Deltic Deltic , nicknamed Lieutenant Strangechild by her crewmate Commander Nibiru Chamas , was a human lieutenant in the Imperial Navy and the planetary science specialist of the Imperial Star Destroyer " Ultimatum " during its mission to the Gorse system in 11 BBY . She provided a report for the industrialist Count Denetrius Vidian and Captain Rae Sloane on the possibility of destroying the moon Cynda using explosives , causing Vidian to set in motion such a plan to more efficiently harvest the mineral thorilide . Deltic later accompanied Sloane and the " Ultimatum " to Calcoraan Depot to help collect the explosive Baradium - 357 for use in destroying Cynda . However , a group of rebels led by Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla ultimately foiled Vidian ' s plan to destroy the moon , and the count was revealed to be a traitor to the Empire . Nevertheless , Deltic greatly enjoyed working on the failed plan to destroy Cynda , joining a betting pool as to how much damage it would cause to the surface of the planet Gorse . Biography . Predicting destruction . The human female Lieutenant Deltic served in the Imperial Navy as the planetary science specialist aboard the " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer " Ultimatum " during its mission to the Gorse system in 11 BBY . Commanded by Captain Rae Sloane , the ship and its crew were tasked with aiding industrialist Count Denetrius Vidian , who had been sent to the system to improve the efficiency of thorilide mining on Cynda , a moon of the planet Gorse . After demolitionist Skelly gave Vidian a report outlining the dangers of using explosives to mine on Cynda , Vidian had Deltic run projections based on Skelly ' s claims that too much explosive mining would destroy the moon . Deltic found that Skelly had been partially correct , as Cynda could be destroyed by explosives , but such a blast would need a higher quality and greater quantity of explosives than Gorse had in all its supplies combined . She confirmed for the count that after the moon ' s fragmentation , large quantities of thorilide would remain in the system and so could be harvested , although she warned that some of the mineral would be ejected from the system entirely and some would end up on the surface of Gorse . Vidian was uninterested in the fate of those on Gorse ' s surface , but Sloane demanded to know what Deltic ' s findings predicted would happen . The lieutenant explained that parts of the moon would fall as meteors , with the amount depending on where Cynda was at in its lunar cycle when destroyed . She then speculated that the meteors would cause catastrophic seismic activity on the planet and potentially cause it to start spinning again , since it was held stationary by Cynda ' s presence in its orbit . Deltic suggested that the destruction of Cynda might make no changes to Gorse at all or possibly destroy the planet ' s entire biome in the next ten years . Deltic also warned of the possibility that Cynda ' s destruction would cause the breakdown of large amounts of the thorilide located there , which would prevent them from harvesting it , and suggested that a test should be carried out to make sure the moon was not being destroyed for nothing . Cynda saved . Vidian elected to destroy Cynda based on Deltic ' s report . After a test proved that the thorilide would not break down following the moon ' s destruction , he ordered a fleet of mining vessels be sent from Gorse to his space station , Calcoraan Depot , where they were to collect the explosive isotope Baradium - 357 , which was strong enough to destroy Cynda in the quantities Vidian possessed . Aboard the " Ultimatum " , Deltic joined several other members of the Planetary Sciences department in a betting ring concerning how much damage the destruction of Cynda would cause on Gorse . She made a wager that the World Watch Plaza building would be destroyed by debris within a year of Cynda ' s fragmentation . When the " Ultimatum " also traveled to the Calcoraan system , where the depot was located , Sloane brought Deltic with her to the station to explain the process Vidian was carrying out , starting with how the vessel " Forager " functioned , as the count planned on using it to harvest the thorilide left in the Gorse system . Vidian managed to get the explosives back to the Gorse system , but his plan to destroy Cynda was ultimately foiled by a group of rebels consisting of Skelly , the novice Jedi Kanan Jarrus , the pilot Hera Syndulla , and the Sullustan Zaluna Myder . Sloane and her crew ended up turning on Vidian when they discovered that he had planned to betray the Empire . For her role in Vidian ' s downfall , Sloane was honored at a ceremony on Gorse and awarded a permanent posting as captain of the " Ultimatum " . Deltic and other members of the Star Destroyer ' s crew attended the ceremony but were then sent back to the ship while Sloane attended a celebratory party . Personality and traits . Deltic was a fairly callous individual , caring little for the damage and suffering that Denetrius Vidian ' s plans for Cynda would cause among the population of Gorse . She was greatly excited by the report she put together for Vidian on the destruction of Cynda and grinned as she delivered it to him and Captain Rae Sloane , chuckling when revealing the damage that would be done to Gorse . When speculating on the amount of damage on the planet , Deltic postulated that it might be worth destroying the moon just to see what would happen , as she was unsure of the exact effects . She later suggested tests should be made to ensure that the thorilide would be harvestable after Cynda ' s destruction , otherwise Vidian ' s plan would lead to a " waste of a good moon . " Deltic took part in a betting ring concerning the damage that Cynda ' s destruction would wreak on Gorse , planning to spend her winnings on shore leave to the planet Alderaan if she won . When Sloane brought Deltic to Calcoraan Depot , the lieutenant was deeply impressed by the starship " Forager " and explained how it worked to Sloane in great detail , though she used informal terms in an unprofessional manner , such as " goodies " when referring to thorilide particles . Deltic deeply annoyed Sloane , who wanted to dismiss the lieutenant out of an airlock after she revealed her part in the betting ring . Sloane was glad Deltic was sent home after her award ceremony , as she was worried that Deltic might cause her embarrassment . Commander Nibiru Chamas , who also served on the " Ultimatum " , referred to Deltic as " Lieutenant Strangechild . " Behind the scenes . Deltic first appeared in the novel " A New Dawn " , which was written by John Jackson Miller and released in 2014 . Miller noted that Deltic ' s line , " It ' s almost worth doing just to see what would happen , " was a close runner - up for his favorite line of dialogue in the entire novel .