Kuuztin

"Let's not have any more 'victories' like this one, hmm?"

- Maarek Stele's debriefing officer, at the end of the mission in which Kuuztin died

Kuuztin was captain of the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Courageous, which was part of Grand Admiral Thrawn's task force during Thrawn's campaign against the traitorous Grand Admiral Demetrius Zaarin.

Kuuztin briefly served as the commanding officer of ace pilot Maarek Stele. Kuuztin was a skilled commander who was handpicked for his bravery, though ambitious and imprudent – qualities which would prove to be his undoing. While Thrawn's forces were in the Semag system, Kuuztin captured a convoy destined for Zaarin, taking some of Zaarin's forces prisoner. Interrogating these troops revealed that the convoy had been headed for a nearby supply depot.

Rather than convey this information to Thrawn, Kuuztin chose to attack the depot without authorization. Although he succeeded in destroying the depot, largely by employing the talents of Stele, his force was ambushed by a pair of Zaarin's Star Destroyers and several waves of TIE Defenders. Though Stele was able to escape to safety in his Missile Boat, his mission completed, Kuuztin and his crew remained trapped aboard the Courageous, which Zaarin's forces soon reduced to slag.

Upon learning of the destruction of the Courageous from Stele, Thrawn was irritated by the loss of so many of his ships and crew, and quickly used the situation as an opportunity to remind his remaining subordinates about the dangers of underestimating their enemies.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: TIE Fighter