Skosef Skosef was a Human male general in the Galactic Empire ' s Imperial Army . By 1 BBY , Skosef had joined a plot led by Grand Moff Trachta to overthrow the two Sith Lords leading the Empire , Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader . As a part of the plot , Skosef oversaw the bomb ing of Palpatine ' s " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle , which was destined for the Empire ' s DS - 1 Orbital Battle Station superweapon . Although Palpatine escaped the shuttle ' s demise , the blast killed half of the Emperor ' s Royal Guard and many Imperial stormtroopers , a vital part of Trachta ' s plan . After Skosef was suspected by the Imperials of being connected with the bombing , Trachta assigned Skosef to assassinate Grand Moff Bartam , another member of their plot , as the conspirators turned against one another . Skosef successfully killed Bartam but was in turn killed by a stormtrooper right after the assassination . Biography . A Human male , Skosef was a general in the Imperial Army of the Galactic Empire early during the Galactic Civil War . Skosef joined a plot to kill the Sith Lord rulers of the Empire — Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader — by the later part of 1 BBY . That year , he escorted Moff Kadir of the Coruscant Security Force to a meeting between the members of the conspiracy near Grand Moff Bartam ' s luxury apartment on the galactic capital world of Coruscant . Led by Imperial Grand Moff Trachta , the conspirators — Grand Moff Bartam , Second Officer Dezsetes of the " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer " Mathayus " , and the assassin Gauer , as well as Skosef and Kadir — discussed Trachta ' s plan on how to kill the Sith Lords . The conspirators planned to engineer a need for more troopers to guard the Emperor ' s Imperial Palace on Coruscant , using an apparent assassination attempt against Palpatine to kill a substantial portion of his palace security force . The attempt — the bomb ing of Palpatine ' s " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle — was not intended to kill the Emperor , who the conspirators knew would survive the incident . The resulting losses among Palpatine ' s security force would allow stormtroopers loyal to the members of the conspiracy to take their place and be in a position to kill the Emperor . Another squad of stormtroopers under Dezsetes ' s command would kill Vader in the Kether system , where the planet Dargulli was located . During the meeting , Skosef was assigned to oversee the bombing of the shuttle . Prior to the departure of the shuttle on its trip to the Empire ' s DS - 1 Orbital Battle Station superweapon , Skosef ' s stormtroopers placed a bomb inside the craft after they disguised it as a set of bottles in order to get it past the Emperor ' s Royal Guards . The bomb detonated before the shuttle left , obliterating the starship and killing the required amount of stormtroopers and Royal Guards ; Skosef himself observed the blast from not far off . As the conspirators predicted , Palpatine indeed survived the explosion as he sensed the impending attack . When Palpatine was presented with stormtroopers , loyal to the conspirators , to replace those killed in the bombing , Trachta informed Skosef that the bombing had been traced back to the General , so Trachta assigned him a new part in the plan . While the members of the conspiracy struggled for power among one another as their plan to overthrow the Sith and ultimately become the rulers of the Empire neared fruition , Skosef sided with Trachta and tried to kill Grand Moff Bartam . Entering Bartam ' s luxury apartment unnoticed , Skosef shot the Grand Moff in the back with a blaster pistol at close range . However , a stormtrooper in the room observed the killing and opened fire on Skosef , killing the General . In the end , the only member of the conspiracy to survive was Gauer , as the rest were killed in the power struggles or died attempting to rid the Empire of the Sith , an effort that ultimately failed . Personality and traits . As a part of the conspiracy , Skosef believed that he and his fellow conspirators could take control of the Empire from Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader . He initially expressed his doubts about the feasibility of using their limited number of stormtroopers to take out the Sith and at first questioned the bombing of Palpatine ' s shuttle , as it would waste some of their own troops . Trachta , however , eased his concerns by further explaining the plan . Skosef , upon observing the bombing , was amazed by it , and , after being ordered to kill Bartam as the conspirators turned against one another , he did so . The General was pale - skinned and had gray hair . He also owned a blaster pistol . Behind the scenes . Skosef first appeared in the of the " " comic book story arc , all released in 2002 by Dark Horse Comics . He was also mentioned in 2004 ' s 135th issue of " The Official Star Wars Fact File " . The " Rebellion Era Campaign Guide " , released in 2009 , likewise mentioned Skosef .