Rejlii Mithel (2)Full unit name: Mithel, Rejlii
Last updated: 10.02.2024 19:46:26
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Basic info
First appearance: Thrawn Trilogy, Book 3 - The Last Command
Thrawn Trilogy, Book 3 - The Last Command
(BOOK)
Species: Human
Relations: Imperial Officer
Imperial Officer
Organization
Galactic Empire
Family Relations
Child of: "Mauler" Mithel
"Mauler" Mithel
(Human)
Character
Minor Characters
Summary
Rejlii Mithel was a male human weapons technician who served the Galactic Empire. He was the son of "Mauler" Mithel
"Mauler" Mithel
(Human)
Character
Minor Characters
, an Imperial TIE pilot
Imperial Starfighter Corps
(Imperial Navy)
Organization
Galactic Empire Navy
who fought and died in the Battle of Yavin
Battle of Yavin
Event
Galactic Civil War
. In 0 ABY, fresh out of training, Rejlii Mithel was assigned to the Imperial-class Star Destroyer
Imperial-class Star Destroyer
Starship
Starship Models
Chimaera
Chimaera
(Imperial-class Star Destroyer)
Starship
Named Starships
as a tractor beam operator. He was instrumental in saving the Chimaera from destruction at the hands of the alien warlord Nuso Esva, who had sabotaged the Star Destroyer during a battle above the planet Poln Major. Using his command of the tractor beam, Mithel successfully implemented a tactic developed on the spot by Senior Captain Thrawn
Thrawn
(Chiss)
Character
Major Characters
to pull the Imperial warship off its collision course with a Golan
Golan Arms
Organization
Manufacturers
I platform above Poln Major. By 9 ABY, Ensign Mithel continued to serve aboard the Chimaera as a tractor beam operator, and in that year he was charged with capturing Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker
Luke Skywalker
(Human)
Character
Major Characters
as he fled the planet Poderis in a Class 720 freighter. However, as Mithel locked onto the freighter, the Jedi flew off in an X-wing starfighter
T-65 X-Wing
Starship
Starfighter Models
that had been concealed within the larger vessel, using a covert shroud maneuver to evade capture. A successful counter to the maneuver had never been developed, but the Ensign attempted to ensnare the X-wing nonetheless before the tractor beam froze up and Skywalker escaped. Mithel reported his failure to Grand Admiral Thrawn, who noted the ingenuity of the operator's effort. Thrawn applauded Mithel for his quick thinking, promoting him to the rank of lieutenant and tasking him with developing an effective response to the covert shroud.

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Full unit name: Mithel, Rejlii Last updated: 10.02.2024 19:46:26