Hallis Saper Hallis Saper was a freelance holodocumentarian who served with the New Republic Intelligence Service . A tall , slender Human female from Bonadan , Saper typically wore her long , brown hair either in a braid or in large , elaborate pilings atop her head . Next to her own head was usually Whitecap , a holorecorder built into the head of a former 3PO - series protocol droid that rested atop her shoulders . Originally trained in sludgenews , Saper experienced a turning point in her career when she accompanied the New Republic ' s Red Flight to the planet Adumar as a mission documentarian . Despite the fact that the mission did not go according to plan , with the pilots becoming enemies of Adumar ' s largest state , Cartann , Saper was loyal to the pilots and played a vital role in their survival by convincing Intelligence agent Iella Wessiri to disregard her orders and assist the pilots . Following the mission , Saper went on to join New Republic Intelligence , serving in the Yuuzhan Vong War as part of a disinformation campaign . Biography . Early career . Hallis Saper was a Human female from the planet Bonadan who worked as a journalist during the reign of the New Republic . She began her professional career working in " sludgenews , " a branch of journalism popular throughout the galaxy which consisted mainly of turgid stories concerning the private lives of celebrities and often sensational " true " conspiracy theories . In that field , a prospective reporter needed to learn all that he or she could about bribery , planting eavesdropping devices and transmitters , and other furtive practices in order to obtain credible stories for publication . Saper learned those skills with aplomb and , having an intuitive grasp of the genre , quit as soon as she could afford to , choosing instead to become a legitimate holodocumentarian . In that career , Saper was known for her eccentricity , wearing a contraption she had dubbed Whitecap — a combination of an ex - 3PO unit ' s head and a holorecorder — on her shoulder , held there by a restraining bracket . She would also wear dark goggles with sensors that tracked her eye movements , allowing Whitecap to record whatever it was that she saw ; the whole outfit made some interviewees , mainly children , uncomfortable , but it diverted attention away from Saper ' s facial features and allowed her to shadow people once Whitecap and the goggles were removed . In that way , she gained that much more of an edge over her targets , who otherwise mistook her eccentricities for a basic lack of competence . Mission to Adumar . In 13 ABY , Saper was invited to document the New Republic ' s mission to Adumar . Saper was annoyed by Wedge Antilles ' s order that Whitecap be modified so he could deactivate the device for privacy purposes , but she had no other choice but to comply when Wedge threatened to leave her in her cabin for the whole expedition . The members of the delegation initially made the mistake of seeing her as the " the two - headed lady , " keeping that opinion through most of the initial diplomatic functions that she accompanied the pilots on , including their initial reception and when they first met the " perator " of Cartann , Pekaelic ke Teldan . However , Antilles and the pilots revised their opinion of her after Saper figured out that New Republic Intelligence agent Tomer Darpen was in fact spying on them . While intending to secure Whitecap ' s remaining parts after he had become damaged during the course of her documenting duties , Saper noticed a man forcing his way in ; Saper shadowed him as he raided Red Flight ' s quarters and , when he left , tracked him back to his own quarters — which happened to be the ones assigned to Darpen . Although Whitecap was now basically useless , Saper did not let that stop her from fulfilling her duties . Forced to change tactics , which included hiding data - gathering devices in elaborate hairdressings , Saper continued to prove her worth repeatedly as , later in the mission , she recorded damning evidence of Darpen ' s treachery when he tricked the perator into declaring Antilles , Tycho Celchu , Wes Janson and Derek Klivian enemies of the state and cut off communications to the mission ' s support ship , the Star Destroyer " Allegiance " , so the pilots could not signal for extraction . As the pilots were forced to run a gauntlet of blaster - wielding Adumari before attempting escape in local starfighters , Saper was forced to go to ground in order to keep her information safe ; during that time she intended to retrieve Red Flight ' s gear along with Whitecap ' s remaining parts , but was instead forced to sneak up on and incapacitate a pair of Cartannese would - be robbers . In the wake of the brief Adumari Civil War , Saper put together and broadcast a series of false news stories pertaining to a supposed guerrilla war waged by supporters of the defeated nation of Cartann against the united Adumari government in order to lull an approaching Imperial fleet , led by the Star Destroyers " Agonizer " , — formerly under the command of Admiral Teren Rogriss — " Retaliator " , and " Master Stroke " , into believing that as a still - divided world , Adumar was a ripe target for conquest . In the battle that followed , her deceptions enticed the Imperials to divide their starfighter and bomber forces , allowing New Republic reinforcements to penetrate the fleet ' s screen and deal significant damage to two of the three Star Destroyers in the attacking force . Five years later , Saper created and released the award - winning holodocumentary , " " . Career in Intelligence . After the Adumar mission was completed , Saper found a new career working with the New Republic Intelligence Service , where she was serving as a major just prior to the Yuuzhan Vong conquest of the planet Duro in 26 ABY . During a meeting with the New Republic Advisory Council , she informed the gathered senators , among them Chief of State Borsk Fey ' lya and Jedi Master Mara Jade Skywalker , about the progress of the disinformation campaign that New Republic Intelligence had been attempting to run against the Yuuzhan Vong war machine . However , she had little to report , as the campaign seemed to be accomplishing little up to that point . Personality and traits . Hallis Saper stood approximately 1 . 73 meters tall and had brown hair . Saper was a study in contrasts . While possessing technical skill both in the equipment of her trade and its associated field craft , she also had a good - natured sense of humor . She appreciated the dual nature of her job and how best to pursue her targets in order to get the stories she needed to maintain her career . She was highly intelligent and , though she earned her spurs in the sludgenews business , Saper nonetheless possessed scruples , which enabled her to make a clean break from the tabloid industry . Striking out on her own as a legitimate news reporter and holodocumentarian , she eventually began a career in New Republic Intelligence that lasted through the first years of the Yuuzhan Vong War . Her skill with machines was demonstrated by her construction and use of Whitecap . In addition , Saper possessed excellent abilities in infiltration , tracking , bribery , and even counter - intelligence duties , all of which served to make her a prime recruit for New Republic Intelligence . Using her talents as a documentarian , she assisted the intelligence agency in creating disinformation campaigns . She was even persuasive enough to cause Iella Wessiri , a Corellian agent formerly of CorSec who was known for her stubbornness , to abandon her superior officer , Darpen , and to help Antilles , Celchu , Janson , and Klivian defy the delegation ' s standing orders . Despite what her job often called on her to do in order to accomplish her goals , Saper was , in general , an upbeat woman who was very much the optimist . She also possessed a keen and sometimes biting sense of humor and was not afraid to get her hands dirty . Behind the scenes . Hallis Saper was created by author Aaron Allston for the 1999 novel " " . Kathy Tyers would later use the character for a minor appearance in her novel " " , published on October 31 , 2000 .