Unidentified New Republic commander A Human male was a New Republic Army commander stationed on the New Republic base on the planet Altyr V in 10 ABY . He was in charge of the base when it came under attack from two Imperial artificial asteroids . Thanks to the efforts of the Jedi Knight Kyle Katarn , who destroyed the asteroids , the commander was able to evacuate the base . He then briefed Katarn ' s apprentice , Mara Jade , on her mission to contact the crime lord Ka ' Pa the Hutt . Biography . A Human male served as a commander in the New Republic Army . During the reborn Emperor Palpatine ' s military campaign , launched by the Galactic Empire in an attempt to retake control of the galaxy in 10 ABY , the commander was stationed on the New Republic outpost on the planet Altyr V . He was assisted there by the Jedi Knight Kyle Katarn and his apprentice Mara Jade , the former Emperor ' s Hand - turned - Jedi . One day , the Altyr 5 base ' s sensors detected two asteroids approaching the planet . Thinking that they would break up on contact , the commander was surprised when they took up a geosynchronous orbit and began bombarding the base ' s shields , revealing them to be some type of new Imperial weapons disguised as asteroids to take the base by surprise . Furthermore , the long - range sensors on Delta 3 picked up an Imperial strike force entering hyperspace . The main Imperial force — which was large enough to destroy the entire base — was estimated to reach Altyr 5 in three hours , and evacuation orders could not be issued because of the continuing fire from the asteroids . The commander immediately called the two Jedi , and briefed them on the situation , calmly coordinating the base ' s defenses afterward . The Jedi formulated a plan and separated ; while Jade was to remain on the base , to help the commander in the coordination of Altyr 5 ' s defenses against the Imperial forces sent from the asteroids , Katarn successfully infiltrated one of the asteroids using a stolen Imperial shuttle . Eventually , he destroyed both asteroids , which allowed the commander to evacuate the base before the enemy reinforcements emerged from hyperspace . Katarn , who had found a clue to the location of an ancient Sith Temple while on the asteroid , soon left for the planet Dromund Kaas to find it . With Katarn gone , the commander assigned Jade to a mission vital for the New Republic . He told Jade to contact the crime lord Ka ' Pa the Hutt , in order to convince him to give the New Republic some desperately needed supplies , in exchange for amnesty for all his crimes . Although Jade was at first reluctant to accept the task , she agreed to it after the commander explained to her why the mission was so important . Personality and traits . The commander had light skin and gray hair , with facial hair styled in a full beard . He was an experienced leader , as indicated by his calm coordination of Altyr 5 ' s base defenses during the Imperial attack . He was also persuasive , being able to convince the reluctant Mara Jade to accept the mission to contact Ka ' Pa the Hutt . Equipment . During the events on Altyr V , the commander wore a uniform that consisted of a light - brown jacket , which displayed a small square command insignia with nine red pips , and white pants . Behind the scenes . This individual ' s first and only appearance was in " " , the expansion pack for the first - person shooter video game " " released on January 31 , 1998 . He was voiced by Terence McGovern , the voice actor famous for uttering the phrase " These aren ' t the droids we are looking for " in , and credited by George Lucas himself for coining the phrase " Wookiee . " The officer ' s name is never revealed in the game , and he is only addressed as the " commander " in the cutscenes . Additionally , in the " Mysteries of the Sith " game manual , he is named " Rebel Commander " , despite the fact that the Rebel Alliance had already been re - formed into the New Republic by the time " Mysteries of the Sith " took place . The game manual also showed the Rebel Commander as an AI ally , even though he is shown only in cutscenes as a main character . His physical appearance is unique in the game . Furthermore , because of the nature of the word " commander , " it is unknown if it was his military rank , or if it was used as a term to address an officer holding a distinct unit command . The commander ' s unique command insignia with nine pips has also never been used in other " Star Wars " works and the rank it represents has never been identified so far .