Maarisa Zsinj

Maarisa Zsinj was a Human female from Chandrila and the mother of a son, the Fondor-born Zsinj, who later became an officer of the Galactic Empire. In her younger years, Maarisa Zsinj served as an admiral in the Outland Regions Security Force of the Galactic Republic, and her skills earned her the nickname of "Ace of the Spacelanes." She acted as a mentor to her son, who served under her during the Clone Wars. When Palpatine, then Supreme Chancellor of the Republic, transformed the government into the Galactic Empire at the end of the conflict, the Zsinj remained loyal to him. Mme. Zsinj now served as an Imperial admiral, at the helm of the Venator-class Star Destroyer Retaliation. However, as the Imperialization went by, female officers suffered discrimination, and Maarisa Zsinj was gradually relegated to second class duties. Eventually, the Retaliation was recalled for decommissioning, and her son volunteered to take command of it. Shocked by her own offspring's opportunism, Maarisa Zsinj refused to pass control of her ship. She decided to steal the Retaliation and start preying on government ships to fight what she saw as Imperial corruption. Because of that, Zsinj was now considered a pirate by the Empire. Since he knew her tactics better than anyone else, her own son was tasked with defeating her, with the promise of obtaining the Victory-class Star Destroyer Iron Fist, which had been slated for retirement. Although initially reluctant to commit matricide, the young Zsinj eventually put his emotions aside and entered a ferocious campaign that resulted in his mother's death. Maarisa Zsinj's Imperial service record was erased and her past admiralty wiped out of existence.