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Malvander

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native to the planet Solem, this Imperial Governor razed the surface of homeworld shortly after the Battle of Yavin, in an effort to eliminate any possible rebellious activity. The fact that he killed ten civilians for every one rebel was a price he was willing to pay to rid his planet of any pro-Alliance sympathies. Malvander was discovered to have been the brother of Yolan Bren. Both were supposed to rule Solem together, but Yolan Bren broke off the relationship because he feared the Empire. His campaign to take control of Solem cost him a great deal, since the cost of destroying much of the planet's surface cost a huge number of Imperial credits. With the deaths of so many civilians, Malvander suddenly found himself without a population from which to exact taxes to cover his obligations to the Empire. When he was unable to come up with the 50,000 credits he offered to Boba Fett for the capture of Yolan Bren, Fett took some of Malvander's valuable jewelry as payment. Malvander's forces, however, were spread too thin, and were unable to stop a group of Yolan Bren's rebels from storming the palace to resuce their leader. As an insurance policy, they took Malvander with them, hoping to force him to see what he had done to his people.