Nigel Nivers Grand Moff Nigel Nivers was a Human male who served the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War . In the weeks after the Imperial defeat at the Battle of Endor , Nivers became one of many Imperial warlords vying for power , controlling a region of space in the Outer Rim Territories . He moved to subjugate the planet Tandankin , a world within his domain , and conscript its population as workers for the Empire , but his efforts were thwarted by the members of the Alliance Rogue Squadron . Nivers ' s brief occupation of Tandankin collapsed when the Grand Moff was detained by the Alliance . Biography . Nigel Nivers was a Human male who served as a Grand Moff of the Galactic Empire . Following the Battle of Endor , a significant Rebel victory in the Alliance ' s war against the Empire , Nivers became a warlord , just as several other Imperial officers had in the wake of Emperor Palpatine ' s death . A few weeks after the Battle of Endor , Nivers moved to take control of the planet Tandankin , an Outer Rim world located in the region of space under his authority . After claiming the world in the name of the Imperial government , he announced to Tandankin ' s citizens that they would either serve the Empire as workers or face severe consequences . His speech was cut short , however , when the X - wing starfighters of the Alliance ' s Rogue Squadron suddenly appeared in the skies above Tandankin and opened fire on Nivers ' s forces , much to the excitement of the planet ' s beleaguered populace . After a relatively short engagement , which saw the destruction of the Grand Moff ' s force of TIE fighters before they could even deploy , the Rebels managed to capture Nivers and the remaining Imperials . The Grand Moff ' s short - lived occupation of the planet , less than a day old , was brought to an end . Nivers ' s rival , Warlord Zsinj , absorbed what was left of the Grand Moff ' s territory into his own domain , while many of Nivers ' s followers eventually joined up with the forces of self - proclaimed Supreme Commander Ennix Devian in the Spawn Nebula . Personality and traits . A white - haired Grand Moff of the Empire who became a warlord after the Emperor ' s death , Nivers controlled an area of space that included Tandankin . When he moved to impose authority over the population of the world , Nivers declared that the citizens would either work for the Imperial regime or suffer under it . Behind the scenes . Grand Moff Nivers appeared in the " " , a comic book written by Ryder Windham that was originally released in 1996 as part of an promotion by the . Nivers later received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , published in 2008 . His first name was revealed in the Star Wars Blog article " . " Nivers was briefly mentioned in the original version of the " Star Wars Insider 66 " article " " , titled " Dirty Dozen : Imperial Grand Admirals " and slated for inclusion in an issue of the " Star Wars Gamer " magazine . In " Dirty Dozen " , Nivers was noted as being one of the " worthy adversaries " whom Grand Admiral Rufaan Tigellinus saw among the Grand Moffs . The reference was cut by the time " Who ' s Who " was released in 2003 .