Davod Jon Davod Jon was a Human male colonel who served the Galactic Empire as a Special Forces leader in the Galactic Civil War . Jon was promoted for his skills and bravery as a scout . In 4 ABY , Jon was present for the Dark Lord Darth Vader ' s arrival aboard the Empire ' s second Death Star battlestation , and afterward for the arrival of Emperor Palpatine . Jon would serve under Admiral Firmus Piett during the Battle of Endor . Biography . Davod Jon was a Human male who served as a colonel in the Galactic Empire . As an officer of the Imperial Army , Jon was promoted for his skills and bravery as a scout . He served as a leader in the Empire ' s Special Forces unit . Shortly before the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY , Jon was among the many Imperial personnel present when the Dark Lord Darth Vader arrived aboard the second Death Star to coerce the battlestation ' s commander , Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod , to quicken the superweapon ' s construction , to which Jerjerrod responded that his construction crews would double their efforts . Afterward , Jon stood in one of the Death Star ' s hangar bays alongside Vader and other officers to await the arrival of Emperor Palpatine aboard the battlestation . Jon went on to serve under Admiral Firmus Piett , the commanding officer of the Star Dreadnought " Executor " and Death Squadron , Vader ' s personal fleet , during the Battle of Endor . Personality and traits . Davod Jon was known as a proficient leader . Despite the Empire ' s obvious technological superiority over opponents , Jon advocated the development of wilderness survival training for Imperial troops and convinced his superiors that wilderness survival and recon training were also necessary for military dominance . Jon had brown hair that was gray ing with age and light skin . Equipment . Colonel Jon wore the standard - issue Imperial officer ' s uniform . Behind the scenes . Davod Jon first appeared as one of the many Imperial personnel awaiting Darth Vader ' s arrival on the second Death Star in the opening scene of 1983 ' s . The character was portrayed by an uncredited actor , and was later on given a name and a brief backstory in the 2000 " Death Star II Limited " expansion set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game . " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , released in 2008 , also gave him an entry . Several images found on T - bone ' s Star Wars Universe fan Web site show that Davod Jon was meant to appear in at least one additional scene in " Return of the Jedi " , which did not make the final cut . The last two out of six images from the previous link are from the beginning of an extended version of the Emperor ' s arrival aboard the second Death Star from a scene later in the movie , and the penultimate image shows Jon as part of a group of officers standing in a docking bay to greet Palpatine . Original footage depicting Vader ' s arrival aboard the Death Star in the opening scene of " Return of the Jedi " was reused for the 1997 " Special Edition " release of to show Vader arriving aboard his flagship , the " Executor " , following his Cloud City duel with Luke Skywalker . As such , the extras who portrayed the Imperial personnel awaiting Vader ' s Death Star arrival in " Return of the Jedi " , including Jon ' s actor , can be seen in " The Empire Strikes Back " " Special Edition " . However , the Davod Jon character is not canon ically established to have been aboard the " Executor " in the reused scene .