Hyne

Hyne was a human male who served as the Chief Inspector in the Pre-Mor Enforcement Inspection Team for the corporation Preox-Morlana during the Imperial Era. In 5 BBY, after two Pre-Mor sentry guards, Kravas Drezzer and Verlo Skiff, were killed by Ferrix resident and Kenari native Cassian Andor, Hyne's Deputy Inspector, Syril Karn, made a report on the matter and addressed it to Hyne, wishing to pursue the matter further. However, the Chief Inspector ordered that an accident be conjured, acknowledging Drezzer and Skiff's own offenses and wishing not to draw more attention from the Galactic Empire.
Despite Hyne's orders, Karn continued to pursue the case, leading a team to Ferrix to apprehend Andor. The mission was a failure and drew the Empire's attention. Imperial Security Bureau Supervisor Blevin took the incident as the final string on corporate independence and put the Morlani system under Imperial jurisdiction. He briefed Hyne, Karn, and Sergeant Linus Mosk on their immediate departure to transfer centers and their responsibility for the Ferrix incident, turning down the Chief Inspector's claim that he had no involvement.
==Biography==
===Early life===
During the reign of the Galactic Empire, the successor state to the Galactic Republic, the human male Hyne served in Pre-Mor Enforcement, the security detachment of the conglomerate known as Preox-Morlana, which was headquartered on the planet Morlana One, and he rose to the title of Chief Inspector in the Pre-Mor Security Inspection team. At some point, Hyne met Kravas Drezzer, at that time a squad commander on Four. The Chief Inspector regarded the man as "one of the most unpleasant people" he had ever met.
===A rare calamity===
In 5 BBY, Kravas—who had since been demoted to a sentry corporal on Morlana One—and fellow sentry guard Verlo Skiff were killed in Leisure Zone on Morlana One when they harassed a visitor at a brothel, the Ferrixian Cassian Andor. That same night, Deputy Inspector Syril Karn produced a report on the incident for Hyne while the Chief Inspector was preparing to attend an Imperial Regional Command review to report on crime rates.
Knowing that Hyne would be leaving the following morning and wanting the Chief Inspector to have all available information before his departure, Karn arranged a meeting with him in the latter's office, where he presented his report. Hyne read through it, asking about the details of Karn's investigation and remarking that he had been busy. After identifying modifications Karn had made to his own uniform, the Chief Inspector recognized Drezzer's name on the report, commenting on the sentry guard's past and calling him an unpleasant man. The pair then discussed the leads on Drezzer and Skiff's killer, with the Deputy Inspector wishing that they pursue the case further, but Hyne told Karn to stop, deducing to himself that Drezzer and Skiff had gotten themselves into an unwinnable fight. Hyne then asked the Deputy Inspector to conjure up a believable accident for a new report that made the two dead corpos look useful.
Karn argued that the pair had been murdered, but the Chief Inspector replied that they had gotten into a fight and had broken several rules while they were meant to be on duty. Giving his colleague further instructions on the report, Hyne pointed out that Karn looked stricken and made sure that the latter was absorbing the meaning of his request. Hyne further mentioned his meeting with Imperial Regional Command to Karn, adding that the less the Empire thought about Preox-Morlana, the better for the polity as well as the inspection team. Having collected his jacket, hat, and suitcase, the Chief Inspector asked Karn not to put his feet up in his absence and get the report sorted, then left the office for the Regional Command review.
===Consequences===
Despite Hyne's request, Karn continued with his investigation, learning that Cassian Andor was the killer. The Deputy Inspector had Sergeant Linus Mosk assemble a strike team of twelve corpos to apprehend Andor. The sergeant commended Karn and Hyne, the latter he believed to be approving of the investigation, for pursuing the killer of two of their own. However, the team's attempt to arrest the culprit ended in disaster, with as four corpo fatalities and a civilian death. The incident attracted the attention of the Imperial Security Bureau, and the sector's supervisor, Lieutenant Blevin, took action there, putting the Morlani system under permanent Imperial jurisdiction.
As the Empire began clearing stuff from the Corporate Security Headquarters, Blevin gathered Hyne, Karn, and Mosk into Hyne's office, where he gave them instructions on handing in equipment. The three were told that they would immediately be taken to a transfer center and receive any personal possessions from their quarters that the Empire had gotten around to inventorying. The supervisor further ordered them to holo-certify receipts as well as their involvement in the Ferrix incident. Hyne tried to interject, but when Blevin insisted that further time would not be sent on reading reports, the Chief Inspector insisted that he had nothing to do with it but was dismissed by Blevin, who scolded the apparent incompetence of the Pre-Mor enforcement.
==Personality and traits==
 
A human male, Hyne had light-colored skin, blue eyes, and white hair, including a mustache. As a high-ranking official, Hyne cared about incidents regarding the men serving under him but was not above deception in order to protect himself and those around him. When two of his men, Kravas Drezzer and Verlo Skiff, were murdered, Hyne instructed Syril Karn to lie to the public instead of getting to the bottom of the situation. He justified his actions by pointing out the offenses the late pair had committed and explaining that it would help the Empire stay out of their business.
==Equipment==
Hyne wore the standard blue uniform of the Pre-Mor Authority, with orange piping. It was poorly fitting, unmaintained and unironed.
==Behind the scenes==
Hyne first appeared in "Kassa," the debut episode of Tony Gilroy's live-action Disney+ series Andor which was directed by Toby Haynes and was released on September 21, 2022. The character was portrayed by Rupert Vansittart. Hyne was showcased beforehand in promotional images released by The Walt Disney Company on Getty Images.
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
==Notes and references==
Category:Consolidated Holdings of Preox-Morlana Corporation employees
Category:Humans
Category:Inspectors
Category:Males