Vilim Disra Vilim Disra was the Moff in charge of the Imperial Remnant ' s Braxant sector in 19 ABY . He was the lead man of a secret triumvirate comprised of himself , Imperial Guardsman Major Grodin Tierce and a con - artist named Flim . The regime was assembled in order to bring the New Republic into an internal civil war over the Bothan ' s involvement concerning the Caamas Document in order to keep the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet , then - Fleet Admiral Gilad Pellaeon , from successfully making peace with the New Republic . Previously , Disra had been a member of the Central Committee of Grand Moffs that supported Trioculus ' s claim to the Imperial throne . Biography . Early career . In 3 BBY , Disra became chief administrator of Shelsha sector , under Governor Barshnis Choard . In 0 . 5 ABY he double - crossed Choard , who wanted to orchestrate a secession of Shelsa from the Galactic Empire . For roughly two years , Disra worked with Choard and a mercenary named Caaldra to put together an allegiance of pirate gangs under the BloodScar s and place them with the resources they would need to take over specific Imperial targets when the time came . Disra also managed to make contacts within the Rebel Alliance , pretending that Shelsha would ally with the Rebellion in exchange for the Alliance ' s help in defending Shelsha from the expected Imperial reprisal . However , Disra was planning to betray Choard , Caaldra , and the Rebel Alliance all along . He kept detailed records of everything , so that when the time came he could turn over Choard to Lord Vader and present himself as a hero to the Empire . He succeeded in his plan , made easier because Lord Vader and his 501st Legion were already on Shelsha ' s capital of Shelkonwa due to a tip Disra had called in to Imperial Center informing Vader that Princess Leia Organa was in the city . Though Disra had the city under lockdown to prevent her escape , she managed to do so with the help of Luke Skywalker , Han Solo , the Hand of Judgment , and — unwittingly — Mara Jade . Disra made it clear to Vader that he wished to be named Governor of Shelsha after Choard ' s removal , but Palpatine refused to do so . Post - Endor . At some point Disra sat on the Central Committee of Grand Moffs approximately a year after the Battle of Endor . Afterward , he was demoted ( possibly for supporting Bertroff Hissa and Trioculus ) . He engaged in the maneuvering that resulted in the assassination of Grand Admiral Rufaan Tigellinus , allowing Disra to take his place at the Committee . In 11 ABY , he began searching for someone to impersonate Thrawn successfully , to use in a plan to overthrow the New Republic . By 19 ABY he was one of the eight members of the Council of Moffs . Caamas Document Crisis . Disra later hired the con artist Flim to portray Grand Admiral Thrawn in order to consolidate Imperial military power under the command of a triumvirate consisting of Disra , Flim , and Major Grodin Tierce . Under the nominal leadership of Disra , the triumvirate laid out a plan to sabotage part of the planetary shield of Bothawui . Meanwhile , they manipulated hostilities arising from the discovery of a datacard implicating the Bothans in the post - Clone Wars bombardment of Caamas . Disra also employed the services of pirate gangs , most notably the Cavrilhu gang under Captain Zothip . The Remnant loaned Zothip ' s gang leftover clones from Thrawn ' s campaign against the New Republic 10 years earlier , and in return was supplied with " Preybird " - class starfighters . The " Preybirds " were badly needed to augment the dwindling supply of TIE fighters in the Imperial Navy , and though far less intimidating , the Preybirds proved to be capable replacements . Disra hired the pirates to attack New Republic shipping convoys , letting Zothip ' s gang keep anything of value while forcing the New Republic to use valuable resources trying to stop the attacks . Disra used Zothip as a pawn until Zothip arrived at Disra ' s private office on Bastion with murderous intent . Fortunately for Disra , Zothip was killed by an assassin , a Mistryl Shadow Guard who had also sneaked into his estate . Though Disra was the creator of the secret triumvirate , he never really controlled it . Major Tierce manipulated the group from the beginning . Disra planned betrayal , plotting to kill Tierce and Flim when it came time to do so . He was unaware that Tierce knew of this , but he was in constant disagreement with the soldier , whom he suspected of planning to usurp his leadership . Disra continually attempted to gain the upper hand over him , but never really succeeded . As the first shots over Bothawui were fired , it was revealed that Tierce was , in fact , an unstable clone from a failed project . Disra ' s triumvirate was laid bare by information procured by smuggler / information broker Talon Karrde and Disra was arrested on grounds of treason . The Council of Moffs replaced him with Ephin Sarreti .