Afsheen Makati Afsheen Makati was a Grand Admiral in the Imperial Navy who commanded the Imperial Star Destroyer " Steadfast " in the final years of the New Order . A cryptic group known as The Secret Order led the Grand Admiral to a Rebel base on the planet Thila , where he was attacked by the Order ' s Supreme Prophet , Kadann , after his first officer ridiculed the dress of the Order ' s members . Makati developed a deep hatred for the Supreme Prophet in the following years . The Grand Admiral escaped the destruction of the second Death Star and retreated to Coruscant , swearing his allegiance to whomever controlled Imperial City . Makati seemingly received a chance at revenge against Kadann when an impostor of the Supreme Prophet claimed the Imperial throne . Believing him to be genuine , Makati tracked down the impostor and trapped him on Scardia Station with the help of Azrakel , a former apprentice of the real Kadann . The Grand Admiral wiped out the rest of the false Prophets and killed the impostor in a hail of turbolaser fire . Makati himself died a short time later . Biography . Afsheen Makati was a Human male and one of twelve members of the Imperial Navy elevated to the rank of Grand Admiral by Emperor Palpatine during the New Year ' s Fete Week ceremony in 2 BBY . Makati ' s service record was no more distinguished than numerous admirals in the Imperial Navy and his appointment was considered a surprise by many . In the final years of the New Order , Makati commanded the Imperial Star Destroyer " Steadfast " . During his service to the Empire , a shadowy Imperial group known as The Secret Order led Makati to a Rebel base on the planet Thila . After Makati ' s first officer made a snide remark about the dress of the Order ' s members , the Order ' s leader , Supreme Prophet Kadann , lashed out at Makati with Force lightning and ordered him to control his subordinates , leaving the Grand Admiral badly injured . Makati went on to harbor a great deal of hatred for Kadann after the incident . Along with Grand Admirals Nial Declann , Miltin Takel , and Osvald Teshik , Makati was present on the second Death Star during the Battle of Endor . He was able to escape the battlestation before it was destroyed by the Alliance and retreated from the ensuing chaos back to Coruscant . After Palpatine ' s death above Endor , Makati remained loyal to the Empire , continuing to defend his territories while awaiting instructions from whoever succeeded the Emperor . He was the subject of a New Republic information raid on an Imperial library on Boudolayz during the nascent government ' s hunt for the surviving Grand Admirals . When Kadann ' s impostor claimed the Imperial throne for himself , Makati believed him to be the real Kadann , and his feelings of hatred resurfaced . Makati refused the impostor ' s call to return to Coruscant to help him take over the planet and requested permission from Imperial Intelligence Director Ysanne Isard , the current head of the Empire in opposition to the impostor , to hunt him down . Makati searched through Imperial Intelligence files and located Kadann ' s embittered former pupil , Azrakel , who also believed the impostor to be genuine . At Makati ' s command , Azrakel provided details on the Lost City of the Jedi , where the impostor had been trapped , and Scardia Station , headquarters of the false Prophets . Using this information , Makati was able to wipe out the false Prophets and trap the false Kadann , who had recently escaped the Lost City with the help of the mutant Triclops , on Scardia Station . Makati announced his victory over the impostor on the station ' s comm system , mocking his sparkling robe . Using every turbolaser at his disposal , Makati destroyed the station and killed the impostor , fulfilling his revenge . Makati met his own end soon after while fighting to keep the Corporate Sector in Imperial hands , and was able to gain some measure of true vengeance post - mortem , as Azrakel was later able to track down and kill the real Kadann on Bosthirda . Personality and traits . Rather than turning warlord , as several of his colleagues did , Afsheen Makati remained loyal to whomever controlled Imperial City under the banner of the Empire . He was persistent in his vendetta against Kadann and his intense hatred for the Supreme Prophet after the incident at Thila nearly consumed the rest of his life . He began his quest for vengeance once the false Kadann laid claim to the Imperial throne , believing him to be the real Kadann . Makati was relentless in his search for the impostor ' s whereabouts , and once he located Azrakel , he was ruthless in disposing of the impostor and the other false Prophets , mocking the impostor just as the real Kadann had mocked him on Thila . Behind the scenes . Makati was first mentioned in a throwaway line in Timothy Zahn ' s novel , " Vision of the Future " , published in 1998 . He was later mentioned under Kadann ' s entry in " The New Essential Guide to Characters " and was eventually given a full back - story and a first name in the " Star Wars Insider 66 " article " " , by Abel G . Peña and Daniel Wallace . He was given a further expansion in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . Initially cut from " Who ' s Who : Imperial Grand Admirals " , Daniel Wallace indicated that Makati ' s Star Destroyer was named " Steadfast " , a ship from the " Crimson Empire " comic book series . This was later canon ized in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . According to Abel G . Peña , the circumstances of Makati ' s death were deliberately left ambiguous in case Timothy Zahn , who created the character , wished to describe Makati ' s death himself . " Who ' s Who : Imperial Grand Admirals " was originally intended to be published in an issue of the " Star Wars Gamer " magazine under the name " Dirty Dozen : The Imperial Grand Admirals " . However , the magazine was discontinued , and the article was instead published in " Star Wars Insider " , albeit containing less information than the original and lacking any roleplaying game stats . Makati ' s entry in the original article was intended to tie in with the fall of the false Kadann , and it identified Makati ' s subordinate as Commander Vivant from " Crimson Empire " . The original article also contained an adventure seed titled " Raid on Boudolayz " that described the New Republic ' s hunt for Makati , an event that was first referenced in " Vision of the Future " . Among the cut material was a campaign led by Makati to retake the Corporate Sector ; this campaign was later mentioned in 2012 ' s " The Essential Guide to Warfare " . Cut content . Makati disciplined Vivant after Kadann punished the Grand Admiral for his subordinate ' s comment concerning the The Secret Order ' s sparkling regalia , though Makati ' s disgust at being humiliated in front of his crew remained with him for years . Makati was one of many Grand Admirals targeted by the New Republic after the Empire ' s fragmentation at Endor . Lieutenant Judder Page and Commander Wedge Antilles led an information raid on a special information storehouse on Boudolayz in the Corporate Sector to gain data crucial to the Makati campaign . However , Makati was slowly reasserting his control over the Corporate Sector , which the Empire lost a year after Endor . He began his conquest of the Corporate Sector with Boudolayz and entered into conflict with the New Republic forces . When Makati died , he held no regrets , at peace with the knowledge that Imperial City still remained in the Empire ' s control .