Urian Orlan Urian Orlan was a male individual who served as an Imperial Rear Admiral under Grand Moff Lozen Tolruck around the time of the liberation of Kashyyyk . He served under Vice Admiral Domm Korgale on the Star Destroyer " Dominion " , and was killed by a large spider that was released by Han Solo and his team after they landed in the ship ' s hangar . Biography . Imperial service . A male individual , Urian Orlan was an Imperial Navy officer who lived during the reign of the Galactic Empire . He was a peer of Rae Sloane , who later became Grand Admiral . Despite his reputation as a hesitant commander , his commission was fast - tracked and Orlan was given command of the Star Destroyer " Dominion " . By 5 ABY , Orlan had attained the rank of Rear Admiral and was posted to the planet Kashyyyk , which had been renamed Imperial territory G5 - 623 and was a major source of raw materials and Wookiee slaves . Orlan served under the command of Grand Moff Lozen Tolruck , who was one of the few Imperial remnant leaders to propagate the claim that Emperor Palpatine had somehow survived the destruction of the second Death Star . Kashyyyk was one of the few Imperial holdouts which had not been attacked by the New Republic , the successor government to the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Rebel infiltrators . When the rebels Han Solo and Norra Wexley ' s team infiltrated the system in two starship s and posed as repair crew , Rear Admiral Orlan ordered their ships to turn around because the planet was on lockdown . He also claimed that the Emperor was alive and well . The former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir Rath Velus then transmitted a fake classified work order . Satisfied , Rear Admiral Orlan allowed the rebels to fly to the automated prison Ashmead ' s Lock in order to service the prison . Confused about the order , Orlan contacted Grand Admiral Sloane , the official leader of the remnants of the Galactic Empire . Sloane reminded the Rear Admiral to address her as Grand Admiral , which he reluctantly did . Orlan then described his encounter with the two ships which claimed they had a code clearance from Grand Admiral Sloane . Orlan described the ships as a YT - 1300 light freighter and an SS - 54 light freighter . These ships were actually Solo ' s freighter " Millennium Falcon " and the Zabrak bounty hunter Jas Emari ' s gunship " Halo " . Recognizing the " Falcon " , Sloane ordered Admiral Orlan to send a team to investigate and to report back . When Orlan responded that he had to consult Grand Moff Tolruck , Sloane reasserted her authority and warned him that Tolruck would expect a visit from her should he fail to follow her orders . After Orlan had ended the conversation , Sloane ' s master Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax told her to call Orlan back and to tell him that they did approve the repairs on the prison . Unknown to Orlan and Sloane , the rebel prisoner s at Ashmead ' s Lock were crucial to Rax ' s plan to assassinate the New Republic leadership on Chandrila . Demise above Kashyyyk . After Han Solo , Chewbacca and their rebel allies succeeded in disabling the inhibitor chips controlling the enslaved Wookiees and sparking a planetwide uprising , Tolruck ordered Admiral Orlan to commence orbital bombardment and to destroy all life on Kashyyyk ' s surface . After Tolruck transmitted the authorization code , the " Dominion " and the other two Star Destroyer s " Vitiator " and " Neutralizer " began bombing Kashyyyk from orbit . Later , Admiral Orlan and his stormtrooper s surrounded a rebel freighter which Han Solo and Chewbacca had flown into the " Dominion " hangar in a mission to knock out the Star Destroyers . Orlan and his men were mauled and devoured by several webweaver spider s that Solo ' s team had brought aboard their freighter . Solo and his team then managed to hijack the " Dominion " bridge and use the Star Destroyer to destroy the " Vitiator " . As a result , the " Neutralizer " crew surrendered to a New Republic force led by Prince ss Leia Organa , Captain Wedge Antilles , and Admiral Ackbar . Personality and traits . Urian Orlan was plastic - cheeked , bird - nosed little man who had a reputation as a hesitant commander . He was believed to wear a wig on his head . Despite his poor qualities as a commander , Orlan was given command of the Star Destroyer " Dominion " . Sloane regarded Orlan as discourteous for not addressing by her proper title Grand Admiral . As an Imperial Navy officer , he was familiar with operating Imperial communications devices and transmitting data . Orlan later fell into a trap set by Han Solo and was killed by a webweaver spider . Behind the scenes . Urian Orloc first appeared as a minor antagonist in Chuck Wendig ' s 2016 novel " " , the second installment in .