the late, great Roddy McDowall as Ral Vekta Species:  Human
Sex:  Male
Hair Color:  Gray
Eye Color:  Brown
Height:  1.7 meters
Homeworld: Unknown
Political Affiliation:  Empire
Weapon(s) of Choice:  Blaster pistol
Vehicle of Choice: Starbreaker battle platform, Imperial-class Star Destroyer Juggernaut  
Admiral

Ral Vekta joined the Republic Navy at an early age.  As corruption spread through the government of the Republic, so too did it spread through the once-idealistic Vekta.  When Senator Palpatine seized power and declared himself Emperor, Vekta swore loyalty to the new ruler.

Like many other young officers, Vekta performed his duties admirably, going where he was assigned.  Fifteen years before the Battle of Yavin, Lieutenant Vekta was assigned to an Imperial outpost on the planet Rigadoré.  The outpost on Rigadoré was involved in research into a rapid-terraforming project.  Rabin Dreadstar, a Jedi on the run from the Empire, arrived on Rigadoré and, upon learning of the destructive nature of the terraforming project, set out to shut it down.  He succeeded in making it to the testing control room, where he was confronted by Lieutenant Vekta.  In the ensuing battle, the terraforming apparatus was activated and could not be shut down.  Vekta and Dreadstar barely escaped the planet alive, but all other life on the planet was destroyed.  While Dreadstar went into hiding, Vekta was commended for his work and promoted to Captain.

Several years later, Vekta was promoted to Admiral.  As the first Death Star was being constructed, Vekta proposed development of a large battle platform to supplement the Death Star, able to destroy capital ships in a heartbeat, but smaller and more numerous that the Death Star.  The plan was approved, and Vekta was put in charge of the Starbreaker project.

When the existence of Wraith Task Force was confirmed and the Empire gained the assistance of former Wraith Jon Talbain, Vekta - the officer most often thwarted by the Task Force - was assigned to organize Operation: Exorcist to eliminate the Wraiths.

RPG STATS

Character Type Imperial Admiral
DEXTERITY 4D; Blaster 5D
KNOWLEDGE 4D+2; Bureaucracy: Imperial fleet 5D, Planetary Systems 5D+2, Tactics: capital ships 6D, Tactics: fleets 5D+2
MECHANICAL 5D;  Astrogation 5D+2, Capital Ship Piloting 6D+1
PERCEPTION 5D; Command 8D
STRENGTH 2D
TECHNICAL 4D, Computer Program/Repair 4D+2, Security 5D
Equipment Blaster Pistol (4D); datapad; comlink, rank cylinder
Quote "Oh, I do believe that the Rebels have bitten off more than they can chew this time."