Mosh Barris

Mosh Barris was an individual who served as a colonel in the Imperial Army. He was the senior troop commander aboard the Venator-class Star Destroyer Strikefast. During the Imperial Era, Barris investigated an uncharted planet where an alien settlement was spotted, in accordance with the Empire's Unknown Alien protocols. However, upon reaching the planet, Imperial forces were attacked relentlessly by an unknown alien assailant, and many of Barris' men were killed. Barris was forced to evacuate his forces and also removed the settlement in order to study it back at the Strikefast.

When Captain Parck, commander of the Star Destroyer, discovered their return, he outed the alien, who had been hiding on the troop carrier. The alien was arrested, and revealed himself as the Chiss Thrawn. Thrawn was taken to Coruscant, and presented as a gift for Emperor Sheev Palpatine, due to his strategic importance.

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