Merrejk

"We're in attack position now, sir."

- Commander Merrejk, informing Fleet Admiral Firmus Piett of the Executor's status during the Battle of Endor

Merrejk was a Human male commander of the Imperial Navy during the height of the Galactic Civil War. As an elite Imperial spy and scout, he often posed as a freighter captain making supply runs to the Outer Rim Territories, monitoring Rebel and criminal activity. By 4 ABY, Merrejk was assigned to Darth Vader's flagship, the Star Dreadnought Executor, where he served on the bridge under the command of Fleet Admiral Firmus Piett. During the early stages of the Battle of Endor, Merrejk notified Piett that the Executor had reached attack position, to which Piett responded that the warship would hold its position in order to allow the secretly operational superlaser of the second Death Star to wreak havoc upon the Alliance Fleet.

Biography
Merrejk was a commander of the Imperial Navy during the Galactic Civil War. An elite spy and scout of the Galactic Empire, he would often masquerade as a freighter captain making supply runs to the Outer Rim Territories. His primary duties included watching for illegal Rebel and other criminal activity.

By 4 ABY, Merrejk was assigned aboard Darth Vader's flagship, the Star Dreadnought Executor, during its watch guard role of the second Death Star over the Forest Moon of Endor.

During the early stages of the pivotal Battle of Endor, Merrejk was stationed aboard the Executor ' s bridge under the command of Fleet Admiral Firmus Piett, where he informed his superior officer that the warship, at the head of the massive Imperial fleet waiting in ambush of the recently arrived Alliance Fleet, had reached attack position. However, Piett ordered him to hold their current position, revealing to a flabbergasted Commander Gherant that the Executor's duty was only to keep the Rebel fleet from escaping, for the Emperor had a specially designed present waiting for them&mdash;the fully operational superlaser of the uncompleted Death Star.

Personality and traits
As an expert spy and scout, Merrejk would often use his skills in service to the Empire to keep tabs on Rebel and criminal activity, frequently posing as a freighter captain making trips to the Outer Rim.

Behind the scenes
Merrejk first appeared in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi as an unidentified character. His single line, alerting Fleet Admiral Firmus Piett of the Executor's ready status, is unique to the movie and not included in the Return of the Jedi novelization, in which Piett independently determines that the warship will hold at its given position.

The character was first identified by name in the 2000 Death Star II Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi