Galen Torg Galen Torg was a Human male native of the planet Alderaan , who served as a military officer on his homeworld . By some point surrounding his planet ' s destruction by the Galactic Empire ' s DS - 1 Orbital Battle Station in 0 BBY , Torg joined the Rebel Alliance , and retained his ceremonial dress uniform during his service . That year , the Alliance managed to destroy the DS - 1 Orbital Battle Station in the Yavin system . Torg was selected to serve as a Rebel Honor Guard sentry for the ceremony held to honor the Heroes of Yavin at the Alliance ' s headquarters on the moon Yavin 4 . Biography . The Human male Galen Torg hailed from the planet Alderaan during the Galactic Civil War , a conflict between the Rebel Alliance and the Galactic Empire . At some point by 0 BBY , Torg served as a military officer on Alderaan . That year , the Empire used their DS - 1 Orbital Battle Station superweapon — code named the Death Star — to destroy Torg ' s homeworld . Torg was among the surviving Alderaanians , and also retained his ceremonial dress uniform . By then , he had also joined the Alliance , and continued to use his uniform in the Alliance . In 0 BBY , the Battle of Yavin occurred , during which the Alliance ' s starfighters destroyed the Death Star in the Yavin system . Following the battle , a ceremony was held in the Grand Audience Chamber of the Great Temple , the Alliance ' s headquarters on the moon of Yavin 4 . Torg was among the soldiers selected to serve as Rebel Honor Guard sentries for the occasion . Torg stood in front of the Chamber ' s entrance during the ceremony , which honored the Heroes of Yavin : pilots Luke Skywalker , Han Solo , and Chewbacca . Personality and traits . Galen Torg was loyal to the Rebellion , and typical of the Alliance ' s hard - working , unsung heroes . As a survivor of Alderaan , and as a reward for his dedication and courage , he was selected to serve as part of the honor guard at the award ceremony as thanks for the Heroes of Yavin ' s destruction of the Death Star . Torg wielded an electropole , along with a blaster pistol and grenades . He also owned a comlink and a pair of macrobinoculars . Torg stood at a height of 1 . 8 meters and had fair skin . Behind the scenes . Galen Torg first appeared as an uncredited honor guard extra visible during the ending award ceremony scene of 1977 ' s . In 1989 , the first edition of West End Games ' " " sourcebook mentioned the name " Galen Torg " as an example of a standard Rebel soldier for use with " " , providing him mainly roleplaying statistics . The book did not establish that Torg was any Rebel character who appeared in " A New Hope " . In 1995 , the " Premiere Limited " edition of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game was the first source to identify Galen Torg as one of the honor guard extras seen at the end of the film . In 2007 , the " Rebel Honor Guard " action figure released by Hasbro ' s " " revealed that the Rebel Honor Guard present at the award ceremony following the Battle of Yavin was composed exclusively of survivors of Alderaan ' s destruction . Inconsistencies . In 1987 , the comic " " depicted the award ceremony scene , and included Galen Torg and the other sentry guarding the entrance to the Grand Audience Chamber . However , they are depicted with significantly different uniforms than what was shown in the " A New Hope " film . Non - canon appearances . In 2006 , the non - canon video game " " was released , and one year later , so was the subsequent " " . At the end of the " A New Hope " segment is a cutscene which serves as a re - imagining of the award ceremony . Although the cutscene includes Torg and the other sentry standing at the entrance to the ceremony , their uniforms are the uniforms of Rebel troopers belonging to the Alliance Fleet , as opposed to the canon ical Honor Guard uniforms .