Isplourrdacartha Estillo Princess Isplourrdacartha Estillo of Eiattu 6 , known as Plourr Ilo for short , was a Human female member of the royal family of her homeworld , the capital of Ado sector in the Mid Rim , who was exiled and became a warrior in the Alliance to Restore the Republic , before being called home to take up the reins of government among her people . Biography . Plourr grew up as one of the three daughters of the reigning monarch , Uthorrferrell Cartha , but under her father and grandfather , the monarchy was forced to concede much of its honor in their accommodation with the Galactic Empire , and when she was still a young girl , the royal family were overthrown by the Eiattuan aristocracy , who preferred to negotiate directly with the Empire on their own terms . The initial coup was bloodless , but a faction of the nobility subsequently had the dynasty extinguished with savage , sadistic violence . In the chaos , Plourr was the only member of the royal house to escape ; although in fact , it was Plourr herself , and not the Priamsta , who killed arguably the most important member of the ruling dynasty : her vicious , psychotic brother Prince Harran , who had become Darth Vader ' s protégé , and who attempted to stop her escaping so he could watch her die . Not much is known about the first years of Plourr ' s exile , except that she seems to have picked up a great deal of engineering knowledge and some piloting skills . The muscular , shaven - headed mechanic who eventually found her way into the Alliance to Restore the Republic was hardly recognizable as a princess of ancient lineage . By the time of the Battle of Endor , she was serving as a non - commissioned technician aboard Admiral Ackbar ' s flagship " Home One " , and after Endor , she transferred to fly X - wings ; although her attitude caused her problems in her early units , her reputation as a tough , brilliant pilot led Wedge Antilles to bring her into Rogue Squadron , where she quickly earned a lieutenant ' s rank . Highly skilled in hand - to - hand combat , Plourr combined her great physical strength and athletic appearance with a rather short temper and an almost eternally suspicious attitude ; especially towards incompetent starfighter mechanics , many of whom fell victim to the combination of strength and mood . She also excelled in black humor , not passing the opportunity to let go of a wry comment or two , even in the heat of battle . A warrior , she took great pride in military action and preferred head - to - head combat to covert operations , even though her service with the Rogues meant that she had to participate in more undercover missions than the average fighter pilot . Understandably , given her upbringing , Plourr hated the Galactic Empire and everything that it stood for . Some months into her service with the Rogues , however , she was recalled to her homeworld , where the ruling council of the nobility , the Priamsta , hoped that she could become the figurehead of a unity regime , ending both the tyranny of Moff Leonia Tavira and the terrorism of the People ' s Liberation Battalion , led by an impostor who claimed to be Prince Harran . With the help of the Rogues Plourr successfully exposed the false Harran as a fraud — and , moreover , an agent of Tavira ' s . Taking power as Princess of the Realm and Empress Apparent - Heir , Plourr subsequently remained on Eiattu to lead her people once the Imperials had been expelled , insisting on ruling with the cooperation of the people and not simply the Priamsta , and was reunited with her father ' s cousin , to whom she was betrothed to as a child , Count Rial Pernon . This did not , however , end her association with the Rogues : she brought Eiattuan starfighter forces to support the Rogues on Malrev IV , and Wedge allowed her to return to serve with them when she was able to , as she did in helping to retrieve Imperial defector Baron Soontir Fel ' s family on Corellia from the clutches of Imperial agent Ilir Post . However , her duties on Eiattu demanded much of her time , and with Rial by her side , she grew rapidly into the role of planetary leader . She even began to grow her hair out again . Her instincts in conflict situations were still often for direct military intervention , however , as was seen not just at Malrev IV , but later when she offered to lead her fleet to rescue the captured Princess Leia Organa ; actually a disguised Winter ; who had been kidnapped by the pirate gang now led by the ousted Leonia Tavira . Behind the scenes . Plourr ' s story was based on the story of , the Russian princess who several claimants falsely posed as after her death following the overthrow of the Czar . She was originally supposed to be Quarren , but Mike Baron overlooked that part of the outline given to him by Michael A . Stackpole . Nrin Vakil was later created to fill in the gap . Plourr is described in dialogue in " " as Uthorrferrell Cartha ' s youngest daughter , but a panel in the comic seems to show her as the middle daughter , with a younger sibling even younger than Prince Harran ; it is possible that one sister is absent in the photo and the younger child is a brother not directly mentioned in the text . Alternatively , the woman beside her father might actually be Plourr ' s eldest sister rather than her mother , who is nowhere mentioned in the text . This would make the child sitting on her lap is in fact a nephew or niece .