Motti
this Imperial Admiral was part of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin's support staff, in command the the Navy forces assigned to the first Death Star prior to the Battle of Yavin. Motti was a strong proponent of the first Death Star's abilities, and was believed to have been related to Tarkin by marriage. He once told Darth Vader that he was a "sorcerer", and that the Force was an ancient religion. For his outburst, Vader nearly choken Motti to death through the Force, hoping to prove to the Admiral the power of the Force. In the end, Motti was killed when the Death Star was destroyed during the Battle of Yavin.