Madel Wharen Madel Wharen was a Human male researcher and developer for the Drever Corporation , a minor weapons manufacturing company located in the Parmel sector . Wharen had many talents , and his technical skills played a significant role in the Drever Corporation ' s reputation for reliability . Wharen had a tumultuous relationship with the corporation ' s board and managing director , however , which was largely a result of his Rebel sympathies . The combination of his technical skills and his political views made him a person of interest for both the Rebellion and the Empire , such that Rebel agents made plans to recruit him , while Imperial agents made plans to prevent him from being recruited . Biography . Madel Wharen was a Human male researcher and developer for the Drever Corporation , a minor weapons manufacturing company located in the Parmel sector . Wharen was known as the inventor of the Phoenix Plasma Punch , a cutting tool which was widely acclaimed by Imperial Customs , and other organizations which used it . For a time , he served on the Board of Directors for the corporation . Wharen was the only close friend of Jenson Drever II , the managing director of the Drever Corporation . Wharen was a discrete , yet staunch supporter of the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Too prudent to publicly support the Rebel cause , Wharen nevertheless constantly pushed for business policies that would be beneficial for the Alliance , or detrimental for the Galactic Empire . His political leanings led to many arguments with Drever . Ultimately , these arguments resulted in Wharen being transferred to a backwater research and development station and severely strained his friendship with Drever . In many ways , this transfer was beneficial to the Drever Corporation , since Wharen thrived in this environment , and was able to improve many of the corporation ' s product lines . In fact , Wharen ' s ability to find and cheaply correct flaws in products during this research and development process was one of the reasons why the Drever Corporation had a reputation for reliability . At some point between the Battle of Yavin and the Battle of Endor , the Rebel Alliance was aware of Wharen ' s pro - Rebel leanings and wished to recruit him . This was complicated by the fact that the Imperial Security Bureau was also aware of his sympathies . ISB agents closely watched Wharen , along with his wife , Bea , and his young son , Padyn . In fact , a Surveillance agent had been inserted into the Drever Corporation Board when Wharen was still a board member , and had discovered his support for the Rebels . When Wharen was transferred to research and development , the ISB ensured that his work there was closely overseen by several other agents , as they believed that the Alliance would make an attempt to extract him . In order to prevent such an extraction , these ISB agents were given access to Investigations resources , as well as the ability to call upon the Drever Corporation ' s internal security forces . Personality and traits . Erratic and temperamental , Madel Wharen would often break off in the middle of a sentence to go to a nearby computer terminal with an idea . Wharen considered himself an inventor rather than a corporate drudge , and had little tolerance for anyone who advocated putting profits ahead of quality , or for corporate executives in general . Despite his vocal opposition of corporate activities , Wharen was a discreet Rebel sympathizer , although he was too prudent to support the Alliance publicly . However , he maintained his support despite being removed from the Drever Corporation ' s Board of Directors and the negative effect it had on his friendship with the Drever . Not particularly strong or agile , Wharen had a thin , gangly build and possessed light skin and unruly gray hair . Skills and abilities . Despite his eccentricities , Wharen was a highly skilled technician , inventor , and engineer who was a mechanical genius . Specifically , Wharen was skilled at engineering and repairing blasters and other machinery , in addition to repairing and programming computers and droids . He was particularly adept at improving existing designs . Wharen also had a large amount of knowledge and skill when dealing with mechanical security systems . Wharen ' s ability to consistently engineer profitable products led a large portion of the Drever Corporation ' s staff to be loyal to him personally . His knowledge extended to C - 227 motivator s , DDX pulse modulator s , flux control module s , integrated power flow control chip s , and microprocessor s . In addition to his technical abilities , he was also skilled at persuading individuals , despite his erratic temperament . Equipment . Madel Wharen usually wore a lab coat over a rumpled , unkempt business suit , and was never seen without a datapad in hand . He generally wore his clothing for three days at a time . Wharen generally kept two thousand credits on his person Behind the scenes . Madel Wharen was a character created for the " " sourcebook " " , written by Simon Smith and Eric S . Trautmann . As the sourcebook was a collection of elements and " adventure hooks " that could be used in games , the fate of Madel Wharen was deliberately left open , in order to allow " gamemasters " to use the characters in their games freely . One possibility suggested for Wharen ' s character included having Alliance agents forcing Drever out of his own company and installing Wharen as the head of the Drever Corporation . This would then force the Empire to either directly take over the company , a move which would have repercussions amongst other corporations , or attempt to quietly remove Wharen , which would create a dangerous internal power struggle in the corporation and make it more likely that the Empire would be discovered interfering with the company .