Malik
this Imperial agent posed as a crewman aboard the Star of Empire in order to get the Systems Infiltration Manager installed for its first test. Malik was then assigned to give Zak Arranda a tour of the ship's computer facilities. Malik was a gruff man, and didn't like the idea of being a nursemaid. He had been assigned to the crew by someone above Captain Hajj, who despised his presence and would have thrown Malik in the brig at the first opportunity. Malik, while being an excellent programmer, proved to be a soldier with a conscience, and told the SIM program that he wouldn't enter the codes to free its programming. So, the SIM programm tortured him in hopes of getting the codes. When Zak unwittingly typed in the code, Malik tried to stop him but was stunned by Dash Rendar. Malik was brought off the Star of Empire with Zak, Tash, and Hoole, and taken to an Alliance hospital for treatment.