Orrimaarko / Legends Orrimaarko , known to many as simply Prune Face , was the Dressellian governor of Sreeharlo and eventually a resistance fighter and key figure in the liberation of his homeworld , Dressel . He was xenophobic , particularly toward Humans , and when the Empire subjugated Dressel around 10 BBY , he and his fellows took up arms and fought back , becoming masters of guerrilla tactics . Aided by their allies , the more technologically sophisticated Bothans , who provided them with advanced weaponry and mercenary training , a Dressellian rebellion was formed with Orrimaarko at its helm , effectively fending off the Empire . They became embroiled in a war lasting over a decade , which mostly occurred at small engagements in the planet ' s dense forests . When the Bothans allied with the Alliance to Restore the Republic , an invitation to the Alliance was issued to Orrimaarko and his people , which they reluctantly accepted . Orrimaarko became the first Dressellian to take command of an Alliance Special Forces team ; however , he and his colleagues were often mocked and ridiculed behind their backs by the predominantly Human Alliance , which he viewed with much concern . In 3 ABY , Orrimaarko served at Echo Base during the Battle of Hoth . One year later , in 4 ABY , the Rebels conducted a strike against the Empire ' s second Death Star at Endor , with a strike team disabling the superweapon ' s shield on Endor ' s surface . Based on his experience , Orrimaarko felt that he should have been selected to lead the mission , but instead , Han Solo , a man whom Orrimaarko felt was far less qualified , was chosen and made a general . Orrimaarko went to Endor as part of Solo ' s team and played an invaluable role in the Alliance ' s victory at the pivotal Battle of Endor , but he was quick to berate Alliance officials for what he saw as Humanocentrism and favoritism . With their homeworld eventually purged of any Imperial presence , the Dressellians returned to their reclusive , xenophobic ways despite becoming a member state of the New Republic . Biography . Resistance leader . Orrimaarko was a Force - sensitive male Dressellian born on the planet Dressel during the last years of the Galactic Republic . At some point , he had become the governor of Sreeharlo on his homeworld . Around 10 BBY , shortly after Orrimaarko ' s species had reached industrial - level technology , the Galactic Empire arrived in the Dressel system and subjugated a number of planets , including Dressel and a world settled by the Bothans , who had first introduced the Dressellians to galactic society . The Empire tried to quell the Dressellians by force , but the species — xenophobic , freedom - loving , and tenacious — refused , wanting to live by their own terms . Numerous resistance forces were established , with small numbers in each group and a single leader . Orrimaarko , who had by then left his position as Sreeharlo ' s governor , attained the rank of general and became the leader of one of the more prominent resistance forces . Assisting him were Generals Panno and Neeralli , the latter being Orrimaarko ' s cavalry commander . The groups fled into the forests and hills and became masters of guerrilla tactics , using their inferior slugthrowers and black - powder against the might of the state - of - the - art Imperial forces . To assist Orrimaarko ' s efforts and to invade Imperial reprisals , many Dresselians reverted to more traditional lifestyles . As noted resistance leader during the battle with the Empire , which lasted over a decade , he became the leader of the entire Dressellian species . Over time , the Bothans began to surreptitiously help the Dressellians in their endeavors , providing them with more sophisticated , energy - based weapons , but few of these shipments made it past the Imperials in orbit . The Dressellians were undeterred , however , as their tenacity and fierceness made up for what their technology lacked . Orrimaarko wore an eye patch , and was frequently referred to as " Prune Face . " During the early stages of the Galactic Civil War between the Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic , Orrimaarko and his fellow rebels , striking from the thick forests of his homeworld , planned to raid an Imperial base . While they stealthily approached the base , Orrimaarko encountered a Human , Pyrron Nox , and believing him to be an enemy , attacked the man . After hitting him over the head with his slugthrower , the Dressellian put a knife to his throat , and made demands to him in his native tongue . The only word the two had mutual understanding of was " Human ; " Orrimaarko hated that species because of the Empire ' s Humanocentric beliefs . Before he could cut Nox , a Storm Skimmer Patrol Sled arrived and shined a light at the two sentients , ordering them to be still . Pulling out his miniature , double - barreled weapon , Orrimaarko felled the two scout troopers piloting the Storm Skimmer with precise shots . Almost immediately , an All Terrain Scout Transport began to bear down on the two . The quick - thinking Orrimaarko ran to the downed Storm Skimmer and , using a piece of rope , tied up the controls . He then sped the speeder toward the AT - ST , grabbing Nox and hiding behind a tree before the two vehicles collided and exploded . Another intruder , Morsk Tayl ' skar , then came upon Orrimaarko and Nox , explaining in Dressellian that he and the Human were both smugglers bringing arms onto the planet . Orrimaarko calmed down and ceased being aggressive to Nox . The two smugglers accompanied Orrimaarko ' s men during the attack on the Imperial base ; Nox was skeptical of their chances against such a heavily fortified target , but the Dressellians fought as they always did , and triumphed . Joining the Alliance . As the war progressed on and away from Dressel , the Bothans became more and more involved with the Dressellian people ' s struggle against the Empire . After the Bothans threw their lot in with the Rebel Alliance , Alliance High Command invited the Dressellians to join as well , some time before 0 ABY , through their Bothan contacts . They accepted , though were wary of the fact that the upper echelons of the Alliance was made up almost exclusively of Humans . Orrimaarko became a prominent espionage and guerrilla warfare expert in the Alliance , and was the first of many Dressellians to be given command of an Alliance Special Forces team . Despite this honor , he found that he was frequently ridiculed behind his back by other members of the Alliance , particularly Humans . In the year 3 ABY , Orrimaarko served under Major Bren Derlin ' s command in Echo Base , the headquarters of Alliance High Command on the planet Hoth . That year , the Empire attacked the base during the Battle of Hoth , which forced the Alliance off the planet . Strike on Endor . After building up a reputation as an important leader in the Alliance for some time , Orrimaarko , who had been stationed with the Alliance Fleet since his evacuation from Hoth , was invited , along with a contingent of Dressellians , to a briefing of some of the Alliance ' s foremost leaders aboard Admiral Gial Ackbar ' s flagship , " Home One " , in the Sullust system . Ackbar , General Crix Madine , and Alliance Commander - in - Chief Mon Mothma briefed the attendants in preparation for a decisive strike on the Empire . However , while Orrimaarko was enthusiastic about the impending mission , he was disheartened by the lack of non - Humans present ; aside from Chewbacca , Ackbar ' s Mon Calamari staff , a number of Ishi Tib and a sole Sullustan , those assembled were all Humans . Mon Mothma then arrived , informing the congregation that Bothan spies working for the Rebellion had discovered a second Imperial Death Star under construction at Endor . The Death Star ' s weapons were not yet fully operational , and the Bothans had learned that Emperor Palpatine would be aboard the station overseeing the final construction efforts in person . Before any attack could be made on the station itself , though , its shield had to be deactivated from Endor ' s surface . Because of his experience working against the Empire in similar terrain , Orrimaarko felt that he was the ideal candidate to lead the strike team , made up exclusively of volunteers who were stationed at Hoth the previous year . However , Han Solo was selected ahead of him . Orrimaarko was disgusted that Solo , a man who had been dishonorably discharged from Imperial service and who made his living through smuggling , was chosen instead of one as experienced as himself . Despite his anger and contempt toward Solo , Orrimaarko followed him into battle on the surface , serving as a scout and leader during the pivotal Battle of Endor . After landing on Endor , the strike team began scouting the area , but Solo , along with strike team members Luke Skywalker , Leia Organa , Chewbacca , and the droids R2 - D2 and C - 3PO became separated from the main group , with Solo ordering the strike team to continue on . The squad made its way toward the shield generator under Derlin ' s lead . Although they successfully avoided several Imperial patrols , the team ' s medic , Corporal Delevar , almost compromised their position by preparing to take a potshot at a 74 - Z speeder bike , to which he was stopped and reprimanded by Derlin . When night fell , Orrimaarko and the rest of the squad made camp in a camouflaged shallow ravine , having two sentries posted and setting up a blanket grid with their scanning equipment . Shortly following their first sleeping shift , the scanners detected an All Terrain Scout Transport walker moving toward their location . Corporal Dansra Beezer jammed its transmissions when it became clear the walker would not pass them by . Lieutenant Greeve used his A280 blaster rifle , to destroy both spotlights , and the squad circled the walker in order to keep it off balance . Delevar fired a smoke canister into the AT - ST ' s cockpit window when it began firing randomly into the trees and foliage . The resulting smoke explosion forced the walker pilots to abandon the vehicle and surrender to the strike team . The squad captured the pilots and forced them to make a comm check - in at blasterpoint . The squad continued on to the rendezvous point , forcing the walker pilot to make several more check - ins on the way to explain the scout walker ' s absence . Solo and the others then rejoined the rest of the strike team , having allied themselves with the Ewok tribe of Bright Tree Village , which showed the Rebel commandos a route to the shield generator bunker ' s backdoor . Orrimaarko and the rest of the commandos proceeded into the bunker ; however , they were soon ambushed by Tempest Force , the Imperial Military legion stationed on the moon , and the entire strike team was captured and led outside the bunker . Their capture proved to be brief , however , as the Ewoks attacked the Imperial troops , turning the tide of the battle in favor of the Rebel Alliance . The Rebel commandos successfully destroyed the shield generator with the use of 7 - PrG proton grenade s . With the Death Star ' s deflector shield destroyed , Alliance starfighters were able to enter the Imperial superweapon and fire at its main reactor , setting off a chain reaction of explosions that ultimately destroyed the station . Shortly after the battle , which paved the way for the formation of the New Republic , Orrimaarko informed Crix Madine of his issues with Solo in a transmission . He told the Alliance leader that he sometimes felt as if the people he worked alongside in the Alliance were as prejudiced against aliens as the Empire was , and he noted the few non - Human commanders serving at Endor . He also put it to Madine that he would have been quicker and more efficient than Solo in taking down the shield generator , and that he hoped in the future people were appointed to positions based on merit rather than any other factor , be it popularity or speciesism . Ultimately , the Battle of Endor marked the dawn of a new era . For their part in assisting the Alliance , the Dressellians were granted membership to the New Republic ; however , they rarely attended meetings and mostly kept to themselves , until their homeworld was once again subjugated during the Yuuzhan Vong War . Personality and traits . Orrimaarko was a confident individual . He had great faith in his own abilities as a leader and commando , believing himself to be one of the best such soldiers in the Alliance . While he was at Echo Base , Han Solo saw Orrimaarko ' s loyalty and dedication in action , as well as willingness to get the job done , and was aware of his resourcefulness and ability to devise creative situations . Upon joining the strike team , Orrimaarko eagerly volunteered in order to get revenge on the Empire , having been turned into a hardened veteran from the Battle of Hoth . Solo informed the strike team about the risks of the mission , and Orrimaarko willingly and eagerly accepted them . During the battle , he felt that he could have had the Death Star ' s shield down with more speed and efficiency than Han Solo , despite the fact that Solo ' s mission was considered a great success and he was hailed as a hero . Orrimaarko was also stubborn in this regard , refusing to accept the Alliance ' s decision without complaining even after the battle had concluded . He was also an able leader , having been first given command of one of the rebel cells on Dressel , then leadership of the entire resistance force , and eventually command of an Alliance SpecForces team . Additionally , he was a fierce and capable fighter . While many species who attempted to disrupt the Empire ' s operations on their respective homeworlds were subjugated with ease , the Dressellians lasted over a dozen years and ultimately drove the Imperials off - world due to their tenacity in battle . Orrimaarko was no exception , and he fought without fear or remorse for the damage inflicted on the enemy . He worked well in small groups but even alone was considered a force to be reckoned with . As witnessed by smuggler Pyrron Nox , the Dressellian rebel accurately dispatched two Imperial scout troopers with his slugthrower , before resourcefully using their vehicle to down an AT - ST , a feat few beings in the galaxy could attest to . He had no qualms about shooting first and asking questions later , and nearly killed the innocent Nox in the forest . Orrimaarko shared a trait with most of his fellow Dressellians in xenophobia . Aside from the Bothans , the Dressellian people weren ' t in contact with any other species , and preferred it that way ; they liked to keep to themselves and valued their freedom . Thus , they resented the Human race , of which the Imperial forces they faced in combat were comprised , and believed the Humans in the Alliance little better than their Imperial counterparts . Orrimaarko stood at 1 . 8 meters and weighed 80 kilograms , and had black eyes and light brown skin . He wore a patch over his left eye . Equipment . Orrimaarko was armed with a Dressellian projectile rifle , along with a heavy blaster pistol and thermal detonators . He was also equipped with a comlink . Behind the scenes . The wrinkled character who eventually became Orrimaarko was created for the film , originally released in 1983 . A number of these beings appear in the Endor briefing scenes , among the few alien Rebels depicted in the films . Later , Kenner produced an action figure of one and named him " Prune Face . " Some fans speculated that the Prune Faces were in fact the Bothans mentioned by Mon Mothma in " Return of the Jedi " , but the release of Timothy Zahn ' s " Heir to the Empire " in 1991 dispelled that theory , revealing the Bothans to be a furred species , completely unlike the " Prune Face " and his comrades . Later , the 1995 West End Games sourcebook " " , written by Pablo Hidalgo , established the Prune Faces as Dressellians , and named the Kenner - produced character " Orrimaarko . " His name is a tuckerism of Orrin Marko , a friend of Pablo Hidalgo . Orrimaarko has appeared in a number of " Star Wars " works since , including " The Essential Guide to Alien Species " and the " Star Wars Encyclopedia " , which recap and expand upon the information established about the character in " Galaxy Guide 12 " . He also appears in the game " " . In " " , Orrimaarko appears as a guy called Prune Face who fixes copy machines and exaggerates his career into a more action - filled life .