Kuuztin Kuuztin was the captain of the " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer " Courageous " during the Galactic Civil War . In late 3 ABY , Kuuztin was selected to join Grand Admiral Thrawn ' s task force during his campaign against the traitorous Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin . After leading a successful raid on a supply convoy bound for Zaarin ' s fleet , Kuuztin learned the location of one of Zaarin ' s supply depots and decided to attack it without Thrawn ' s authorization . Kuuztin hoped the ambitious attack would lead to a promotion , but his overconfidence led him into an ambush , and he was killed when his ship was destroyed . Biography . Kuuztin was a male Imperial officer who served as the captain of the " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer " Courageous " during the Galactic Civil War and had a reputation for bravery . Around 3 . 5 ABY , Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin launched a coup against Emperor Palpatine . Zaarin ' s initial attempt to abduct the Emperor failed , and Zaarin ' s fleet was subsequently pushed back by loyal Imperial forces under the command of Grand Admiral Thrawn . As Zaarin fled toward the Unknown Regions to regroup for a new offensive , Kuuztin was one of the Imperial officers personally selected by Thrawn to quickly respond to any leads . When an Imperial probe detected a supply convoy led by the " Dreadnaught " - class heavy cruiser " Rahmat " heading to the Semag system in the Mid Rim , where Zaarin was thought to be hiding , the " Courageous " was sent to capture any weapons or military supplies . Keeping the " Courageous " nearby to watch for Zaarin ' s forces , Kuuztin dispatched a flight group of Assault Gunboats to engage the convoy ' s escorts while the ace pilot Colonel Maarek Stele used the experimental Missile Boat starfighter to destroy the " Rahmat " . After the arrival of Zaarin ' s EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " Strident " , Kuuztin entered the battle and launched the " Courageous " TIE bombers to assist Stele in destroying the frigate while the Imperials captured the convoy ships . Not only did the capture of the convoy deprive Zaarin of much - needed supplies , but interrogation of its crew revealed the location of a refitting base near Gwar that Zaarin was using as a marshaling area ahead of a planned ambush operation . Seeing the opportunity to catch Zaarin off - guard , Kuuztin decided to launch an immediate preemptive strike on the facility without seeking authorization from Thrawn . After arriving in the system , the " Courageous " and its starfighters set about destroying the base . However , with the arrival of the Star Destroyers " Thunderer " and " Imperator " , and several flights of TIE Defenders , it became clear that Kuuztin had led his forces into a trap . Though Stele was able to escape to safety in his Missile Boat , Kuuztin and his crew remained trapped aboard the " Courageous " , which was destroyed by a barrage of proton bombs . Despite the loss of the " Courageous " , Kuuztin ' s attack resulted in the destruction of Zaarin ' s Immobilizer 418 cruiser " Bomb " and the Nebulon - B2 frigate s " Kuma 1 " , " Kuma 2 " , and " Kuma 3 " , leaving the losses roughly equal . Partly in retribution for the " Courageous " destruction , Thrawn subsequently planned his own trap for Zaarin , using a shipment of Missile Boats as bait to draw the renegade out . Personality and traits . Kuuztin was a skilled commander whose reputation for bravery led to him being handpicked by Grand Admiral Thrawn to take part in the toughest operations of the Zaarin campaign . He was also ambitious and overconfident — qualities that proved to be his undoing . Upon learning that Zaarin was marshaling his forces for an attack , Kuuztin decided not to alert Thrawn and to instead risk an immediate attack . The captain believed that a swift victory over Zaarin would lead to a promotion and the chance to replace Thrawn as leader of the task force . However , the ill - planned attack instead led to the destruction of the " Courageous " and Kuuztin ' s death . Behind the scenes . Kuuztin was created for the 1995 LucasArts video game " " and is mentioned in mission briefings for the first three missions of the previously unreleased " Enemies of the Empire " campaign and in in - mission communications during the second mission , in which the character is killed when the " Courageous " is destroyed .