Ved Foslo Ved Foslo was a male human who was a native of the planet Coruscant , and son of the Imperial General Foslo . Ved attended the Royal Imperial Academy in the years leading up to the Galactic Civil War . His roommates were Thane Kyrell and Nash Windrider . During his time at the Academy , Foslo was ranked near top of his class , showing an excellence in mechanical expertise . However , he usually fell short of ranking higher in class exercises to Kyrell and another classmate , Ciena Ree , much to his chagrin . After graduating from the Academy in the weeks prior to the Battle of Yavin , Foslo became a top weapons expert for the Empire . Following the Battle of Jakku , he designed newer weapons systems that were refitted into the Imperial Navy ' s TIE fighters making them much more powerful than ever before . Biography . Imperial cadet . Ved Foslo was the son of the Imperial General Foslo , who worked in central intelligence . When he was around sixteen years old , the younger Foslo became an Imperial cadet at the Royal Imperial Academy on Coruscant , which was regarded as the most prestigious Imperial Academy in the Galactic Empire . When the Jelucan i cadet Thane Kyrell rang the door chime outside their dormitory unit , Foslo chided him for ringing the chime to his own quarters . While Foslo was cold towards the newcomer , his Alderaanian room - mate Nash Windrider was friendly towards Thane . During his time at the Royal Imperial Academy , Ved took notice of the close friendship between Thane and his fellow Jelucani Ciena Ree . Jealous of the two cadet ' s high marks , Foslo once taunted Thane for allowing Ciena to claim the top spot in the flying class . When Thane responded that there was room for more than one of them in the graduation class and reminded him that the Empire wanted to create the best officers , Ved responded that one day he would understand . Nash then pointed out that Foslo was jealous of Thane and Ciena ' s higher marks and mockingly asked Foslo about his father ' s rank . Later , Foslo attended a Small Craft Flight class which involved the cadets riding speeder bike s through Reitgen Hoop s . When Ciena and Thane managed to win the race despite their speeder bikes being stuck together , Foslo threw his helmet down in disgust while the other cadets cheered . Due to Foslo ' s antagonism , Thane and Ciena initially believed that he had been the one who sabotaged Ciena ' s laser cannon assignment . In truth , the sabotage had been perpetrated by the Academy ' s Office of Student Outcomes , which wanted to discourage local loyalties among the student population . Prior to graduation , Foslo along with Thane , Ciena , and Jude Edivon were among a select group of Imperial cadets invited to attend a ball at the Imperial Palace , the residence of Emperor Palpatine and the former Jedi Temple . During the function , Foslo took the opportunity to wear the latest Coruscant fashion : a long cape , wide silky shirt , and other accessories . At the ball , Foslo mocked Thane and Ciena for letting their relationship be affected by the laser cannon incident . He revealed that the Academy ' s cadets had engineered the incident in order to weaken local ties and to strengthen their commitment to the Empire . Despite Foslo ' s harsh tone , Thane and Ciena realized that he was right and reconciled for good . Imperial service . After graduating from the Royal Imperial Academy , Ved Foslo became a weapons expert who developed new weapons for the Imperial Navy . Following the Battle of Jakku , he developed TIE fighters that were capable of punching through energy shields and starfighter hulls with a single blast . Following the Battle of Jakku , Foslo along with his former roommate Commander Nash Windrider joined the Imperial remnant that regrouped in the Queluhan Nebula for an assault on the New Republic , the successor to the Rebel Alliance . Personality and traits . Ved Foslo was a male human . In his youth , he had a slim physique , black hair , and a narrow face . Foslo liked to boast of his father General Foslo ' s high ranking position . As a Core Worlder , Foslo looked down on people from the Outer Rim Territories such as Thane Kyrell and Ciena . According to Thane , he never relaxed and even wore his pajamas to the neck . Foslo was known for his clean habits , his lack of a snoring problem , and his knowledge of the fine points of military culture on Coruscant . Foslo was also familiar with the night clubs on Coruscant . In his youth , Foslo liked to keep up with fashion . While Nash believed that Foslo had risen through the ranks due to his father ' s interference , Foslo had a technical aptitude and became a weapons expert . While Nash chafed under Foslo ' s adolescent arrogance , he regarded Foslo ' s arrogance as completely insufferable in adulthood . Still , Nash regarded Foslo as preferable to his former friend Thane Kyrell , who had joined the Rebel Alliance and New Republic . Behind the scenes . Ved Foslo first appeared in the canon novel " Lost Stars " , as part of , which was written by Claudia Gray and published in 2015 . While writing the novel , Gray pictured Foslo as being portrayed by .