Rapace The human male Rapace served the Galactic Empire as an Imperial officer on the planet Akiva . During the Rebellion on Akiva between the Empire and the New Republic , he was tricked into letting the former Imperial Sinjir Rath Velus into the communications station that he held command of after Velus claimed to still be an Imperial loyalty officer . Once inside , Velus stole Rapace ' s blaster pistol and killed him with it , and then dispatched the four stormtrooper s who had been stationed with the officer with the aid of the battle droid Mister Bones . Velus and his New Republic allies then used the communication station to make an anti - Imperial broadcast the caused an uprising of the local population against the Empire . Biography . Rapace was an officer of the Galactic Empire stationed on the planet Akiva some time after the Battle of Endor . During the Rebellion on Akiva against the New Republic , Rapace was stationed with four stormtrooper s in a communication station in the city of Myrra . During the battle , several allies of the New Republic based within the city formulated a plan to use the communications tower to instate rebellion amongst the local population against the Empire . In order to gain control of the tower , the group sent the former Imperial Sinjir Rath Velus to approach the tower and pretend to still work as an Imperial loyalty officer . Upon reaching the station ' s entrance , Velus demanded that the two stormtroopers guarding the entrance sent for their commanding officer , Rapace . Rapace quickly made his way down to the entrance and greeted the stranger , querying who he was . When Velus claimed to be a loyalty officer Rapace flinched in fear and then scanned the man to verify his story . The officer ' s scanner confirmed Velus ' identity but also listed him as having been killed during the Battle of Endor , which the loyalty officer explained away as a clerical error . When Rapace also questioned Velus ' lack of uniform , he explained that he had been off - duty but was now reporting in to help with the arising issues the local Imperials were facing . Velus then complimented the officer for locking down the station and then asked to inspect the insides . Satisfied with the former Imperial ' s answers , Rapace led him into the facility with the two stormtroopers following on Velus ' orders . Once inside , the group were surprised to hear a knocking on the door they had just come through . Before Rapace could turn to investigate the door , Velus pushed him forward , grabbed the blaster pistol from the officer ' s belt and shot Rapace in the back , killing him . The door then opened revealing the battle droid Mister Bones , one of Velus ' accomplices , who swiftly dealt with the two stormtroopers . Drawn by the noise of blaster fire , the two remaining stormtroopers that Rapace had had under his command descended from the top of the station , but were both shot by Velus . The New Republic allies then successfully triggered a local uprising against the Empire using the station . Personality and traits . Rapace was a prig - nosed human male with a dowdy beard . When he realized Velus was a loyalty officer he became frightened , but attempted to conceal his fear . Equipment . Rapace wore an Imperial officer ' s uniform including a small hat and carried a blaster pistol on his belt . Behind the scenes . Rapace first appeared in the novel " Aftermath " , which was written by Chuck Wendig and released in 2015 .