Unidentified Rebel captain A male individual served the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War . During the Battle of Hoth between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance in the year 3 ABY , he was the captain of the Mon Calamari cruiser " Champion " , which was present above the planet Hoth during the Alliance ' s evacuation of Echo Base , its formerly secret headquarters . One passenger that the captain received on board the " Champion " was the Rebellion General Crix Madine . After Madine came aboard the " Champion " , the captain was about to order the ship to retreat from the battle by jumping to hyperspace , when the " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyer " Tyrant " approached the " Champion " and prepared to attack . Xamuel Lennox , the captain of the " Tyrant " , hailed the " Champion " and ordered the captain to surrender Madine . The captain of the " Champion " refused and fought off the " Tyrant " long enough to make the jump to hyperspace in order to reach the Rebels ' rendezvous point . Biography . A male individual was a captain in the fleet of the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War . During the Battle of Hoth between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance in the year 3 ABY , he was the captain of the Mon Calamari cruiser " Champion " , which was present over the planet Hoth while the Rebels ' headquarters , Echo Base , was being evacuated . During the latter part of the battle , Rebellion General Crix Madine was rescued from the " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyer " Tyrant " by Rebel commandos , and he and one of the commandos that rescued him were eventually sent on a shuttle to the " Champion " . After Madine was on board , the captain of the " Champion " was about to order the ship to activate the hyperdrive , so that the " Champion " could travel to the Rebels ' rendezvous point . However , the " Tyrant " , under the command of Imperial Captain Xamuel Lennox , intercepted the cruiser and launched TIE fighters . Lennox attempted to persuade the captain of the " Champion " to hand over Madine with promises that the " Tyrant " would not attack the cruiser . The captain refused to make a deal and ordered the launch of the " Champion " X - wing and Y - wing starfighters . While commanding the fighters to be launched , the captain also ordered the commando who rescued Madine to take an X - wing and join the other fighters in holding off the " Tyrant " , so that the " Champion " could make the jump to hyperspace . After a battle with the " Tyrant " , the surviving Rebel starfighters returned to the " Champion " , which was then able to escape from the " Tyrant " and make the jump to hyperspace , eventually reaching the rendezvous point . Personality and traits . When the " Champion " was under attack from the Star Destroyer " Tyrant " , the captain refused to be intimidated into giving up General Madine to the Imperials . During the confrontation , the captain did not panic and gave orders that allowed his ship to escape . Behind the scenes . The Rebel captain who commanded the Mon Calamari cruiser " Champion " first appeared in the mission text for the third scenario of the light side campaign of " The Price of Victory " , which was released in 2010 as the eighth set of the " Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game " . In the scenario , the player takes the role of the commando whom the captain ordered to help with the fighter attack . The card game was shut down at the same time as its parent game , " Star Wars Galaxies " , which was closed on December 15 , 2011 .