Domm Korgale Domm Korgale was a male individual who served as an Imperial Vice Admiral under Grand Moff Lozen Tolruck at the time of the liberation of Kashyyyk . He served as commander of the Star Destroyer " Dominion " , until it was infiltrated by Han Solo and his team . After being captured by Solo , Korgale escaped his ship ' s bridge , and the New Republic didn ' t think he was useful enough to be pursued . Biography . A male individual , Vice Admiral Domm Korgale served as the commander of the Imperial Star Destroyer " Dominion " in 5 ABY . His subordinate was Rear Admiral Urian Orlan . During the liberation of Kashyyyk , Korgale and Orlan complied with Grand Moff Lozen Tolruck ' s orders to orbitally bombard the planet after the Wookiee s rose up in revolt against Imperial rule . Later , he commanded the " Dominion " when a rebel team led by Han Solo and Chewbacca boarded the ship in an attempt to knock out the " Dominion " and its sister ships " Vitiator " and " Neutralizer " . Despite Solo and his team unleashing a rampaging horde of webweaver spider s , Admiral Korgale and his stormtrooper s managed to capture the rebel boarders . Korgale placed the rebel boarders in shackles and then confronted Solo personally . After identifying himself , he informed Solo that he was going to deliver him to the Empire ' s embrace so that he could buy a seat with the Imperial leadership . When Solo responded that he was a war criminal , Korgale threatened to execute his comrades . Korgale informed his comrades that he had asked for Imperial reinforcements and voice his hope that the Empire would respond . One of his comm officer s then told him that a YT - 1300 light freighter had jumped out of hyperspace . This ship turned out to be Solo ' s ship " Millennium Falcon " , which was being pilot ed by his wife Prince ss Leia Organa . Korgale ordered his Destroyer to launch a contingent of TIE fighters . When Leia ordered him to stand down in the name of the New Republic , Korgale laughed and dismissed the idea that her freighter could take on three Star Destroyer s . Leia was accompanied by a dozen X - wing starfighter s from Captain Wedge Antilles ' Phantom Squadron and Admiral Ackbar ' s cruiser " Home One " . Believing that his foes were outnumbered , Korgale ordered the Imperial ships to mount a vigorous defense of Imperial territory G5 - 623 . However , Chewbacca broke free of his captors and hurled a stormtrooper against the wall . Han and his comrades broke free and then took out Korgale ' s men . Chewbacca hit Korgale and knocked him to the ground . While Korgale fled the bridge , Han and his comrades hijacked the " Dominion " and used its turbolaser s and laser cannon s to destroy the " Vitiator " and to fire upon the " Neutralizer " . As a result , the " Neutralizer " surrendered to the New Republic and Imperial rule on Kashyyyk came to an end . Personality and traits . Domm Korgale was an Imperial Vice Admiral who regarded the New Republic as criminals . He hoped that capturing Han Solo would improve his standing in the Galactic Empire . Korgale underestimated the ingenuity of his New Republic opponents particularly Solo , who tilted the balance of the battle in the New Republic ' s favor by hijacking his Star Destroyer " Dominion " . Behind the scenes . Domm Korgale first appeared in Chuck Wendig ' s 2016 novel " " , the second installment in .