Unidentified Imperial Advisor ( black robe ) A Human male Imperial Advisor was one of only a few hundred of his kind who were genuinely loyal to Emperor Palpatine ' s New Order and was therefore appointed as a member of the Imperial Ruling Council during the Galactic Civil War . In 4 ABY , the Advisor was one of six who accompanied the Emperor to the Death Star II battlestation shortly before the Battle of Endor , in which he was killed when the Death Star was attacked and destroyed by the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Biography . A Human male served the Galactic Empire as an Imperial Advisor during the Galactic Civil War against the Alliance to Restore the Republic . For being one of the few hundred Advisors who were genuinely loyal to Emperor Palpatine and his New Order , the Advisor was appointed to the Imperial Ruling Council , which was also known as the Emperor ' s Inner Circle . The Imperial Ruling Council was based on the galactic capital planet of Coruscant , and its members were allowed private audiences with the Emperor . While Palpatine ruled the galaxy , the Advisors managed the Empire and carried out the Emperor ' s will . The Imperial Advisors ' duties consisted of overseeing both their home systems and those of rival Advisors as well as administrative duties that included appointing Imperial governors and Moffs . Imperial Advisors wore lavish robes as an indication of their status , and the Advisor wore a robe that was red and black in color . In the year 4 ABY , the red - and - black - robed Advisor was one of six Advisors who accompanied Emperor Palpatine to the Imperial Death Star II battlestation , in construction over the Forest Moon of Endor . The group arrived aboard the Death Star in Palpatine ' s private shuttle and landed in one of the Death Star ' s hangar bays , where they were greeted by an assembly of Imperial personnel and by Palpatine ' s Sith apprentice , Darth Vader . The Advisors accompanied Palpatine and Vader as the pair departed the hangar . A short time later , the Death Star was attacked by the Alliance during the Battle of Endor , and all six of the Emperor ' s Advisors were killed in the station ' s destruction . Personality and traits . The red - and - black - robed Advisor ' s position in the Imperial Ruling Council was a testament to his loyalty to Palpatine and the New Order . He had pale skin and brown eyebrows . Behind the scenes . The Emperor ' s Advisors were first referenced , as " the Emperor ' s courtiers , " in the 1983 of the film before appearing in the film itself later the same year . The Imperial Advisors ' outfits were designed by Nilo Rodis - Jamero , who was inspired by the outfits of . Other sources have since established the Advisors as being part of the Imperial Ruling Circle . In 2003 , a " Return of the Jedi " production photo of the red - and - black - robed Advisor and four others was included in a StarWars . com article , with text that read , " Among the members of Palpatine ' s Inner Circle are : Sate Pestage , Janus Greejatus , Sim Aloo , Ars Dangor , and Kren Blista - Vanee . " This led to certain fan confusion , in which the red - and - black - robed Advisor was interpreted to be Sate Pestage , given that Pestage had previously been identified in the Expanded Universe wearing a similar headpiece . However , the 2013 " " card set reveals that all six Advisors aboard the Death Star were killed during the Battle of Endor , while Pestage is established to have lived past the Battle of Endor , thus eliminating any connection between the two characters .