Godherdt

Godherdt was a Human male Captain who served the Galactic Empire in the Galactic Civil War. Godherdt was an elite fleet engineer and the key operator of magnetic signature sensors monitoring Star Destroyer hulls. In 4 ABY, Godherdt was present for the Sith Lord Darth Vader's arrival aboard the second Death Star superweapon.

Biography
Captain Godherdt was a Human male who served as an elite fleet engineer in the Galactic Empire. He was the key operator of magnetic signature sensors monitoring Star Destroyer hulls. In 4 ABY, Godherdt was one of the Imperial officers present when the Sith Lord Darth Vader arrived aboard the second Death Star to discuss the battlestation's lagging construction schedule with Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod, the station's commander. Vader announced that Emperor Palpatine himself would be arriving to personally oversee the remainder of the Death Star's assembly.

Behind the scenes


Captain Godherdt first appeared in the opening scene of the 1983 film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi as an unnamed background character awaiting the arrival of Darth Vader on the second Death Star. He was given a name and a brief backstory in the 2000 Death Star II Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, and was also given an entry in 2008's The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia.

According to several images found on T-bone's Star Wars Universe website, Godherdt was meant to appear in at least one more scene in Return of the Jedi. The first four out of six images show Vader and a group of Imperial officers (Godherdt included) heading toward the Death Star's docking bay to greet the Emperor upon his arrival.

Because part of the Return of the Jedi scene showing Vader's arrival on the second Death Star was reused for a scene showing Vader arriving aboard his Star Destroyer the Executor from Cloud City in the 1997 Special Edition of 1980's The Empire Strikes Back, the actor who portrayed Godherdt can be seen in the Special Edition version, alongside other extras who portrayed Imperial officers in Return of the Jedi.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi PhotoComic