Kosh

Kosh was a human male from Tatooine who served as an captain of the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, Kosh was stationed on his homeworld as the commander of the 68th Legion of the Imperial Army, the local garrison. During his tenure, Kosh created a private smuggling operation, overseeing the conflict against Jennica Pierce's local Rebel Alliance cell.

At some point, a rebel agent serving under Pierce managed to destroy Fort Sunfire, one of the main Imperial garrisons on Tatooine. In retaliation, Kosh attacked the agent's own base with an armored cavalry contingent comprising nine All Terrain Scout Transports, one Elite AT-AT, and two 2-M Hover Tanks. The Rebels, however, survived Kosh's mechanized assault. As a result, the Imperial captain decided to attack again, sending half the 68th Legion to the Rebel base, but that second assault failed as well. With the full brunt of his troops defeated, Kosh was forced to be on the defensive. Although he knew the location of the Rebel base, he simply could not attack it anymore. Those events effectively started a contained conflict between Kosh and the local Rebels.

Some time later, Kosh was made a prefect. However, in the months that followed the Empire's major defeat at Endor, he was captured by a team of Imperial hunters led by pilot Norra Wexley. Kosh became a prisoner of the New Republic, the democratic government established by the Rebels.

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