Unidentified Rebel Honor Guard A Human male individual native to the planet Alderaan served as a military officer on his homeworld during the Galactic Civil War . By the time of his planet ' s destruction by the Galactic Empire ' s Death Star superweapon in 0 BBY , the individual joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic . After the Alliance destroyed the Death Star at the Battle of Yavin that year , the individual served as one of the Rebel Honor Guard for a post - battle ceremony held at the Alliance ' s headquarters on the moon Yavin 4 . The ceremony honored the victorious Rebel pilot Luke Skywalker and the smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca for their roles in the battle . Biography . A Human male served as a military officer on his homeworld of Alderaan during the Galactic Civil War between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic . During the year 0 BBY , the Empire ' s DS - 1 Orbital Battle Station superweapon destroyed his home planet . The individual was a survivor of Alderaan ' s destruction , by which time he had joined the Alliance . Like some of his fellow Alderaanian survivors , he retained his ceremonial dress uniform following his planet ' s annihilation . In 0 BBY , the Alliance destroyed the Death Star in the Yavin system during the Battle of Yavin . A ceremony was subsequently held in the Grand Audience Chamber of the Alliance ' s headquarters on the moon Yavin 4 . Along with a few other survivors of Alderaan , the individual was among the Rebel Honor Guard sentries for that occasion , standing in front of the Chamber ' s entrance . His Honor Guard duty was in thanks for the efforts of Rebel pilot Luke Skywalker and smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca in the battle . Personality and traits . The Honor Guard was dedicated to ending the Empire ' s tyranny . He possessed brown hair , brown eyes , and fair skin . Equipment . The Honor Guard was armed with an electropole as well as a DH - 17 blaster pistol on Yavin 4 and also preferred a blaster rifle . He retained his dress uniform from Alderaan , a planet rich in ceremonial history before its destruction , and wore it during his service as an Honor Guard for the Yavin 4 ceremony . Behind the scenes . The Honor Guard first appeared during the ending scene of 1977 ' s , during the ceremony honoring the Heroes of Yavin . Though uncredited in the film itself , actor Derek Lyons recalled portraying the character . In 2007 , Hasbro released an action figure of the Honor Guard , named the " Rebel Honor Guard " figure , as part of its " " set . The action figure elaborated on the background of all the Honor Guard sentries present during the award ceremony . Inconsistencies . While the 1987 comic " " featured two sentries standing by the Audience Chamber ' s entrance during the award ceremony scene , it depicted all of the Honor Guard sentries as having significantly different uniforms than what was shown in " A New Hope " . Non - canon appearances . At the end of the " A New Hope " segment of the 2006 non - canon video game " " as well as the subsequent game " " , a cutscene plays that serves as a re - imagining of the award ceremony . Although the cutscene includes sentries standing at the entrance to the ceremony , their uniforms are those of Rebel troopers belonging to the Alliance Fleet , as opposed to the canon ical Honor Guard uniforms .