Crix Madine / Legends Crix Madine was an Imperial Army officer who formed and led the notorious Storm commando s of the Imperial military . In light of later missions , such as releasing a plague on Dentaal , Madine defected to the Rebel Alliance , though it cost him his fiancée , Karreio . After several complications in his defection , Madine became a valuable part of the Rebellion , advising and leading commando operations . He also planned the successful commando raid on the second Death Star ' s shield generator . After the Battle of Endor , Madine continued to serve in the New Republic . He was killed in action by Durga Besadii Tai after being captured on a mission to sabotage the " Darksaber " superweapon . Biography . Imperial service . Born on Corellia no later than 31 BBY , Crix Madine attended the Raithal Academy and entered service in the Imperial Army . He rose quickly through the ranks after establishing himself as an innovative tactician and effective leader . He was engaged to a woman named Karreio . When the Imperial Military identified a need for a surgical strike force to counter the Alliance ' s guerrilla tactics , Madine was selected to form the unit . The result was the Storm commando s , which Madine hand picked from the stormtrooper ranks and trained himself . He led the unit on a number of missions , but found the missions he and his men were called on to perform were increasingly questionable . Defection complications . He attempted to defect to the Alliance prior to the Battle of Yavin , and , to prove his loyalty , Madine provided essential guidance for the sabotage of Operation Strike Fear and the destruction of the Star Destroyer " Invincible " . However , it was the order to release the Candorian plague on Dentaal that convinced Madine it was time to leave for good . Wracked with guilt over his role in the death of the entire Dentaalian population , Madine left his unit while performing a training mission about eleven months after the Battle of Yavin . Madine erased himself from Imperial records , although his disappearance was covered by some HoloNet news channels . He did not even tell his fiancée where he was going , not wanting to place her in a dangerous situation . During this period , Madine provided clues to the Rebellion about the Dark trooper project ; eventually he was captured by General Rom Mohc and imprisoned in Orinackra , where he awaited execution . Upon learning of his capture , Mon Mothma dispatched Kyle Katarn to rescue Madine , who revealed Mohc ' s role in the project . He also provided the Alliance with intelligence on two subsequent targets to sabotage the Dark Trooper project . After slipping back to his homeworld of Corellia , Madine ' s defection was intercepted once more by Imperial forces , but the timely arrival of Rogue Squadron allowed him to escape . Rebel leader . While some Alliance commanders were suspicious of Madine ' s Imperial past , he was allowed into the High Command Advisory Council with the backing of General Carlist Rieekan . His intimate knowledge of Imperial tactics earned him the position of Chief Military Advisor on the Advisory Council , and Supreme Commander of Alliance Special Forces . In the latter capacity , Madine trained Alliance ground commanders on tactics to use the Alliance ' s smaller numbers effectively against the Empire . " Madine ' s Rules of War " became the baseline standard operation procedure of Alliance SpecForces across the galaxy . Madine also led a Y - wing squadron named Gold Squadron against Imperial forces on Gerrard V . He also led the ground forces on strikes with Rogue Squadron , including raid on the Jade Moon and Battle of Kessel Madine usually accompanied his subordinate in field missions ( such as missions alongside Risiev Credal ) , which earned him the respect of many Rebel soldiers . The Task Force on Alliance Security , working alongside Madine in different missions , asked him to send a team of agents to recover designs by Imperial - aligned engineer Diran Miciluz . Madine also worked with the Task Force writing reports on threats to the Rebel Alliance , including the Granse Confederacy and Zayl Braith — Madine discovered that Braith was a fugitive of the Galactic Empire , and reported it to the Alliance . In 3 ABY , Madine led the ground forces in the Battle of Kothlis to recover the " Razor " from the wreckage of the " Motivator " . He also advised Rogue Squadron on many pivotal missions , including the Mission to Destrillion , and the Battle of Dubrillion , and the Fondor shipyard assault . His unit of Alliance commandos sabotaged a number of critical Imperial shipments to slow construction on the second Death Star and was responsible for the capture of the " Tydirium " . The most important battle of the war , the Battle of Endor , might never have happened without Madine , in fact , as Mon Mothma was extremely hesitant about killing Emperor Palpatine , for she saw it as assassination , a tactic practiced only by criminals . Madine convinced her of the necessity of killing the Emperor , and when it came time to plan the Alliance ' s strike on the Death Star , Madine was chosen to coordinate the destruction of the Sanctuary Moon - based shield generator . New Republic service . Following the foundation of the New Republic , he turned down a seat on its Inner Council , preferring to remain with the Republic ' s growing military . Instead he opted for the position of Field Commander of New Republic forces . He eventually ascended to the New Republic Defense Force ' s highest intelligence post , Chief of Intelligence , although he continued to operate in the field . Following the Seizure of Coruscant , he learned that Karreio had died in the battle . In 10 ABY , he helped command ground forces at the Battle of Calamari . As Minister of the Army for the New Republic High Command and Special Operations Commander in 11 ABY , Madine had given the New Republic Special Forces briefings on strategy for the Battle of the Maw . In 12 ABY , Madine led a team to infiltrate the Hoth asteroid field and gather intelligence on the " Darksaber " project , but his teammates were soon killed , and he was captured . Prior to this mission , he had planted a tracker on Durga ' s vessel that allowed the New Republic to learn the location of the superweapon . Onboard the " Darksaber " , Madine taunted one of his captors , the phony Sulamar . Boasting that his superweapon kept him safe from Republic reprisals , Durga Besadii Tai personally shot Madine through the heart , killing him instantly . Madine faced his end bravely without flinching , and the New Republic later brought about the destruction of the weapon . Legacy . Following the resolution of the Yuuzhan Vong War , Madine was honored by the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances with the construction of the General Crix Madine Military Reserve in orbit over Coruscant . By the Legacy era , the " Crix " - class diplomatic courier shuttle was named in his honor . Behind the scenes . Several scenes were shot for " Return of the Jedi " where Madine is commanding a Mon Cal cruiser , shouting orders and such . His death in " Darksaber " made him the first Rebel film character with a speaking role to be killed in the Expanded Universe . The distinction of first overall belongs to Maximilian Veers , who was killed in " " almost a year prior to " Darksaber " publication . The decision to kill off his character was highly controversial with some fans . The group was small but vocal and felt that the character , as a favorite of theirs , should not have been killed off . Madine is incorrectly shown with white hair in " , " unlike his hair in " " . The " Rebellion Era Campaign Guide " mistakenly used Madine ' s image for the entry of Carlist Rieekan . Portrayal . Crix Madine was portrayed by Dermot Crowley in " " . Terence McGovern provided Madine ' s voice for " " . Tom Kane provided his voice for " " and " " . Defection . There is conflicting information about when Crix Madine defected . " " mentions him helping the Rebellion by masterminding the destruction of the " Invincible " with the Sullustans , " before " the Battle of Yavin . In a part of " " that takes place " after " the battle , Mon Mothma says that Madine intended to defect to the Rebellion . " Darksaber " says he defected 9 years prior to the book , or 3 ABY . In " The Isis Coordinates " , provisionally set 1 . 25 years after the Battle of Yavin , Madine contacts the Rebel team on the " Handree " to inform them of the loss of the " Desolator " — if they managed to cause it to collide with a rogue star — and the response of the Galactic Empire transmitted by Captain Lorth Needa . It is assumed that before " officially " defecting , he was already involved with and helping the Rebellion .