Kai ( Imperial ) Kai was a male human who served as a commander in the Galactic Empire following the Battle of Yavin . He was stationed aboard an Imperial Star Destroyer that traveled to the remote Outer Rim world of Andelm IV . The local crime lord Jaum tried to sell dedlanite processed from Andelm beetle s to him . However , the escaped slave miner Zarro and her ally Chewbacca told Kai that Jaum was a fraudster and a rebel spy . They also destroyed Jaum ' s dedlanite supplies , damaging Kai ' s destroyer in the process . Kai survived the bombing and imprisoned Jaum . Biography . Kai was an Imperial Military commander shortly after the Battle of Yavin . He was stationed aboard an Imperial Star Destroyer and commanded stormtrooper s , scout trooper s , and several AT - ST walker s . An Imperial delegation traveled to the Outer Rim planet of Andelm IV and secretly made contact with the local crime lord Jaum and his Shistavanen enforcer Tyvak . Jaum offered to sell high - quality dedlanite to the Empire ; a material extracted from the larvae of Andelm beetle s that was used in the manufacture of blaster s . The Imperial delegation agreed to take a sample back to Kai ' s Star Destroyer for analysis after Jaum assured them that his slave miner s were willing to work themselves to death for the Galactic Empire . After a slave uprising forced Jaum to destroy his mine , Jaum made a deep space transmission to Commander Kai ' s Star Destroyer . Kai expressed annoyance with Jaum ' s contact , reminding the gangster that he had ordered him to await contact . Kai also added that the initial sample was still undergoing testing . Jaum told Kai that he needed some Imperial forces to protect him from his enemies and claimed that there were " rebellious " attitudes on Andelm . He told the Commander to consider it a down payment . Kai reluctantly accepted Jaum ' s request and asked whether the streets of Andelm IV ' s city were wide enough to accommodate AT - ST walkers . Keeping his side of the deal Kai sent a detachment of scout troopers , stormtroopers , and at least one AT - ST walker to guard the Andelm IV spaceport while Jaum loaded his dedlanite supplies onto an Imperial landing craft . Despite Kai ' s security precautions , Jaum ' s enemies Zarro and her Wookiee friend Chewbacca managed to infiltrate the spaceport disguised as a masked gangster and war droid respectively . Their plan involved planted an astromech droid rigged with explosives called " Boomer " aboard the landing craft . Following a firefight , the two allies managed to plant " Boomer " aboard the landing craft , which departed with Jaum to Kai ' s Star Destroyer . However , Zarro and Chewie were captured by Kai ' s scout troopers , who received orders to bring the two prisoners to his Star Destroyer for interrogation . Commander Kai waited in the Star Destroyer ' s hangar for an Imperial shuttle to arrive with the two captives . Since a Wookiee was present , Kai had brought an Imperial RA - 7 protocol droid as a translator . However , Zarro and Chewie managed to overpower their stormtrooper captors . When Zarro slid down the shuttle ' s ramp , a smug Kai ordered her to drop her weapon and to tell her " creature " to stand down . A defiant Zarro replied that she took orders from him . The RA - 7 droid then attempt to negotiate with Chewie but the Wookiee tore off the droid ' s head and arms before knocking out the last three stormtroopers . Realizing that negotiations have failed , Kai decided to talk to Zarro . Zarro told him that she was here to help the Empire . Leading him to the Imperial landing craft carrying Jaum ' s dedlanite supplies , Zarro told Kai that Jaum was a fraudster who was actually a rebel spy . She added that he did not even have a mining operation . When Kai responded that his men had inspected his samples , the girl told him that Jaum had imported them . Zarro then revealed that Jaum ' s droid " Boomer " was stuffed with explosives . Upon seeing the droid starting to smoke , Kai deduced that he had been deceived . Shortly later , Jaum arrived and Zarro told him that she had exposed his " fraud . " At that moment , the landing craft exploded , damaging the hangar ' s force field and sucking objects into zero gravity space . One of Kai ' s men managed to lead him and Jaum into a secure chamber . Meanwhile , Zarro and Chewbacca escaped in a stolen TIE / sa bomber and returned to Andelm IV . Kai ' s Star Destroyer survived the blast but its main hyperdrive was damaged . Later , Kai arrested Jaum and had him locked in a cell . The gangster tried to tell Kai that Zarro and the Wookiee were the masterminds but Kai refused to believe him . When Jaum claimed that Kai should be making him rich , the Commander added that the Empire was not interested in profiteering a gangster like him due to the Galactic Civil War . Since Kai had determined that Jaum ' s offer was insincere , he told the gangster to dispense with the charade . When Jaum tried to convince him to let him take him down to the surface , Kai suspected it was an attempt to ambush his men once again . Unwilling to endanger his men , Kai ordered that an IT - O interrogation droid be brought into Jaum ' s cell . He then sarcastically told Jaum that the interrogation droid would be his companion for their journey to the closest Imperial base ; which would take several weeks due to Jaum ' s purported sabotage . Jaum tried to protest that he was not part of the Rebellion but Kai ignored his pleas . Personality and traits . Kai was a human male commander in the Imperial Military . He had a flat , wide nose with prominent nostrils . He also had black hair , thick eyebrows and a thick black mustache . Kai had an angular face with a prominent chin . As an Imperial officer , he wore a dark green uniform and cap . Following the Battle of Yavin , Kai was interested in obtaining dedlanite , a substance used in the manufacture of blasters . While unwilling to be seen dealing with gangsters , Kai did agree to provide military escorts to protect Jaum . While Kai underestimated Zarro and her ally Chewbacca , he was willing to negotiate with his nominal opponents . Zarro was then able to convince Kai that Jaum was a fraud and rebel spy who was seeking to swindle the Empire and to damage Imperial property . Kai cared for the well - being of his men and was unwilling to expose them to danger . He regarded Jaum as an opportunist who was seeking to swindle the Empire for monetary gain . Kai also had a sadistic streak when he had an IT - O interrogation droid torture Jaum for the duration of their trip to the nearest Imperial base . As with many Imperial officers , Kai had a deep hatred for the Rebellion . Behind the scenes . Kai first appeared as a secondary antagonist in Gerry Duggan ' s 2015 Marvel comic " " . He was illustrated by Phil Noto .