Unidentified Imperial lieutenant ( Sovereign ) In 18 BBY , a human male lieutenant of the Galactic Empire served aboard the " Sovereign " , and reported to Governor Wilhuff Tarkin . Biography . In 18 BBY , the human male lieutenant served aboard the " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyer " Sovereign " when Governor Wilhuff Tarkin was assigned the military aspects of dealing with rising tensions with the Outer Rim world of Mon Cala . The lieutenant was on the bridge when he received an update on the status of negotiations Ambassador Telvar was conducting with the King of Mon Cala Lee - Char . The lieutenant relayed to Governor Tarkin that Telvar would be returning to the " Sovereign " shortly , and when Tarkin questioned the status of the negotiations , the lieutenant continued by stating that , in Telvar ' s words , " negotiations unproductive , but ongoing . " Governor Tarkin acknowledged , and responded to the lieutenant that a diplomatic solution was preferable . When a crew member informed Tarkin that a " Zeta " - class shuttle was inbound and that the transponder identified the vessel as the " Infernum " , Governor Tarkin cleared it to continue to the planet . When the lieutenant asked if Tarkin was familiar with the vessel , Tarkin responded that he was , and that it represented an entirely different form of diplomacy . When Telvar ' s " Lambda " - class T - 4a shuttle exploded , the lieutenant informed Tarkin that their sensors had picked up an explosion shortly after takeoff , and that it appeared to be a total loss . Tarkin questioned on what type of explosion , and the lieutenant replied that they were still gathering data . Tarkin then ordered the lieutenant to inform Major Rantu that he was to employ landing craft when he gave the signal , and also ordered the lieutenant to inform Colonel Bergon and Commander Jordo that they were to begin their phases of the operation . After the planet - wide invasion began , and the Battle of Dac City had commenced , King Lee - Char his military forces evacuated all civilians from surface cities . By the time evacuations were half - completed , King Lee - Char contacted the " Sovereign " to protest the military invasion , exclaiming that they were not responsible for the death of Ambassador Telvar and that further Imperial attacks would be met with an aggressive defense . After the conversation ended with no success of ending the conflict , Tarkin ordered the lieutenant to contact Rantu and inform him that he is to expect a large - scale counterattack from native forces and that it would occur when the civilian population have been fully evacuated . When the lieutenant asked if he should also inform Rantu on the nature of the attack , Tarkin replied by stating that he did not know what tactic the natives would employ , but that the Empire was fully aware of their military capabilities . Mon Cala forces would deploy enormous ocean ic creatures throughout the planet , jumping above the water and crashing down near the surface cities , destroying them and all Imperial forces . Behind the scenes . The Imperial lieutenant first appeared , albeit unnamed , in the 2018 canon comic " " , written by Charles Soule and pencilled by Giuseppe Camuncoli .