Dunwell Captain Dunwell was in charge of the Whaladon Processing Center and had a crew of Aqualish on Mon Calamari following the Battle of Endor . He assisted the warlord Trioculus in his search for the Glove of Darth Vader . Dunwell was killed after his submarine exploded . Biography . The male Human called Dunwell worked as a sailor during the Galactic Civil War , holding the title of Captain and commanding a crew of Aqualish on the planet of Dac . Although the Whaladon s of Dac were a noble and sentient species , their flesh was considered a delicacy by the elite of the Galactic Empire . By supplying the Central Committee of Grand Moffs with Whaladon meat , Dunwell made himself a trusted friend of the Empire ' s most important men . During a trip to the Valley of the Giant Oysters , Dunwell discovered debris from an explosion . Intriguided by his discovery , Dunwell went back to his Whaladon Processing Center with a few scraps of metal so he could analyze them and determine the origins of the debris . The captain ' s engineer reported that the metal scraps came from the Second Death Star , which had exploded in the Endor system , millions of miles away from Dac . Dunwell theorized that some of the Death Star ' s debris had tumbled into a black hole before being deposited elsewhere . Upon inspecting a much bigger piece of metal on site , Dunwell figured out it was hollow , which prompted him to use a portable X - ray scanner to find out what was inside . The X - ray negatives revealed that a five - fingered object was contained within the mass of melted metal . Concluding that object could be the reputedly indestructible right glove of Darth Vader , Dunwell decided to contact the Central Committee of Grand Moffs . In the aftermath of Sate Pestage ' s brief reign , the Supreme Prophet Kadann had issued a prophecy claiming that only the man who could locate and wear the glove of Darth Vader would rule the Empire . Even though the so - called Supreme Prophet was nothing but an impostor , a Bimm agent named Rajah Ubooki , his prophecy had become very influential , and the Grand Moffs sought to acquire the glove so they could give an advantage to their protégé , the three - eyed mutant Trioculus . As soon as he contacted the Grand Moffs , Dunwell to contact Trioculus directly about the matter of his discovery . The captain then invited the wannabe - Emperor to the Whaladon Processing Center , where he would explain the nature of his find . Trioculus was satisfied with Dunwell ' s gesture of loyalty , and the captain offered to take him to the Valley of the Giant Oysters in his brand new Whaladon - hunting submarine . Once the glove was retrieved , Trioculus insisted on having a private conversation with his advisor , Grand Moff Bertroff Hissa , and his medical droid MD - 5 . Dunwell agreed to let them use his private quarters , which he had deliberately bugged with hidden microphones beforehand . In his haste to find a private place to talk , Trioculus had neglected to have the cabin checked for listening devices . Thanks to his microphones , Dunwell discovered that the famed glove of Darth Vader had no intrinsic powers , and that Trioculus would have to use concealed sonic devices to simulate the Dark Lord ' s use of the Force . While staring at the tank where Leviathor — leader of all Whaladons — was imprisoned , Dunwell wondered what he should do with the dangerous information he now possessed . After pondering for a moment , he noticed the presence of three intruders aboard the submarine , one man and two droids . Pulling out his blaster , the captain fired two short blasts , one of which struck the shorter droid and sent it spinning around . Dunwell had no occasion to shoot again , since he was then quickly disarmed by the blade of a lightsaber wielded by the mysterious Human intruder . That man , who was in fact the rebel hero Luke Skywalker , ordered Dunwell to give him access to a computer terminal so he and his droids could hook up with the submarine ' s master control system . The captain refused to collaborate , but Skywalker resorted to a Jedi mind power , forcing Dunwell to do as he said . When Dunwell recovered his senses , he realized that Skywalker ' s droid was trying to crack Dunwell ' s ccommunication code so he could open the doors to the Whaladon storage chambers and let the noble creatures free . While Dunwell doubted the droid ' s ability to achieve that feat , R2 - D2 did open the gates to the storage chambers and even managed to engage the submarine ' s self - destruct process . At that very moment , Trioculus returned from the captain ' s quarters . When the mutant saw Skywalker , he pointed his tricked glove at the Rebel . However , Skywalker ducked , and the deadly vibration hit Dunwell instead .