Dreed

"A double cross? You'll die for this Princess! Aaah!"

- Dreed's last words

Dreed was a male human who served the Galactic Empire as a commander during the Galactic Civil War. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, Dreed was tasked with hunting down Alderaanians who had survived the destruction of their homeworld Alderaan. He learned from an Alderaanian member of his Star Destroyer's crew named Tula that Princess Leia Organa was on a mission to rescue Alderaanians before he could reach them, and managed to catch up to Organa on the planet Sullust. She and her allies bested Dreed's stormtroopers and escaped, but using Tula as a hostage forced her to meet with him on the planet Skaradosh. Organa exchanged herself for Tula at the meeting, but the Princess's allies then attacked the Imperials, killing Dreed and rescuing Organa and Tula.

Biography
"Splendid work, Tula. I marvel at your capacity to manipulate your own sister&mdash;even as I steel myself against your betrayal to come."

- Dreed congratulates Tula

The male human Dreed served the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War against the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Shortly after the destruction of the Empire's Death Star superweapon at the Battle of Yavin, he held the rank of Commander and controlled an Imperial-class Star Destroyer. The Commander was tasked after the battle with tracking down the natives of the planet Alderaan who had survived their homeworld's destruction by the Death Star. During his mission an Alderaanian member of his crew named Tula was contacted by her twin sister Tace, who informed her that Alderaanian Princess Leia Organa was on a mission to rescue the surviving Alderaanians from Imperial persecution. Tace was unaware of Tula's Imperial loyalty, and so Dreed used her as a source of information on Organa's plans. Through the twins he learned that Organa was planning on traveling to the planet Sullust to make contact with an Alderaan Enclave built there.

Organa made planet fall on Sullust and managed to reach the enclave, but as she tried to persuade them to join with her they discovered the communication between Tace and Tula and accused Organa of working with the Imperials. As Organa and her pilot companion Evaan Verlaine were forced to flee from their kinsmen, Dreed dispatched a Sentinel-class landing craft full of a platoon of stormtroopers to attack the enclave. The troopers dropped down on the underground enclave from its ceiling, but were defeated when Organa and Verlaine led a herd of rockrenders back into the enclave to fight them. When Dreed learned that his men were dead, he decided to let the Alderaanians escape and lead him to another world, instead of deploying more troops. Organa and her allies however were now aware of Tula's deception and the next time she contact Tace, Dreed realised that the charade was up. He ordered the Tula be taken away and processed for detention  causing Organa to plead with him for an exchange. The Commander demanded that the Princess hand over herself, to which Organa agreed, arranging an exchange on the desert world of Skaradosh. Dreed traveled from his Star Destroyer to the planet's surface in a Lambda-class T-4a shuttle arriving shortly before the Alderaanian party's T-1 shuttle. The prisoners were peacefully exchanged, but before Organa could be loaded onto the Imperial shuttle the Alderaanian vessel Lord Juun swooped down and opened fire on the Imperials, having been smuggled under the Star Destroyer's sensors into the planet's atmosphere by the Sullustan smuggler Nien Nunb. In order to protect himself Dreed grabbed Organa to use as a shield, but she was able to escape by stamping on his foot. With a clear shot, Verlaine opened fire from onboard the starship and killed Dreed. Following his death, the Commander's Star Destroyer and the Lord Juun traveled to the planet Espirion where a fleet of other Alderaanian's had gathered to join with Organa. The Alderaanians and Espirion's natives then destroyed the Star Destroyer.

Personality and traits
"Leia Organa. I would very much like to know the reason this young woman is so important." "Every Alderaanian is, Commander Dreed." "Rubbish."

- Dreed refuses to believe that Organa values Tula's life so highly

Dreed had fair skin, gray eyes and black hair with a gray streak. He was impressed at how Tula could so easily betray her sister, but was fully prepared for her to betray him at some point and quickly ordered her to be taken away for detention once she was no more use to him. He repeatedly refused to agree with Organa on that fact that all Alderaanians were worth saving, only agreeing to take the time to exchange Tula when Organa herself was available in exchange. When the trade took place he kept his Star Destroyer in orbit to make sure the Alderaanians did not betray him, but was willing to honor his agreement and let the others go free if he got Organa.

Equipment
"That ship is only here to ensure you didn't bring reinforcements."

- Dreed explains the presence of his Star Destroyer

Dreed commanded an Imperial-class Star Destroyer while on his mission to hunt down Alderaanians. He wore a standard gray Imperial officer's uniform and did not carry a weapon while at the exchange on Skaradosh.

Behind the scenes
Dreed first appeared in the third issue of the Star Wars: Princess Leia comic book mini-series, which was written by Mark Waid, illustrated by Terry Dodson and released in 2015. He subsequently appeared in the following two issues of the series, being killed off in the final issue.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part III
 * Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part IV
 * Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part V