Lushros Dofine

"What's the situation, Captain?"

- General Grievous

Lushros Dofine, a relative to Captain Daultay Dofine of the Trade Federation battleship Saak'ak, was the Neimoidian captain of the Separatist Providence-class cruiser Invisible Hand during the Clone Wars.

Biography
Lushros Dofine was from the influential Dofine family of Neimoidia, which was well-known for their negotiating abilities. Lushros was unusual among Neimoidians due to his coolness in almost any situation, which proved to be a blessing and a curse rolled into one. As soon as he was able, he followed in the footsteps of his cousin, although he'd never admit this himself.

Lushros eventually became the captain of one of the Trade Federation's battleships. Present at the Battle of Geonosis, his core ship was one of the last to leave the planet's surface. Due to this circumstance, his ship was the one to rescue General Grievous from Geonosis. During their retreat, Captain Dofine impressed the droid general by holding off swarms of the prototype clone fighters released by the Republic towards the end of the battle. Having displayed such battle prowess, the Separatist commander ensured that Dofine became the Invisible Hand's captain when he took it as his flagship.



Lushros commanded numerous battles as the Clone Wars engulfed the Galaxy. His coolness in battle and in interacting with General Grievous allowed him to be one of the few Neimoidians to earn the droid general's respect. It was for this reason that during their surprise attack on Coruscant, Grievous left the fleet in this capable Neimoidian's hands during his abduction of the Supreme Chancellor.

As the second battle for Coruscant played out, Lushros kept track of the Chancellor's would-be rescuers, advising General Grievous of their progress throughout the ship. When the Invisible Hand was damaged by a Venator-class Star Destroyer and fell out of orbit towards the planet, he calmly gave the necessary orders to his crew of OOM pilot battle droids to right the wounded ship and avert disaster. He then personally activated the ray shields that captured the Jedi rescuers and Chancellor upon the order of Grievous.

Shortly after this, Lushros was on the bridge when the captive Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, and Chancellor Palpatine were brought in by Grievous's IG-100 MagnaGuards. When the Jedi escaped, he decided to absent himself along with his more cowardly colleagues, nearly losing his life in the escape of General Grievous when the Separatist commander shattered the main viewport. Managing to enter one of the escape pods mere moments before they all were remotely launched by the droid general, their escape was short-lived when a stray turbolaser blast incinerated the pod and its passengers.

Behind the scenes

 * The backstory of this character was developed by James Lord through Hyperspace's What's The Story? feature.


 * Lushros Dofine was played by Colin Ware and voiced by Ben Burtt.


 * In the novelization, General Grievous kills all the Neimoidians on the bridge of Invisible Hand, presumably including Lushros (though no names are ever given).


 * It is also notable that Lushros lacks the "mush-mouthed" accent of most other Neimoidians heard in the movies.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: General Grievous
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith