Ysanne Isard

Ysanne Isard was an agent of Imperial Intelligence; a ruthless and cunning woman which earned her the nickname "Iceheart". Though she was beautiful, she had a red and blue eye.

Biography
Isard was a native of the Imperial Center and was the daughter of Armand Isard who was the then-Director of Imperial Intelligence. He tried to get Ysanne murdered by dispatching her on a mission to Darkknell to retrieve the stolen datapads containing the plans of the first Death Star. Unfortunately Ysanne survived but failed to recover the datapads and she soon realized why her father had sent her on that mission. In revenge, Ysanne Isard had him framed as a Rebel agent and claimed that he was responsible for the theft of the datapads. She also had him framed for bombing the Treitamma Political Center and for murdering Garm Bel Iblis's family so that he would join the Rebel Alliance and blame the Empire. The Emperor then had Armand Isard executed.

Ysanne Isard was then promoted to the position of Director of Imperial Intelligence. She then had the Star Dreadnought Lusankya constructed deep beneath the cityscape of Coruscant. Down there, Isard used the Lusankya as her private prison where she kept captured Rebels so that they could be brainwashed to be made into sleeper agents. After the death of Palpatine and the defeat of the Empire during the Battle of Endor, she allied herself with Grand Vizier Sate Pestage who assumed command of the Imperial Center. Later, Isard allowed him to be captured by the New Republic in Brentaal. The Ruling Circle of Imperial officials assumed command but Ysanne Isard had them murdered. Ysanne Isard then assumed command of Coruscant but her rule was threathened by rival warlords and the New Republic.

Before the New Republic took Coruscant, she had her scientist Evir Derricote create the Krytos virus that only targeted non-human races, leaving the New Republic to deal with the problem. She then fled Coruscant onboard the Lusankya which in the process tore off a large part of Coruscant's cityscape, killing millions. She then headed to the bacta-rich world of Thyferra, taking it and its bacta assets. She later fought Rogue Squadron in a conflict known as the Bacta War. During the battle the Lusankya was captured though Isard managed to escape and scatter the prisoners. Later Isard allied herself with the New Republic to defeat a warlord.

Later Isard helped the New Republic to retrieve the missing prisoners from Admiral Krennel. But Isard was not to be trusted. She later tried to recapture her beloved Lusankya but was slain by her long-time foe and New Republic counterpart, Iella Wessiri, in the attempt.

Appearances

 * Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand
 * Tales from the New Republic
 * The New Essential Chronology
 *  X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble
 *  X-Wing: The Krytos Trap
 *  X-Wing: The Bacta War
 *  X-Wing: Isard's Revenge