Toryn Farr / Legends Toryn Farr was a Human female who served as a chief communications officer in the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War . In 3 ABY , she was stationed in Echo Base on the planet Hoth . Biography . Toryn Farr and her sister Samoc were raised on the planet of Chandrila within a family that was loyal to Mon Mothma . Opposed to the Galactic Empire , Farr ' s family enlisted the help of Chandrilan authorities and staged a transport crash , in which a number of children were supposedly killed , including the Farr sisters . The girls were taken offworld and they joined the Rebellion . Farr ' s sister , Samoc , became a skilled pilot and the two were stationed in Echo Base . As Chief Controller of Echo Command , Farr ' s primary duties included monitoring space surrounding Hoth and relaying orders to troops and vessels in the field . During the Battle of Hoth , she commanded the base ' s ion cannon when to fire on Imperial ships in orbit . Most notably , she gave the command which disabled the " Imperial I " - class Star Destroyer " Tyrant " , allowing the first GR - 75 medium transport , the " Quantum Storm " , to escape through the blockade , which served as the opening shots of the engagement . Toryn was among the last Rebels to abandon Echo Base , leaving her station only after Princess Leia Organa ordered the final evacuation . After broadcasting the evacuation code signal to the surviving soldiers and pilots still engaging the Imperial assault force , she was the final person to leave the command center . Toryn escaped on the last transport to leave Hoth , the " Bright Hope " . Prior to boarding the transport , Toryn was stunned to see a large number of badly wounded soldiers still lying on the flight deck before the ship . Among the wounded was her sister , Samoc Farr , a talented snowspeeder pilot . Knowing her sister had been shot down led her to the realization of how truly horrific the battle outside had been . Toryn was instrumental in buying the wounded just enough time to board the transport before invading snowtroopers descended on the hangar . However , the time it took to load all the wounded onto the ship would prove to be the undoing of the " Bright Hope " , as it was quickly disabled during its blockade run before being able to make the jump to hyperspace . Crippled and drifting through space with little hope of escape , Toryn assumed command of the survivors and implemented a plan to save as many Rebel lives as possible . Three escape pods holding eighteen of the most valuable personnel to the Rebel cause were launched back to Hoth , in the hopes they might survive . Before the Imperials were able to capture the survivors of the " Bright Hope " , the ship was boarded by the bounty hunters Zuckuss and 4 - LOM . They masqueraded as rescuers , when they were actually responsible for firing on the " Bright Hope " and preventing its escape . The truth behind their facade was to take the Rebels and use them as bait to capture Han Solo , and later , turn him in to Darth Vader . Following a brief melee , Toryn convinced the bounty hunters to take all ninety remaining Rebels on board and deliver them to the Rebel underground on Darlyn Boda . Before evacuating the ship , she dutifully erased all computer records on board , preventing vital information from falling into Imperial hands , including the names of many personnel who served at Echo Base . After spending a month on Darlyn Boda following her escape from Hoth , Toryn finally rejoined the Rebel fleet at the secret rendezvous point . For her brave efforts in assuming command to rescue the survivors of the " Bright Hope " , she was promoted to the rank of Commander in a ceremony led by General Carlist Rieekan aboard the EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " Redemption " . She was also given command of a group of Alliance Special Forces , with her first mission being to rescue the eighteen members of the " Bright Hope " who were jettisoned back to Hoth . Behind the scenes . Toryn Farr was played by Brigitte Kahn . A woman who looks similar in appearance to Farr is featured in " A New Beginning " , but there was no indication that this particular controller was the same character . Farr introduced the Raid Battles during the limited - time Operation Hoth Defensive Event in the 2013 card game app " " . She was assigned Jobin ' s line . The Event was optional for players .