Dusque Mistflier Dusque Mistflier was a Human female xenobiologist who was employed by the Imperial Corps of Bioengineers . Shortly after the Battle of Yavin , she became embittered towards her employers and defected to the Rebel Alliance . Biography . Dusque Mistflier grew up on the world of Talus . She was the youngest of five children , and the only female . Her father was employed at a small firm manufacturing starship components , while her mother remained at home raising Dusque and her four brothers . When Dusque was a young girl , her father ' s employer began accepting contracts for the Galactic Empire . The simple line worker quickly grew disenfranchised with his work , notably when he discovered what his equipment was being used for . This resulted in numerous dinnertime arguments with his wife . Dusque would often sneak out of her room and eavesdrop on her parents during one of their many arguments . Before long however , Dusque ' s father suffered a convenient heart attack at work and died soon after . Dusque ’ s mother became completely despondent from his death and grew into a mere shell of the woman she once was . As Dusque grew older , she witnessed her brothers taking up her father ' s old position at the starship manufacturers . Her family ' s close connection with the Galactic Empire left a sour taste in her mouth , but she realized that life on Talus offered very little in the way of an alternative . One brother even enlisted in the Imperial Academy . His military career was short lived however , as he was killed during a training exercise shortly after joining up . With the death of the brother , Dusque ’ s mother ’ s condition worsened . Dusque eventually attended college and graduated with honors at the top of her class . She specialized in xenobiology and soon joined the Imperial Corps of Bioengineers . She left Talus forever and never looked back . As part of the ICB , Dusque traveled all across the galaxy , studying animal life from dozens of different planets . She developed her skills in the fields of hunting , trapping and exploration , and became one of the most accomplished scientists working for the Empire . Her superiors however , never gave Dusque her due recognition . She was consistently held back from advancement and lost several viable promotions to her fellow male colleagues . Dusque had a colleague and friend Tendau Nandon who was killed by the Empire , inspiring her to join the Rebel Alliance . Following Tendau ' s death , Dusque joined forces with Finn Darktrin , an undercover Imperial spy within the Rebel Alliance , on a mission to find a holocron containing the identities of Rebel sympathizers in order for it not to fall into Imperial hands . After obtaining the holocron on Dantooine , Dusque was betrayed and almost killed by Finn , had Luke Skywalker not saved her soon after Finn made his escape . Dusque survived the incident and continued on with the Rebel Alliance . Physical appearance . Dusque Mistflier had long , waist - length brown hair and large gray eyes . During her time with the Imperial Corps of Bioengineers , she typically kept her hair tied back and wore simple , lab equipment fatigues . After defecting from the Empire , she began to wear more utilitarian clothing , including padded vests , hide - woven gloves and goggles .