Berrus Berrus was a male captain in service to the Galactic Empire in 0 BBY . He was dispatched by Emperor Palpatine to assist Starkiller — the Emperor ' s newest Sith apprentice — during a mission to search for the droids R2 - D2 and C - 3PO , who had been tasked by the Rebel Alliance with safeguarding the stolen plans for the Empire ' s new planet - destroying superweapon , the Death Star . Starkiller ' s hunt for the droids led him to the Outer Rim world of Tatooine . As the apprentice commenced his mission , Berrus contacted him at various times , offering the apprentice bits of advice on how to complete his mission . The apprentice ultimately completed his assignment — with little help from the captain — when he located the two droids in the city of Mos Eisley and placed a tracking device on the ship aboard which they escaped . Biography . In 0 BBY , the male Berrus served as a captain in the Galactic Empire . In that same year , Emperor Palpatine ' s Sith apprentice , Starkiller — who had taken up the mantle after killing the Emperor ' s former apprentice , Darth Vader , two years earlier — was assigned the task of locating the droids C - 3PO and R2 - D2 , who had been charged by Rebel agents with the plans to the Empire ' s planet - destroying superweapon known as the Death Star . Likewise , Berrus was tasked by the Emperor to assist Starkiller . Starkiller ' s search led him to the Outer Rim world of Tatooine . When the droids could not be located , the Emperor instructed the apprentice to visit Jabba Desilijic Tiure at the Hutt ' s Tatooine palace and use the crime lord ' s spy network to locate the droids . As he began his journey , Starkiller was contacted by Berrus via comlink . The captain informed Starkiller of his duty to offer assistance should the Sith apprentice require it . After the apprentice dealt with a group of Jawas , Berrus noted that an immobile sandcrawler was blocking the quickest path to Jabba ' s palace . Starkiller had no difficulty in removing the obstacle , Force - pushing it out of his way down into the desert below . After reaching the palace and defeating several Gamorrean guards , Starkiller was permitted to come before Jabba . Though the Hutt claimed that his spies would be unable to find two droids among the numerous others on the world , his protocol droid blurted out that a pair of droids matching the specifications of the ones that Starkiller was searching for had been located in the city of Mos Eisley . Before Starkiller could do anything , Jabba pressed a control and watched as the apprentice dropped down into the rancor pit beneath his throne room . Starkiller fought his way past the rancor and additional guards before Berrus again contacted him . He suggested that a squadron of stormtroopers be dispatched to capture the droids in Mos Eisley , but Starkiller immediately dismissed the offer , preferring to handle the task himself . The Sith apprentice continued his escape from Jabba ' s palace , and as he neared a hangar bay containing Jabba ' s sail barge and desert skiffs , Berrus attempted to warn Starkiller that their communications were being jammed . However , only bits of his transmission came through , the rest being static . Starkiller escaped the palace on a skiff to Mos Eisley , where he located the two droids escaping onboard the YT - 1300 light freighter " Millennium Falcon " . He managed to place a tracking device on the " Falcon " before the ship fled . Personality and traits . Berrus , a captain serving in the Imperial Military , was personally assigned by the Emperor to assist Starkiller during his mission to Tatooine . While initially contacting the Sith apprentice , Berrus revealed his disgust for the native Jawas . When Starkiller countermanded Berrus ' s decision to dispatch a squadron of troops to capture the droids in Mos Eisley , the captain nervously affirmed the apprentice ' s order . Behind the scenes . Captain Berrus made his only appearance in the non - canon Tatooine mission level of " " , in which he was voiced by Christopher Neme . In the mission , Berrus serves a role identical to that of Captain Juno Eclipse , Starkiller ' s personal pilot in the .