Murtag Murtag was a Human male private who fought in the Republic Military ' s 301st Infantry during the renewed war between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . Stationed on the planet Hoth in a squad under the command of Sergeant Fideltin Rusk , Murtag joined his unit in recovering Imperial survey map s of the nearby Starship Graveyard region in order to aid several Jedi Knights in their covert mission on Hoth , but the squad was pursued by the Imperials and pinned down in a firefight in an abandoned outpost . Severely wounded by the exploding probe droids that the Imperials were using to attack his squad , Murtag was the only survivor of the fight other than Rusk , and the pair escaped from the Imperials with help from the Jedi known as the Hero of Tython . Biography . A Human male , Murtag enlisted in the Republic Military during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire . By the year 3642 BBY , Murtag was a private in the 301st Infantry , and he was assigned to a six - man squad under the leadership of the Chagrian Sergeant Fideltin Rusk on the ice planet Hoth . During the renewed war with the Empire , the 301st Infantry was assigned to aid two Jedi Knights — the Nautolan Leeha Narezz and the Jedi known as the Hero of Tython — in their covert mission to retrieve the schematics for the personal space station of the Sith Emperor . Sergeant Rusk and his squad were tasked with retrieving Imperial survey map s of the nearby Starship Graveyard , and the unit was successful in their mission . However , Imperial forces pursued Murtag and the rest of the squad , and the unit took up a defensive position in an abandoned outpost in the nearby Crescent Canyon . Rusk , Murtag , and their squad put a strong fight against their attackers , despite the Imperials sending probe droids on suicide runs against them — the droids would rush the Republic trooper s and explode when they got close enough — and the unit defeated almost all of the Imperial pursuers . However , during the fighting , four of the squad ' s members were killed , and Murtag suffered third - degree burns and severe shrapnel wounds , leaving Rusk the only member of the unit still capable of fighting . Fortunately for the wounded soldier , the Hero of Tython , whom Leeha Narezz had sent to the outpost with a companion to reinforce Rusk ' s quad , eliminated the remaining Imperials . Murtag was wounded and in shock when the Knight arrived , but his commanding officer ordered the private to get back on his feet and prepare for the second wave of Imperial attackers . However , the Hero overruled Rusk and told Murtag to get behind cover , taking on the Imperials with the Knight ' s companion and Rusk . After the fighting ended , the Chagrian officer took Murtag to the nearest medcenter , where the injured Human received treatment for his wounds . Personality and traits . Murtag was fair - skinned with dark - red hair and green eyes . He suffered severe burns and shrapnel wounds during the fighting on Hoth , and he received scarring across both sides of his face and on the bridge of his nose . While wounded , Murtag easily succumbed to panic and was terrified of dying . Equipment and training . As a member of the 301st Infantry , Murtag wore armor decorated in the division ' s colors of white and dark blue . He wore a white chestpiece and equipment over a black jumpsuit as well as dark blue shoulder pauldrons in addition to his blue - and - white gloves and boots . In combat , Murtag carried a standard - issue blaster rifle , and he was trained in its use as a soldier of the Republic . Behind the scenes . Murtag first appeared in " " , a video game released by BioWare and LucasArts in 2011 , during the Jedi Knight - class mission " Suicide Squads " on Hoth . Players can choose the light - side option of ordering Murtag to stay put , which results in his survival , or they can choose the dark - side option of forcing him to fight and causing his death . This article assumes that the player chooses only the moral light - side options as a Republic Jedi Knight character , and therefore it assumes that Murtag survives .