Jhared Montferrat Jhared Montferrat was a human male who served as an admiral in the naval forces of the Galactic Empire . Late in the Galactic Civil War , he commanded the " Devastator " , one of the most prestigious " Imperial " - class Star Destroyers in the Imperial fleet . That year , Montferrat participated in the Battle of Endor , during which the Empire intended to put an end to the Rebel Alliance that opposed it . During the battle , the " Devastator " faced the rebel Blade Squadron . Against all odds , two members of that enemy squadron scored hits to the Star Destroyer ' s navigational shielding , causing a chain reaction of explosions . Montferrat died on the burning bridge of the " Devastator " . Biography . Early life and career . The male human Jhared Montferrat served as an officer in the Imperial Navy , the spacefaring forces of Emperor Sheev Palpatine ' s Galactic Empire . At some point in his career , Montferrat was assigned aboard the " Devastator " , an " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer that served as the flagship of the Sith Lord Darth Vader , the Emperor ' s second - in - command . The ship was notably famous for its participation in the capture of the " Tantive IV " shortly before the Battle of Yavin . While he was one of Vader ' s subordinates on the " Devastator " , Montferrat witnessed the untimely death of several officers who had dared to question the armor ed man ' s orders , living in the fear that , one day , he could kill him too . At some point , Vader transferred his flagship to his brand new Super Star Destroyer " Executor " , much to Montferrat ' s relief . Assault on Hoth . Upon Vader ' s abandon of the " Devastator " , Montferrat took command of the ship , although it remained a part of Death Squadron , the Sith Lord ' s personal flotilla . His promotion occurred even as the Empire was about to win a major tactical victory over the Rebellion . One of the many probe droid s that had been dispatched across the galaxy in search of the new Rebel base had led the Imperials to the icy world of Hoth , in the solar system of the same name . Montferrat took part in the ensuing battle , during which General Maximillian Veers ' ground forces were to bring down the Rebels ' protective shield , while Death Squadron would take up a blockade formation in an effort to prevent any fleeing Rebel starships from escaping . That plan was a success , allowing the Empire to invade the Hoth base and rout the Rebels . While participating in the blockade , Montferrat ' s ship took down an evacuation ship that transported the wife of a young Rebel named Adon Fox . Following the Imperial triumph on Hoth , Montferrat started combing the ranks of his battleship , only recruiting and promoting the men who met his highly demanding criteria . Thanks to that , he would later pride himself on having the best trained crew in the whole Imperial Starfleet . In the shadow of Endor . Eventually , Montferrat reached the senior command rank of admiral . Toward the end of the Galactic Civil War , Montferrat and his crew were tasked with joining Lord Vader and his fleet in the Endor system , where a decisive battle against the enemy Rebel Alliance was about to occur . Emperor Palpatine had deliberately leaked false information to the Rebels , leading them to believe that the new Imperial superweapon , the Death Star II , was incomplete and non - operational . However , the planet - killing superlaser of that battle station was perfectly functional , and the largest Star Destroyers armada ever assembled would be waiting the Rebels in its orbit . On its way to Endor , the " Devastator " captured four individuals whom Montferrat suspected to be Rebel spies . Intent on keeping his men focused on the impending battle , the admiral chose to deal with the captives swiftly by having them blown out in the vacuum of space . He then had the gun crews of the Devastator to use the corpses drifting in space for target practice . Montferrat ordered Commander Gradd to take up position aft of the ship with his interceptors , as a means to ensure his ship would not be surprised by a snubfighter attack when entering the vicinity of Endor . The " Devastator " took position among the armada , and Montferrat deployed the ship just in front of the Death Star ' s shield , ready to take down any Rebel vessel that would try to reach it . Down on the sanctuary moon of Endor , the Rebels had charged a strike team with deactivating the Death Star ' s shield while their fleet was to vector onto the superweapon . As Montferrat predicted , a group of enemy B - wing snubfighters — codenamed Blade Squadron — started an attack run on the " Devastator " . Through his tactical display , the admiral witnessed the dogfight between the Rebels and Commander Gradd ' s interceptors . Despite the B - wings ' technical inferiority , Blade Squadron managed to inflict damage to the Imperial fighters , scoring no less than three kills . Moreover , one of Montferrat ' s gunnery officers had kept firing into the dogfight , a move that effectively took down a B - wing but nearly hit two Interceptors . The furious admiral then ordered his helmsman to change course so the " Devastator " would remain between the attack force and the Death Star . To Montferrat ' s annoyance , Commander Gradd was killed by the leader of Blade Squadron , who was none other than Adon Fox . When the rebel fighters were down to less than half a dozen units , the flight deck of the Devastator had sustained too much damage to launch or even recover interceptors . Since a titanic battle raged between the two fleets and the battlestation , the admiral knew he could not ask for fighter support . He decided upon a new strategy , ordering his crew to set all weapon batteries to point blank range and fire at will . That maneuver turned up to be useless , as two of the remaining Blade Squadron pilots — namely Gina Moonsong and Braylen Stramm — managed to hit the weak points of the Star Destroyer ' s navigational shielding . Because of that , the " Devastator " hyperdrive exploded , which led to a series of explosions that blew back into the ship ' s main generators . Montferrat only realized what had just happened when he tried to see why the drive section had stopped to answer his calls . While trying to cope with the imminent and unavoidable destruction of his ship , the admiral also noticed that the Death Star ' s shield was down , leaving the battle station vulnerable . Disgusted with the way a rebellion he despised had bested the Imperial might , Jhared Montferrat allowed himself to die as the artificial gravity of the " Devastator " went out . Personality and traits . As an Imperial admiral , Jhared Montferrat kept his brown hair ed cropped short and his face shaven . He had gray eye s , although he had lost the use of the left one , which was barred by a scar . A pragmatic man , he did not believe in luck , but was convinced that failures should be dealt with swiftly and definitely . As the commanding officer of the " Devastator " , a historical ship , he considered himself the guardian of a vital legacy . Behind the scenes . Jhared Montferrat was the main antagonist in " Blade Squadron " , a two - part short story written by David J . and Mark S . Williams , which was published in the 149th and 150th issues of the " Star Wars Insider " magazine in 2014 . He is one of the first original characters in the new canon since the policy change that was announced on April 25 , 2014 . Montferrat ' s only depiction in the story was drawn by " Star Wars " artist Chris Trevas . Montferrat ' s appearance was partially inspired by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen . After it was announced that Mikkelsen would be featured in the upcoming 2016 film " " , some like the website and the Rebels Report podcast speculated that he might in fact portray Montferrat in the movie . However , the actor went on to reveal on that he would be portraying the father of Jyn Erso , the main character of " Rogue One " . The name of Mikkelsen ' s " Rogue One " character , Galen Walton Erso , was revealed by " " on June 22 , 2016 .