Davod Jon

Davod Jon was a Human male Colonel who served the Galactic Empire in the Galactic Civil War. Colonel Jon was a special forces leader who convinced his superiors that wilderness survival and recon training were necessary for military dominance despite technological superiority. In 4 ABY, Davod Jon was present for the Sith Lord Darth Vader's arrival aboard the Empire's second Death Star.

Biography
Colonel Davod Jon was a Human male who served as a special forces leader in the Galactic Empire. Despite the Empire's perceived technological superiority, Jon convinced his superiors that wilderness survival and recon training were also necessary for military dominance. In 4 ABY Davod Jon 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


Davod Jon first appeared in the opening scene of 1983's 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 portrayed by an uncredited actor, and later on 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, Davod Jon was meant to appear in at least one more scene in Return of the Jedi. The last two out of six images are from the beginning of an extended version of the Emperor's arrival aboard the second Death Star from a scene later in the movie, and Davod Jon is shown on the first of the two images.

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 Davod Jon 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