Harkov

"I have come with an offer for the rebellion...The fleet under my command is willing to join the Rebel Alliance, for a price."

- Harkov speaking to Mon Mothma

"Welcome, Admiral Harkov. We have a matter to discuss. What is the location of your fleet?...Now you shall pay for your treachery."

- Darth Vader

Harkov was a military officer in the Imperial Starfleet.

Biography
As an admiral, Harkov commanded the Victory-class Star Destroyer Protector and had a small fleet under his command. One of his last assignments as an Imperial admiral was to pacify the Sepan system, which was in the grips of a civil war between two factions: the Ripoblus and the Dimok. After the Imperials inflicted heavy losses on both sides, the two factions sued for peace. However, all was not as it seemed. Harkov had pilfered weapons and equipment from the Empire, and sold them to groups including the Rebel Alliance and probably the Dimok as well.



Shortly before the Sepan assignment, Harkov approached leaders of the Alliance and announced his intention to defect, and promised that his fleet would defect with him, including two squadrons of the new TIE Avenger starfighters that he acquired during the Sepan assignment. He said that it was willing to join for a (unknown, presumably large) price. Shortly after the end of the Sepan Civil War, Harkov carried out his plan, and defected. Protector then fled to the Rebel outpost known as DS 5. Imperial recon units aided by Maarek Stele eventually located Protector. The Imperials proceeded to cut off his supply lines, initially at the station by destroying the containers. Then they destroyed a backup convoy consisting of BFF-1 Bulk Freighter group Karflo, the Modular Conveyor group Sorosuub, the two Container Transports Morgath 1 and Morgath 5 and the CR90 group Sundog. Believing they had stranded the Protector, the Imperials then weakened his starfighter corps with their own TIE Avengers. Harkov eventually abandoned ship and took refuge on DS 5, and sent Protector away. He was then captured when his escape ship, the YT-1300 Geddawai, was disabled by Maarek Stele. He was brought before Darth Vader and, after a short '"interrogation," was killed by the Dark Lord.

Behind the scenes

 * Harkov was voiced by Nick Jameson.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: TIE Fighter