Cris Pieterson

Cris Pieterson was a Human male who was conscripted into the Galactic Empire's service, being trained by Ensign Colclazure. During the Thrawn campaign of 9 ABY, Pieterson served Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn aboard the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Chimaera. During the campaign, Thrawn attempted to capture Jedi Master Luke Skywalker and his X-wing with one of the Chimaera tractor beams. Skywalker was able to destroy Pieterson's tractor beam projector, something Pieterson claimed he had not been trained to fight against, and fled. As a result, Thrawn spoke with Pieterson, who attempted to shift the blame onto Colclazure. Unhappy with the tractor beam operator's inability to adapt to new situations and his attempt to place the blame on his commanding officer, Thrawn ordered his Noghri bodyguard Rukh to cut off Pieterson's head, killing him.

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