Arsin Crassus Arsin Crassus was one of the main money lenders within the Galactic Empire , who help facilitate the running of the Imperial economy . He performed this role for decades up to the Rebellion on Akiva . During his youth , he was employed by the Trade Federation . At the end of the Clone Wars , Crassus had a hand in luring the Separatist leadership to Mustafar where they were executed by Darth Vader . He then plundered their financial accounts and used them to help fund the newly risen Galactic Empire . Besides being a financier , Crassus was also involved in slavery . Following the Battle of Endor , Crassus took part in an Imperial emergency summit on the planet Akiva . He was killed along with Valco Pandion during the New Republic ' s assault on Imperial forces on Akiva . Biography . Imperial financier . Arsin Crassus was born during the last decades of the Galactic Republic . In his youth , he was employed by the Trade Federation , which later joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems . At the end of the Clone Wars , Crassus lured the Separatist leadership to the volcanic planet of Mustafar where they were decimated by Darth Vader . Crassus then channeled the former Confederacy ' s financial resources into helping prop up the new Galactic Empire . Crassus became an important financier during the Age of the Empire and helped run the Imperial economy . In addition , Crassus was also involved in the slave trade . Summit on Akiva . Following the Battle of Endor , Arsin Crassus was among a select group of high - ranking Imperial officials who had been invited by Admiral Rae Sloane to attend a secret emergency summit on the planet Akiva . Crassus traveled to Akiva in his personal luxury yacht , the " Golden Harp " . Per Sloane ' s instructions , he landed at a landing pad outside Satrap Isstra Dirus ' palace in the capital city Akiva . Upon landing , he was greeted by Satrap Isstra and exchanged jokes and laughter . Shortly later , he was joined by the Emperor ' s adviser Yupe Tashu , General Jylia Shale and the self - proclaimed Grand Moff Valco Pandion , who arrived in their shuttle s . Unknown to Crassus and the others , they were being tracked by the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari , who was now working for the New Republic ; the government created by the Rebel Alliance . However , Admiral Sloane arrived in her " Lambda " - class shuttle and opened fire on Jas , causing her to fall off the tower she was hiding on . Crassus and his fellow delegates entered the dining hall of the Satrap ' s Palace where Isstra had provided a banquet of tentacled creatures , fragrant dumplings , and speckled balls . While the other Imperials touched the food , Crassus devoured his share . Crassus and his fellow Imperials express surprise when Admiral Sloane revealed she had captured the New Republic starfighter pilot Wedge Antilles above Akiva . He accepted Sloane ' s explanation that Wedge was acting alone and posed not threat to the upcoming Imperial summit , which Sloane called the Imperial Future Council . Later , the Imperial delegates received news that Rae ' s Imperial Star Destroyer " Vigilance " had shot down two rebel A - wing scout fighters . Panicked by the news , Crassus stood up and urged his fellow Imperials to end the meeting . He confessed that he was no warrior but was merely a merchant . Sloane ordered him to sit down while Pandion derided him as a coward . During the meeting , Crassus voted with Pandion to deploy the Imperial Navy ' s last remaining Super Star Destroyer " Ravager " to the Akiva system . However , the two were outvoted by Sloane , Shale and Tashu ; who decided to hide their Star Destroyer s in hyperspace instead . After dinner , Crassus and Shale argued about the merits of using the remaining Imperial coffers to bribe the galaxy . When Crassus suggested a truce with the New Republic , Shale responded that the Republic was only interested in destroying the Empire and hunting down and trying Imperial officials and military officers as war criminals . When Crassus began pounding his knuckles on the table , Sloane angrily told him to stop making a nuisance of himself . After Crassus began sulking , Pandion backed up Sloane and warned the financier that he would break his other hand if Crassus did not desist . When Tashu proposed that the remnants of the Empire retreat to the Unknown Regions to seek out the source of the dark side of the Force , Crassus mocked the suggestion that the Imperials should pack up their ships and run away like fearful little children . Fleeing Akiva . On the morning of the Imperial Future Council , Crassus and his fellow delegates received news from Admiral Sloane that Imperial forces had destroyed a New Republic transport above Myrra . When Sloane insisted that they had nothing more to be concerned about , Crassus contended that the Rebel Alliance still posed a threat . Pandion then added that the rebels would send a fleet and proposed that the Empire send an Imperial fleet including the Super Star Destroyer " Ravager " to shore up the Imperial presence on Akiva . While Crassus agreed with Pandion ' s insistence on a military show of force , Sloane responded that the New Republic had a military advantage and pointed out that they had already lost their communications station on Akiva . The delegates then proceeded with their summit but made little progress due to the outbreak of a rebellion on Akiva . With a mob rampaging outside the Satrap ' s Palace and their shuttles destroyed by the New Republic pilot Norra Wexley , Crassus and Pandion demanded that Admiral Sloane deploy Imperial reinforcements to Akiva . However , Sloane overruled them and ordered that they leave on Crassus ' ship " Golden Harp " . When Crassus protested , Sloane reminded him that he was not a " true Imperial " and added that he was nothing more than a moneylender and a banker . After Sloane fired a warning blast , Crassus reluctantly complied and ordered his pilot to summon the " Golden Harp " , which was a system away . The yacht arrived within an hour . After the " Golden Harp " arrived in Myrra , Crassus and the remaining Imperials traveled in the ship ' s passenger compartment . They were accompanied by several rebel prisoner s including Norra Wexley , Sinjir Rath Velus , and Jas Emari . Crassus was tended by his two slaves who trimmed the nails of his feet and shaved the calluses from his toes . When the " Golden Harp " was hit by enemy fire , Crassus whined about the damage to his ship . He was present during an altercation between Pandion , Sinjir and Jas . Crassus protested when Pandion offered Jas 20 , 000 credit s to execute Sinjir , who had been an Imperial loyalty officer who had deserted his post on Endor . Before the fight could escalate , the stricken " Golden Harp " crashed into the hangar bay of Sloane ' s Star Destroyer " Vigilance " . Crassus along with most of the stormtrooper s were killed by the impact of the crash . Personality and traits . Arsin Crassus was a big , obese man with a black beard , plump feet , and calluses on his toes . He wore a glittering long robe which trailed behind him like a peacock . He often traveled with his own bodyguard s : enslaved women who wore hardened - lacquer animal masks . He owned an extravagant space yacht called the " Golden Harp " which he used as a personal transport . Crassus was a glutton who was known to eat a lot of food in a single sitting . Crassus regarded himself as a merchant rather than a warrior . Thus , he was reluctant to see action unless his side had superior firepower and resources . Crassus was also uncouth and was known to bang his knuckles on the table when arguing . He was also immature and could be sulky when reprimanded by others . Crassus ' Imperial colleagues particularly Admiral Sloane looked down on him with disdain , regarding him as little more than a moneylender and banker . He was also a consumer of spice which he smoked through a long obsidian pipe . During the retreat from Akiva , Crassus was initially unwilling to lend his fellow Imperials his yacht , the " Golden Harp " . Despite his protests , Crassus acceded to Sloane ' s demands when she fired her blaster . Behind the scenes . Arsin Crassus first appeared as a minor antagonist in Chuck Wendig ' s 2015 novel " Aftermath " . While he was killed off in that story , the novel ' s 2016 sequel " " mentioned that he had been taken prisoner by the New Republic and assassinated by the bounty hunter Windom Traducier . This discrepancy has not yet been resolved by the Lucasfilm Story Group . Crassus was named after , a politician who is thought to have been the richest man in Roman history , and formed the so - called with and .