Lens Reekeene Lens Reekeene , originally known as Lens before her marriage , was a Human female born in 54 BBY . She worked as a mercenary commander for a private corporation until the Galactic Empire imprisoned her on false charges in 14 BBY . While in prison , she married a fellow convict , the engineer Mikka Reekeene , who was later released . Mikka bought her release in 3 BBY , and the Reekeenes became members of the Rebel Alliance . Lens later rose to the rank of general and founded Reekeene ' s Roughnecks , a group of Rebel soldiers operating in the Fakir sector , and a part of a series of similar small military units in the Alliance called The Irregulars . General Reekeene was advised by both her husband and a friend of the family , Santhou Lazith ' chika . Under General Reekeene , the Roughnecks performed guerrilla raids against the Empire , while doing their best to attract new members to the Alliance . Circa 0 ABY , Reekeene also led the Roughnecks in " Operation Retribution , " a mission in which her unit ran little risk while damaging several Imperial assets . After the operation , she was captured and taken to an Imperial garrison base on the planet Flankers . The Roughnecks then set out to rescue her . Biography . Origins . Lens , a female Human born in 54 BBY , served as the commander of a mercenary company performing garrison duties for Sartran Corporation , a private company . In 14 BBY , Sartran was disbanded by the Galactic Empire for treasonous activities , and the mercenaries employed by the company , as well as Lens , were imprisoned under false charges of conspiracy . While in prison , Lens met Mikka Reekeene , a former employer and engineer for Sartran also jailed on false charges , and they married in prison . She subsequently adopted his surname of Reekeene . The prison staff made a management mistake , and as a consequence , Mikka Reekeene was released . He later earned enough credits to buy Lens ' s freedom in 3 BBY . Once free , Lens discovered that most of the mercenaries from her unit had died in prison . Desiring revenge against the Empire , Lens joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic . Her husband was not as interested in politics as she was , but he joined the Alliance too , in order to be with Lens . Soon , she became an officer of the Alliance , reaching the military rank of general , with her husband by her side as her advisor . At some point , Santhou Lazith ' chika , a secretive alien , contacted the Reekeenes , gained their confidence , and became Mikka ' s main advisor , Lens ' s second advisor , and a personal friend to both Reekeenes . Reekeene ' s Roughnecks . The Reekeenes and Lazith ' chika founded Reekeene ' s Roughnecks , a guerrilla organization of Rebel soldiers , to harass Imperial forces in the Fakir sector . As a part of a group of similar small military units known as The Irregulars of the Alliance , the Roughnecks tried to attract Imperial attention in order to divert the Empire ' s resources from other missions , such as the search for the Alliance main fleet . General Reekeene ' s constant attacks on government offices overwhelmed the local Moff , who asked the Empire to send him a fleet as a reinforcement . In addition to these guerrilla operations , the Roughnecks tried to recruit new members for the Alliance . In 0 ABY , Lazith ' chika and General Reekeene briefed the Roughnecks ' Green squad on a diplomatic mission to Abonshee , a planet also known as Masterhome . Reekeene and Lazith ' chika used holograms to confer with the squad . Reekeene informed the unit of their goals and motivation : Alliance High Command had ordered the Roughnecks to obtain new sources of food and , following that premise , Green squad was to negotiate with the Godking , the leader of the native Anointed People , on behalf of the Alliance . The squad was shuttled to Abonshee on board the " Long Shot " , a Lantillian GX1 Short Hauler that had been previously assigned to the Roughnecks ; Reekeene commonly used the " Long Shot " for this kind of duty . Green squad later succeeded in their mission . Also around this time , the Reekeenes joined Lazith ' chika and Rebel Lieutenant Am Serro aboard their mobile headquarters , the Tsukkian water freighter " Home " . Special operative Tay " Tiree " Vanis , an agent of Alliance Intelligence , met with them in person . Vanis reported on the results his twentieth operation — he had failed to recruit new operative s and had also reached the limit of missions before mandatory retirement . Nevertheless , Vanis had vouched for several potential new recruits , and General Reekeene sent him to conscript them . Operation Retribution . Reekeene planned " Operation Retribution , " a two - day offensive that spread the Roughnecks ' resources thin by simultaneously raiding several Imperial targets . General Reekeene instructed her men to cause maximum damage at minimum risk in the given time , and then retreat . Her intelligence agents had reported on Repair Station M13 , a newly built Imperial repair and refueling outpost on the planet Mycroft , protected by several TIE fighters . As a part of Retribution , Reekeene ordered some of the Roughnecks to attack a station in a nearby star system , attracting the starfighters stationed on M13 , while another team sabotaged the undefended station . Once Retribution was over , Reekeene sent an undercover Roughneck team to plant a listening device under a communication center on Iyuta . The building ' s plans had been intentionally leaked by Imperial agents , who intended to track a Rebel team to the Roughneck headquarters . General Reekeene instructed her men to contact Chilla , a local Rebel spy , once they reached Iyuta . Unbeknownst to Reekeene , the Empire had killed Chilla and replaced him with an impersonator , who was waiting for the Rebels . However , the undercover Rebels discovered the impersonator ' s sham and foiled the Imperial plot to discover the Roughnecks ' base . Later activities . Soon after , Reekeene piloted an X - wing starfighter with her R2 unit to a meeting with the Alliance commanding officers of the Fakir sector . Her ship was found by an Imperial scout vessel , which ambushed and attacked her . Reekeene ' s droid was destroyed during the fight and the X - wing was damaged . The Imperial Captain waited for Reekeene to surrender , but Reekeene instead shot at least three proton torpedoes at point - blank range , destroying the Imperial ship ' s fuel pod . The X - wing was wrecked in the explosion , and Reekeene was captured . The scout took Reekeene to the nearest Imperial base , a garrison on the planet Flankers . The base had previously been abandoned because the system ' s star was going to go nova in a few days , but the Imperial captain was unaware of this . Once there , the Imperial contacted his allies and asked for a pick - up ship for him and his prisoner . Thanks to an intercepted message from an Imperial probe droid , the " Long Shot " discovered Reekeene ' s plight and hurried to rescue her . When they reached Flankers , they were identified as Rebels and were opposed by Imperial forces . Personality and traits . A woman with piercing eyes and an imposing presence , General Reekeene commonly showed a cold demeanor , although she never did so to her husband Mikka . Having been a mercenary , Lens Reekeene kept her aggressive and militaristic tendencies even after joining the Rebel Alliance . Her philosophy on warfare included providing her subordinates only with the information they needed , always harassing the enemy , and not keeping her assets in the same place for too long . Reekeene commonly wore a blaster on her left hip and a vibroblade in her right boot , and she was adept in the use of both of these weapons . Most members of the Roughnecks wore colored armpatches identifying their squad , but General Reekeene , being a commanding officer , wore a white patch . Only she and the other two highest - ranking members of the Roughnecks briefed the squads and answered their questions . As a security measure , once a squad had been briefed for a mission , its members could only speak to the Reekeenes or Lazith ' chika . Through her life , General Reekeene proved her skill as a military commander , first as a mercenary officer and later as a Rebel General and leader of the Roughnecks . She knew how to plan and execute complex offensives , as showed during Operation Retribution . She was also a pilot , skilled in the art of starfighter combat , and she knew how to survive in hostile environments . Behind the scenes . Lens Reekeene first appeared in " The Long Shot Campaign " , a chapter of the role - playing book " Star Wars Campaign Pack " , written by Paul Murphy and published by West End Games in 1988 . " The Long Shot Campaign " was later re - published in 1994 in " Classic Campaigns " , along with " The Bissillirus Campaign " . Lens was first graphically depicted in the web comic " " ( 2006 ) by Pablo Hidalgo , who based her on a personal acquaintance whose identity has not been revealed . Lens Reekeene ' s eyes were described as blue in " The Long Shot Campaign " , but they appear to be darker in " Rookies : Rendezvous " .