Feechla Manna

> "I'll have every rebel hanging from a post before the year turns."
>
> ― Feechla Manna during the Precipitate Rebellion, 9 BBY

**Feechla Manna** was a Human naval officer during the time of the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War. Born on Naboo, his father served in the Judicial Forces and the family moved often. When he came of age, Feechla followed in his father's footsteps, and rose up the ranks in the Judicials. When the Clone Wars began, he transferred to the reformed Republic Navy. He fought in a number of battles, winning praise and promotions. When the war ended in 19 BBY, Commodore Manna was one of the most experienced officers in the fleet. He carried his service into the Imperial Navy.

By 9 BBY, Manna had reached the rank of Vice Admiral. His attitude had grown sour with age, and those serving under him chafed at his old school approach. He was given the loathsome moniker *Little Sergeant*, commenting on both his short stature and his gruff, rude nature. Regardless, his long combat record made him the ideal commander for a task force reinforcing Rear Admiral Anaximand Reed, who was failing to suppress the Precipitate Rebellion. Given command of the 103rd, Vice Admiral Manna set out on a campaign to crush rebels.

With swift action, Manna alongside Reed's forces made some gains against Commodore Halliot Sern's rebels, though the admiral grew frustrated at Sern's unwillingness to commit to an engagement. He approved Agent Arliz Hadrassian's plan to hire the bounty hunter Diranan, who claimed he could capture the rebel leader. The two baited Sern into raiding an Imperial relay station over New Holstice, however they failed to alert the admiral beforehand. The trap proved to be shortlived, as Diranan betrayed Hadrassian in the hopes of killing Sern instead of capturing him. The commodore killed the bounty hunter, escaping the station with vital communications records between the two Imperial task forces.

When Sern's rebels began asssembling over Ringo Vinda, Vice Admiral Manna planned his long-awaited attack. With Reed's support, he hoped to ensnare the rebel fleet and overwhelm it with seven star destroyers. Unbeknownst to Manna, Reed hated the vice admiral, and secretly negotiated with Halliot Sern. As such, when the Imperial Fleet arrived at Ringo Vinda, they attacked without Rear Admiral Reed's task force.

During the Battle of Ringo Vinda, Manna's forces were caught between the rebel fleet and three planetary hypervelocity guns. One destroyer was destroyed in the opening barrage, with the Imperial escorting ships and fighters being mauled by Sern's own fighter corps. Needing a decisive victory, Manna ordered his own star destroyer *Racketeer* forward, moving to battle Sern's flagship *Sidewinder* one-on-one. Instead, the rebel commodore unleashed two full salvoes of Diamond-Boron missiles, which proceeded to eviscerate the shielding and hull of Manna's ship. Forced to abandon *Racketeer*, his shuttle made it to Captain Scruff's *Indignation*, which promptly retreated against orders. The entire fleet followed thereafter.

Despite his defeat, Manna's first priority was to exact revenge on Anaximand Reed. He brought the remnants of his forces to the Rear Admiral's anchorage, broadcasting the treachery that had taken place. Most of Reed's ship turned on their commander, and the admiral himself surrendered after one of his cruisers was destroyed in a violent barrage. After this, Vice Admiral Manna received word that he was relieved of command, and summoned to Coruscant. He gave a report to the Admiralty, after which he was disgraced and left without a command.

Sometime after the debacle at Ringo Vinda, Manna received command of the Quellor Sector Fleet, tasked with defending Cato Neimodia. Imperial internal memos indicate that the posting served effectively as the admiral's retirement.