Pharl McQuarrie

Pharl McQuarrie was a supporting character in Star Wars. He was portrayed by the late Star Wars conceptual designer in a cameo role. 
McQuarrie was a human male from the planet Ralltiir. During the Clone Wars McQuarrie held the rank of Captain. After the collapse of the Republic he left the Republic military and went back to Ralltiir where he assisted with the local defense forces. When the Galactic Empire brutally subjugated Ralltiir, McQuarrie joined the Rebel Alliance and rose through the ranks to become a General. He played a major role in helping to recover the Death Star Plans in the weeks leading up to the Battle of Yavin, knowledge which enabled the Alliance to destroy the Death Star. 
The Rebellion soon left its quarters on Yavin IV as the Empire knew the location of their base. McQuarrie was instrumental in building a new base for the Rebel Alliance on Hoth, something that took over 18 months due to Hoth's challenging environment. Once the base was finished McQuarrie stayed on as second-in-command after General Carlist Rieekan requested he do so. 
About a month later, one of the Imperial probe droids dispatched by the Imperial Navy located the base on Hoth. Realizing they had found the base, Darth Vader ordered his fleet to attack the planet. During the battle McQuarrie coordinated a delaying action so that the evacuation of Hoth could be completed. Thanks in part to his efforts, the majority of the Alliance personnel and equipment was able to escape Hoth and make it to a rendezvous point near the edge of a galaxy.
==Trivia==
* The character was created in order to give Ralph McQuarrie a chance to appear on a finished Star Wars production. McQuarrie would later claim the crew didn't give him any lines as they knew he would "flub them." 
* Pharl is an anagram of McQuarrie's first name. 
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