Godherdt Godherdt was a Human male captain who served in the Imperial Navy during the Galactic Civil War . Godherdt was stationed on the Dark Lord Darth Vader ' s personal flagship , the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " . Godherdt was an elite fleet engineer and a key operator of magnetic signature sensor s monitoring Star Destroyer hulls . In 4 ABY , Godherdt was present when Vader arrived aboard the second Death Star to oversee the battlestation ' s final stages of construction . Godherdt would later on accompany Vader along one of the Death Star ' s corridors as they headed to the main hangar bay to await Emperor Palpatine ' s arrival on the station . Biography . Captain Godherdt was a Human male who served as an elite fleet engineer in the naval forces of the Galactic Empire . He was a key operator of magnetic signature sensor s monitoring Star Destroyer hulls . Godherdt was stationed aboard the Dark Lord Darth Vader ' s personal flagship , the Super Star Destroyer " Executor " , as a sensor monitor , keeping data on the integrity of the Super Star Destroyer ' s hull . In 4 ABY , Godherdt was among the Imperial personnel present in one of the second Death Star ' s hangar bays when Darth Vader arrived aboard the battlestation to take direction of its lagging construction schedule . Vader informed the station ' s commander , Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod , that Emperor Palpatine was displeased with the Death Star ' s lack of progress and that he would soon be arriving himself to personally oversee the remainder of the station ' s construction . Shortly thereafter , Godherdt was among the Imperial officers accompanying Vader along one of the Death Star ' s corridors as they headed to the main hangar bay to await Emperor Palpatine ' s arrival on the Death Star . Personality and traits . Godherdt was technically brilliant and known for being a skilled fleet engineer and sensor officer . Godherdt had graying hair and light skin . Equipment . Captain Godherdt wore the standard - issue Imperial officer ' s uniform . Behind the scenes . The opening scene of the 1983 film was Captain Godherdt ' s first appearance , in which he awaited the arrival of Darth Vader on the second Death Star . He was played by an uncredited actor . The character was given a name and a brief backstory in the 2000 " Death Star II Limited " expansion set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game . He was later also given an entry in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . Godherdt was originally set to appear in another scene in " Return of the Jedi " , which was ultimately deleted from the film ' s final version , according to several images found on T - bone ' s Star Wars Universe fan Web site . The first four out of six images in the previous link show Vader and a group of Imperial officers ( Godherdt included ) heading toward the Death Star ' s docking bay to greet the Emperor upon his arrival , an extended version of a scene shown later in the final movie cut . The 1997 " Special Edition " release of reuses the original footage from " Return of the Jedi " showing Vader ' s arrival on the second Death Star to depict Vader ' s arrival aboard the " Executor " , following his lightsaber duel with Luke Skywalker on Cloud City . As such , the actor who portrayed Godherdt can be seen in " The Empire Strikes Back " " Special Edition " alongside the other extras who portrayed Imperial personnel on the Death Star . However , the Godherdt character is not canon ically established to appear in this " Executor " scene .