Dreed

Dreed was a 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 of Alderaan. He learned from Tula, an Alderaanian member of his Star Destroyer crew, that Princess Leia Organa of the Rebel Alliance was on a mission to rescue Alderaanians before he could reach them.

Dreed caught up with Organa on the planet Sullust, where she and her allies bested Dreed's stormtroopers and escaped. However, using Tula as a hostage, Dreed forced Organa to meet with him on the planet Skaradosh. Organa exchanged herself for Tula at the meeting, but with the aid of the Sullustan smuggler Nien Nunb, the princess's allies then attacked the Imperials, killing Dreed and rescuing Organa and Tula.

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