"Your orders? Our weapons are out, shields are out, comms are out! There's nothing we can do!"
Haken to Navigator Plex, in command of Esseles, during the assault led by Grand Moff Kilran


Haken was a male human Republic officer who was second in command of the Esseles

Esseles (Thranta-class Corvette) Starship Named Starships

during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the reconstituted Sith Empire.
In 3643 BBY, the Esseles was en route to Coruscant

Coruscant Planet

from Carrick station

Carrick Station Starship Space Stations

when Grand Moff Rycus Kilran

Rycus Kilran (Human) Character Supporting Characters

of the Sith Empire attacked

Esseles incident Event Cold War (3653BBY - 3642BBY)

the ship in an effort to capture the ambassador Vyn Asara

Vyn Asara (Twi'lek) Character Supporting Characters

, who was aboard at the time. Kilran's forces boarded the Esseles as Kilran's ship

Emperor's Glory (Harrower-class Dreadnought) Starship Named Starships

bombarded the other, causing the death of Haken's superior

Tyrus (Human) Character Minor Characters (TOR)

. This left Haken in charge of the vessel just as a team of Republic operatives

Republic Operatives Organization Temporary Unions

who were aboard arrived on the bridge. Kilran chose this moment to contact the Esseles, informing them that they were caught in a tractor beam and that his forces were searching for a Republic ambassador who had been confirmed to be aboard by Kilran's agents.
Haken sent the operatives to combat the invaders, but it turned out that it had been a diversion: the real threat was a squad of Mandalorians

Mandalorian Organization Mandalorians

led by the veteran Ironfist, who attacked and seized the bridge. After restoring access to the bridge, the allies encountered Ironfist

Ironfist (Human) Character Minor Characters (TOR)

, who had captured Haken, Navigator Plex

Plex (Human) Character Minor Characters (TOR)

, Communications Officer Raste

Raste (Human) Character Minor Characters (TOR)

, and the rest of the command crew. Haken and the others begged the operatives to free them, and they watched as the group defeated Ironfist and his mercenaries.
After the crew was freed, Asara convinced the group to take one of the Esseles' shuttles over to Kilran's ship and disable the tractor beam holding the transport. Haken agreed, but he attempted to convince the group to leave the ambassador on Kilran's ship to ensure the Imperials would not follow. They refused and later told Asara of Haken's treachery after they disabled the tractor beam. Asara thanked them for informing her, and confronted Haken when they arrived back on the Esseles. Thanks to the efforts of the allies, the Esseles was able to continue on its way to Coruscant.
He served for ten years on the same ships as Chief Engineer Salen

Salen (Human) Character Minor Characters (TOR)

.