Unidentified Imperial officer (Metalorn)

"At my command&mdash;Fire!!"

- The officer orders his men to fire their weapons

A Human male served as an officer under the Imperial Governor Corwyth on the planet of Metalorn. During the year 0 ABY, Princess Leia Organa of the Rebel Alliance infiltrated the factory planet in order to spread the seeds of rebellion among the uninformed worker populace, who had little knowledge of the outside galaxy and its current events. The officer was ordered to find Organa, and using a tracking device implanted in a stolen blaster, he managed to track Organa to an ore processing center. When the conveyor bucket that the tracking device was broadcasting from appeared within the line of sight of the officer's stormtroopers, the officer ordered his men to open fire. After the smoke had cleared they discovered that Organa had escaped, and all that was present in the conveyor bucket was the stolen blaster.

Biography
"Set all blasters at low level intensity&mdash;we want to destroy the woman, not the conveyer!"

- The officer prepares his men for confrontation

Sometime before or during the year 0 ABY, a Human male joined the forces of the Galactic Empire, rising through the ranks until he served as an officer. Assigned to the planet of Metalorn, located in the Mid Rim, the officer worked under the command of the planet's Imperial governor, Corwyth. Corwyth managed to keep Metalorn, a planet covered in smog and factories, isolated from outside influences, keeping the population unaware of a rebel faction fighting the rule of the Empire. In addition, Corwyth designed an elaborate security system centered around the use of tracking devices in electrical equipment and weapons. As such, if an individual ever stole a blaster, they could easily be found due to a tracking device built into the gun.

Eventually, the Rebel Princess from the planet of Alderaan, Leia Organa, attempted to infiltrate the planet in order to bring the world out of the dark and take the planet's populace to the brink of rebellion. It wasn't long before Organa encountered a lone stormtrooper, whom she dispatched; unaware of the tracking device in the trooper's blaster, Organa took it for herself. The officer was tasked with tracking the Princess down, using the device implanted in her weapon to locate her. Troopers chased Organa to an ore processing center, where she hopped onto a cart on an ore conveyor, and the conveyor carried the Princess through the processing center. The officer was able to reach the chamber ahead of her and had his men prepare for her arrival, stationing them along a catwalk above the conveyor. The plan was to blast Organa as soon as she appeared. Meanwhile, the heightened activity was passed along as nothing more than a security test to the curious populace.

While riding the conveyor, Organa figured out the security system, and its relation to her weapon, and ditched the moving cart while leaving the blaster behind. When the cart arrived in the officer's secured chamber, the troopers opened fire on his command. When the smoke dissipated it became clear to the Imperials that the Princess had escaped, much to the officer's frustration. The officer reported back to Corwyth, who could only vent his grievances on his radio officer. Ultimately, Organa's mission was a success, being able to persuade her old mentor Arn Horada to help spread a rebel movement through the planet's populace. Eventually, Organa escaped Metalorn.

Personality and traits
"The rebel's not in the car... Only the stolen weapon!"

- The officer realizes his failure

The officer was loyal to the Empire, and was able to effectively command troops. Although he was sure that the Princess must be killed, when he learned of her being present in an ore cart, he ordered his men to lower the power settings on their weapons, as not to damage the valuable equipment. The officer had light colored skin and blond hair.

Equipment
The officer wore standard issue officer regalia, and used a blaster pistol with a hooded barrel as his sidearm, which was equipped with an adjustable power setting.

Behind the scenes
The unnamed officer was created for Star Wars 30: A Princess Alone, an issue of the Marvel Comics Star Wars run, written by Archie Goodwin. The officer was penciled by Carmine Infantino and colored by Petra Goldberg. A Princess Alone was released on September 25, 1979, and was later collected in two omnibuses, Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters and Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2, released in the years 2002 and 2010 respectively.

Appearances

 * Star Wars 30: A Princess Alone