M ' Kae M ' Kae was a Human male Warrant Officer of the Galactic Empire who lived during the time of the Galactic Civil War , a major galactic conflict fought between them and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Sometime following the Battle of Yavin , M ' Kae was stationed in the city of Restuss on the planet Naboo ' s moon of Rori . While there , he led a group that rescued the pilot Cal Handro from Alliance operatives . However , he was persuaded to give away Handro ' s whereabouts by a spacer working for the Alliance , and the spacer pursued and killed Handro . In 3 ABY , after overseeing various dangerous missions , M ' Kae served as the communications officer , as well as the hard - working signal officer , of the " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Avenger " , attached to Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader ' s personal Star Destroyer fleet , Death Squadron . He apprised Darth Vader ' s flagship , the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " , of the " Avenger " activities , and relayed orders from the " Executor " to the " Avenger " captain , Lorth Needa . He also coordinated and tested tractor beam equipment . In 3 ABY , following the Battle of Hoth , M ' Kae was aboard the " Avenger " command bridge when the Star Destroyer pursued the fugitive YT - 1300 light freighter " Millennium Falcon " from the Hoth system . When the " Avenger " lost the " Falcon " in the Anoat system , M ' Kae relayed Lord Vader ' s order for an update on the pursuit to Needa . The captain decided to go to the " Executor " and apologize to Vader for the failure , while ordering his crew to continue searching for the " Falcon " . The rest of Death Squadron would ultimately disperse into hyperspace in search of the " Falcon " , along with the " Avenger " . Before the " Avenger " went to hyperspace — not knowing of the " Falcon " still being on its conning tower — it disposed of its garbage , and the " Falcon " took the opportunity to float away with the garbage , effectively avoiding detection . Biography . A Human male , M ' Kae served as a Warrant Officer in the Galactic Empire during the time of the Galactic Civil War , a major galactic conflict fought between them and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Sometime following the Battle of Yavin , M ' Kae was stationed in a home base on the planet Naboo ' s moon of Rori , commanded by General Brant Korra . However , he largely oversaw Imperial business from the city of Restuss on Rori . During his stay at Restuss , M ' Kae left a journal in the form of a datapad at his home base . At some prior point during his Imperial service , he hired Cal Handro , a pilot who was in truth a spy for the Alliance . During his service in Restuss , he led a group that rescued Handro , who was wanted dead by Alliance Sergeant Major Wolff Kalos , from a Rebel - operated safe house outside another city on Rori named Narmle . The spacer whom Kalos had directed to the safe house knew M ' Kae was involved , and went to Restuss to speak to the Imperial officer . M ' Kae was initially unwilling to give away Handro ' s whereabouts , although he was willing to give away the information for 10 , 000 credits . Upon being bribed , M ' Kae revealed to the spacer that Handro was taking a trip to show a new pilot his route to the planet Kashyyyk , and subsequently , in exchange for his life , tell the Empire all he knew about the Alliance . After getting M ' Kae ' s information , the spacer went to pursue Handro , which ultimately culminated in a skirmish above Naboo between the spacer and Handro ' s escort . The skirmish ended when the spacer successfully destroyed the Warlord Heavy Cruiser occupied by Handro . The Galactic Empire eventually began researching a technology in Restuss called a Star Core , an object small enough to fit into a backpack , yet powerful enough to power an entire planet or battlestation . Tensions over this technology resulted in a military buildup between Imperial and Rebel forces around Restuss , forcing an evacuation of the entire city . M ' Kae was pulled out of Restuss before a violent battle over the Star Core erupted , resulting in the city ' s destruction . Around the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY , M ' Kae , having overseen various dangerous missions by then , became the communications officer , as well as the signal officer , aboard Captain Lorth Needa ' s " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyer " Avenger " , part of Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader ' s personal Star Destroyer fleet Death Squadron . He apprised the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " , the flagship of Darth Vader , of the " Avenger " activities , and relayed orders from the " Executor " to Captain Needa . His duties also included the coordination and testing of tractor beam equipment . Following the Battle of Hoth , M ' Kae was stationed on the " Avenger " command bridge when the warship was charged with pursuing the fugitive YT - 1300 light freighter " Millennium Falcon " — carrying Rebel fugitives Han Solo and Princess Leia Organa — through the Hoth system . While the " Avenger " pursued the " Falcon " , the freighter at one point outmaneuvered the Star Destroyer , causing it to almost collide with another pursuing Star Destroyer . The " Avenger " chased the " Falcon " into the Hoth asteroid field , where the fugitive ship evaded the Star Destroyer by taking cover in the mouth of a space slug housed in one of the asteroids . The " Avenger " suffered significant damage when it traveled into the asteroid field to search for the " Falcon " . Eventually , the " Avenger " spotted the " Millennium Falcon " after the freighter reappeared . Needa had a priority signal sent to the " Executor " , with the message that the " Falcon " was about to be captured . M ' Kae was working in the crewpits of the " Avenger " command bridge when the ship pursued the fugitive " Falcon " into the neighboring Anoat system . The freighter charged the bridge , setting off alarms throughout the " Avenger " . M ' Kae , along with Needa and the rest of the command crew , dove for cover before the " Falcon " veered away at the last moment , seemingly disappearing from the Star Destroyer ' s sensors . Unbeknownst to Needa and his crew , the " Millennium Falcon " simply landed on a blind spot of the " Avenger " conning tower . While the " Falcon " was no longer visible on the " Avenger " scopes , M ' Kae spoke to Needa and reported that Lord Vader demanded an update on the pursuit of the " Millennium Falcon " . Needa decided to personally apologize to the Dark Lord for failing to capture the freighter , and ordered a TIE / sh VIP shuttle to be prepared for his visit to the " Executor " . Needa gave one last request for his crew to continue their search for the " Falcon " , before traveling to the " Executor " to rendezvous with Vader , who ultimately executed the captain for his failure . The Star Destroyers of Death Squadron would eventually disperse into hyperspace in search of the " Falcon " , not knowing the freighter was still hiding on the " Avenger " conning tower . The " Avenger " prepared to go to hyperspace in the opposite direction of the rest of the fleet , emptying its garbage into space beforehand . The " Falcon " took the opportunity to escape by floating alongside the garbage , evading the Imperial fleet . Personality and traits . Despite his loyalty to the Empire , M ' Kae had at some point hired Cal Handro , who was in truth a Rebel spy . He was willing to rescue Handro from the Alliance , and give him a new identity in exchange for all Handro knew about the Alliance . When the spacer attempted to bribe M ' Kae 5 , 000 credits to give away Handro ' s whereabouts , M ' Kae considered the higher price of 10 , 000 credits for the information . Upon giving the requested information to the spacer , M ' Kae taunted the Alliance mercenary by saying the individual could do nothing to stop Handro . He was hard - working as the " Avenger " signal officer . M ' Kae was possessed of fair skin , as well as dark blond hair and green eyes . Equipment . During M ' Kae ' s service in Restuss , he wore the standard Imperial officer ' s uniform . During his service aboard the " Avenger " during the Hoth campaign , M ' Kae wore a gray Imperial Navy crewman uniform . Behind the scenes . The M ' Kae character first appeared in the 1980 based on the screenplay for , before appearing in the film released later the same year . Although not credited in the film , he was portrayed by Mark Capri . Towards the end of the film , reused footage from the " Avenger " scene was included during the " Executor " attempt to capture the " Millennium Falcon " following the latter ' s escape from the Imperial - occupied planet Bespin . As such , Mark Capri and other extras portraying the " Avenger " command crew are visible during that scene . M ' Kae was referred to as a " Communications Officer " in the film ' s script . In 1997 , M ' Kae was first identified by name on a card for the " Dagobah Limited " expansion set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game . According to a " Star Wars CCG " fan site , M ' Kae was named as a tuckerization of Mark McKay , the stage name of radio personality Mark Tuttle . Inconsistencies . In both the " Empire Strikes Back " novelization and the comic " " , the M ' Kae character is featured , albeit with different lines than the " Empire Strikes Back " film . Additionally , the novelization describes M ' Kae as an aide who approached Captain Needa , which differs from the film showing M ' Kae speaking to Needa from the " Avenger " crewpits . " Star Wars Galaxies " . M ' Kae appeared as a in the 2003 video game " Star Wars Galaxies : An Empire Divided " , a developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts . The game was shut down on December 15 , 2011 . Rebel players who performed a quest for Wolff Kalos had to enter an Imperial safehouse to gain information on Cal Handro ' s whereabouts , before battling and killing the pilot . Following the player ' s mission to the safe house , they were required to speak to M ' Kae , who had rescued Handro . The player was expected to bribe M ' Kae 10 , 000 credits for Handro ' s whereabouts . Failure to do so would result in the player returning to Kalos , who would direct them to M ' Kae ' s base to find incriminating evidence of M ' Kae ' s dealings with Handro , and kill the base ' s general , Brant Korra . With the spacer in possession of M ' Kae ' s journal , the officer then gave them the information they were looking for regarding Handro ' s whereabouts . This article assumes the player had successfully bribed M ' Kae during their mission . The player also had the option of performing the mission as an Imperial character . If this was done , then Wolff Kalos and M ' Kae switched roles , with Kalos being the one who saved Cal Handro , and M ' Kae being the investigating officer who wanted to kill the treasonous Handro , who was double - dealing with the Alliance . M ' Kae directed the player to the Imperial Safe House , where Kalos ' s forces saved Handro . The player then went to Kalos , and had to either bribe the Rebel 10 , 000 credits or return to M ' Kae if they did not have that amount of credits . If unable to bribe Kalos , M ' Kae would send the player to Kalos ' s base , where they would acquire information on Kalos ' family , and blackmail him into revealing the information on Handro . Regardless of how the player got the information out of Kalos , this would initiate the battle against Handro . If the player was not initially successful , they would return to M ' Kae , who revealed that Handro ' s hyperdrive was damaged , and thus he was unable to escape , allowing the Imperial operative to return and still get him . This could be repeated until the player succeeded . Upon completing the mission , the Imperial would return to M ' Kae , who would award the operative 5 , 000 credits and a Bothan inspired BlasTech Special Ops Bola carbine . Although the player could choose not to do the quest related to Cal Handro , this article assumes 100 % game completion with a Rebel character .