Brunson Brunson was a human female who served as a captain in the Galactic Empire ' s Imperial Navy . She commanded an " Arquitens " - class command cruiser dispatched to Geonosis , the former site of the Death Star ' s construction , in 2 BBY , in response to a triggered proximity sensor . There , she discovered the rebel starship the " Ghost " on the planet . Hoping to earn herself and her crew promotions , she attempted to destroy the rebels using TIE bombers , rocket troopers , and finally by trapping the rebels in an underground cave rn in an attempt to bury them alive . When she used her cruiser to block their escape , the " Ghost " fire d two proton torpedo es , resulting in the destruction of her ship . Biography . Geonosis . Brunson was a young Captain in the Imperial Navy who commanded an " Arquitens " - class command cruiser . About two years before the Battle of Yavin , she responded to a proximity alert on the planet Geonosis which had been triggered by a visit by the rebel cell Spectres , who were on a mission to find Saw Gerrera and investigate the disappearance of the Geonosian species . After one of her crew informed her that they had picked up live - readings on Geonosis , Captain Brunson deployed two TIE bombers to scout for intruders . The TIE bomber s soon discovered the rebel ship " Ghost " and strafed it . After the bomber crew transmitted a holographic image of the " Ghost " , Brunson recognized the ship as belonging to the Phoenix Cell , which was part of the rebellion . The " Ghost " managed to destroy the bombers . In response , Captain Brunson ordered her crew to pinpoint the rebel ship ' s last known location . She believed that they had fled into the depths of Geonosis . Brunson was proven right when they discovered that the " Ghost " had descended into a deep air shaft to rendezvous with their comrades , Saw , and the Geonosian Klik - Klak . Brunson ' s light cruiser managed to trap the " Ghost " inside the air shaft . She then dispatched a squad of rocket troopers to board the rebel ship . However , the rebels managed to repel the boarders and destroy the entire squad . In response , Brunson ordered her crew to open fire on the rebel ship and to collapse the air shaft on top of them . Despite her efforts , the Spectres outwitted Brunson by using their laser cannon s and proton torpedo es to blast through the Imperial light cruiser , setting it ablaze before fleeing into space . Captain Brunson survived the explosion but her light cruiser was destroyed . As a result , the Specters and Saw escaped offworld with imagery evidence of the poison canisters which the Empire had used to exterminate the Geonosians . In addition , they obtained a deflector core and helped Klik - Klak to escape with the last Geonosian queen egg into the deepest levels of Geonosis . " Chimaera " . Brunson was later seen being escorted away from Grand Admiral Thrawn ' s office on board his flagship , the " Chimaera " , by a pair of stormtrooper s , along with Commander Brom Titus and Captain Slavin . The three had been interviewed by the Grand Admiral as part of his investigation into the identity of a rebel spy in the local Imperial ranks . The group was passed by Lieutenant Yogar Lyste and Imperial Security Bureau Agent Kallus . The former referred to the trio as officers of the Lothal Sector ' s Command staff . Personality and traits . Brunson earned the high rank of captain at a young age , proving herself to be a gifted but ultimately inexperienced commanding officer . She was an ambitious climber , regarding her duties on Geonosis with disdain and eager to destroy the " Ghost " in hopes of being promoted . This proved to be a naive decision on her part as she didn ' t fully appreciate the " Ghost " feared reputation . Her attempt to trap the " Ghost " using her ship to block their escape resulted in her own ship being split in two by a pair of proton torpedoes . The " Ghost " pilot Hera Syndulla remarked upon the captain ' s inexperience . Unlike other Imperial officers , she did show some degree of camaraderie towards her subordinates , expressing her desire to see them all promoted . She could also be officious and petty towards them , as demonstrated when she responded to an officer ' s report that they had lost their rocket troopers by slapping him on the back of his head . Behind the scenes . Brunson , voiced by Leslie L . Miller , first appeared in " Ghosts of Geonosis " , the tenth and eleventh episodes of the third season of " Star Wars Rebels " , which aired on January 7 2017 . Brunson was named after Jessica Brunson , the series look development production coordinator .