Imperial Ace The " Imperial Ace " was a male TIE pilot in the Imperial Navy during the Galactic Civil War . The Ace participated in the Battle of Mygeeto in 3 ABY , during which the Galactic Empire attempted to regain control of the Outer Rim planet Mygeeto from the Alliance to Restore the Republic . The Ace played a vital part in the Empire ' s victory , defending the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " from Rebel attack and providing aerial support for Imperial ground forces . His actions brought him to the attention of the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader , who selected the Ace to fly his personal TIE Advanced x1 on a mission to destroy the Rebel outpost ' s main power generator . Biography . This male who lived during the Imperial era served in the Imperial Navy as a TIE pilot during the Galactic Civil War and was considered an ace starfighter pilot by 3 ABY . The battle of Mygeeto . Preparing for battle . In 3 ABY , the Galactic Empire discovered that the Alliance to Restore the Republic had established an outpost on the planet Mygeeto , an Outer Rim world with an almost entirely crystalline crust which had previously served as an Imperial currency reserve . In order to regain control of Mygeeto , the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader led a Star Destroyer fleet on an invasion of the planet . To ensure that the operation went smoothly , Vader transferred elite pilots from throughout the Empire to his flagship , the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " , including the Imperial Ace . When the fleet reached Mygeeto , Admiral Firmus Piett , commander of the " Executor " , ordered the Imperial Ace ' s squadron to conduct a reconnaissance mission in orbit of the planet . The Ace ' s scouting mission soon ran into Rebel starfighters but the Imperials ' TIE / LN starfighter s proved a match for the Rebel A - wings and X - wings . After eliminating the opposition , the Imperials returned to the " Executor " where analysis of the Ace ' s reconnaissance data revealed to Admiral Piett that the Rebels were aware of the Imperial fleet ' s presence . Rebel counterattack . Piett expected the Rebel fleet to mount a counterattack and , upon discovery of Rebel scouts in the nearby Mygeeto asteroid field , dispatched the Ace to prevent them from learning more of the Imperial strength . Maneuvering through the asteroid field in a TIE / IN interceptor , the Ace prevented the escape of numerous X - wings and Y - wings carrying information on the Imperial fleet before returning to the " Executor " . As expected , the Rebel fleet soon arrived and engaged the Imperial forces , causing Piett to order the Ace to join in the defense of the armada . Flying a TIE / D Defender , the Ace played a vital role in the battle , fighting through the numerous fighters and using his concussion missiles to assist in the destruction of several enemy CR90 corvettes , EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigates and GR - 75 medium transports . The Ace ' s performance in the battle led Piett to personally recommend him to Darth Vader . Ground assault . Imperial ground forces had were preparing to land on the planet ' s surface and the Dark Lord of the Sith gave the Ace a special assignment to provide aerial support for the operation . In a TIE / sa bomber , the Ace negotiated the planet ' s canyons and engaged enemy ground forces , including T - 47 airspeeders , before making proton bomb runs on the Rebel ' s spaceport and ion cannons . The Ace ' s success left Vader confident that the Rebels would soon surrender . While Vader personally commanded the All Terrain Scout Transport attack on the Rebel headquarters , he supplied the Ace with his personal TIE Advanced x1 for another special mission — to destroy the Rebel base ' s main power generator before the ground forces moved in . Returning to the surface , the Ace fought through enemy Y - wings and used his concussion missiles to eliminate the power generator . With the generator destroyed , the Imperial ground forces quickly overwhelmed the remaining Rebel forces . After the battle , the Ace was highly decorated for his role in the Imperial victory . Darth Vader also sensed that the pilot demonstrated some potential with the dark side of the Force . The Dark Lord of the Sith continued to follow his career closely . Behind the scenes . The Imperial Ace was created as the player character for the 2006 mobile phone video game " " , which was developed by Fishlabs Entertainment GmbH and released in Europe . The Ace only appears in the flight suit of a TIE pilot and , as such , the character ' s appearance is unknown . The character ' s name is also not identified in the game . Though the Ace ' s gender is not specified in the game , confirmed that he is male , stating " As a TIE fighter ace pilot the player receives his orders from Admiral Piett and Darth Vader himself . "