Kornell Divini Lieutenant Kornell " Uli " Divini was a Human male surgeon born on Tatooine . His mother was the well known mudopterist Elana Divini . Biography . Commonly called Uli , a Tusken word which means " kid " , Divini left his homeworld to study at Coruscant Medical , where he graduated with honors , and then went on to intern at Galactic Polysapient Medical Center on Alderaan . During the Clone Wars , he was drafted and assigned to Rimsoo Seven on Drongar to replace the Zabrak surgeon Zan Yant . There , he roomed with Yant ' s best friend , Corellian surgeon Jos Vondar and befriended Padawan Barriss Offee , Sullustan reporter Den Dhur , and Lorrdian nurse Tolk le Trene . Uli was described as a prodigy , nineteen standard years old during his time at the RMSU - 7 on Drongar , " hardly more than a boy , really ; he looked like he was about fourteen standard years old " , as one of his colleagues put it . He was also a very good sabacc player , despite ( or perhaps in part due to ) being very open and guileless . He had feelings for Jedi Barriss Offee , and commented that the news of her death on Felucia had hit him hard , but he did not know whether or not they were love or infatuation . Despite having had enough of the military after the Clone Wars and wanting to go home after his compulsory service ended , because of an ongoing need for and shortage of military doctors Uli was forced to stay on indefinitely under the Imperial Military Stop Loss Order ( IMSLO ) . He eventually became a captain in the Imperial Surgical Corps . He was transferred to the medical frigate " MedStar Four " in orbit over the prison planet Despayre , ( over which the first Death Star was being constructed ) . Here he was paired with the secretarial droid C - 4ME - O . Shortly after his transfer to " MedStar Four " , he was transferred again , this time aboard the Death Star to the sector N - One Medcenter . C - 4ME - O accompanied him to his new assignment . Uli found this transfer tedious , as his surgical skills were often under used for lack of need while he found himself doing more routine medical procedures like physicals . He was occasionally given a more critical procedure , such as assisting with injuries sustained by construction workers and even routine operations on imperial officers . He was even one of three surgeons who performed surgery on Admiral Daala after she received a head injury from shrapnel when her ship was attacked while approaching the Death Star . Divini was also assigned to take care of Princess Leia Organa ' s injuries after her interrogation , and she nearly convinced him to leave the Empire during their meeting . Uli resented being forced to serve the Empire against his will but he made the most of his time aboard the Death Star . He frequented the Hard Heart Cantina where he connected with others who shared his discontent . He was at one point approached by Sergeant Nova Stihl , who complained of having persistent nightmares . Divini eventually discovered that Stihl was force - sensitive , and later ran into Stihl in the cantina , as well as several others . This group , made up of cantina operator Memah Roothes , her bouncer Rodo , Celot Ratua Dil , architect Teela Kaarz , TIE pilot Villian Dance , and librarian Atour Riten , conspired to escape the Death Star by posing as medics and stealing a medical shuttle . Riten was the primary architect of the plan and it was set in motion just as the Death Star arrived in the Yavin system . Shortly after the battle of Yavin began , however , Uli was arrested ; not for treason , but instead for trying to research midi - chlorians , something that he had done weeks before while trying to help Stihl . He soon escaped his guards , when the Death Star was damaged in the battle . The group successfully escaped the Death Star moments before its destruction , though Riten , Stihl , and Rodo were forced to stay behind to ensure the shuttle ' s successful launch . Though not enthusiastic about the rebellion ' s effort , not knowing where else to go , and wanting to get back at the Empire for the years of mandatory service they required him to serve , Uli opted to follow his new friends by joining the Alliance .