Durne Durne was a Cantrosian in the Rebellion . However , he was bought off by the Nagai Commander Knife and worked to destroy the Rebel presence on Cantros 7 . Biography . Durne was born on Cantros 7 where he eventually worked with the Rebel Alliance to oppose the Galactic Empire . However , following the Battle of Endor , he was approached by the Nagai operative , Knife . The Nagai enlisted Durne to help in a plot to destroy the stability of the Rebellion on the world . In this capacity , Durne was able to infiltrate two Rebel organizations on opposite sides of Cantros 7 . After gaining their trust , he was able to take the position of head of intelligence for both groups . He controlled all the information that reached both Rebel groups , and used it against them . He even kept the information that Emperor Palpatine had died at Endor away from the Cantrosians , keeping their fear of the Empire at its peak . With control over the information , Durne was able to convince each side that the other was working for the Empire . Fights soon broke out between the opposing sides , with many casualties taking place . Durne ' s plan had worked perfectly , and soon both sides were threatening to wipe each other out . Unfortunately for Durne , the Rebel heroes Leia Organa , Luke Skywalker , and Han Solo eventually arrived on Cantros 7 to investigate the mysterious strength of the Empire in a location where they had never even formed a base . Durne tried to throw the group off of the trail , but they were persistent , and determined to investigate both sides of the situation . As the Rebel group decided to search out the other opposing group , Durne was able to get there ahead of them , warning the other Rebels of a possible attack . When the group finally arrived in the " Millennium Falcon " , the opposing group captured them and brought them back to the base . Durne encouraged the opposition to torture their prisoners , but they were hesitant to do such a thing . As Durne continued to argue the point , he was spotted by Han and Luke , who tried to signal the other group of the double agent in their midst . Trying to save the situation , Durne prepared to execute the group , declaring them spies . However , Leia , having evaded capture , was able to shoot the blaster out of his hand . With the first shot being fired a fight broke out between the opposing Rebel groups , and Durne was able to escape temporarily . Durne was afraid that he was about to be found out , so he devised another plan . The opposing group ' s leader , Niru , had constantly been a source of reason to her fellow Cantrosians , and Durne surmised that if he could secretly kill her , the rest of the group would look to him for guidance , bringing the situation back under his control . Unfortunately for Durne , as he tried to use the cover of battle to kill Niru , Skywalker witnessed the potential execution and stopped it , deflecting the blasterfire back into Durne ' s arm with his lightsaber . Witnessing the attempted murder , the Cantrosians were appalled at Durne , and he tried to make a break for it but was immediately stopped . Durne was taken hostage and interrogated by the Cantrosian rebels for creating the massive catastrophe and large loss of life . He eventually admitted to working for Commander Knife , showing another sign of the imminent Nagai invasion that was about to take place . Durne was likely kept in Alliance custody for the rest of the conflict .