Bob Hudsol / Legends Commander Bob Hudsol was a Corellian male officer of the Alliance to Restore the Republic . He was a resistance leader in Bothan Space , and he developed connections to the Bothan Spynet . In 0 BBY , Hudsol was stationed in the Alliance base on Yavin 4 during the Battle of Yavin . In that battle , Hudsol kept small groups of starfighters separated from one another to allow multiple attacks on the Imperial Death Star battlestation . The battle was won when Rebel pilot Luke Skywalker destroyed the Death Star , and Hudsol was present at the ceremony held in honor of Skywalker and other heroes of the battle . Biography . The Human male Bob Hudsol hailed from the planet Corellia during the Galactic Civil War . A member of the Alliance to Restore the Republic , Hudsol was a resistance leader in Bothan Space and developed strong ties to the Bothan Spynet . By the year 0 BBY , Hudsol had become a commander in the Alliance ' s military forces . That year , Hudsol was in the Great Temple , the Alliance ' s base on the moon Yavin 4 . At that time , General Jan Dodonna , the base ' s commander , received the stolen plans of the Galactic Empire ' s first Death Star battlestation . Dodonna analyzed the plans and found that the Death Star had a weakness in its thermal exhaust port found in one of its surface trenches , which would be vulnerable to proton torpedoes . A successful attack would lead to a chain reaction that would destroy the whole station . Hudsol attended a meeting during which Dodonna discussed his findings , and arranged for the base ' s starfighter squadrons to attack the Imperial superweapon . During the battle , Hudsol was in the base ' s command center with Dodonna , keeping watch over the battle . He kept small groups of starfighters separated from one another to allow several different attacks on the Death Star . The battle was won when the Rebel pilot Luke Skywalker successfully fired proton torpedo es into the Death Star ' s exhaust port , effectively destroying the station . Following the battle , Hudsol was present alongside Dodonna in the ceremony awarding the Medal of Bravery to the Heroes of Yavin : Skywalker and pilots Han Solo and Chewbacca . Personality and traits . Bob Hudsol was typical of hard - line Corellian military officers who were known for being cautious in battle . Hudsol had gray hair and brown eyes . Behind the scenes . Bob Hudsol first appeared in 1977 ' s as one of the minor Rebel characters seen first in the briefing before the Battle of Yavin , and then during the battle itself and in the ceremony honoring the Heroes of Yavin . Although uncredited in the film itself , Hudsol was portrayed by actor John William Ault . In 1978 , a similar - looking Rebel officer appeared in " The Story of the Faithful Wookiee " , a cartoon that was shown in " The Star Wars Holiday Special " . Referred to only as a " General " by other characters in the cartoon itself , the character was identified as General Ristt in the " Holiday Special " script . Hudsol was first identified by name in a card for the " A New Hope Limited " expansion set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game . Despite that , as a result of Hudsol ' s resemblance to Ristt , Dr . Curtis Saxton mistook the two for the same character in his Star Wars Technical Commentaries . The two characters have also been mistaken as being the same on the fan site Starwarsholidayspecial . com . In addition , Alex Newborn , the author of the article " I Have a Bad Feeling About This ! " published in " Star Wars Insider 106 " , speculated that Ristt was a stylized version of Hudsol . Of note , the video game portrays another Rebel character , Commander Vanden Willard , with Hudsol ' s likeness .