Virar Needa

Virar Needa was a male Human Imperial lieutenant, and cousin of Captain Lorth Needa of the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Avenger. Virar joined the Imperial Military at a young age, enrolling in the Imperial Academy. However, Virar's career went steadily downhill after his cousin's failure during the Battle of Hoth, though Needa knew it could have been worse; he was one of few members of the family whose life was spared. However, he was assigned to maintain the orbital mirrors in space above Coruscant, a position many saw as extremely demeaning, and which was generally saved for those who had failed or embarrassed the Empire in battle. Needa, however, saw it as an honorable cause, and performed it to his utmost ability.

Those operating the mirrors were so distrusted by their superiors that they had no control over where the satellite traveled; this fact was taken advantage of when the New Republic used Needa's mirror in 7 ABY in their efforts to liberate Coruscant from Imperial control. Needa and his men did not initially realize what was happening when their mirror was used to boil a reservoir on the surface of Coruscant, intended to cause a storm which would bring down the planet's shields and leave it exposed to an attack. After realizing what was happening, Needa ordered his men to take up arms, but after seeking counsel with another member of the crew, they decided to serve the New Republic, who were now the legitimate rulers of Coruscant.

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