Crik Crik was a male Imperial general during the early years of the New Order . Stationed at Tremor Base on the forested planet Otavon XII , Crik oversaw the construction of All Terrain Armored Transports in 19 BBY . When a series of attacks by the native Ovoni disrupted construction , Emperor Palpatine dispatched his apprentice , Darth Vader , to ensure that work resumed . After foiling one Ovoni assault , Vader departed into the forests to deal with the remaining rebels , leaving the timid Crik concerned with both his and the base ' s safety . The General ' s fears were realized when the Ovoni summoned native sugati beasts to successfully destroy the base while Vader was away . Biography . Crik was a male general serving the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY . He was assigned to Tremor Base , an Imperial outpost tasked with the construction of All Terrain Armored Transport walkers , on the forested world of Otavon XII . The native Ovoni grew to despise the Imperial presence on their homeworld and sought to remove the Imperials through force . Several attacks were enough to disrupt the construction of the walkers , prompting Emperor Palpatine to dispatch his apprentice , Darth Vader , to put Crik and his men back on schedule . After arriving on Otavon XII , Vader played a key role in defeating an Ovoni assault on the base . When the skirmish was over , Crik emerged from the safety of the base and implored the Dark Lord of the Sith not to take any unnecessary risks by directly confronting the natives . He then followed Vader into the base , expressing his concerns for the continued attacks despite the dwindling numbers of Ovoni rebels . The Dark Lord announced that he would deal with the natives , and that the completion of the walkers on schedule should be Crik ' s only concern . At dawn the following day , perimeter sensors detected movement on the base ' s outskirts , prompting Vader , Crik , and a group of clone stormtrooper s to emerge from the base to confront whatever it was . When Vader spied a being , Crik ordered his troops to fire at will , but Vader countermanded him when the being revealed himself to be an injured stormtrooper . The clone collapsed to the ground and announced that the Ovoni were being led by a Jedi . Faced with this truth , the General ordered that the number of snipers on the walls of the base be doubled . As Vader departed to confront the Jedi , Crik urged him to return to the base , fearing an attack while the Sith Lord was gone . Vader ignored his concerns , telling the General that he was in no danger within the well - defended outpost . The Dark Lord added , threateningly , that Crik would only face danger if he had failed to complete the construction of the AT - ATs by the time of Vader ' s return . Deep within the forest , Vader defeated a group of Ovoni led by the Jedi Padawan Dendro before moving to find and confront the Jedi ' s Master . En route , he was contacted via hologram by Crik , who concluded that the Jedi was likely on Mount Dijandi , the peak of which was well beyond scanner range . Again the General urged Vader to return , stating that the construction was still behind schedule because he lacked the Sith ' s control over the work crew . Calling him a coward , Vader told Crik to execute the least proficient among the workers immediately , adding that the General should not distract him any further . Vader caught up with the Jedi Master , Hylon , on Mount Dijandi ' s summit and killed him . However , upon his return to Tremor Base , Vader discovered that the base and everything in it had been destroyed by native sugati creatures summoned by a sound emitter that had been placed by the Ovoni . Personality and traits . A timid man , General Crik came to fear the Ovoni of Otavon XII after their continued , yet fruitless , attacks on Tremor Base . His cowardly nature , Darth Vader believed , was the reason for Crik ' s lack of command over the work crews , and , in turn , the reason why construction on the AT - ATs was behind schedule . The General continually implored Vader to remain at the outpost as a means of safety , but Vader ignored him , believing Tremor Base provided adequate protection . This proved not to be the case when sugati destroyed it while Vader was away . Behind the scenes . General Crik first appeared in " " , released in April 2010 . In the comic , he plays a relatively minor role , and while it is implied in the final panels that Crik and all personnel at Tremor Base were killed in the sugati attack , his death is not evident .