrity . This time , he gave the Alliance information on the secret Imperial research facility deep in the Kuat system . The station was owned and operated by Kuat Drive Yards itself , and seemed to be a test facility for a new experimental reactor system . Taking advantage of the facility ' s lack of defense , a flight of X - wings launched from the " Liberty " to investigate . Among their ranks was pilot Ace Azzameen , who , when the facility had been inspected and the order given , blasted open a small hatch on the brim trench of the facility , exposing the cavernous reactor system ( which was likely connected with the Death Star project ) . Azzameen then fired on the reactor core itself , destroying the facility . Once again , Zaletta had proven not only his commitment to the Alliance and to his defection , but revealed just how high up the command chain he was . Though still apprehensive , the Alliance decided to bring Zaletta in . First , though , they had to find him . The events surrounding the defection of Imperial Grand Admiral Zaarin had been a serious shock to the Empire , and any hopes of initiating the defection himself was severely dashed . Zaletta , therefore had to rely on the Alliance to secure his freedom . Fortunately for him , Zaletta ' s trust was well placed . The Alliance managed to trace the source of the transmissions by downloading the logs from the Communications Array Comm Center via which the communiques were being routed in a daring raid by Alliance A - wings and the Modified Corvette " Python " . Armed with this information , the Alliance raided the Imperial Outpost DX - 11a in the Eidoloni system on which Zaletta was stationed . Alliance X - wings , led by Ace Azzameen , attacked the platform and forced all onboard officers to flee . By inspecting the escaping shuttles , Ace was able to locate Commander Zaletta aboard " AA - 23 " . The Rebels escorted the shuttle to a deep space rendezvous with the Alliance Nebulon - B frigate " Redemption " . However , as the shuttle docked and the group prepared to retreat back to the " Liberty " task force , an Imperial detachment arrived , consisting of an Imperial - class Star Destroyer and an Immobilizer 418 cruiser " Restrainer " . With their exit blocked , and TIE / sa bombers on the way , the " Redemption " called in the " Liberty " . Together , the two capital ships and their starfighter complement were able to destroy the Interdictor and retreat , bringing Zaletta over to " the other side of the fence " . The speediness of the Imperial response was cause for great concern regarding the intentions of Commander Zaletta , who was incarcerated on the " Redemption " . It was then however , that the " Liberty ' s " Tactical Officer , Commander Kupalo , chose to return to the Empire , revealing that he had been brainwashed into an Imperial Agent and was the traitor who had sprung the trap on " Redemption " . Pilots Azzameen and Olin Garn were able to apprehend the traitor , and Commander Zaletta eventually became the " Liberty ' s " new Tactical Officer . Immediately , he put his knowledge of secret Imperial projects to use , culminating in the capture of the Imperial computer that contained the Death Star II plans . In a twisted irony , this discovery would prove fatal for Zaletta , as his endeavor indirectly resulted in the Battle of Endor , where he would appear to have been killed in the " Liberty " s destruction after it was hit by the Death Star ' s first superlaser blast . Behind the scenes . In " " , Zaletta was voiced by Andre Ware .