Novitz

Novitz was a human who served as a lieutenant in the Galactic Empire's Imperial Navy. During or after 18 BBY, the lieutenant commanded a science vessel docked at Imperial Station 003 that was scheduled to travel to the secret Tantiss Base on the planet Wayland. After the vessel launched from the station, he received reports of unscheduled droid activity in the cargo hold and sent a TK stormtrooper to investigate.

The stowaway clone Echo then stunned the stormtrooper and fooled Novitz into believing that the activity had been a malfunction by impersonating the trooper over comms. The lieutenant then gave the order to jump to hyperspace, unaware that Echo had turned off the vessel's proximity sensors and allowed his comrades in Clone Force 99 to attach a shuttle to Novitz's vessel.

Upon reaching Wayland, the shuttle detached from Novitz's science vessel before it landed at Tantiss. Novitz and his crew then had their clearances checked at the base, but Echo managed to infiltrate the base undetected. Clone Force 99 ultimately rescued the prisoners being held in Tantiss Base, and the facility was shuttered indefinitely.

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