Transe Decar Transe Decar was a Human male minister on the planet of Zaloriis during the rule of the Galactic Empire . Circa late 2 ABY to early 3 ABY , during the Galactic Civil War , Decar decided to lead Zaloriis to defect from the Empire to the growing Rebellion against it . One of Decar ' s first rebellious actions was deliberately ignoring Zaloriis ' s monthly tribute to the Empire , which attracted the attention of the Sith Lord Darth Vader , who saw Decar ' s actions as a vague clue to the Alliance Fleet ' s location , and went to Zaloriis to investigate . Upon his arrival , Decar ambushed Vader and revealed his defection to the Rebellion . Vader , however , was unfazed by the announcement and used the Force to strangle Decar . Vader and his troops then fought and destroyed the Rebel presence on Zaloriis . Biography . A Human male , Transe Decar served as a minister on the planet of Zaloriis in the Outer Rim during the reign of the Galactic Empire . At some point during Decar ' s tenure as minister , the Empire initiated a top - secret research project on Zaloriis , the development of the All Terrain Armored Transport . Decar was not placed in charge of it , and was not even aware of its existence , with Colonel Maximilian Veers being given control of the project instead . Between late 2 ABY and early 3 ABY , during the Galactic Civil War , a conflict between the Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic , Decar decided to lead Zaloriis to defect to the Rebellion . After allowing a large amount of Rebel forces onto his planet , Decar deliberately avoided paying Zaloriis ' s monthly tribute to the Empire . Decar ' s actions attracted the attention of Darth Vader , the Dark Lord of the Sith and Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet , who had been hunting the Alliance Fleet since the loss of the Empire ' s planet - destroying superweapon , the Death Star , at the Battle of Yavin . Vader took Decar ' s actions as a vague clue to the Rebel Fleet ' s whereabouts and decided to visit Zaloriis personally to meet with him . Shortly before Vader ' s arrival , the Rebel forces and Decar ' s soldiers seized control of the Imperial forces on the planet , placing a large number of Imperial stormtroopers in prison and arresting Colonel Veers . Vader later arrived with a small group of troopers to meet with Decar , who suddenly ambushed the Sith Lord and revealed Zaloriis ' s defection . Vader was not concerned by Decar ' s announcement and simply used the Force to choke Decar , killing the Minister . Vader then questioned one of Decar ' s soldiers on the location of the stormtroopers who had been captured , and subsequently rescued them and Veers . The Empire proceeded to destroy the Rebel Alliance uprising on Zaloriis using the All Terrain Armored Transports . Personality and traits . Transe Decar served as a minister for Zaloriis up until his death . Decar was unafraid to betray the Empire and even officially declared it in front of the feared Darth Vader , though this decision cost him his life . Decar also owned a blaster and was wielding it when he confronted the Dark Lord , and at that time he also wore a cloak . He spoke with a thick Zaloriian accent , had brown hair and a mustache , and had light skin . Behind the scenes . Transe Decar appears in the 2001 video game " " and its 2002 expansion , " " , in which he was voiced by Michael Gough . Before the game ' s release , he was first mentioned in its , which originally spelled the character ' s name as " Decaar . " Decar only appears in the fourth level of the game ' s Imperial campaign , titled " An Empire ' s Fury , " in which the player controls the Imperial Army and has to fight the Zaloriian rebels . In the dialogue spoken by Decar , his character is always referred to as " Zalor Minister , " but his real name is given in dialogue with Darth Vader . Decar ' s in - game sprite and image are the same as the Zalor Militiamen , the only difference being that Decar is wearing a cloak .