Nemet Nemet was a Human male who served in the Line Branch of the Imperial Navy , attaining the rank of commander by 3 ABY . That year , he served as a logistics officer aboard the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Avenger " , attached to Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader ' s personal Star Destroyer fleet , Death Squadron . While serving aboard the " Avenger " , Nemet relayed important scanner information to the ship ' s commanding officer , Captain Lorth Needa . Following the Battle of Hoth , the " Avenger " was charged with pursuing the fugitive YT - 1300 light freighter " Millennium Falcon " from the Hoth system . Nemet was aboard the " Avenger " command bridge when the Star Destroyer lost track of the " Falcon " in the Anoat system , and he reported to Needa that the freighter was no longer visible on the " Avenger " sensors . When Vader demanded an update on the pursuit of the " Falcon " , Needa ordered Nemet and the rest of his command crew to continue searching for the freighter before going to the Dark Lord ' s flagship , the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " , to personally apologize for his failure — an act that would lead to the captain ' s execution . Biography . The Human male Nemet lived during the Galactic Civil War , a conflict between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . By 3 ABY , he attained the rank of commander , and was a member of the Imperial Navy ' s Line Branch . That year , he served as a logistics officer aboard the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Avenger " , attached to Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader ' s personal Star Destroyer fleet , Death Squadron . During his service aboard the " Avenger " , Nemet relayed important scanner information to Captain Lorth Needa , the commanding officer of the Star Destroyer . In 3 ABY , following the Battle of Hoth , Nemet was stationed on the " Avenger " command bridge when the warship was charged with pursuing the fugitive YT - 1300 light freighter " Millennium Falcon " — carrying Rebel fugitives Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa — through the Hoth system . During the pursuit of the " Millennium Falcon " , the freighter at one point outmaneuvered the " Avenger " and caused it to almost collide with another pursuing Star Destroyer . The " Avenger " chased the " Falcon " into the Hoth asteroid field , where the fugitive ship evaded the Star Destroyer by unknowingly taking cover in the mouth of a space slug housed in one of the asteroids . The " Avenger " traveled into the asteroid field to search for the " Falcon " , where it suffered significant damage . Eventually , the " Millennium Falcon " reappeared , and was spotted by the " Avenger " . Needa had a priority signal sent to Darth Vader ' s flagship , the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " , with the message that the " Falcon " was about to be captured . Nemet was working in the crewpits of the " Avenger " command bridge when the warship pursued the fugitive " Falcon " into the neighboring Anoat system . The freighter charged the bridge , setting off alarms throughout the " Avenger " . Nemet , along with Needa and the rest of the command crew , dove for cover before the " Falcon " veered away at the last moment , and seemingly disappeared from the Star Destroyer ' s sensors . Unbeknownst to Needa and his crew , the " Millennium Falcon " simply landed on a blind spot of the " Avenger " conning tower . Nemet attempted to track the " Falcon " on his scopes , but was unable to locate it . He reported to Needa that the " Falcon " was not visible on the Star Destroyer ' s sensors , and Needa dismissed the idea that the freighter could have disappeared , dispelling the idea that a ship that size could have a cloaking device , to which Nemet replied there was no trace of the " Falcon " . Seconds later , communications officer M ' Kae reported that Lord Vader demanded an update on the pursuit of the " Millennium Falcon " . Needa decided to personally apologize to the Dark Lord for the failure , and ordered a TIE / sh VIP shuttle to be prepared for his visit to the " Executor " . Needa gave one last request for his crew to continue their search for the " Falcon " , before traveling to the " Executor " to rendezvous with Vader , who ultimately executed the captain for his failure . Personality and traits . Like many Imperials , Nemet was fiercely competitive . When he spotted the " Millennium Falcon " heading directly towards the " Avenger " bridge , Nemet panicked and reported that the Star Destroyer was going to collide with the freighter . The commander took cover along with Captain Needa and the rest of the command crew when the " Falcon " flew towards the bridge , and later reported his failure to track the freighter to Needa . Nemet was possessed of fair skin , as well as brown hair . Equipment . Commander Nemet wore the standard - issue Imperial officer ' s uniform during his service aboard the " Avenger " bridge in 3 ABY . Behind the scenes . Nemet made his first appearance in 1980 ' s " The Empire Strikes Back Storybook " , simultaneous with the of the film released later the same year . In the film , the character was only credited as one of the " Other Officers , " portrayed by Mark Jones . Toward the end of the film , footage from the " Avenger " scene was reused during the " Executor " attempt to capture the " Millennium Falcon " following its escape from the Imperial - occupied planet Bespin . Because of that , Mark Jones and other extras portraying the command crew of the " Avenger " are visible during that scene aboard the " Executor " . The film ' s script refers to him as a " Tracking Officer . " In 1997 , Nemet was first given a name and brief backstory in a card for the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game " Dagobah Limited " expansion set . In 2004 , Nemet was also featured on a card for the " Rogues and Scoundrels " expansion set of the " Star Wars Trading Card Game " . Inconsistencies . In several adaptations of " The Empire Strikes Back " , Nemet ' s lines regarding the " Millennium Falcon " differ from the film . In the novelization , in addition to having a different line , his dialogue with Needa is expanded to him also suggesting the only logical explanation was that the " Falcon " went into light - speed , which contradicts with what is seen in " The Empire Strikes Back " film . A similar line about the freighter going into light - speed is given to him in " Marvel Comics " " " . The film ' s also indicates that Needa turned and gave Nemet the order to track the " Millennium Falcon " immediately after its maneuver against the " Avenger " ; however the film shows Needa speaking with his first officer . Additionally , the novelization , " Storybook " , and Marvel comic have the line " We ' re going to collide ! " as the " Millennium Falcon " charges the " Avenger " bridge , though each adaptation assigns it to a different character . While the novelization presents Commander Nemet as having the line , the " Storybook " gives the line to Captain Needa himself , and the comic depicts Needa ' s first officer as the speaker . This article assumes Nemet having the line in the novelization is the canon version of events , given the greatest similarities to the film . Possible appearance . In the non - canon comic " " , during the " Millennium Falcon " escape from Hoth , it charges a Star Destroyer ' s command bridge , before landing on its conning tower and drifting away along with the garbage disposed by the Star Destroyer in a scene practically identical to the freighter ' s maneuver against the " Avenger " from " The Empire Strikes Back " . In that scene , a black - uniformed Imperial officer in the command bridge ' s crewpits — whose uniform differs from Nemet ' s gray uniform — has a similar role in informing the ship ' s captain that the " Falcon " has disappeared from the Star Destroyer ' s scopes and that there is no trace of the freighter . However , neither the Star Destroyer nor the captain were named in the comic , and thus it is unclear whether Nemet was the aforementioned officer .