Kapp Dendo Kapp Dendo was a male Devaronian who served as one of the Alliance to Restore the Republic ' s most respected intelligence agents during the Galactic Civil War . Dendo was often teamed with another agent , named Winter , whose holographic memory and analytical skills complemented Dendo ' s ability to blend into the underworld . The two worked together alongside Rogue Squadron on Tatooine after the Battle of Endor , securing an Imperial weapons cache from a criminal named Firith Olan . After that mission , Dendo was given control of his own elite squad , Commando Team One . The team was placed undercover on Brentaal IV in the months that followed , and alongside several members of Rogue Squadron , Dendo was able to sabotage an Imperial defense platform in the wake of a New Republic invasion . Later , he worked in conjunction with the Rogues on Ciutric IV , retrieving former Imperial Grand Vizier Sate Pestage from Empress Ysanne Isard ' s soldiers . The mission went awry , however , after Admiral Delak Krennel and an Interdictor Cruiser were sent to Ciutric by the Imperial Ruling Council , preventing the New Republic operatives from escaping . Dendo and the Rogues lost several personnel , while Pestage was killed by Krennel after refusing to leave the planet with Commando Team One . Dendo later became a colonel , and continued to serve through the Thrawn campaign , when Grand Admiral Thrawn launched a major offensive on New Republic territory . After Thrawn ' s demise , he participated in the campaign against Imperial warlord Delak Krennel , fighting in the battles of Liinade III and Ciutric IV . He was later appointed a general , serving in the Yuuzhan Vong War at the Battle of Ithor . Biography . Intelligence agent . A Devaronian male from Devaron , Kapp Dendo joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic sometime during the Galactic Civil War , becoming an Intelligence agent alongside Winter , Leia Organa ' s personal assistant . The two worked in conjunction on many missions after the Battle of Endor , and Dendo ' s tactical prowess and intelligence proved him a capable operative . Dendo had a particular talent for recruiting up - and - coming soldiers in the Rebellion to Intelligence , using his wit and charisma to persuade them to join him . He became one of the Alliance ' s most famous operatives , though he preferred anonymity , blending in with the underground to strike from the shadows . When the Rebel Alliance became the New Republic , Dendo was still one of its foremost agents . Tatooine . Six months after the Battle of Endor , Dendo and Winter were dispatched to Tatooine to steal a data disk belonging to a local businessman named Huff Darklighter . The data disk , located in Darklighter ' s massive home , contained information on an Imperial weapons cache on Tatooine , which the New Republic hoped to retrieve . Winter was to infiltrate one of Darklighter ' s elaborate parties and steal the disk , while Dendo was to hire local thugs to provide a distraction . He paid a group of thugs in Mos Eisley to raid Darklighter ' s party , though matters were complicated when a group of spacers — actually members of Rogue Squadron — got into a fight with the thugs , and left them in no condition to fly swoops by that evening . Desperate , Dendo offered the spacers a considerable amount of money to take the thugs ' places , and after some bartering , they agreed . Dendo and Rogues Dllr Nep , Plourr Ilo , Wes Janson , and Hobbie Klivian drove out in their swoop bikes towards Darklighter ' s estate , though they soon realized that someone else had raided it — and done significantly more damage than Dendo intended to . The Devaronian called off the raid , offering the spacers half their money if they went back to Mos Eisley with him . The Rogues , however , had noticed Dendo ' s high - grade blaster and had deduced that he was not the petty gambler he claimed to be . They attacked him , wrestling the agent to the ground , though Dendo put up quite a fight ; it took all four of the pilots to eventually pin him down . Eventually , a right hook from Plourr Ilo knocked him unconscious . Dendo stayed on Tatooine with the Rogues when Winter eventually revealed his identity to them , while the Alderaanian woman traveled briefly to Ryloth . Winter kept in contact with the Devaronian for several days , instructing him to expect a shock when she returned . The agent arrived back on Tatooine with a squad of Imperial commando s , led by Sixtus Quin , who had defected to the New Republic — the Rogues , though , were instantly suspicious , and Dendo had to intervene to stop the two groups from attacking one another . Winter had little time to explain the situation , as she had discovered the location of the Imperial " Eidolon " base , which Captain Marl Semtin and criminal Firith Olan were vying for control of . The Rogues engaged Semtin ' s forces in the air , while Quin and his squad stormed the " Eidolon " . Winter and Dendo stayed back , ready to provide assistance to either party should it be required . When Plourr Ilo was shot down and crashed several hundred meters from Dendo , the Devaronian rushed to her aid , pulling her out of the flaming fighter moments before it exploded . Dendo was romantically interested in Ilo , and made several advances , though any chance of a relationship between the two was nulled by Ilo ' s ascension to the throne on her native Eiattu and the husband that came with it . The two did , however , remain close friends . Brentaal IV . Dendo was eventually given command of his own elite squad of agents , known as Commando Team One . Several months after the events on Tatooine , Dendo and his team were sent to Brentaal IV in the wake of a pivotal New Republic invasion attempt . Disguised as stormtroopers , Commando Team One set up a base close to where Admiral Lon Isoto — the man in charge of Brentaal ' s defenses — had erected a huge , heavily armed fortress to safeguard the capital city of Vuultin . Dendo was tasked with destroying the defense complex and kidnapping — or , if necessary , assassinating — Lon Isoto . They continued to act undercover for two weeks , as New Republic Admiral Ackbar ' s cruiser " Independence " , supplemented by Rogue Squadron , fought several preliminary battles with the Imperial forces over Brentaal . They were able to contribute little to the New Republic ' s operation for the first fourteen days , though they managed to identify Baron Soontir Fel of the 181st Imperial Fighter Wing in Vuultin and contacted the New Republic with the information . The whole operation was steeped in such secrecy that Dendo and his men were allowed very little contact to the outside , so he was unaware if there were any additional teams undercover on Brentaal . Dendo was performing a damage assessment of the latest skirmish between the New Republic Starfighter Corps and the 181st when his men recovered two downed Rogue Squadron pilots , Wes Janson and Ibtisam ; unable to give away their cover , the commandos took the Rogues prisoner , though when Dendo returned he had them released . The Devaronian could not afford to assign any of his agents to take the pilots back to their squadron , but instead temporarily recruited them into his squad for the raid on the defense platform , as both were skilled marksmen . Dendo and his team stormed the complex while the New Republic launched a major attack on Isoto ' s forces several days later , sneaking in on an over - manned skiff . The Imperials quickly realized the deception and a massive firefight broke out , though Dendo and Ibtisam were able to provide cover fire for Janson , the demolitions expert , while he placed charges on strategic points of the construction . With mere moments left on the explosives ' timer , the team escaped ; the complex was destroyed , and Commando Team One ' s mission was a success . Dendo eventually returned to the New Republic base to return Ibtisam and Janson to Rogue Squadron . Impressed with her talents with a blaster rifle , Dendo offered Ibtisam a place in Commando Team One , though she declined , and Dendo left the Rogues to begin another assignment . Ciutric . Dendo was working with the Rogues again several months later , planning for a mission to the Ciutric Hegemony . Sate Pestage , the heir to Palpatine ' s dying Empire , had agreed to defect to the New Republic , but had been kidnapped by ex - Moff Leonia Tavira on Ciutric IV . Along with Winter , Rogues Wedge Antilles and Tycho Celchu , and New Republic General Horton Salm , Dendo helped plan the attack on the world , though they all knew that they would be hopelessly outnumbered and that the mission would be extremely dangerous . The Imperial Ruling Council sent additional forces , led by Admiral Delak Krennel , to retrieve Pestage , while Pestage ' s former advisor Ysanne Isard had sent a commando team of her own to kidnap the former Grand Vizier . Eventually , it was decided that Dendo and Commando Team One would land on the surface in shuttles and retrieve Pestage , while Rogue Squadron and Salm ' s Aggressor Wing would occupy the Imperials ' starfighter complement on the planet . The journey down to Ciutric ' s surface was rough , and the area was swarming with Imperial commandos . Eventually , Dendo ' s shuttle landed and he and his men approached where Pestage was being held by several of Isard ' s personal commandos . Leading from the front , the Devaronian helped his team plow through the enemy forces to Pestage ' s location , executing Pestage ' s guards and taking the former Grand Vizier back to the shuttle . Things quickly went sour when an Imperial Star Destroyer and an Interdictor arrived , barring the Rogues and commandos from exiting the system . Aggressor Wing managed to escape , and promised to go to the New Republic and get backup for the Rogues . Trapped on Ciutric , the pilots and commandos set up camp in the desert , though Dendo , Winter , Antilles , and a select few commandos ventured out to the nearest Imperial outpost to hijack a communications post and signal the New Republic for help . They used a stealthy approach , incapacitating several guards as they made their way to the Imperial communication unit , which Winter used to send a message to the New Republic Provisional Council . When they returned to the other Rogues , however , they learned that Ibtisam , Rogue Two , had been shot down and killed by a squadron of Krennel ' s pilots during their absence . Although this caused some conflict within the group , it further resolved their determination to escape their situation and complete their mission . Dendo stayed on the ground as the Rogues fought several skirmishes with Krennel ' s forces ; Aggressor Wing , who had in truth been waiting on the edge of the system , returned and helped them procure the use of a proper hangar for their ships , along with the help of Mirax Terrik , a smuggler friend of Antilles . The Rogues eventually hatched a plan to take out the Interdictor , though Dendo and his people were forced into a hasty retreat when Krennel ' s AT - ATs began to approach his position . Pestage , however , defected back to the Empire and , despite Dendo ' s efforts , left Commando Team One to rendezvous with the incoming Imperial forces . With the AT - ATs bearing down on him , Dendo decided to let Pestage run , knowing that any pursuit would result in death for his people . The shuttles lifted off and Dendo and his men escaped . The whole mission turned out to be in vain , as Pestage was murdered by Delak Krennel and Isard engineered the downfall of the Ruling Council to take their place at the head of the Empire . Later service . Dendo continued to work for the New Republic , becoming a colonel , and over the next several years he often worked in conjunction with Judder Page ' s Katarn Commandos ; by the time of Thrawn ' s return to prominence , Dendo ' s squad was among the most revered commando teams in the galaxy . After the conclusion of the Thrawn campaign , Commando Team One and the Katarns were selected to assist Rogue Squadron on a mission to the planet Commenor . The New Republic had procured intelligence that a group of Ysanne Isard ' s " Lusankya " prisoners — former Alliance members and other enemies of the Empire who had been kept on Isard ' s Super Star Destroyer under Coruscant ' s surface — were being held in a barn on the planet , including several former members of the Rebel Alliance . Dendo was able to easily force his way into the building and neutralize its security complement . The prisoners they found were not among the most prominent of Isard ' s captives , though they did what they could to assist them while waiting for medical staff . Eventually , the prisoners were sent to a medical facility to recuperate . Dendo ' s team was again selected to work alongside Rogue Squadron several weeks later in the campaign against Imperial warlord Delak Krennel . Krennel had taken over the Ciutric Hegemony in the time since Pestage ' s murder ; the New Republic , wanting to send a message to the remaining warlords throughout the galaxy , chose to make an example of him . Liinade III was chosen as the first of Krennel ' s worlds to be targeted , and the Provisional Council decided to send in the Rogues and three Star Destroyers to eliminate the planet ' s defenses . Commando Team One was part of a task force on Commander Sair Yonka ' s Star Destroyer " Freedom " , which assisted two other Star Destroyers in neutralizing Liinade III ' s meager defenses . Dendo was placed on the ground and he and the other New Republic troops began to capture Liinade III ' s main spaceport . Their efforts were boosted by Rogue Squadron , who destroyed several AT - ATs defending the spaceport . The Rogues requested Dendo ' s help not long after ; one of their pilots , Rogue Nine , had been shot down near another area , and Wedge Antilles asked Dendo to retrieve him . Although rescue and retrieval were not priorities of the New Republic at the time , Dendo took several of his men to search for Corran Horn , the downed Rogue . They reached the area where he had been shot down , though Horn had left his fighter and ventured toward a nearby mountain . By following his trail , Dendo ' s team located an Imperial research facility , laden with plans to build a new Imperial superweapon . Dendo ' s men closed off the facility and Liinade III was under New Republic control by nightfall . Around a week later , Rogue Squadron disappeared , presumed to have been killed by Krennel ' s pilots at Distna . They had survived , however , and contacted the New Republic with a plan of attack for Krennel ' s fortress world and capital , Ciutric IV . The resurgent Ysanne Isard had agreed to assist the New Republic in their efforts to taken down Krennel and her rogue clone , who had allied herself with the warlord . Isard also provided the Provisional Council with the whereabouts of the remaining " Lusankya " prisoners , including famous Rebel Alliance General Jan Dodonna . Dendo led a team of Noghri — a warrior species who had defected from the Empire during the Thrawn crisis — into the prison complex where Dodonna was being kept , to assist Rogues Horn , Ooryl Qrygg , and Nrin Vakil . The pilots had managed to free the prisoners but were trapped by hordes of Krennel ' s stormtroopers . Attacking the Imperials from behind , Dendo and his team of Noghri slew many of the stormtroopers , allowing the Rogues and the prisoners an escape route . Ciutric itself was captured not long later , and Krennel , Isard , and Isard ' s clone were all killed by the New Republic . Battle of Ithor . After the success at Ciutric IV , Dendo continued to serve the New Republic for over a dozen years , becoming a general by 25 ABY . In that year , the extra - galactic Yuuzhan Vong launched their invasion attempt of the galaxy , beginning the Yuuzhan Vong War . After stalemates with the New Republic on Dantooine and Dubrillion , the Yuuzhan Vong moved for the planet Ithor , knowing that the pollen of the native Bafforr tree s was able to neutralize the Yuuzhan Vong Vonduun Skerr Kyrric armor ; the New Republic and their Imperial Remnant allies attempted to fortify and evacuate the planet before the arrival of Shedao Shai ' s forces . Dendo was placed in charge of all ground operations ( as " Range Lead " ) ; he and his commandos devised a scheme to lure the Yuuzhan Vong — who despised and wished to eradicate all machinery and droids — into a building filled with explosives . New Republic commandos under Dendo ' s control erected a crude building at the center of a clearing in Ithor ' s forest , setting up hordes of explosives at its foundations . They placed a multitude of old droid parts and computers inside the building , and left it guarded by simple security droids , which they hoped would rile the Yuuzhan Vong . Dendo and his troops took up a position near the building as the Yuuzhan Vong transports arrived on the surface and deployed their troops ; the Yuuzhan Vong soldiers took the bait and , infuriated that the New Republic were using machines to do their fighting , lost all discipline and attacked the building , determined to destroy the droids . When enough of the Yuuzhan Vong had entered the building , Dendo ' s men detonated the explosives , killing many of the attackers and leaving their forces extremely disorganized . Dendo led a commando team to the right of the clearing to mop up the rest of the Yuuzhan Vong while a team of Noghri commandos attacked from the left . Dendo was tasked with allowing a group of Jedi led by Jedi Knight Corran Horn enough time to reach a Yuuzhan Vong communications center and contact the Vong leader , Shedao Shai . Dendo ' s commandos were successful , though he was injured during the battle , and leadership of the ground troops was ceded to Corran Horn . Dendo survived , though much of Ithor did not ; the Yuuzhan Vong unleashed a biological virus that destroyed the entirety of the world ' s flora and fauna , dishonoring an agreement Horn had made with Shedao Shai . Personality and traits . Kapp Dendo was extremely dedicated and loyal to the Rebel Alliance and later the New Republic , and served them both to the best of his ability . Although he preferred to operate in the shadows and keep a low profile , Dendo was more than happy to lead from the front when the time came , and throughout his career he risked his life a great many times , incurring several serious injuries . Dendo was a fierce fighter , and he cared greatly about those under his command . He often put himself in harm ' s way to rescue any New Republic soldiers ; on Tatooine , he almost killed himself trying to save Plourr Ilo from her flaming fighter , and he personally helped evacuate his fallen and injured comrades on Ciutric . He also looked up to older , more experienced leaders , such as Wedge Antilles and Jan Dodonna , and treated them with the utmost respect . Dendo had no qualms about lying , breaking the law , or hiring thugs during his time as an undercover agent , as long as the end justified the means and he accomplished his mission . During his mission to Tatooine in 5 ABY , Dendo refused to tell the Rogues the truth , preferring to lie to and trick them into believing he was a simple conman . However , while Dendo was serious when he needed to be , he had a distinct and rather grim sense of humor , and was quite flirtatious with many females — particularly Rogue Squadron members — he worked with . Dendo used humor as a way to alleviate tension during dangerous or perilous missions ; while evacuating Sate Pestage on Ciutric IV , he told a commando that he would not die on the planet because he had a " date with a princess . " Although he knew not to flirt with Winter , Dendo attempted to begin a relationship with Plourr Ilo ; he actually found success , and the two became close , though Ilo eventually married a prince on her homeworld . Later , on Brentaal IV , he flirted briefly with Ibtisam , offering her a place in his team . Behind the scenes . The character of Kapp Dendo was first introduced in Michael A . Stackpole and Jan Strnad ' s " " , where he initially serves as an antagonist , whose origins and motives are unknown . Later on in the story arc , it is revealed that Dendo is actually a New Republic agent , and , thus , a protagonist . Dendo later featured in a more prominent role in Stackpole ' s later story arcs , " " and " " , as well as two of Stackpole ' s novels , " " and " " .