Unidentified Imperial officer ( Metalorn ) A Human male served as an officer under Imperial Governor Corwyth on the planet Metalorn during the Galactic Civil War . In the year 0 ABY , Princess Leia Organa of the Rebel Alliance infiltrated the factory planet in order to spread the seeds of rebellion among the uninformed worker populace , which had little knowledge of the outside galaxy and its current events . Ordered to find Organa , the officer used a tracking device implanted in a stolen blaster to track her to an ore processing center . When the conveyor bucket that the tracking device was broadcasting from appeared within the line of sight of the officer ' s stormtroopers , the officer ordered his men to open fire . After the smoke had cleared , they discovered that Organa had escaped , and all that was present in the conveyor bucket was the stolen blaster . Biography . Empire on Metalorn . During the reign of the Galactic Empire , a Human male served the Imperial forces as an officer on the planet Metalorn , located in the Mid Rim . The officer worked under the command of the planet ' s Imperial governor , Corwyth . Under Corwyth , the smog - and - factory - covered Metalorn was kept isolated from outside influences , which left the local populace unaware of the Rebel movement fighting the rule of the Empire in the Galactic Civil War . In addition , Corwyth designed an elaborate security system centered around the use of tracking devices in electrical equipment and weapons . As such , if an individual ever stole a blaster , the Imperials could easily locate that person due to the tracking device built into the gun . Renegade princess . In the year 0 ABY , the Rebel princess from the planet Alderaan , Leia Organa , attempted to infiltrate Metalorn in order to bring the world out of the dark and take the planet ' s populace to the brink of rebellion . Not long into her mission , Organa encountered a lone stormtrooper , whom she dispatched ; unaware of the tracking device in the trooper ' s blaster , Organa took the weapon for herself and proceeded with her mission . The Imperial officer was tasked with tracking down the stolen blaster by using the device implanted inside of it , though he was unaware of the identity of the woman who had stolen it . Troopers chased Organa to an ore processing center , where she hopped onto an ore conveyor cart that carried her through the facility to a chamber designated Smelter Bay Five . The officer reached the chamber ahead of her and had his men prepare for her arrival , stationing them along a catwalk above the conveyor . His plan was to blast Organa as soon as she appeared . Meanwhile , the heightened activity was passed along as nothing more than a security test to the curious populace . While riding the conveyor , Organa discovered the security system and its relation to her weapon , and she ditched the moving cart while leaving the blaster behind . When the cart arrived in the officer ' s secured chamber , the troopers opened fire on his command . Once the smoke dissipated , the Imperials quickly discovered that the princess had escaped , much to the officer ' s frustration . The officer then reported back to Corwyth , who could only vent his grievances on his radio officer . Ultimately , Organa ' s mission was a success , persuading her old mentor Arn Horada to help spread a rebel movement through the planet ' s populace . The officer ' s failure culminated with Organa ' s escape from Metalorn . Personality and traits . The Imperial officer was loyal to the Empire and was able to effectively command stormtroopers . Upon learning that Princess Leia Organa was riding in an ore cart through the ore processing center , he ordered his men to lower the power settings on their weapons so as not to damage the surrounding valuable industrial equipment . The officer had light skin and blond hair . Equipment . The officer wore a standard - issue Imperial uniform on Metalorn and used a blaster pistol with a hooded barrel and an adjustable power setting as his sidearm . Behind the scenes . The Imperial officer was created for " " , an issue of the Marvel Comics " Star Wars " series , written by Archie Goodwin and illustrated by Carmine Infantino and Gene Day . " A Princess Alone " was released on December 30 , 1979 .