Sim Aloo / Legends Sim Aloo was a Force - sensitive Human male noted for his patience , wisdom , and silence . He served as an advisor in the office of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in the final years of the Galactic Republic , during the Clone Wars . Following Palpatine ' s reorganization of the Republic into the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY , Aloo continued to serve the new Emperor as his senior political advisor in the Emperor ' s Inner Circle for the duration of the Imperial era . Being Force - sensitive , he trained as a Dark Side Adept . In 4 ABY , Aloo was one of six advisors who accompanied Palpatine on his journey to the incomplete second Death Star in the Endor system . Within the throne room , Aloo and fellow Inner Circle member Janus Greejatus met with the Emperor , a conference briefly interrupted by the Sith Lord Darth Vader and Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod , commander of the Death Star . Plotting to destroy the Rebel Alliance , Palpatine leaked the information of his own presence aboard the battlestation to the Alliance as bait , drawing them into a trap . The Alliance launched a full - scale attack on the construction site , but , contrary to Palpatine ' s expectations of an easy Imperial victory , the battle culminated with the destruction of the battlestation and Aloo ' s death . Biography . Republic bureaucrat . Sim Aloo was a Force - sensitive Human male from Coruscant , the capital planet of the Galactic Republic . Before the Invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY , he came to be an ally of Naboo Senator Palpatine , who was secretly the Sith Lord Darth Sidious . Aloo continued to serve as an advisor to Palpatine upon the latter ' s ascension to the position of Supreme Chancellor , becoming one of the many beings comprising the Office of the Supreme Chancellor . In 19 BBY , Aloo was present among other consultants , including fellow advisors Janus Greejatus and Sate Pestage , in a meeting with the Chancellor . Together , they held up a group of delegates from the Loyalist Committee — led by Senators Bail Organa of Alderaan , Mon Mothma of Chandrila , and Padmé Amidala of Naboo — who had previously scheduled an appointment with Palpatine . Organa noted that the Chancellor ' s tendency to isolate himself among his advisors was peculiar . Imperial advisor . Days later , as the Clone Wars reached its climax , Palpatine reorganized the Republic into the first Galactic Empire , with himself as Emperor . The transition had little effect on Aloo , who remained as an advisor in Palpatine ' s Inner Circle , a group of minister s and governors who had secured Palpatine ' s favor . Aloo was one of a select group of consultants who were allowed to privately discuss matters with the Emperor . Noted for his wisdom and patience , he became the Emperor ' s senior political advisor and served on the Imperial Security Council . At one point , Aloo and Greejatus were featured in an advertisement for BlasTech Industries ' latest blaster . Aloo and his fellow dignitaries held considerable power within the command structure of the Empire . They were loyal to the Emperor , but the collective group of advisors , hundreds in all , was internally divided . The Emperor promoted this competition and managed to control the members of his inner circle through a web of fear and uncertainty . To further divide the advisors , the Emperor deliberately only met with up to a dozen at a time . Aloo , as the Emperor ' s senior political consultant , was one of the select few advisors who continually met with Palpatine , making lesser individuals feel insecure . Additionally , he was one of many Inner Circle members to receive training in the ways of the dark side of the Force as Palpatine ' s Dark Side Adepts ; the Emperor planned to replace the various Moffs and governors with the Adepts as he consolidated his control over the galaxy . In 4 ABY , as the second Death Star neared completion above the Forest Moon of Endor , Palpatine journeyed to the battlestation as part of an elaborate ploy to destroy the Rebel Alliance . Aloo and a cadre of advisors accompanied the Emperor on this trip . Upon their arrival in one of the Death Star ' s massive hangars , they were greeted by an assemblage of Imperial personnel and soldiers as they disembarked from the Emperor ' s shuttle . Aloo and the others joined file behind the Emperor , his apprentice , Darth Vader , and a group of Imperial officers as they departed the docking bay for the Emperor ' s throne room . Within the throne room , Aloo and fellow advisor Janus Greejatus met with the Emperor and were soon joined by Vader and Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod , commander of the Death Star . Upon Vader ' s arrival , the dignitaries watched silently as the Sith Lord disembarked from the turbolift . Vader made no effort to acknowledge either Aloo or Greejatus , ignoring them as he moved to discuss matters with his master . During the meeting , the Emperor instructed Vader to move the Imperial Fleet to the far side of Endor , where it would remain until the Rebels launched their attack . Though Vader voiced his concerns of the Rebel Fleet massing near the planet Sullust , the Emperor shrugged them off , confident that his trap would successfully see the end of the Rebellion . Vader and Jerjerrod departed , leaving the Emperor and his two advisors to resume their interrupted gathering . The Alliance soon launched its assault , but the Battle of Endor ended differently than the Emperor had planned . In the end , Vader , redeemed by his son , Luke Skywalker , killed Palpatine , and the Alliance destroyed the Death Star . Aloo and the rest of the Emperor ' s advisors were obliterated in the battlestation ' s explosion . Personality and traits . As the senior political consultant to Palpatine , Sim Aloo almost never spoke and displayed considerable wisdom and patience . Aloo wore lavish clothing , including Coruscanti headwear , that was representative of his homeworld ' s history . Collectively , the Imperial Advisors were loyal to the Emperor but , among each other , were politically divided and insecure , always at one another ' s throat s . Aloo possessed a hold - out blaster , which he concealed in the sleeve of his robe . He stood at a height of 1 . 85 meters , weighed 73 kilograms and had gray hair and blue eyes . Powers and abilities . Like fellow Inner Circle member Janus Greejatus , Aloo was Force - sensitive . During the time of the Empire , Aloo was one of many advisors to receive training as a Dark Side Adept . As a result , he was capable of manipulating the Force , if only slightly . Behind the scenes . Sim Aloo first appeared , albeit fleetingly , as one of the many unnamed advisors mentioned in the 1983 of . In the film , Aloo was portrayed by an unidentified Anthony Lang , appearing briefly in two scenes as one of the unnamed Imperial dignitaries accompanying Emperor Palpatine to the second Death Star . The outfits of the advisors were designed by Nilo Rodis - Jamero , who modeled the clothing off the red garments and the intricate headgear of . In 1998 , Aloo and Greejatus — both still unnamed at the time — were featured in a fictional advertisement for BlasTech Industries found on the " " CD - ROM . Details of Aloo went unknown until July of 2000 , with the release of the " Death Star II Limited " expansion set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game . In addition to providing a name for the advisor , the card established Aloo as being Force - sensitive . The following year , an image of Aloo and Greejatus , who was also established as Force - sensitive on his respective card , was included in " The Dark Side Sourcebook " for the section entitled " Dark Side Adepts . " Though the text did not identify Aloo as actually being a Dark Side Adept , the inclusion of his image would indicate that he was one . Aloo later appeared in the 2005 novel " Labyrinth of Evil " , written by James Luceno , and the 2006 non - canon comic " " , by Kevin Rubio . Non - canon biography . Sim Aloo plays a minor role in " The Return of Tag & Bink : Special Edition " , in two scenes aboard the second Death Star . Like in the movie , Aloo is part of the docking bay procession following the Emperor ' s arrival . The procession differs from that of the film in that Aloo and Greejatus are the only advisors present , and that there are a few additions : namely , protagonists Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna ( disguised as Royal Guards ) and two from the " " television series . Aloo and Greejatus later appear in the Emperor ' s throne room , where they discuss Palpatine ' s disappointment of what Darth Vader had become after his " accident . "