Pierce Pierce was a Human male who served as a black ops in the resurgent Sith Empire during the Cold War . Whilst stationed on Taris as a lieutenant , he met the Sith Lord who would one day become the Emperor ' s Wrath and was eventually assigned to serve under the Sith ' s command . By 3632 BBY , Pierce had been promoted to Major but was stationed in the Outreach Bureau of Imperial Intelligence . He was later recruited to join the Alliance against the Eternal Empire . Biography . Great Galactic War . Originally from the planet Ziost , Pierce was a teenager when he joined the Imperial Military as a black ops soldier in the Great Galactic War . He served under General Greist during the Cleansing of Nopsin ; the general promoted Phenter to Captain instead of him , but Pierce felt that it was the right decision and remained a mere Lieutenant . Eventually he formed his own team that consisted of himself , Lieutenant Tanido , Captain Lorant , and Sergeant Arlos . The team had participated in the assassination of Moff Terrick , the Massacre on Haruun Kal , and Operation Force Crush . Things were doing well until the Treaty of Coruscant , which led to the breakup of Pierce ' s squad . Cold War . Pierce was assigned to the command of Moff Hurdenn on Taris as a lieutenant during the Cold War . The Imperial contingent on the planet was assigned , essentially , to disruption of the Republic effort to rebuild the planet following the Destruction of Taris . Taris itself was not especially useful to the Sith Empire , but they would not allow the Republic to reclaim and rebuild the world . Pierce was unhappy under Hurdenn ' s command , believing his talents wasted by a commander too mired in procedures and who was only interested in completing their mission – as opposed to Pierce ' s desire to do the job " well " . Eventually , Pierce crossed paths with Darth Baras ' apprentice and quickly found a capable ally . With Hurdenn ' s blessing , the two teamed up to bring down the Republic ' s War Trust generals , though Pierce lost his entire current squad in the process . After this mission was completed , Pierce was released from Hurdenn ' s command to join up as one of the Warrior ' s trusted companions . Pierce later admitted to the Sith that he blackmailed his way off Taris by threatening to reveal Hurdenn ' s affair with a Rodian mistress . Galactic War . Pierce stayed loyal to the Warrior even after Baras betrayed his own apprentice after the outset of the Galactic War . Luckily , the Sith managed to survive with the intervention of the Emperor ' s Hand , who granted the Warrior the title of the Emperor ' s Wrath . The Hand gave the Sith and the crew various assignments meant to undermine Baras and stop him stop Baras from claiming the title of Voice of the Emperor . One of the missions involved reallocating the Armageddon Battalion from Hoth to assist Darth Vowrawn on Corellia . Pierce offered his opinion on General Greist , whom he once served with briefly , describing him " as tough as they come and stubborn . " At one point General Arkos Rakton contacted Pierce and requested his team to bring down the Republic ' s Bastion on Corellia . With the Wrath ' s permission , Pierce reassembled his black ops team , consisting of Lieutenant Tanido , Captain Lorant , and Sergeant Arlos to penetrate the head of Republic military operations on Corellia . The operation was successful , and not only was the Bastion captured , but the black ops had finally made its place in history . Ultimately , Pierce chose to remain under the Wrath ' s command to help train his future apprentices and soldiers . Joining the Alliance . After the Wrath disappeared and was believed killed by the Eternal Empire of Zakuul , which then proceeded to conquer most of the known galaxy , Pierce was promoted to Major for his efforts under the Wrath ' s command . But instead of continue in combat duties , he was assigned to Dromund Kaas as sort of a role model for new soldiers in the ongoing struggle with the Republic . Chafing at these duties , Pierce accepted a commission from a secret " Alliance " formed by both Republic and Imperial forces to bring down the Eternal Empire . Personality and traits . Pierce was known to have a lust for action and his soldiering and bravery are stated to be beyond question , but was reckless and sometimes bent the rules to his will . He also had a dislike toward the Republic . He also has a severe disdain towards authority , notably at Moff Hurdenn , Captain Malavai Quinn ( to an extent ) , General Greist , and Darth Baras . The only person in higher authority whom he respected was the Empire ' s Wrath , as the Sith also had a thrill for action and allowed the Lieutenant to act as he pleased . Skills and abilities . Pierce possesses a wide range of armaments , including Blaster pistols , blaster rifles , fragmentation grenade s , flare gun s , electromagnetic pulse generators , and flamethrowers . He also wore heavy armor , which made him very resilient to damage . Pierce had also studied Talzzi , as displayed when he translated Broonmark ' s request that he join the Emperor ' s Wrath , although he admitted it was " spotty . " Behind the scenes . Pierce is a companion character for the Sith Warrior class of " " . He is voiced by Adam Leadbeater .