Pellaeon Pellaeon was a male captain who served in the naval forces of the Galactic Empire as part of Grand Admiral Thrawn ' s Seventh Fleet . He participated in the blockade of the planet Lothal until it was liberated by the rebel Spectres and their allies shortly before the outbreak of the Galactic Civil War . During the liberation , the entire blockade was destroyed by flocks of purrgil , and Pellaeon ' s communication with the Grand Admiral was quickly cut off . Biography . Pellaeon was a member of the Imperial Officer Corps who held the rank of captain and was deployed in the Imperial Navy ' s blockade in orbit around the planet Lothal , as part of Grand Admiral Thrawn ' s Seventh Fleet . The blockade lasted until a band of rebels led by Padawan Ezra Bridger of the Spectres launched a final attack to liberate the planet from Imperial occupation shortly before the outbreak of the Galactic Civil War . While Thrawn was dealing with the rebels on the planet surface , he was informed that the entire blockade was destroyed by " several unidentified objects . " The Grand Admiral subsequently contacted Captain Pellaeon to ask about the situation , only to hear that the attackers came out of hyperspace before the communication was quickly cut off . Moments later , it was revealed to Thrawn that the ships were destroyed by flocks of purrgil — massive whale - like creatures that were naturally capable of traveling through hyperspace — as part of Bridger ' s plan . The rebel plan succeeded and the Empire never returned to Lothal following the planet ' s liberation . Behind the scenes . Reintroduction into " Star Wars " canon . Pellaeon was reintroduced into " Star Wars " canon in the " Star Wars Rebels " series finale " Family Reunion – and Farewell , " which was written by Dave Filoni et al . and premiered in 2018 . The character was voiced by Jim Cummings , an veteran voice actor who was also the voice of Hondo Ohnaka in the series . Dave Filoni , executive producer of " Star Wars Rebels " , described bringing " Star Wars " Legends characters like Pellaeon back into the canon as one of the favorite parts of his job . He said that bringing in Pellaeon serves as an opportunity for other authors to explore new stories for the character in canon , which creating a new character with a new name would not necessarily allow for . Filoni also indicated that , in his opinion , Pellaeon survived the events of the " Star Wars Rebels " finale and expressed hope that other authors would continue the character ' s story . Stories in " Star Wars " Legends . The character of Gilad Pellaeon originally appeared in the 1991 novel " Heir to the Empire " , the first entry in " " Legends novel series written by Timothy Zahn . While the author named him after , a knight from the legend , the 1995 reference book " The Essential Guide to Characters " , written by Andy Mangels , introduced his first name Gilad . In these stories , Captain Pellaeon was depicted as a elderly human with a bushy mustache , and was a prominent military officer who served Grand Admiral Thrawn as his right - hand man during his campaign against the New Republic . He also played a significant role in numerous other stories — he acted as the founding leader of the Imperial Remnant , and signed a peace treaty with the Republic that ended the Galactic Civil War . Through his many appearances over two decades , Pellaeon became a fan favorite Legends character .