Vanden Willard/Legends

Vanden Willard was an officer in the Rebel Alliance. He served as a spy for Bail and Leia Organa. He also served as the sector HQ commander of Suolriep sector. Later, he served as one of the leaders of the Rebel base at Yavin IV, under General Jan Dodonna. When Alderaan was destroyed, he'd feared the worst about Princess Leia, but was pleased to later learn she was alive when she arrived at the base with the plans for Death Star I.

Years later, when the cloned Emperor began his offensive against the New Republic, Willard returned from retirement to join Dodonna's "Grey Cadre," along with fellow strategic luminaries Adar Tallon and Pashna Starkiller.