Exmar Kloris

Exmar Kloris was a human operative for the Galactic Empire's Imperial Security Bureau during the Imperial Era, tasked by ISB Supervisor Lieutenant Blevin to spy on Chandrilan Senator Mon Mothma on Coruscant in 5 BBY. He personally reported Mothma's and her family's activities to his handler.
==Biography==
===Spying on a senator===
During the reign of the Galactic Empire, Exmar Kloris was an operative for the Empire's Imperial Security Bureau (ISB). In 5 BBY, he was assigned by ISB Supervisor Blevin to spy on the Chandrilan Senator Mon Mothma, who had become of great interest to the ISB due to her humanitarian efforts. Kloris became Mothma's new driver, listening in and reporting on her secret humanitarian programs to the his real superiors. Mothma, though, was aware of the true nature of Kloris, wishing to use the wide range surveillance on her to sow disinformation to her watchers to hide her true intentions from the Empire.
Kloris accompanied Mothma when she visited the shop Galactic Antiquities and Objects of Interest where she claimed she was buying a present for her husband, Perrin Fertha, for his Day of Days. In reality, Mothma was there to meet with the proprietor Luthen Rael, who was secretly coordinating an anti-Imperial network, to discuss her ability fund their hopeful rebellion. As Mothma arrived, Rael's assistant, Kleya Marki, quickly noticed that the driver was new, and the two briefly discussed whether he was familiar or even Chandrilan. Rael then welcomed Mothma in and began showing her items while Kloris waited. Marki asked the undercover driver if she could show him anything. Kloris remarked that he could not afford anything in the shop, but the assistant insisted that he was still welcome to look, convincing the driver to let her show him some old coins.
Rael guided Mothma to the back room to speak privately, pretending to be showing her a new item. Kloris looked over to them, but Marki quickly diverted his attention again to the coins. In the other room, Mothma stressed to Rael that increased surveillance on her was making diverting funds impossible, Rael recalling to her that the driver was new. They soon concluded their short meeting and went back to the main room, publically agreeing on a loaned artifact for Fertha. Kloris thus drove Mothma back to her residence at the Chandrilan Embassy, handing Fertha's gift to one of the servants when they arrived.
===Chaffeuring===
The next day, Kloris was arranged to take Mothma and her daughter, Leida Mothma, to the latter's class. The driver arrived while Mothma and Fertha had breakfast, the senator having to remind her husband of Kloris's name. However, that morning, Leida insisted on Fertha taking her instead, insulting the senator without any objection from her father. That night, Kloris drove Mothma and Fertha when they attended an event. On the way back Fertha and Mothma briefly discussed the latter's new foundation in the back and, after asking his wife for Kloris' name, Fertha requested the driver to take the Expressway.
Three days later, following a heist of the Empire's cached credits on the planet Aldhani, Kloris drove Mothma towards the Imperial Senate Building, stopping back to the Antiquities & Objects of Interest on the way. Mothma met with Rael pretended to change the gift she had previously been taken for her husband; in truth she was there to question Rael of his involvement on the Aldhani incident. Mothma left Kloris at the speeder, telling him that she would be right back. Kloris passed his time pacing and looking into the shop until the end of the conversation, driving Mothma onwards to the Senate.
A month later Kloris drove when Mothma spoke at another session at the Senate. During the session, the Chandrilan Embassy called in to Kloris, passing on the news that Mothma's cousin, Vel Sartha had arrived at the residence. When Mothma returned to the speeder and asked Kloris to drive, he gave her the news of her cousin's visit and drove her back to the embassy. Sartha left the next day, claiming to be going to the Pilgrimage on Chandrila. Kloris collected Sartha's bags and drove her elsewhere.
===Great gambles===
After another few days, Mothma and Fertha attended a party, Kloris being available to drive them back. Mothma left first and waited in the speeder until Fertha joined them. The senator then asked the driver for privacy and he complied. After a short wait, though, Kloris reactivated the driver-passenger comlink to spy on the conversation. He overheard Mothma scolding Fertha for losing their money and accusing him of gambling, which her husband passionately denied. Mothma told him to keep his voice down, but Fertha insisted that Kloris could not hear him.
The next day, Kloris met with Blevin in the ISB Central Office, reporting word for word the conversation he had overheard between Mothma and Fertha. The supervisor wondered if Mothma was more mad about Fertha lying or the possibility of gambling debts, Kloris unsure about which. With Blevin believing Fertha's problems could be beneficial to them, the undercover driver added that it sounded like the gambling problems were a repeated matter. The briefing was interrupted by Supervisor Lagret who told Blevin he was missing the meeting an trap the ISB was watching play out.
==Personality and traits==
Exmar Kloris was a human with light skin, silver hair and brown eyes. An undercover agent for the Imperial Security Bureau, he kept an eye on Mon Mothma whenever possible while maintaining a formal demeanour, always standing straight and smiling when convenient. On top of that, he listened in and reported on her secret charitable efforts.
When left outside the Galactic Antiquities and Objects of Interest shop on one occasion, he boredly paced around while glancing through the windows towards Mothma. When asked for privacy by Mothma later on, Kloris defied orders and eavesdropped on her argument with Perrin Fertha about gambling debts, knitting his brow at what he was hearing. The driver relayed his findings and deductions to Blevin, unbeknownst that Mothma was trying to feed him disinformation all along.
==Equipment==
Kloris wore a blue uniform that was lines with gold features on the legs, forearms, and shoulder areas, as well as his hat. He additionally donned dark gloves and boots.
==Behind the scenes==
Exmar Kloris first appeared in "Aldhani," the fourth episode of the first season of Tony Gilroy's live-action Disney+ series Andor. He was played by Lee Ross in the episode, which aired on September 28, 2022. Footage of Kloris was first seen in the official trailer for the season on August 1 of that year. Kloris's last name was first given in a promotional asset released as part of The Walt Disney Studios section on the Getty Images site on August 8. His first name was identified in the 2023 reference book Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide, written by Pablo Hidalgo and Emily Shkoukani.
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*Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide 
*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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