Yamarus Yamarus was an admiral in the fleet of the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Commanding the MC80 Star Cruiser " Liberty " and its task force , Yamarus served in a variety of campaigns against both the Galactic Empire and mercenary forces in 3 ABY . Following the Battle of Hoth , he worked to destroy Director Lenzer ' s TIE Experimental Project , which involved the development of droid pilots and enhanced starfighters . With the help of his pilots , Yamarus was able to eradicate the project entirely . Subsequently , he received multiple transmissions from turncoat Imperial officer Zaletta , which allowed the admiral to strike several critical blows against the Empire . Following Zaletta ' s defection , the pair worked together to determine the nature of a top - secret Imperial construction project . Working with Koth Melan and Luke Skywalker , Yamarus ' s pilots were instrumental in acquiring and protecting data that identified the new construction as the Death Star II . Realizing that such a weapon could spell doom for the Alliance , Yamarus worked to gain a new ally in the form of Dunari , an entrepreneur and former smuggler . Though Dunari and Yamarus were constantly harassed by the Hurrim mercenary group , they were able to establish a strong coalition together . With a strong infrastructure in place , Yamarus began to work towards building up the fleet ' s strength for the coming attack on the Death Star . Yamarus ' s soldiers procured the shuttle " Tydirium " , a ship that had clearance to land on the Forest Moon of Endor , home to the shield generator that protected the Death Star battlestation . Yamarus ' s efforts proved to be instrumental in the defeat of Emperor Palpatine at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY . Biography . TIE Experimental Project . Yamarus served the Alliance to Restore the Republic as an admiral during the Galactic Civil War and was given command of an MC80 Star Cruiser , the " Liberty " , as well as its accompanying task force . Following the Battle of Hoth , the " Liberty " was sent to the Vilonis sector , sans task force , to investigate reports of attacks on neutral freighters . Having lost some support staff recently , the " Liberty " received a transfer of starfighter pilots and officers from the MC80 Star Cruiser " Defiance " . One of the pilots , Ace Azzameen , investigated a distress signal during the transfer with his wingman . After a skirmish in the Belat system , Azzameen reported that he had helped save a civilian convoy from destruction at the hands of unusually modified TIE Fighters . Pleased that he had a new lead in his investigation , Yamarus had his technicians review Azzameen ' s flight recorder data , while welcoming the new pilot to the " Liberty " . Hoping to inspect some of the mysterious craft at closer range , Yamarus had a set of droid - piloted Mobquet medium transports from Sulin Group travel around the sector , utilizing fake transponders and dodging customs checkpoints . The admiral intended for the Imperials to take the bait and attempt to destroy the convoy with their experimental fighters . Hoping to ensnare these attackers , he worked with his new starfighter officer , Commander Kupalo , to devise a trap . Since he hoped to keep a low profile in the sector , Yamarus chose to have Z - 95 Headhunters deployed , although they would be equipped with ion pulse warheads to help disable the Imperial craft . The operation was a success , with two of the new fighter variants brought in , as well as one of the " Beta " - class ETR - 3 escort transports that accompanied the attackers . Before Yamarus ' s staff had an opportunity to question the crew of the transport , however , they learned that its life - support system had " malfunctioned " upon the disabling of the ship . What his technicians did learn was that the transports were equipped with elaborate communication devices , used to control the unmanned fighters . Yamarus concluded that the new TIEs were a part of an experimental program , although he had no idea as to who the arbiter could be . Alliance Intelligence was able to provide a lead , as one of their agents had established that the Bretie Facility in the Kurdin system was being used to develop the experimental fighters . With orders to destroy the facility once they had extracted any pertinent information , Storm Unit was sent by Yamarus to sweep Bretie for valuable data . Before the data could be looked into , however , the " Liberty " was beset by multiple squadrons of the experimental TIE craft , which had tracked and followed Storm Unit . Yamarus and Kupalo rushed to scramble all fighters , hoping to buy time for the " Liberty " to escape . Thanks to the efforts of the pilots , the attackers were completely driven off . With the data decrypted , the Alliance confirmed that the experimental project was exploring the use of droid - piloted craft . The project , headed by Director Lenzer , was top - secret — no files on it or its director were found by Intelligence agents at all . Faced with the threat of an inexhaustible supply of totally loyal pilots in the Emperor ' s control , Yamarus became even more determined to stop the project at its source . Dispatching reconnaissance flights , he located Obsidian , Lenzer ' s center of operations . Wasting no time , Yamarus had his fighters demolish the station and every last experimental TIE . A master control ship , the " Sardis " , was also destroyed , in the hopes that the Empire would be dissuaded from attempting another similar project in the future . Zaletta ' s defection . Following the experimental TIE incident , the " Liberty " was re - teamed with its task force . While monitoring the Imperial communications network , Yamarus ' s men located a transmission sent with an outmoded Alliance code . Though the transmission lasted only several seconds , the technicians determined that it came from deep within Imperial space , where the Alliance had no presence whatsoever . The transmission contained coordinates for a slave convoy transfer and insisted that the Alliance would be interested in these particular slaves . Yamarus sent out fighters to determine the accuracy of the claim and had assault teams on standby just in case it was true . Sure enough , Tango Group returned with the slaves : Bothans with Alliance sympathies that had been arrested simply due to their beliefs . Alliance High Command grew interested in Yamarus ' s source and requested that he look further into it . Shortly thereafter , Yamarus received another anonymous transmission , this time claiming that an Imperial research facility in the Kuat system was vulnerable to Alliance attack . Cautious , the admiral again sent out reconnaissance flights to determine the validity of the claim , before dispatching an attack force . Fearing that it might be a trap , Yamarus ordered his pilots to knock out the facility ' s communications array first , before Imperial reinforcements could be called in . When it was determined that the facility was used for testing experimental reactors , High Command approved of its destruction . After the Kuat attack , the admiral learned that although the informant was using Alliance codes , he was using Imperial equipment to broadcast the messages . Hoping to pinpoint the location of their curious informant , Yamarus sent his fighters and the " Assassin " - class corvette " Python " to the relay station Comm Center , hoping to inspect the apparatus and extract any pertinent information . During the operation , however , the " Python " received a transmission from the informant , who claimed to be an Imperial officer seeking asylum with the Alliance . Yamarus dutifully forwarded the request to High Command . Command approved the request , and Yamarus sent Commander Kupalo aboard the EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " Redemption " to discuss the terms of defection . With security tight due to the defector ' s high - ranking position in the Empire , the admiral sent his fighter squadrons to attack platform DX - 11a in the Eidoloni system , where the defector was stationed . Yamarus hoped that the attack would force an evacuation of the base , allowing his contact to slip away without arousing Imperial suspicion . The operation went smoothly as the defector , who identified himself as Zaletta , escaped in shuttle " AA - 23 " . However , when he boarded the " Redemption " , the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Subjugator " and the Immobilizer 418 cruiser " Restrainer " entered the system , preventing the Alliance frigate from leaving the battle . Enraged , Kupalo had Zaletta arrested , and then contacted Yamarus with a distress call . Taking the " Liberty " to the intended rendezvous , the admiral had his ship engage the " Restrainer " , allowing the " Redemption " to depart . Yamarus soon followed suit , and although Zaletta insisted that he had not set up an Imperial ambush , he was kept in the " Liberty " holding cells . The situation was complicated further when an explosion rocked one the " Liberty " hangar bays . Commander Kupalo had hijacked " AA - 23 " and killed several Alliance technicians and pilots in the process , before departing the system . Rushing to brief his pilots himself , Yamarus sent out his craft to reel in the renegade . Although Kupalo nearly reached the " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyer " Imperator " , he was forced to power down his engines by Ace Azzameen , and then retrieved by Storm Unit . Kupalo had been brainwashed before his rescue by the Alliance several months before , and was now working as an Imperial agent . Although Yamarus was disheartened by the fact that Kupalo would likely never recover , he could now clear Zaletta ' s name and have his technicians extract vital information from " AA - 23 " . The admiral praised pilots Azzameen and Garn for their part in Kupalo ' s capture . Intelligence and counter - intelligence . Zaletta , hoping to prove his value to the Alliance , claimed that the Imperials had been moving large convoys through the Eidoloni system , although the logs he had brought with him on " AA - 23 " did not specify the contents of the ships , which was unusual . Alliance Intelligence confirmed Zaletta ' s claims , and they also discovered that the convoys were accompanied by a large escort , which tended to mean that the goods being shipped were of the utmost importance . The admiral sent out two A - wings from Blue Squadron to determine just what the Empire deemed so precious . Blue Squadron discovered that a huge amount of raw material was being shipped by Xizor Transport Systems , one of the biggest conglomerates in the galaxy , and one with Imperial ties . Yamarus speculated that the Empire might have been trying to expand their shipyards or establish a new base of operations in the sector . The Alliance was subsequently contacted by Koth Melan , a Bothan spy who had gained intelligence of a fertilizer freighter headed for Bothawui that supposedly contained the technical readouts of a new Imperial construction project . Yamarus found it curious that the information had come from the notorious criminal organization Black Sun , but decided to send aid anyway . The freighter , " Suprosa " , was to be disabled and boarded by Commander Luke Skywalker , the mercenary Dash Rendar , and a squadron of Bothan BTL - S3 Y - wing starfighter pilots . The Bothans , however , had one vacancy , which prompted Yamarus to offer the services of Ace Azzameen due to the young pilot ' s exemplary record . While Skywalker and his team retrieved the plans , Yamarus took the " Liberty " to Kothlis to await delivery of the " Suprosa " data . Though they ran into Imperial entanglements on the way , Skywalker returned with the plans and took them to the Rebel base on Kothlis for decryption . The Empire , however , wasted no time whatsoever in attempting to retrieve the stolen plans . Lord Darth Vader , Supreme Commander of the Imperial Navy , led the attack on Kothlis . As his Star Dreadnought , the " Executor " , bore down on the Bothan colony world , the Rebel safe house was attacked by Barabel bounty hunters , with Melan dying in the ensuing firefight . One Bothan , Borsk Fey ' lya , had managed to escape with the computer core , and was en route to the Alliance platform Kothlis II . Yamarus hoped to be able to send the plans to the Alliance flagship , Admiral Gial Ackbar ' s MC80 Star Cruiser " Independence " , where they would be considerably safer . While the platform Sentinel attempted to hold off the " Executor " and the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Avenger " , the " Liberty " oversaw the evacuation of Kothlis II . Fey ' lya was delayed , but he was able to deliver the data safely to the CR90 " Razor " . While the " Razor " escaped , Sentinel fell prey to the turbolasers of the " Executor " , prompting Vader to turn his attention to Kothlis II . The " Liberty " , sustaining heavy fire from the attacking ships , managed to escape safely . Yamarus was now convinced that the data was of the utmost value , if the " Executor " was being sent after it . Yamarus ' s suspicions proved to be correct , as the Imperials did not relent in their pursuit of the plans . " Alpha " - class Xg - 1 Star Wings disabled the " Razor " and were waiting for a ship to arrive and board it . Ackbar decided to take the " Independence " to the " Razor " in the hopes of offering aid , but couldn ' t make it in time , prompting Yamarus to dispatch fighters . He hoped that his pilots would be able to drive off the gunboats and safeguard the " Razor " until Ackbar arrived . Though the " Avenger " and the " Executor " arrived on the scene , one of the " Razor " crew members was able to escape with the data and make it to the " Independence " with the aid of the " Dreadnaught " - class heavy cruiser " Mercury " . Ackbar sent Yamarus his thanks for the fighter aid , but , in a shocking revelation , the Alliance discovered the Imperial construction project was in fact a new Death Star . Hoping to find out more about the new battlestation , High Command ordered the fleet to disperse . Desperate measures . High Command hoped that the Alliance Fleet would be able to gain enough momentum and power to destroy the Death Star before it was completed , but the Alliance suffered a major setback at the Battle of Gal Milnor . Not only did the Alliance lose their main supply center on the planet , but also the bulk of their freighter fleet , which was in orbit . As High Command despaired , General Lando Calrissian presented a solution : that the Alliance band together with a coalition of smugglers , headed by Dunari . The smugglers would be able to procure the needed supplies and provide their own ships as freighters . Though dubious as to Dunari ' s legitimacy , Yamarus sent a delegate to meet with the entrepreneur in a secluded area of space . Though pirates and Imperials happened upon the rendezvous , Dunari agreed to aid the Alliance in exchange for escort during raids against Imperials . Dunari also provided Yamarus with some intelligence : Admiral Garreth Holtz was in charge of the Imperial presence that had been harrying the Alliance in the Outer Rim Territories . This was due to the fact that he had let the " Defiance " task force slip out of his clutches in months prior . Yamarus surmised that Holtz would not make the same mistake twice . As Dunari began supplying the Alliance with freighters , the Alliance sent fighters to aid Golov Nakhym , leader of the Hurrim mercenary force and member of the coalition . Nakhym was targeting a civilian convoy carrying Imperial goods , and he agreed to split the takings with the Alliance if they were to lend assistance . Yamarus agreed , but only on the condition that the civilians were not harmed . During the mission , however , the Hurrim went back on their agreement and began to attack the civilians . Quick thinking on the part of Yamarus ' s pilots saved the day for the Alliance , but Yamarus feared that some worlds would now look at them as nothing more than a bunch of rogues . Dunari subsequently kicked Nakhym out of his coalition , but Yamarus ' s suspicion of the " entrepreneur " only deepened . Nevertheless , he sent his fighters to aid in the evacuation of Dunari ' s Rest , Dunari ' s casino and the center of operations for the coalition . Dunari suspected that Nakhym had been selling secrets to the Empire and resolved to go after him . High Command was being exasperated by reports of the Hurrim attacking civilians in the name of the Alliance , and the Rebel diplomats were hard - pressed to keep up . Yamarus , understanding that the situation needed remedied swiftly , agreed to help Dunari track down and defeat the Hurrim . Dunari ' s anger at Nakhym proved to be well - founded : during the evacuation of Dunari ' s casino , the Hurrim had attacked the coalition and captured several of the board members in a bid for power in the sector . Several of the board members were able to escape on the shuttle " Merte " and reached Camen Spaceport before being pursued by Hurrim starfighters . Yamarus hastily sent his fighters to escort the " Merte " and its passengers back to the " Liberty " . When the board members recovered from their injuries at hands of the Hurrim , they divulged the location of Hurrim Base , allowing the admiral to stop the threat once and for all . During the Battle of Hurrim Base , Nakhym was captured , and any remaining coalition freighters under Hurrim control were repossessed . Holtz attempted to come to the aid of his allies in the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Corrupter " , but was in turn destroyed by the combined forces of the Alliance and Dunari , who arrived in the " Dreadnaught " - class heavy cruiser " Longshot " to lend aid . With the Hurrim threat eliminated , Yamarus devoted all his time and resources to gathering intelligence on the second Death Star . Diplomacy , theft , and final preparations . Council or Borsk Fey ' lya , owing the Alliance a debt of gratitude for rescuing Bothan slaves in months prior , agreed to meet with members of the Alliance on behalf of the Bothan Spynet to discuss Death Star reconnaissance . After Fey ' lya arrived in the Dreadnaught " Tal ' cara " , his journey to the " Liberty " in the shuttle " Jade " was beset by attacks from an unidentified group of mercenaries . Zaletta ' s pilots were able to drive them off , but not before capturing one of their escape pods . The mercenary inside the pod claimed that he had been hired by the Sullustans to attack the Bothans . Yamarus was disturbed by the news , as Sullust was a member of the Alliance . Apparently , several years prior , the Bothans had gained knowledge of an Imperial reprisal against Sullust but had failed to divulge the information , resulting in the deaths of many Sullustans . Though it looked like revenge , the Sullustans denied that they had any degree of involvement . Despite the attack , Fey ' lya and his delegation agreed to send spies to the Forest Moon of Endor , where they would investigate the Death Star construction site and hurry back to High Command as quickly as possible . Thanks to the efforts of the Azzameen family , the mercenary base was discovered to be , ironically , the Azzameen Home Base , which had been converted for their use . Emon and Aeron Azzameen , as well as their family droid , MK - 09 , offered to join their brother , Ace , in the Alliance attack on the station . Yamarus believed that the station ' s data banks would store any information that might connect the mercenaries to the Bothans , but he feared that the occupants might destroy the base if the battle turned against them . Dispatching Storm Unit to join the attack , the admiral hoped that the station could be captured and converted for Alliance use . The operation was a success , and Aeron Azzameen began working with the Alliance techs to scour the base ' s data banks . Yamarus was particularly impressed with the work of Ace Azzameen in the battle and believed that his family should have been proud of him and his actions . Little time was given to celebrate , however , as Yamarus received word that the Bothan spies that had been inspecting the Death Star had been stopped by the " Imperial II " Star Destroyer " Accuser " and the Interdictor " Grappler " , and the cruisers they were hiding on were awaiting inspection . With the intelligence the Bothans held being so valuable to the war effort , Yamarus dispatched his fighters post - haste to remedy the situation . Though some of the Bothans perished in the ensuing skirmish , Fey ' lya appreciated the Alliance ' s efforts to rescue those who survived . However , Zaletta had contacted the Sullustans for help during the small battle , and they had refused , provoking the Bothan councilor ' s rage . Nevertheless , the intelligence from the Bothan spies revealed that the second Death Star was protected by an energy shield , located on the moon of Endor . They had also learned that a shuttle called " Tydirium " had the required clearance codes to land on the planet . Yamarus and Zaletta agreed that procuring the " Tydirium " would be key in securing victory for the Alliance in the long run . Acting on the intelligence , Yamarus decided to send a disguised freighter to the Zhar system , insert a commando team , and bring the " Tydirium " back to the " Liberty " . To pilot the freighter , he selected Ace Azzameen , who had worked with his family ' s shipping company before it was shut down by the Empire . With the help of the elite Rogue Squadron , Yamarus ' s commandos retrieved the " Tydirium " , allowing the final preparations for the attack on Endor to begin . Simultaneously , the Sullustans explained that the Empire had hired mercenaries to attack the Bothans in their name , hoping to destroy Sullust ' s credibility and tear apart the Alliance from within . With evidence provided in the form of the mercenary leader , who the Sullustans had captured , Yamarus was convinced that they were cleared of any suspected foul play . Holding station at Sullust , Yamarus received word that both the " Defiance " and the " Independence " were being held up by the Imperials . Sending a group of A - wings and his most elite pilots , including Olin Garn and Ace Azzameen , Yamarus hoped that his colleagues would be able to reach the rendezvous in time , as an assault on the Death Star with just the " Liberty " task force would be suicidal . Sure enough , both the " Defiance " and the " Independence " were able to make it to Sullust . Shortly thereafter , the attack on the Death Star took place , with the " Tydirium " ferrying a group of commandos led by General Han Solo , who succeeded in knocking out the battle station ' s energy shield . The Alliance Fleet destroyed the Death Star , and both Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine perished , leaving the Alliance the victors of one of the largest battles of the Galactic Civil War . However , during the battle , the " Liberty " fell prey to the battle station ' s superlaser . Personality and traits . A proud and dedicated man , Admiral Yamarus believed strongly in the cause of the Rebel Alliance . He would risk both his ship and his life on moral issues , defending the helpless and weak at the expense of power . He cared for his pilots and respected them , particularly lavishing praise upon young Ace Azzameen . He would also leap to the defense of his allies , personally taking his ship into the heat of battle to save the " Redemption " during Zaletta ' s defection . Yamarus was also a suspicious man , and he did not trust known criminals or characters of dubious repute . It took a great deal for Dunari to convince the admiral of his good intention , and Yamarus would not trust certain organizations at all . He was occasionally exasperated by politicians such as Borsk Fey ' lya , but was never as vocal about their maneuvering as some of his colleagues . Even though he was a military man , Yamarus would sometimes have to act as a politician himself , meditating disputes between races and improving the public view of the Alliance . The admiral was exceptionally critical of Imperial policy and was disgusted by projects such as that of the experimental TIEs , which used civilians for target practice . Behind the scenes . Admiral Yamarus was created for Lawrence Holland ' s " " , which was written by David Wessman . Portrayed by Jarion Monroe , the character is never actually seen in the game — instead , he provides the character with the " Commander Briefing : " a general overview of the upcoming mission and any story context surrounding it . The Yamarus character is the most common provider of the " Commander Briefing " in the game , with the other three characters to do so being MK - 09 , Admirals Nammo and Ackbar , as well as Antan , Tomaas , Emon , and Aeron Azzameen . While Yamarus ' s ship , the " Liberty " , is shown destroyed at the Battle of Endor in " Star Wars : X - Wing Alliance " , and its various adaptations , it is not known if he was still commanding it at that point .