Unidentified New Republic commander

"And Katarn..." "Yes?" "Good luck."

- The commander to Kyle Katarn

This New Republic commander was stationed on the New Republic base on Altyr 5 when it came under attack from two Imperial artificial asteroids. Thanks to the efforts of the Jedi Knight Kyle Katarn, who destroyed the asteroids, the commander was able to evacuate the base. He then briefed Katarn's apprentice, Mara Jade on her mission to contact the criminal lord Ka'Pa the Hutt and then contacted her on the intercom while she was guarding a Jedi holocron aboard a New Republic Corellian Corvette.

Biography
"Also, with Katarn gone, we need you more than ever."

- The commander to Mara Jade

This Human male served as a commander in the New Republic Army. During the reborn Emperor Palpatine's campaign in 10 ABY, this commander was stationed on the New Republic outpost on the planet Altyr 5, along with the Jedi Knight Kyle Katarn and his apprentice Mara Jade, the former Emperor's Hand turned Jedi.

One day, the Altyr 5 base's sensors detected two asteroids approaching the planet. Thinking that they would break up on contact, the commander was surprised when they took up a geosynchronous orbit, and began bombarding the base's shields, revealing them to be some type of new Imperial weapons, only disguised as asteroids to take the base by surprise. Furthermore, the long-range sensors on Delta 3 picked up an Imperial strike force entering hyperspace. The main Imperial force&mdash;which was large enough to destroy the entire base&mdash;was estimated to reach Altyr 5 in three hours, and evacuation orders could not be issued because of the continuing fire from the asteroids. The commander immediately called the two Jedi, and briefed them on the situation. The Jedi then formulated a plan and separated; while Jade was to remain on the base to help coordinate its defenses against the Imperial forces sent from the asteroids, Katarn successfully infiltrated one of the asteroids using a stolen Imperial shuttle. Eventually, he destroyed both asteroids, which allowed the commander to evacuate the base before the enemy reinforcements emerged from hyperspace.

With Katarn gone to investigate a Sith Temple on the planet Dromund Kaas, the commander assigned Jade to a mission vital for the New Republic. He told Jade to contact Ka'Pa the Hutt, a notorious criminal, in order to convince him to give the New Republic some badly needed supplies in exchange for the amnesty for all his crimes.

Personality and traits
"Send squads 2 and 5 to Blue Sector. Tell all troops to prepare for ground assault."

- The commander, coordinating Altyr 5 base's defenses.

This commander was an experienced leader, as indicated by his ability not to panic despite overwhelming odds, and his calm coordination of the base's defenses. Although Mara Jade was at first reluctant to accept the mission to contact Ka'Pa the Hutt, he was able to convince her to do it.

Behind the scenes
This individual's first and only appearance was in Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith, the expansion pack for the first-person shooter video game Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II that was released on January 31, 1998. He was voiced by Terence McGovern, the voice actor famous for uttering the phrase "These aren't the droids we are looking for" in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, and credited by George Lucas himself for coining the phrase "Wookiee."

The officer's name is never revealed in the game and he is only addressed as the "commander" in the cutscenes. Additionally, in the Mysteries of the Sith game manual, he is named "Rebel Commander", despite the fact that the Rebel Alliance has been already re-formed into the New Republic by the time Mysteries of the Sith takes place. The game manual also shows the Rebel Commander as an AI ally, even though he is shown only in cutscenes as a main character. His physical appearance is unique in the game. Furthermore, because of the nature of the word "commander," it is unknown if that was his military rank or if it was used as a term to address an officer holding a distinct unit command.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith