Goran ( instructor ) Goran was a human male officer that served in the Galactic Empire as an instructor . Two years before the Battle of Yavin , he held the rank of commandant , serving as flight instructor of the elite Skystrike Academy on Montross . Under his command was Captain Vult Skerris . Biography . Goran was the flight instructor of the Skystrike Academy during the Age of the Empire . The Skystrike Academy was one of the Galactic Empire ' s top Imperial academies and produced TIE fighter pilot s . Three of his Academy ' s cadets included Wedge Antilles , Hobbie , and Rake Gahree . Two years before the Battle of Yavin , Wedge and his two friends became disillusioned with the Empire and made arrangements to defect to the rebellion . The Phoenix Cell sent Sabine Wren to extricate the defecting cadets . After a disguised Sabine arrived with a new intake of cadets , Goran addressed the cadets and told them that only the best students would survive the Academy . He added that their performance at previous academies would have little bearing on their success at the Skystrike Academy . Goran then told them that a combat practice simulation would take place 0600 hours the following day before dismissing them . The following morning , Goran supervised Wedge and Sabine in their combat simulation exercise . When Wedge and Sabine ( who was disguised as Ria Tallia ) , referred to themselves by their real names , he reminded them to use only their call numbers . The two cadets managed to destroy four simulated Y - wings but were destroyed by a simulated version of the rebel freighter " Ghost " , which was piloted by Captain Vult Skerris . Following the exercise , Goran instructed Wedge and Sabine to report for a debriefing . He watched as Skerris warned the cadets about the consequences of disobeying orders . Goran later greeted the visiting Governor Arihnda Pryce and the Imperial Security Bureau Agent Kallus , who had traveled to investigate reports that some cadets were planing to defect to the rebellion . Goran expressed disbelief that there were traitors among his cadets and opined that his cadets were were trained and loyal . However , Governor Pryce insisted on going ahead with the investigation . As a result , the Skystrike Academy was placed on lockdown , operations were suspended , and cadets were questioned by Agent Kallus . However , Kallus ' investigation yielded no results . When Goran expressed frustration at the disruption the investigation was causing to his Academy , Pyrce suggested that they could reach a mutual agreement by getting the cadets back into space . With Pryce ' s approval , Goran ordered all of the cadets to report to their TIE fighters and engage in a mock combat exercise in space . Over the intercom , Goran informed the cadets that their laser cannon s had been nullified but that their scores would still register on the charts . As expected , Sabine and the defecting cadets took the bait and tried to fly towards a rebel CR90 corvette commanded by Ezra Bridger . After sighting the rebel ship , Goran watched as Governor Pryce ordered the four cadets to returned . When they refused , she deactivated their solar collector panels and sent Captain Skerris and his TIE interceptors to attack the rebel ship . The rebel ship managed to escape into hyperspace . Under Pryce ' s orders , Skerris destroy Rake ' s TIE fighter . Goran did not intervene when Governor Pryce and Agent Kallus handled the rebellious cadets . Ultimately , Sabine and the defecting cadets managed to escape the Academy with the help of Kallus , who had come to respect Sabine ' s rebel comrade Garazeb Orrelios and wanted to return him a favor . Personality and traits . Goran was a human man who served as the flight instructor of the elite Skystrike Academy . He took pride in the quality and caliber of his students and initially refused to believe reports that there were defectors within his Academy . He was a tough and unforgiving instructor but was blind to the rebel sympathies of his students . Goran was deeply embarrassed when Governor Pryce and Agent Kallus visited his Academy to investigate the presence of rebel defectors . Despite his unhappiness with the investigation , Goran complied with Governor Pryce ' s orders . Behind the scenes . Goran appeared in the second episode of the television show " Star Wars Rebels " third season , " The Antilles Extraction , " in which he was voiced by Corey Burton who also voiced Rake Gahree . He was identified in the episode ' s credits . The databank for Goran had incorrectly named him as Relik , but was later fixed . The 2018 canon sourcebook , " Dawn of Rebellion " , released by Fantasy Flight Games also incorrectly names him as Relik .