TK - 622 TK - 622 , also known as 622 , was a sergeant in the Galactic Empire ' s Stormtrooper Corps during the Galactic Civil War . He participated in military campaigns on both Malastare and Ralltiir , before being transferred to the first Death Star in 0 BBY . A staunch believer in the Empire , 622 was utterly convinced he was on the morally superior side of the war . After his commanding officer and friend Commander Akobi was assassinated by a sabotaged Viper probe droid aboard the Death Star , TK - 622 set out to track down the culprit . He enlisted the help of Krono Relt , a droid technician , but despite this his investigation was largely fruitless . As the Battle of Yavin raged outside the Death Star , Relt revealed himself to be Akobi ' s killer , and admitted to being an undercover Rebel operative . In the violent confrontation that ensued , 622 saw his friend avenged when Relt was killed by stray fire from the outside battle . TK - 622 died reflecting on galactic politics when the Death Star exploded mere minutes later . Biography . Service on Malastare . One of the Empire ' s millions of clone soldiers , stormtrooper sergeant TK - 622 participated in a military campaign on the planet Malastare in 2 BBY . At one point during the conflict , he saved the life of Commander Akobi , a superior officer , and the two became friends . After that incident , Akobi made a point of always keeping TK - 622 at his side and under his command . Thus , when his commanding officer was reassigned to Ralltiir , 622 followed . Ralltiiri rebellion . By 0 BBY , the Alliance to Restore the Republic had established a presence on Ralltiir . Expecting minor resistance , TK - 622 and Akobi were sent to the planet to help the local populace rid themselves of Rebel control . It quickly became evident that popular support for the Rebellion ran deep , causing the local rebels to employ fanatical tactics such as suicide bombing against the Imperial forces . Despite their best efforts to convert the Ralltiiri , TK - 622 and his division were constantly harassed by enemy sabotage . The Ralltiiri resistance confused TK - 622 , as he truly believed the Galactic Empire to be the only thing keeping both Ralltiir and the galaxy at large from anarchy . Four days before the Battle of Yavin , TK - 622 and his squad were ambushed by a Rebel force . Although the entire squad save him was killed , 622 hunted down the culprits and incapacitated them with a thermal detonator . He arrested the surviving Rebels and escorted them back to division headquarters . Upon arrival , he was commended for capturing the enemy soldiers , and informed by Commander Akobi that their division was being transferred to the newly completed first Death Star battlestation . TK - 622 noticed an out - of - place countdown sound , which he found suspicious enough to hurl both Akobi and himself to the ground , just barely avoiding a sizable explosion . 622 instantly suspected the Rebels had a finger in the explosion , but Akobi dismissed it as an accident . Death Star . When Akobi ' s division was transferred to the Death Star , the commander made sure that TK - 622 followed . Such was Akobi ' s trust in 622 that he even made special arrangements to share quarters with the stormtrooper . Upon arrival at the battlestation , Akobi asked TK - 622 to take care of the file and equipment transfers . 622 complied , but halted when he noticed an out - of - place RA - 7 protocol droid approaching the commander . As the droid pulled out a blaster rifle and began firing at Akobi and a few other officers , 622 shot it in the neck area , effectively stopping it . Although Akobi escaped from the incident unscathed , at least two officers had been killed . TK - 622 was ordered to bring the destroyed droid to the droid maintenance crew to have its programming read . 622 delivered the RA - 7 to Krono Relt , a droid technician . Relt informed him that the droid had fused processors , which he claimed caused it to be unable to either receive upgrades or think outside its directives . As the two were inspecting the droid ' s programming , 622 noticed what he thought was an order to assassinate Commander Akobi . Just as he mentioned his concern to Relt , the droid ' s remains exploded , rendering the programming unreadable . After this incident , 622 voiced his suspicion to Akobi . Yet again the commander dismissed a near - fatal situation as an accident , caused by the generally poor quality of the droid model . On their way to an award ceremony for one of Akobi ' s most well - known military exploits on Ralltiir , 622 and the commander were rapidly approached by a Viper probe droid . Flabbergasted , 622 was unable to react fast enough to stop the droid before it electrocuted and nearly killed Akobi on the spot . Following the assassination attempt , the barely - alive Akobi attempted to explain to TK - 622 that the award ceremony was meant to cover up the truth about the incident on Ralltiir : that the commander himself had displayed poor judgment and erroneously ordered the bombing of a med center . Shortly before his death , Akobi used this as an argument to convince the stormtrooper that the Empire was imperfect . 622 led a personal investigation of the droid sabotage , avoiding his duties as a soldier to focus on the case . Despite his perseverance , 622 found naught but contradicting clues , and failed to make any progress . As the Battle of Yavin erupted around him , TK - 622 was approached by Krono Relt , who revealed himself to be both a Rebel saboteur and the architect of Akobi ' s demise . The two fought for a short while , until Relt was killed by a stray Rebel torpedo from the battle . Troubled by Relt ' s betrayal and questioning his loyalty to the Empire , 622 watched as Luke Skywalker fired a torpedo into the thermal exhaust port of the Death Star . When the battlestation exploded shortly after , TK - 622 was one of the thousands of casualties . Personality and traits . TK - 622 was a dutiful and alert soldier , able to save Akobi ' s life on several occasions simply by being carefully perceptive of his surroundings . Although he possessed quick reflexes , his clone conditioning kept him from being a great thinker , which severely impaired his investigation of Akobi ' s assassination . He complained about how he would lose focus when attempting to reflect upon the , to him , complex case . He truly believed the Galactic Empire to be the only faction keeping the galaxy from being a " chaotic free - for - all , " and was willing to die to defend it . This view was only reinforced by the fanaticism of the Ralltiiri Rebels , who even employed children in their struggle to rid their planet of the Empire . However , Akobi ' s dying speech about how the Empire wasn ' t " always the shining example of order " caused the stormtrooper to doubt himself . He questioned whether he believed in the Empire simply because he had been trained to do so . In the end , however , he concluded that the Empire ultimately failed because the Rebellion had corrupted its spirit . Just like Luke Skywalker ' s proton torpedo had pierced the Death Star , so had the Rebels planted the seed of doubt in him . He died hoping that the destruction of the Death Star would expose the Rebellion as terrorists . Behind the scenes . TK - 622 was created by Jeremy Barlow , and appeared in only the of the " " comic series , which was published on November 26 , 2003 . For this appearance , 622 was drawn by Patrick Blaine .