Chiraneau Chiraneau was a Human male who served the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War . A TIE fighter ace and an expert in the field of deep - space transmissions , he was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral by Firmus Piett , the commanding officer of Darth Vader ' s Death Squadron . In 4 ABY , Chiraneau was serving as Piett ' s personal advisor aboard the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " during the Battle of Endor , and he was killed when the warship plummeted into the second Death Star ' s surface . Biography . Ace pilot . A Human male , Chiraneau was an expert in the field of deep - space transmissions . In his service to the Galactic Empire , he also flew as a TIE pilot , becoming an ace . Sometime following the Battle of Yavin , Chiraneau partook in a skirmish against at least one Rebel pilot . Although defeated in the engagement , Chiraneau managed to escape the battle in his crippled TIE fighter . Chiraneau was later promoted to the naval rank of Rear Admiral at the request of Admiral Firmus Piett , the commanding officer of Death Squadron , the personal Star Destroyer fleet of the Dark Lord Darth Vader . Chiraneau served as Piett ' s personal advisor aboard the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " , the flagship of the fleet . At some point during his service as a Rear Admiral , Chiraneau piloted a VT - 49 Decimator . Battle of Endor . In 4 ABY , Chiraneau was present aboard the second Death Star battlestation during its construction in the Endor system . He was one of the Imperial officers assembled to greet Vader when the Sith Lord arrived aboard the Death Star to discuss the station ' s lagging construction schedule with Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod , the station ' s commander . Shortly afterward , Chiraneau was among the officers accompanying Vader along one of the Death Star ' s corridors leading to the station ' s main docking bay , where he was again present to welcome Emperor Palpatine ' s arrival on the station . When the Rebel Alliance launched an attack on the Death Star , Chiraneau served aboard the " Executor " as Piett ' s personal advisor during the engagement . After a Rebel A - wing starfighter crashed into the " Executor " bridge , setting off a chain reaction that sent the warship out of control , Chiraneau died when the massive Super Star Destroyer collided with the Death Star ' s surface . Personality and traits . Chiraneau was a deep - space transmissions expert and a TIE fighter ace . He was promoted at the recommendation of Admiral Firmus Piett and served as the latter ' s personal advisor aboard the " Executor " , the flagship of the Imperial fleet assembled at Endor . Chiraneau had gray hair , brown eyes and light skin . Equipment . Admiral Chiraneau wore the standard - issue Imperial officer ' s uniform . On one occasion , he wore a uniform without a rank insignia plaque . Behind the scenes . Admiral Chiraneau first appeared in the opening scene of 1983 ' s as an unnamed background character . Although not credited in the film , he was portrayed by Mike Havord . He was given a name and a brief backstory in the 2000 " Death Star II Limited " expansion set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game , and in the 2001 video game " " Chiraneau ' s name appeared as one of the leaders for an AI player controlling the Empire in the standard game mode . The admiral was also given an entry in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , the first source to confirm his death at the Battle of Endor . Chiraneau , in his TIE fighter , was added to the video game " Star Wars Galaxies " in as one of various , randomly - generated " " whom the player , as a Rebel character , can fight in a . When vanquished , a message indicates that the player successfully defeated Chiraneau . The player then receives a icon for the feat . In 2014 , Chiraneau was included on a card for the " VT - 49 Expansion Pack " of the " " , which established his rank of Rear Admiral . Deleted scenes . According to several images found on T - bone ' s Star Wars Universe website , Chiraneau was meant to appear in at least two more scenes in " Return of the Jedi " not found in the film ' s final version . The first four images show Vader and a group of Imperial officers , Chiraneau included , heading toward the Death Star ' s docking bay to greet the Emperor upon his arrival . Because an alternate angle of the " Return of the Jedi " scene showing Vader ' s arrival on the second Death Star was reused for Vader ' s return to the " Executor " from Bespin in the " Special Edition " release of " " , Mike Havord can be seen in the " Special Edition " version alongside other extras who portrayed Imperial officers in " Return of the Jedi " .