Chik Apla Chik Apla , a Human male , was an Imperial commando from the planet Coruscant and , at one point , a member of the Emperor ' s Royal Guard . While serving the Galactic Empire , Apla had an active career , and he eventually received a distinguished scar that ran down his right cheek . He wore and maintained his Royal Guard armor well into the dominant days of the New Republic . After the fall of the Empire and the signing of the Pellaeon – Gavrisom Treaty in 19 ABY , Apla retired to the planet Dolis 3 to spend the rest of his days . In that year , Apla was recruited by Moff Derran Takkar and was instrumental in Takkar ' s plan to ruin the highly publicized wedding of Jedi Master Luke Skywalker and former Emperor ' s Hand Mara Jade , two New Republic figures whom Takkar partially blamed for the downfall of the Empire . Assigned to Coruscant , Apla spied on Jade as she prepared for the ceremony , and he eventually attacked the bride - to - be while she was trying on a dress . However , he was soundly defeated by the fully - fledged Jedi Knight and taken into New Republic custody . Biography . A new beginning . Chik Apla was a Human male from the galactic capital planet of Coruscant . During his lifetime , he served the Galactic Empire as a commando and was , at some point in his career , a member of the Emperor ' s Royal Guard . During his years of service , Apla received a scar on his right temple . Apla ' s military days came to a close in 19 ABY after the signing of the Pellaeon – Gavrisom Treaty between the Empire and the New Republic . Apla took up residence on the planet Dolis 3 , where he was bar buddies with several other men on the planet , but money was hard to come by , and most of the men were in debt to each other through favors and loans . Apla and his friends frequently gathered in bars to complain about the state of the Empire and to get status updates on galactic politics . Besides hanging around the bars , Apla was also marginally involved with the local Moff , Derran Takkar . Unknown to Takkar , Apla was carrying on an affair with his wife , Anlys . In 19 ABY , Apla and his bar buddies received word that the Jedi Master Luke Skywalker and his fiancee , Mara Jade — a former Emperor ' s Hand — were planning an elaborate wedding on Coruscant , now the New Republic capital world . At news of the wedding , the men began to assess their situation , with one man declaring that the New Republic was now " untouchable . " However , Moff Takkar disagreed . Walking into the bar , he proclaimed to the men that they could still do much to change their situation and that of the Empire . Takkar asked the men in the bar to join him in striking a blow at the New Republic . The men , while unimpressed with Takkar ' s arrogance and condescending manner , agreed to join the Moff ' s cause . Infiltrating Coruscant . Takkar gave Apla and three other men — Chala Venan , Banner Sumptor , and Iry Danta — a meeting place on Coruscant : a low - quality apartment in the slums of the city - world that the group rented by pooling their resources together . After arriving on Coruscant , Apla began to act more professionally , quieting the men and telling them not to speak their real names out loud . Takkar eventually made contact with the group and gave them their assignments . Apla was assigned a surveillance job , and he immediately began spying on Mara Jade , following her movements and eavesdropping on her conversations . Finding the site of the wedding , Apla and his compatriots staked out the area , locating the best places of attack . After a long day of work , Apla went with Danta and Sumptor to the Red Rancor cantina . Ordering drinks , the trio occupied a booth near the back of the bar to talk about their upcoming work . Unknown to them , Skywalker ' s friends Han Solo and Lando Calrissian were throwing a bachelor party for the Jedi Master in the main area of the cantina . Surveying the situation , Apla and the group witnessed Skywalker and his companions get involved in a widespread bar fight . During the fight , a drunken Trandoshan almost crushed Skywalker with a heavy table . Sumptor stopped the Trandoshan by tripping him before he could slam the table onto the Jedi . Apla and Danta were annoyed with Sumptor for " saving " Skywalker , but after the young Imperial explained that having the Rebel hero die in a bar brawl didn ' t make a sufficient statement , Apla agreed that they had an Imperial standard to uphold . Unfortunately , Moff Takkar didn ' t see it the same way and reprimanded the men for not taking the initiative to eliminate Skywalker . Final assignment . After this incident , Apla was assigned to Takkar ' s wife , Anlys . Anlys was planning to eliminate the dressmaker for the wedding , which would throw the event into disarray . Throughout their work together , Anlys was very flirtatious with the former Royal Guardsman , suggesting that if he succeeded in accomplishing her goals she would love to " celebrate " with him . However , Apla doubted her ability to find their target and dismissed any chance that they might have of locating the mysterious dress designer . Anlys proved more capable than Apla realized , and she used her talents as a slicer to quickly uncover the identity of the important designer , Jari ' kyn . Equipped with the target ' s identity , Apla found the address of the Twi ' lek and waited for Jade to arrive for her fitting . Dressed in full Royal Guard armor , Apla watched as Mara Jade arrived . Breaking into Jari ' kyn ' s headquarters , he attacked the former Emperor ' s Hand with a double - bladed vibroblade , declaring that she needed to die for betraying the Empire . Unfortunately for Apla , Jade reacted with incredible speed , parrying his attacks and destroying his weapon . Her counterattack knocked Apla unconscious , and he was taken into Republic custody . Apla suffered from internal injuries , including a ruptured spleen and a bruised liver . His armor had little effect in protecting his body , and he was also victim to a fractured skull and broken ribs . Luckily for Alpa , bacta healed all of his injuries . After news of Apla ' s fate reached the rest of the group , Anlys became inconsolable , crying for her lost love . Takkar and the group continued with the plan to ruin the wedding , but their attempt was grossly unsuccessful . Personality and traits . Chik Apla was a simple man and a dutiful soldier . He took orders well and tried to maintain a semblance of professionalism during his exploits . However , Apla ' s retirement from active service had fostered a minor sense of laziness , and he needed to be reminded of the required professional attitude during the mission for Takkar . Along with his sense of duty , Apla was also generally respectful of rank and authority and treated his fellow comrades with respect . However , during his final mission for Takkar , Apla formed a romantic attachment with Moff Takkar ' s wife . Apla ' s professional attitude and demeanor were unable to overcome the talents of a Jedi Knight , and even the element of surprise was insufficient to give Apla the advantage over Mara Jade . Talents and abilities . Chik Apla was a talented knife thrower and weapons expert . Apla was able to pierce a beetle at some distance with a throwing knife , and he was well versed in military procedure . He was in fairly good physical condition , even after several years out of active service , able to jump from an adjacent building outside Jari ' kyn ' s apartment to instigate a fight with Mara Jade . Apla had also retained a full suit of Royal Guard body armor complete with vibroblade , but the suit showed its age with the cape suffering several holes in the fabric . Behind the scenes . Chik Apla was created by author Michael A . Stackpole and artist Robert Teranishi for the 1999 comic miniseries " " . In the series , Apla strongly resembles actor . Several other characters in " Union " are also similar in appearance to real - world actors . The resemblances have been noted by author Nathan Butler while interviewing Stackpole for his Chronoradio website . Apla ' s body armor is reminiscent of Carnor Jax ' s guard armor , which , according to " " , was supposed to be reserved for the Master Instructor of the Emperor ' s Royal Guard .