Cumberlayne Aresko Cumberlayne Aresko , operating number : " LRC - 01 " , was a human male who served as an officer in the Galactic Empire . In 3272 LY , Aresko held the title of Commandant and was stationed in Capital City , on the planet Lothal . Along with Taskmaster Myles Grint , he was charged with training cadet s at the local Imperial Academy , along with all other academies throughout the planet . Along with Grint , he once tried to arrest the merchant Yoffar for treason , but a timely distraction by Ezra Bridger saved Yoffar from a potentially sad demise . Aresko , along with Grint , attempted to stop the activities of the rebel crew of the " Ghost " on numerous occasions , employing ineffective tactics that often failed due to Aresko ' s overconfidence and lack of tactical ability . Due to their multiple failures , they were executed by the Grand Inquisitor , on the orders of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin . Biography . Age of the Empire . Imperial service . Born on the Outer Rim planet Lothal , Cumberlayne Aresko was the Commandant of the Academy for Young Imperials on his homeworld . He and his aide Taskmaster Myles Grint were tasked with administrating the Academy and training its recruits . About five years before the Battle of Yavin , Aresko and Grint attended a farewell party that was intended to celebrate the acceptance of Dhara Leonis to the Imperial Academy . Her parents Leo and Tepha Leonis were agricultural scientists who worked for the Empire ' s Ministry of Agriculture and had recently relocated to Lothal ' s Capital City . When Dhara ' s family , including her younger brother Zare Leonis , visited the Academy during that year ' s Visiting Day , Aresko gave a speech during the welcoming ceremony . Following Dhara ' s mysterious " disappearance " during a training exercise in the Easthills , Commandant Aresko visited the Leonsises ' household to inform them that their daughter had ran away from the Imperial Academy . Aresko informed Dhara ' s parents and brother that she had disappeared without any signs of a struggle and had taken her backpack and supplies . Aresko also asked the Leonises whether Dhara had shown any signs of unhappiness , which was promptly denied by her parents . In response to Dhara ' s " disappearance " , the Commandant issued an alert to all security forces on Lothal to look out for Cadet Dhara and also sent a similar alert to the Imperial customs and identification - processing databases . He promised the Leonises that the Empire would avail every effort to find their daughter . Later that year , Commandant Aresko and Taskmaster Grint attended a farewell party to celebrate Dhara ' s younger brother Zare ' s successful application to study at the Imperial Academy . During the function , Aresko and Grint monopolized the trays of dainties that the Leonises ' family droid Auntie Nags had brought out for the guests . Unknown to Aresko , Zare was planning to infiltrate the Academy in order to find Dhara and to learn about the Empire ' s inner workings so that he could help the growing Rebellion . At some point , Commandant Aresko and Taskmaster Grint participated in the arrest of the corrupt Imperial Security Bureau lieutenant Jenkes , who had murdered his superior Lieutenant Herdringer and ran an illegal gladiatorial event at Monad Outpost . The bounty hunter Bossk and the local street urchin Ezra Bridger had exposed Jenkes ' illegal activities to the Imperial authorities on Lothal . Bossk also received a personal guarantee from Aresko and Grint that they would never hear from Jenkes again . Spark of rebellion . Aresko and his assistant Grint were bullying a merchant in Capital city when he had his comlink stolen by Ezra Bridger , who used it to fool the Imperials into responding to a false alarm . Moments later , he witnessed an explosion caused by the crew of the Ghost in attempt to steal a shipment of E - 11 blaster rifles . He stood idly by while Grint and Yogar Lyste attempted to stop the heist . Later that night , Aresko reported to Agent Kallus who had arrived on Lothal to respond to a series of attacks by the Ghost crew . The ISB agent assured the commandant that he was not the first to be attacked by them , which Aresko expressed his relief for , not wishing to be held responsible . Traitors in the Ranks . The following year , Commandant Aresko addressed the cadets who had survived the orientation phase . Besides congratulating the cadets , Aresko announced that transfer cadets would be brought in from Lothal ' s other regional academies to replace those who had washed out during the orientation period . Aresko then proceeded to announce that the cadets would embark on a series of assessments for the rest of the term . These tests were designed to test their physical prowess , mental acuity , leadership skills , and strategic adaptability . He also informed the cadets that these assessments would be conducted in a purpose - built facility called the Well , which could be remotely configured to simulate a wide variety of obstacle courses and challenges . Later that year , Commandant Aresko gave an address to cadets and parents on Visiting Day . As the term progressed , Aresko gave conditional approval for the Imperial cadets to begin field training after the winter break . He believed that the cadets were ready to practice at being soldiers . Prior to the winter break , Aresko and Grint picked the Academy ' s most promising cadets , Units Aurek and Besh , for a week of assessments . After the cadets entered the Well , Aresko told them that they would leave the Academy in a few short weeks as soldiers and asked them whether they were prepared to serve the Empire as stormtroopers . To encourage competition among the cadets , Aresko rewarded the top three winners with work details at the Imperial Complex in Capital City . He also warned that the losers would have to work for Taskmaster Grint . During the first assessment , the cadets had to use floating repulsorlift platforms to climb out of the Well . To intensify the competition , Aresko remotely electrified select platforms ; causing Cadet Giles to fall back into the Well . The first three cadets to emerge out of the Well were " Dev Morgan " ( alias Ezra Bridger ) , Jai Kell , and Zare Leonis . As a reward , these cadets were assigned to work at the Imperial Complex . Unknown to Aresko , two of the youths had ulterior motives for winning the assessment . The first boy Bridger had infiltrated the Academy to steal a decoder containing the coordinates of a kyber crystal shipment . The second boy , Zare , the younger brother of Dhara , had wanted to infiltrate the Imperial Complex to find information about his missing sister . Morgan and Leonis made a secret agreement to work together to steal a decoder from Agent Kallus ' office . Putting their plan into action , the two cadets resolved to win the second assessment . During the second assessment , Commandant Aresko announced that the cadets had to use their blasters to activate the repulsorlift platforms . When Morgan purposely shoved Kell back into the Well , Aresko took the opportunity to lecture the cadets that that victory could not be sacrificed for the sake of friendship . He also informed the cadets that the winners for tomorrow ' s trial would be rewarded with a training session aboard an All Terrain Defense Pod . Unknown to Aresko , Morgan ' s actions advanced his plot to secure a work detail at the Imperial Complex so that he and Leonis could steal Kallus ' decoder . Following the second assessment , Commandant Aresko contacted the Grand Inquisitor via holographic projector to inform him that Cadets Morgan and Jai Kell had met his " special requirements " . He also described Morgan ' s performance as being " too impressive " ; hinting that the boy was Force - sensitive . Pleased with Aresko ' s report , the Inquisitor announced that he would be visiting the Academy the following day to assess both boys . If they indeed met his " special criteria " , he would take them into custody . Unknown to Aresko , Morgan ( alias Bridger ) had been eavesdropping on his conversation . Under his nose Bridger , Kell , and Leonis began plotting to escape the academy . When he rewarded cadets Kell , Leonis , and Oleg with a ride aboard an AT - DP walker , the turncoats quickly put their plan into effect . After knocking out the driver and Oleg , Kell and Leonis hijacked the walker and attempted to breach the main blast doors . The hijackers got their signal from an explosion which damaged one of the legs of another AT - DP walker . This explosive had been planted by Chopper , one of Bridger ' s rebel associates , who had infiltrated the Academy disguised as an Imperial astromech droid . During the rebel attack , Aresko and Grint did little more than stand aside commenting on the unfolding chaos . When he witnessed Morgan climbing aboard the hijacked AT - DP , he assumed that the cadet was trying to fight off the rebel insurgents . Despite being hit by a blast from an Imperial Troop Transport , the AT - DP managed to breach the blast door where Bridger and Kell were picked up by Bridger ' s rebel associates . However , Leonis elected to stay behind to find his sister and pretended to fire on the rebels ' landspeeder when Aresko and Grint arrived with a squad of stormtroopers . Following the rebel attack , Commandant Aresko awarded Leonis with a commendation for fighting back against the rebel infiltrators . The Commandant was unaware that Leonis was connected to the rebels and bought his story that he had attempted to stop Morgan and Kell . Aresko brought Cadet Leonis into Agent Kallus ' office for a meeting with the Grand Inquisitor . During the meeting , he warned Aresko that this failure was a " black mark " for the Academy . While the Inquisitor did not recognize Kell , he recalled that Morgan was part of a rebel cell that he had encountered earlier on Stygeon Prime . Following the rebel attack on the Imperial Academy , Commandant Aresko gave an address to Squad LRC077 at the assessment hall . During the address , he announced that the cadets would be assisting Imperial law enforcement operations on Lothal following the winter break . In response to the rebel attack , Aresko announced that all cadets would undergo questioning to determine their fitness for Imperial service . The cadets would be questioned about their own conduct as well as that of their fellow cadets . To allay the cadets ' fears , he assured them that none of them were to blame for befriending the two rebel infiltrators . Empire Day . Later , Commandant Aresko was charged with organizing the Empire Day celebrations in Lothal ' s Capital City . During the parade , Aresko attempted to ingratiate himself to Minister Tua only to be sharply rebuked for referring to the event as a mere " spectacle . " However , Tua did commend him for a fireworks display that he did not arrange . Confused and hoping to save face , he merely thanked the Minister but privately displayed some concern , which proved legitimate as the fireworks ended up being a distraction employed by the Spectres to destroy the new prototype TIE Advanced v1 starfighter that Tua had just presented to the public for demonstration . The resulting explosion knocked him , Tua , and Baron Valen Rudor off their feet and plunged the event into chaos . Aresko once again proved incapable of action as Minister Tua took charge . In response to the attack , Commandant Aresko and Taskmaster Grint assembled a host of stormtroopers , armed transports and walkers to block the Capital City ' s exits . For his part , Aresko used an Imperial Troop Transport and an AT - DP walker to guard his exit . Meanwhile , the Spectres succeeded in rescuing the Rodian fugitive Tseebo and hijacking another Imperial Troop Transport . Confident that his roadblock would be sufficient to stop the rebels from escaping , he boldly ordered them to stop as they approached in their hijacked transport . However , the rebel driver Sabine Wren continued at the same pace straight for the officer ; realizing that she had no intention of stopping , and that remaining where he was wouldn ' t be good for his long - term health , Aresko dived aside as the transport obliterated his own . The rebel transport also smashed through the leg of the AT - DP walker , causing it topple over . Commandant Aresko could only look on in frustration and defeat as Agent Kallus continued the pursuit . Despite the Imperials ' best efforts , the Spectres succeeded in escaping offworld with Tseebo . Zare Leonis ' transfer . Following the Spectres ' attack on the Empire Day celebrations , Commandant Aresko gave his approval to Lieutenant Chiron ' s recommendation that the Cadet Zare Leonis to be transferred to the Arkanis Academy during the next fall . Aresko still held Leonis in warm regard for his purported role in fighting off the rebel infiltrators who had attacked the Academy earlier that year . Chiron believed that the fair - minded Leonis would make an ideal candidate for officer training and also wanted protect him from Captain Piers Roddance , who rightfully believed that Leonis was connected to Dev Morgan ' s rebel cell . Roddance objected to this planned transfer but was ultimately overruled by the Grand Inquisitor , who wanted to break Leonis and uncover his connection to Morgan . The Grand Inquisitor arranged for Leonis ' transfer to be fast - tracked to a matter of days under the pretext of rewarding the young Cadet for exposing his fellow Cadet Oleg ' s criminal " associations . " Assessment . Aresko ' s string of failures did not go unnoticed by the Imperial authorities . In response , Assessor Potalla was dispatched from Coruscant to evaluate Aresko ' s suitability for his post . Potalla grilled Aresko and Grint for their multiple failures , but Aresko defended them claiming they had learned from their mistakes . Realizing they were in danger of being replaced by Potalla ' s aide Dunum , Aresko reassured a nervous Grint that they had worked too long and hard to lose their positions and would have to ensure the assessor saw them in a positive light by any means necessary . He decided to frame Officer Dunum for treason , thus eliminating their rival and making themselves look good in the process . With the approval of Aresko , Grint arranged for a lapse in the Academy ' s security system which allowed the rebel Sabine Wren to obtain access codes which allowed her to infiltrate the Academy . Grint also programmed a probe droid to stun Dunum who had Wren at gunpoint . Following the attack , Aresko provided this fabricated evidence which implicated Dunun for treason . Potalla immediately had the officer arrested for treason and claimed that this act would make a difference in her final report . Aresko and Grint believed they were reprieved and walked away from the assessment feeling smug and relieved . However , Potalla reported to Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin that they had become complacent in their duties and suggested that he intervene personally . Final failure and death . Shortly after the arrival of Grand Moff Tarkin on Lothal , Aresko and Grint made one last attempt to trap the Lothal rebel band . The Spectres Ezra , Kanan , and Sabine had ambushed Taskmaster Myles Grint ' s weekly convoy and made off with several supplies on their speeder bike s . Commandant Aresko and Taskmaster Grint pursued the rebels in their Imperial Troop Transport , accompanied by five Imperial troopers on military - grade bikes . Their pursuit took them through the streets of the town of Jalath . When the rebels entered a small town , Aresko gave orders for his biker troops to flank them and prevent them escaping . The plan failed as the rebels subdued all of his men in the streets of Jalath . This incident in Jalath was Commandant Aresko and Taskmaster Grint ' s fourth and final failed attempt to apprehend the Spectres . Commandant Aresko ' s latest failure did not escape the notice of the visiting Grand Moff Tarkin . The following morning , Tarkin summoned Aresko and Grint along with their Imperial comrades Minister Maketh Tua , Agent Kallus , and the Inquisitor for a private dawn meeting . Commandant Aresko and Taskmaster Grint were the last to arrive for the meeting and sat at front of Tarkin ' s desk . Settling down immediately to business , the Grand Moff questioned Aresko and Grint about their experiences in dealing with the Lothal insurgents . Aresko acknowledged this was the case while Grint informed Tarkin about their latest failed attempt to apprehend the rebels in the outlying town of Jalath . Aresko also admitted the operation was a failure and reported that the rebels had stolen some supplies and escaped on speeder bikes . However , he added that the rebels did not inflict any casualties on his men , which led the Grand Moff to concur that the Lothal rebel band was more principled than other rebel cells . Aresko and Grint were genuinely bemused to learn from Tarkin that there were other rebel cells , tribes , and factions operating in the Galaxy . Tarkin then went on to discuss the presence of the Jedi known as Kanan Jarrus in that cell . Aresko acknowledged that this was indeed the case and commented that the Jedi lived up to his reputation . During the meeting , the Inquisitor hovered over the two Imperial commanding officers . Tarkin then chastised the Commandant and Taskmaster for their repeated failures to apprehend the Spectres since that allowed the rebels to undermine the Empire ' s security . To demonstrate the consequences of any further failures , the Inquisitor , on Tarkin ' s command , swiftly executed Aresko and Grint by beheading them with one stroke of his lightsaber . Tarkin ' s ruthless execution of Aresko and Grint horrified Tua and Kallus , who had regarded the two men as incompetent but loyal Imperials . The Grand Moff then used this execution as an opportunity to remind his Lothal subordinates that failure would have deadly consequences from then on . Personality and traits . Aresko was a tall , thin , exceedingly pale human with a " cadaverous " appearance . Aresko exhibited the typical air of arrogance common amongst Imperial officers . Overconfident , self - important and cruel , Aresko commanded respect from his underlings , though his haughty and confident display masked his inner fear of his superiors . His cowardly nature revealed itself whenever he had to report to Agent Kallus or the Grand Inquisitor , as he would timidly spout excuses or attempt to shift blame from himself . As an officer , he was ruthless and self - preserving . He was also corrupt and dishonest , willing to incriminate fellow officers for treason . Whereas Kallus would lead his men into battle , Aresko typically shouted orders from the sidelines and was quick to protect himself rather than his men , moreover he appeared unable to adapt to any situation once his initial plans had failed . He was typically seen as the brains to Grint ' s brawn , yet despite being better spoken than his assistant , he rarely proved to be any more competent . While Aresko professed loyalty to the Empire , his self - preservation made him more loyal to himself . He proved willing to commit treasonous acts to save his own skin , as proven when he secretly aided Sabine Wren in breaking into the Imperial Academy as part of his scheme to frame another officer for treason . Behind the scenes . Aresko , like his partner , Grint , was voiced by David Shaughnessy in " Star Wars Rebels " .