Unidentified Rebel commander A Human male served with the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War , commanding a GR - 75 medium transport as part of the main Alliance Fleet . Following the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY , the fleet regrouped at the Rebellion ' s deep - space rendezvous point beyond the Galactic Rim , where its secret location was soon discovered by an Imperial Strike cruiser . The Rebel commander directed the fleet ' s subsequent attack on the encroaching Imperial vessel , helping to destroy the Strike cruiser before it could relay the fleet ' s position . With the Rebels ' secrecy nonetheless compromised , the commander altered the fleet ' s course back toward the galactic plane . Biography . Imperial intrusion . In the aftermath of the Rebel Alliance ' s defeat at the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY , the Alliance Fleet regrouped at a predetermined rendezvous point far beyond the Galactic Rim , codenamed Haven . The fleet ' s tattered remnants desperately sought sanctuary and new allies in their struggle against the Galactic Empire . During that time , a Human male commanded one of the Alliance Fleet ' s GR - 75 medium transports . Rebel Alliance heroes Luke Skywalker , Princess Leia Organa , and Lando Calrissian arrived at the rendezvous point after escaping the Empire ' s seizure of Bespin ' s Cloud City , which saw their ally Han Solo captured by the bounty hunter Boba Fett . As Skywalker and Organa recovered from their travails aboard the medical frigate " Redemption " , Calrissian soon departed the fleet in the starship " Millennium Falcon " in search of Solo , ultimately planning to rendezvous with his comrades on the planet Tatooine . Yet it was mere hours after Calrissian ' s departure that an Imperial " Strike " - class cruiser happened upon the Alliance Fleet ' s position . Reporting to Organa from aboard his GR - 75 medium transport , the Rebel commander announced that the fleet was diverting to intercept its hostile visitor . Strike cruiser eliminated . The Rebel commander directed the ensuing skirmish , urgently tasking the X - wing starfighters of Rogue Squadron with eliminating the Imperial Strike cruiser before it could report the Alliance Fleet ' s position . By employing jamming measures , the fleet prevented the Strike cruiser from sending out a transmission even as the Imperial vessel dispatched a number of TIE fighters to meet Rogue Squadron . Both the commander ' s transport and the Rogues exchanged fire with the TIEs , quickly dispatching the enemy fighters but prompting the Strike cruiser to turn and flee . The Strike cruiser ' s decision to divert full power to its rear shields as it fled blocked pursuing fire from the commander ' s transport but merely left the rest of the ship vulnerable . Rogue Squadron exploited the opening and destroyed the Imperial Strike cruiser . Despite their victory , the Rebels ' secrecy had been compromised . The commander altered the fleet ' s course as a precaution , and the armada soon broke formation and headed back toward the galactic plane . Speaking to Organa aboard the " Redemption " via viewscreen , the commander explained that his decision might well delay the princess ' s plans to journey to Tatooine , but Organa understood that the fleet ' s safety was the top priority . Personality and traits . The Rebel commander had shaggy , light - brown hair ; brown eyes ; and light skin . He also wore a beard . Behind the scenes . The Rebel commander appeared in the first issue of Dark Horse ' s " Star Wars : Shadows of the Empire " comic book series , published on May 7 , 1996 . The series was written by John Wagner and illustrated by Kilian Plunkett .