Duno Dree Duno Dree was a Human male pilot who accompanied the Jedi Master Qu Rahn to the planet Dorlo during the year 5 ABY . Also known as Druno , he originally worked for his father , piloting in - system freighters . Dree joined Rahn as the Jedi cobbled together a team that was to research the mythical Valley of the Jedi located on the planet Ruusan . The other team members included the Rebel Alliance weapons expert Cee Norley — whom Dree secretly held affections for — , and the Klatooinian technologist Rolanda Gron . At some point during 5 ABY , Dree flew the team to the planet Dorlo in a CR90 corvette in hopes of locating and hiring the linguistics expert Nij Por Ral . That part of the mission was successful , but they found themselves pursued by the forces of a Galactic Empire splinter group led by the Dark Jedi Jerec . Dree attempted to fly the team off world , and destroyed an Imperial skimmer in the process . However , they were captured by Jerec ' s personal warship , " Vengeance " . Jerec demanded that he be given the location of the mythical valley , and threatened a painful death if otherwise . However , the team members resisted , resulting in the executions of Gron and Por Ral . The Dark Jedi continued to push for information , leaving Dree to answer both for himself and on the behalf of Rahn : a determined " No . " In response , Dree ' s neck was snapped by the Twi ' lek Dark Jedi Boc Aseca , and the information that Jerec sought was forcibly taken from Rahn ' s mind , and the Jedi was killed soon after . Biography . Early life . Druno Dree was a human male born during the year 12 BBY to a man who ran a freight business . Dree worked for his father part - time , piloting in - system freighters , becoming a somewhat skilled pilot . During this time Dree was also enrolled in a school which lasted for at least six years . Within the six years Dree continued to work for his father , although his total time spent actually flying totaled three years . Dree sought adventure to a degree and wanted to have a tale to entertain his children with in the future . He eventually left his father ' s business by 5 ABY , shortly after the fall of the Galactic Empire . At some point he obtained a CR90 corvette starship and met a Jedi Master named Qu Rahn . The Hunt for the Valley of the Jedi . Mission to Dorlo . The Jedi Master Rahn had learned of the location of a mythical location called the Valley of the Jedi , and had decided to assemble a team to investigate the valley , located on the planet Ruusan . By 5 ABY , Dree had joined Rahn ' s team , which also consisted of a Rebel Alliance weapons expert named Cee Norley and a Klatooinian technologist named Rolanda Gron . By this point , Dree had begun to claim that he was twenty years old , even though he was actually seventeen , and also claimed that he was more of an exemplary pilot than he actually was . Rahn had also taken to calling him " Druno . " In addition , Dree developed an emotional attachment to Norley , a wire - thin female that he came to care deeply for . However , he was afraid to admit his feelings to her . Rahn ' s team needed one more member : an expert at ancient linguistics named Nij Por Ral . The linguist was on the planet Dorlo , where he was working on translating writing carved into ancient ruins uncovered by miners working for the SoroSuub Corporation . Rahn wanted to recruit Por Ral so that he could help decipher any glyphs that were found in the Valley of the Jedi . The team made it to Dorlo , landed , and camouflaged Dree ' s corvette . What Dree considered to be a lark mission , however , quickly turned into a life or death struggle . They had been pursued by agents of the Empire , led by the Dark Jedi Jerec , Rahn ' s adversary and rival in finding the lost valley . Rahn and the team managed to locate Por Ral and convinced him to join them on their quest . Using a skimmer , the rebel team began their return journey to the corvette . At some point , Rahn was grazed by a laser and was smeared in allied blood . Rahn offered Dree and the others words of encouragement before abandoning the skimmer to continue their trek on foot . The group eventually came to a halt in order to catch their breath , at which point Norley reminded Rahn that she was the only real soldier among them , and as such the only one with the proper training for the situation . Dree believed that they should have continued to use the skimmer , and that he could have flown them to the ship and back several times already . Rahn commended Dree for his self - esteem , but explained that if they had used the skimmer , the Empire would track them via the skimmer ' s heat signature and it would all be over . Norley further complained that the others weren ' t up the task , despite their objections , and mentioned that Dree wasn ' t up to the task because of his young age . With time running out , Rahn devised a plan that would have Norley stay behind and buy the others time to escape . Captured by dark forces . Without Norley , the rest of the team made it back to the corvette . They stripped it of camouflage and boarded it as Dree took to the controls . Concerned about Norley , he did not believe that she should be left behind . Rahn urged the boy to leave the system or else Norley ' s actions would have been done in vain . To speed up the escape , Dree cut the takeoff procedures by fifty percent , making them airborne . Waiting for Norley would have been futile . Although she managed to destroy a pursuing Imperial skimmer , she was killed in the return fire . Realizing Norley ' s sacrifice , Dree found the last Imperial skimmer and fired upon it . Although no shot connected , he flew low enough over the skimmer to catch it in the slipstream , which caused the skimmer to crash , though most of its occupants survived . Dree left Dorlo ' s atmosphere , but encountered TIE fighters and Jerec ' s Super Star Destroyer " Vengeance " . Dree attempted to avoid the starfighters , not realizing that he was being coerced into a trap . Dree ' s corvette was caught in the Star Destroyer ' s tractor beam , making the young pilot wish that he was back home with his family . Rahn realized that they were about to be boarded , at which point Dree promised to not go down without putting up a fight . An assault shuttle docked with the corvette , and a commando team led by Jerec ' s Dark Jedi follower Boc Aseca attempted to coerce the crew off of the ship . After sixty seconds of waiting the Imperial commando s filled the corvette with coma gas . Rahn tried to get everyone in protective suits , but the gas took its effect and knocked everyone aboard the ship unconscious . The imperials loaded their bodies onto stretchers and took them back to the " Vengeance " . Dree ' s corvette was destroyed by the gunnery crews aboard the warship , who used the ship as target practice . Defiance . When Dree regained conscious , he and the others were marched to the ship ' s bridge as an orderly listed off military jargon . Dree and the others were handed off to the Imperial officer Captain Sysco , who informed Jerec that their prisoners were ready for interrogation . Jerec , surrounded by his six Dark Jedi followers , met with the rebels and mockingly assumed that Dree and the others were Rahn ' s servants . Gron spoke up , stating his name and that he was not going to divulge any information . The Dark Jedi called Pic , who had been perched on the shoulder of his symbiotic twin Gorc , lunged at Gron and stabbed the Klatooinian in the throat with a dagger and rode the body to the floor . With the stakes clear , Jerec gave the others his demands : Tell him the location of the valley and be granted a merciful death , or suffer . Jerec was denied , and threatened the life of Por Ral via the Dark Jedi Yun . Rahn chose death , and Por Ral was executed , leaving Dree and Rahn as the last ones standing . Shaking from fear , tears streamed from Dree ' s eyes . When Jerec asked again for information regarding the valley , Dree looked to Rahn and the two locked eyes . Rahn told Druno to answer for the both of them . Dree eyes seemed to grow larger as he stood straight , faced Jerec , and gave the Dark Jedi a determined answer : " No . " With his fate sealed , Dree shut his eyes and awaited death . Aseca stepped forward , getting close enough to Dree for the young pilot to smell the Twi ' lek ' s breath . Aseca hands darted out and broke Dree ' s neck , which sent the body sprawling forward onto the ground . After Dree ' s death , Jerec forcibly ripped the information he sought from Rahn ' s mind , and after a short - lived last stand from the Jedi , Rahn was beheaded by Jerec . Despite Jerec ' s promise of suffering in return for defiance , Aseca ' s execution killed Dree instantly . Dree and the others were avenged when the rebel agent Kyle Katarn fought Jerec at the Valley of the Jedi and defeated the Dark Jedi once and for all . Personality and traits . Duno Dree was a confident young pilot who tended to lie about certain things that were about himself . Although he was seventeen during his last mission with Rahn , he claimed to be twenty years of age . He also knew that he was only half the pilot that he claimed to be . However , Rahn appreciated Dree ' s bold statements , and told him on one occasion that such speak was that of a true pilot . Rahn also considered Dree , whom he occasionally called Druno , a friend . Despite his bold piloting claims , Dree was unable to admit to Norley how deeply he cared for her . When Norley split from the group to buy the group time , Dree became concerned with her fate after they made it the corvette . After concluding that Norley was already dead by that point , Dree believed that the Empire would pay . In a brash move , he found the skimmer that hosted Norley ' s killers and attempted to destroy it with cannon fire . However , he missed every shot . He still managed to destroy the Imperial skimmer , though , as it had been caught in his slipstream . When his ship was caught in a tractor beam , Dree held no illusions about his chances , and reflected that it was too late to tell the truth , tell Norley how he felt about her , and too late to remain in his father ' s business . Although he had flown for his father for three years , Dree did not believe it was enough experience to escape the Imperial ships that attacked him as he made it off of Dorlo . This was proven as he allowed TIE fighters to coerce him into a carefully laid trap that only Rahn managed to point out after it was too late . Dree touted bravery , vowing to fight any Imperials who tried to board his ship . He was never able to do such a thing , though , as everyone was knocked out with gas before the boarding commenced . On the bridge of the " Vengeance " , Dree attempted to counsel Rahn , stating that , for the time being , they were still alive . Upon seeing Jerec for the first time , Dree questioned who the man was while describing his appearance . As the session continued , Dree grew visibly and emotionally shaken as his body shook and as tears rolled down his cheeks . When confronted with the option of giving in to Jerec ' s demands or holding out , he looked to Rahn , who told him answer for the both of them . Dree ' s voice was filled with determination as he denied the Dark Jedi for the last time . Although Jerec could not physically see Dree , due to being a naturally blind Miraluka , he sensed the boy ' s determination . Dree was a human male with dark - red hair that he kept in a crew - cut , freckles on his nose , and peach - fuzz on both cheeks . He also had a scar on his forehead . Equipment . Dree piloted a CR90 corvette during the mission to Dorlo . The ship adequately suited the team ' s needs , with protective suits and forward laser cannons . The blockade runner had red striping on the sides of the " head " and " abdomen " areas . It was destroyed by the " Vengeance " < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > s gunnery crew . Dree also carried a blaster during the mission , and planned to use it against the Imperials when they boarded his ship . However , he was knocked out with gas before that could happen . He wore orange clothing when he died . Behind the scenes . Duno Dree first appeared as unnamed character who appeared briefly in the first cutscene for the 1997 video game " " , where he was portrayed by an uncredited actor . The character ' s name and history were revealed in the 1998 novella " " , which was authored by William C . Dietz . Dree appeared in the book ' s second chapter as a supporting character with several point - of - view paragraphs , though he was only given a single line of dialogue . Dree also appeared in the full cast , where his voice was provided by Michael Paul Levin . Dree was referred to as Druno throughout the audio drama , and was given significantly more lines of dialogue , expanding on the character ' s personality . Dree also received an entry in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . Dree is the only one of Rahn ' s companions to appear in all three versions of the " Jedi Knight " story . Between the different adaptions of " Jedi Knight " , there are a few noteworthy discrepancies . Firstly , in the video game Dree has dark red hair , whereas the novella describes Dree as having dirty - blonde hair . Secondly , neither Dree or Nij Por Ral are executed in the audio adaption . Rather , Rolanda Gron is killed , and Rahn is beaten and killed soon after , leaving the fates of Dree and Por Ral ambiguous . This article assumes that Dree had red hair as seen in the game , seeing that the game has been the only source to depict an image of Dree . Due to the fact that Dree is killed in two of the three tellings , this article gives both the game and the novella precedence over the audio adaption , as both sources agree on the timing of Dree ' s death being right before Rahn ' s .