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{{Quote|Apology accepted, Captain Needa.|Darth Vader, after killing Needa for losing the ''Millennium Falcon''|Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back}}
 
{{Quote|Apology accepted, Captain Needa.|Darth Vader, after killing Needa for losing the ''Millennium Falcon''|Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back}}
'''Lorth Needa''' was a [[Human/Canon|Human]] [[Sexes/Canon|male]] who served as [[Captain/Canon|captain]] of the [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Canon|Imperial Star Destroyer]] ''[[Avenger/Canon|Avenger]]'', a [[Starship/Canon|ship]] assigned to the [[Sith Lord/Canon|Sith Lord]] [[Anakin Skywalker/Canon|Darth Vader]]'s [[Death Squadron/Canon|Death Squadron]], during the [[Battle of Hoth/Canon|Battle of Hoth]]. In the midst of the battle, Needa successfully engaged several fleeing [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Canon|Rebel]] [[Starship/Canon|transports]], but it was his pursuit of one&mdash;Captain [[Han Solo/Canon|Han Solo]]'s ''[[Millennium Falcon/Canon|Millennium Falcon]]''&mdash;that sealed his fate. After a lengthy chase, the ''Avenger'' had the ''Falcon'' in its sights before Solo suddenly changed course and charged the Star Destroyer's bridge, only to disappear from its [[Sensor/Canon|sensors]]. Not knowing how the ''Falcon'' could have eluded him, Needa decided to take responsibility for the situation and personally apologize to Vader, believing the Sith Lord would be understanding. This assumption proved fatal, as Vader [[The Force/Canon|telekinetically executed]] him.
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'''Lorth Needa''' was a [[human]] [[Sexes|male]] who served as [[captain]] of the [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer|Imperial Star Destroyer]] ''[[Avenger]]'', a [[Starship|ship]] assigned to the [[Sith Lord]] [[Anakin Skywalker|Darth Vader]]'s [[Death Squadron]], during the [[Battle of Hoth]]. In the midst of the battle, Needa successfully engaged several fleeing [[Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebel]] [[Starship|transports]], but it was his pursuit of one&mdash;Captain [[Han Solo]]'s ''[[Millennium Falcon]]''&mdash;that sealed his fate. After a lengthy chase, the ''Avenger'' had the ''Falcon'' in its sights before Solo suddenly changed course and charged the Star Destroyer's bridge, only to disappear from its [[sensor]]s. Not knowing how the ''Falcon'' could have eluded him, Needa decided to take responsibility for the situation and personally apologize to Vader, believing the Sith Lord would be understanding. This assumption proved fatal, as Vader [[The Force|telekinetically executed]] him.
   
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
 
===The Clone Wars===
 
===The Clone Wars===
A [[Human/Canon|human]] [[Sexes/Canon|male]] hailing from [[Coruscant/Canon|Coruscant]], Lorth Needa served in the [[Grand Army of the Republic/Canon|Grand Army of the Republic]] during the [[Clone Wars/Canon|Clone Wars]]. Needa took part in the [[Battle of Coruscant/Canon|Battle of Coruscant]], in which [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Canon|Separatist]] [[General/Canon|General]] [[Grievous/Canon|Grievous]] attacked the [[Planet/Canon|planet]] with a massive armada and kidnapped [[Supreme Chancellor/Canon|Supreme Chancellor]] [[Darth Sidious|Sheev Palpatine]]. The Chancellor was rescued by [[Jedi Knight/Canon|Jedi Knight]]s [[Obi-Wan Kenobi/Canon|Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Anakin Skywalker/Canon|Anakin Skywalker]], who boarded Grievous' [[Flagship/Canon|flagship]], the ''[[Invisible Hand/Canon|Invisible Hand]]''.<ref name="Ultimate Star Wars"/>
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A [[human]] [[Sexes|male]] hailing from [[Coruscant]], Lorth Needa served in the [[Grand Army of the Republic]] during the [[Clone Wars]]. Needa took part in the [[Battle of Coruscant]], in which [[Confederacy of Independent Systems|Separatist]] [[General]] [[Grievous]] attacked the [[planet]] with a massive armada and kidnapped [[Supreme Chancellor]] [[Darth Sidious|Sheev Palpatine]]. The Chancellor was rescued by [[Jedi Knight]]s [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Anakin Skywalker]], who boarded Grievous' [[flagship]], the ''[[Invisible Hand]]''.<ref name="Ultimate Star Wars"/>
   
 
===Galactic Civil War===
 
===Galactic Civil War===
{{Quote|Shields up.|Captain Needa, after seeing the ''Millenium Falcon'' move to attack the ''Avenger''|Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back}}
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{{Quote|Shields up.|Captain Needa, after seeing the ''Millennium Falcon'' move to attack the ''Avenger''|Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back}}
After the Clone Wars came to an end, Needa served in the [[Galactic Empire/Canon|Galactic Empire]]'s [[Imperial Navy/Canon|Navy]] as an [[Imperial officer/Canon|officer]], commanding the [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Canon|Star Destroyer]] ''[[Avenger/Canon|Avenger]]''<ref name="SWE" /> in the [[Death Squadron/Canon|Death Squadron]], a task force of the [[Imperial Navy/Canon|Imperial Navy]] under the command of the [[Sith Lord/Canon|Sith Lord]] [[Darth/Canon|Darth]] Vader.<ref name="SD-SWE">{{SWE|technology|imperialstardestroyer|Imperial Star Destroyer}}</ref> In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Yavin/Canon|Battle of Yavin]], Death Squadron was responsible for tracking down the [[Echo Base/Canon|hidden headquarters]] of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Canon|Rebel Alliance]], an insurgent faction at [[Galactic Civil War/Canon|war]] with the [[Galactic Empire/Canon|Galactic Empire]] for control of [[The galaxy/Canon|the galaxy]]. After discovering a Rebel base on the [[Planet/Canon|planet]] [[Hoth/Canon|Hoth]], Death Squadron launched an [[Battle of Hoth/Canon|assault]] on the Rebel forces gathered there. During the fighting, which culminated in a resounding victory for the Empire,<ref name="ESB" /> Needa and the ''Avenger'' engaged several Rebel [[Starship/Canon|ships]] in battle as they attempted to flee from the Imperial forces.<ref name="SWE" />
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After the Clone Wars came to an end, Needa served in the [[Galactic Empire]]'s [[Imperial Navy|Navy]] as an [[Imperial officer|officer]], commanding the [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer|Star Destroyer]] ''[[Avenger]]''<ref name="SWE" /> in the [[Death Squadron]], a task force of the [[Imperial Navy]] under the command of the [[Sith Lord]] [[Darth]] Vader.<ref name="SD-SWE">{{SWE|technology|imperialstardestroyer|Imperial Star Destroyer}}</ref> In the aftermath of the [[Battle of Yavin]], Death Squadron was responsible for tracking down the [[Echo Base|hidden headquarters]] of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebel Alliance]], an insurgent faction at [[Galactic Civil War|war]] with the [[Galactic Empire]] for control of [[the galaxy]]. After discovering a Rebel base on the [[planet]] [[Hoth]], Death Squadron launched an [[Battle of Hoth|assault]] on the Rebel forces gathered there. During the fighting, which culminated in a resounding victory for the Empire,<ref name="ESB" /> Needa and the ''Avenger'' engaged several Rebel [[Starship|ships]] in battle as they attempted to flee from the Imperial forces.<ref name="SWE" />
   
Among the Rebel vessels that found itself in Needa's sights was the ''[[Millennium Falcon/Canon|Millennium Falcon]]'', a [[Freighter/Canon|freighter]] owned by Rebel sympathizer [[Han Solo/Canon|Han Solo]]. Solo, along with his co-[[Pilot/Canon|pilot]] [[Chewbacca]] and the Rebel leader [[Prince/Canon|Princess]] [[Leia Organa]], had fled from Imperial forces on Hoth, but with the ''Falcon''{{'s}} [[Hyperdrive/Canon|hyperdrive]] non-operational, they were unable to make the jump to [[Hyperspace/Canon|hyperspace]] and escape from the [[Star Destroyer/Canon|Star Destroyers]] in orbit. Needa and the ''Avenger'' closed in on the ''Falcon'', but Solo outmaneuvered his pursuers, causing the ''Avenger'' to nearly collide with another Star Destroyer. Solo and company took refuge in a nearby [[Hoth asteroid belt|asteroid field]], whereupon the Empire lost track of them for a time. Via [[Hologram/Canon|hologram]], Needa informed Darth Vader that the ''Falcon'' had likely been destroyed in the asteroid field, but the Sith Lord suspected otherwise and ordered the search to continue.<ref name="ESB" />
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Among the Rebel vessels that found itself in Needa's sights was the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'', a [[freighter]] owned by Rebel sympathizer [[Han Solo]]. Solo, along with his co-[[pilot]] [[Chewbacca]] and the Rebel leader [[Prince|Princess]] [[Leia Organa]], had fled from Imperial forces on Hoth, but with the ''Falcon''{{'s}} [[hyperdrive]] non-operational, they were unable to make the jump to [[hyperspace]] and escape from the [[Star Destroyer]]s in orbit. Needa and the ''Avenger'' closed in on the ''Falcon'', but Solo outmaneuvered his pursuers, causing the ''Avenger'' to nearly collide with another Star Destroyer. Solo and company took refuge in a nearby [[Hoth asteroid belt|asteroid field]], whereupon the Empire lost track of them for a time. Via [[hologram]], Needa informed Darth Vader that the ''Falcon'' had likely been destroyed in the asteroid field, but the Sith Lord suspected otherwise and ordered the search to continue.<ref name="ESB" />
   
Sure enough, the ''Falcon'' had not been destroyed; after the freighter emerged from the asteroid field, the ''Avenger'' resumed its pursuit. With Vader informed of this development, Needa prepared to capture the elusive freighter, but Solo abruptly altered course and flew directly toward the ''Avenger''{{'s}} bridge; a move Needa interpreted to be an attack run. He ordered the Star Destroyer to raise its [[Deflector shield/Canon|shields]], but the ''Falcon'' merely skimmed the surface of the command tower before disappearing from the warship's [[Sensor/Canon|sensors]]. An incredulous Needa could not comprehend how the ''Falcon'' could have disappeared, since it was too small to have a functional [[Cloaking device/Canon|cloaking device]]&mdash;unbeknown to the Imperials, Solo had merely attached his freighter to the rear of the ''Avenger''{{'s}} bridge tower. Nevertheless, when Vader demanded an update on the ''Avenger''{{'s}} progress, Needa decided to travel to the [[Executor-class Star Dreadnought/Canon|Super Star Destroyer]] ''[[Executor/Canon|Executor]]'' to personally apologize to the Sith Lord for losing track of his quarry. Needa did just that, whereupon the Sith Lord [[The Force/Canon|telekinetically strangled]] the captain to [[Death/Canon|death]] as penalty for his failure. Vader mockingly accepted Needa's apology before a pair of [[Imperial Navy Trooper|Imperial Navy Troopers]] dragged his lifeless body away.<ref name="ESB" />
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Sure enough, the ''Falcon'' had not been destroyed; after the freighter emerged from the asteroid field, the ''Avenger'' resumed its pursuit. With Vader informed of this development, Needa prepared to capture the elusive freighter, but Solo abruptly altered course and flew directly toward the ''Avenger''{{'s}} bridge; a move Needa interpreted to be an attack run. He ordered the Star Destroyer to raise its [[Deflector shield|shields]], but the ''Falcon'' merely skimmed the surface of the command tower before disappearing from the warship's [[sensor]]s. An incredulous Needa could not comprehend how the ''Falcon'' could have disappeared, since it was too small to have a functional [[cloaking device]]&mdash;unbeknown to the Imperials, Solo had merely attached his freighter to the rear of the ''Avenger''{{'s}} bridge tower. Nevertheless, when Vader demanded an update on the ''Avenger''{{'s}} progress, Needa decided to travel to the [[Executor-class Star Dreadnought|Super Star Destroyer]] ''[[Executor]]'' to personally apologize to the Sith Lord for losing track of his quarry. Needa did just that, whereupon the Sith Lord [[The Force|telekinetically strangled]] the captain to [[death]] as penalty for his failure. Vader mockingly accepted Needa's apology before a pair of [[Imperial Navy Trooper|Imperial Navy Troopers]] dragged his lifeless body away.<ref name="ESB" />
   
 
==Personality and traits==
 
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Captain Needa appeared in [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']], released in [[1980]]. He was portrayed by actor [[Michael Culver]].<ref name="ESB" />
 
Captain Needa appeared in [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''Star Wars'': Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']], released in [[1980]]. He was portrayed by actor [[Michael Culver]].<ref name="ESB" />
   
Before the [[Lucasfilm Story Group]] initiated a reboot of ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[canon]] in anticipation of the [[sequel trilogy]], the backstory of Captain Needa&mdash;his first name having been identified as "Lorth"&mdash;had been explored and developed in a number of sources, including the [[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (novel)|novelization]] of [[Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith|''Star Wars'': Episode III ''Revenge of the Sith'']], in which he is a [[Galactic Republic/Canon|Republic]] naval officer present at the [[Battle of Coruscant/Canon|Battle of Coruscant]] (his scenes are not included in the film). With the upcoming release of the sequel trilogy, however, the vast majority of this information has been relegated to the "[[Star Wars Legends|Legends]]" realm of ''Star Wars'' continuity; as such, this article reflects only information found within the new established canon, which includes the films and the [[StarWars.com]] [[Encyclopedia (StarWars.com)|Encyclopedia]].
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Before the [[Lucasfilm Story Group]] initiated a reboot of ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[canon]] in anticipation of the [[sequel trilogy]], the backstory of Captain Needa&mdash;his first name having been identified as "Lorth"&mdash;had been explored and developed in a number of sources, including the [[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (novel)|novelization]] of [[Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith|''Star Wars'': Episode III ''Revenge of the Sith'']], in which he is a [[Galactic Republic|Republic]] naval officer present at the [[Battle of Coruscant]] (his scenes are not included in the film). With the upcoming release of the sequel trilogy, however, the vast majority of this information has been relegated to the "[[Star Wars Legends|Legends]]" realm of ''Star Wars'' continuity; as such, this article reflects only information found within the new established canon, which includes the films and the [[StarWars.com]] [[Encyclopedia (StarWars.com)|Encyclopedia]].
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==

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"Apology accepted, Captain Needa."
―Darth Vader, after killing Needa for losing the Millennium Falcon[src]

Lorth Needa was a human male who served as captain of the Imperial Star Destroyer Avenger, a ship assigned to the Sith Lord Darth Vader's Death Squadron, during the Battle of Hoth. In the midst of the battle, Needa successfully engaged several fleeing Rebel transports, but it was his pursuit of one—Captain Han Solo's Millennium Falcon—that sealed his fate. After a lengthy chase, the Avenger had the Falcon in its sights before Solo suddenly changed course and charged the Star Destroyer's bridge, only to disappear from its sensors. Not knowing how the Falcon could have eluded him, Needa decided to take responsibility for the situation and personally apologize to Vader, believing the Sith Lord would be understanding. This assumption proved fatal, as Vader telekinetically executed him.

Biography

The Clone Wars

A human male hailing from Coruscant, Lorth Needa served in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. Needa took part in the Battle of Coruscant, in which Separatist General Grievous attacked the planet with a massive armada and kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine. The Chancellor was rescued by Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, who boarded Grievous' flagship, the Invisible Hand.[1]

Galactic Civil War

"Shields up."
―Captain Needa, after seeing the Millennium Falcon move to attack the Avenger[src]

After the Clone Wars came to an end, Needa served in the Galactic Empire's Navy as an officer, commanding the Star Destroyer Avenger[2] in the Death Squadron, a task force of the Imperial Navy under the command of the Sith Lord Darth Vader.[4] In the aftermath of the Battle of Yavin, Death Squadron was responsible for tracking down the hidden headquarters of the Rebel Alliance, an insurgent faction at war with the Galactic Empire for control of the galaxy. After discovering a Rebel base on the planet Hoth, Death Squadron launched an assault on the Rebel forces gathered there. During the fighting, which culminated in a resounding victory for the Empire,[3] Needa and the Avenger engaged several Rebel ships in battle as they attempted to flee from the Imperial forces.[2]

Among the Rebel vessels that found itself in Needa's sights was the Millennium Falcon, a freighter owned by Rebel sympathizer Han Solo. Solo, along with his co-pilot Chewbacca and the Rebel leader Princess Leia Organa, had fled from Imperial forces on Hoth, but with the Falcon's hyperdrive non-operational, they were unable to make the jump to hyperspace and escape from the Star Destroyers in orbit. Needa and the Avenger closed in on the Falcon, but Solo outmaneuvered his pursuers, causing the Avenger to nearly collide with another Star Destroyer. Solo and company took refuge in a nearby asteroid field, whereupon the Empire lost track of them for a time. Via hologram, Needa informed Darth Vader that the Falcon had likely been destroyed in the asteroid field, but the Sith Lord suspected otherwise and ordered the search to continue.[3]

Sure enough, the Falcon had not been destroyed; after the freighter emerged from the asteroid field, the Avenger resumed its pursuit. With Vader informed of this development, Needa prepared to capture the elusive freighter, but Solo abruptly altered course and flew directly toward the Avenger's bridge; a move Needa interpreted to be an attack run. He ordered the Star Destroyer to raise its shields, but the Falcon merely skimmed the surface of the command tower before disappearing from the warship's sensors. An incredulous Needa could not comprehend how the Falcon could have disappeared, since it was too small to have a functional cloaking device—unbeknown to the Imperials, Solo had merely attached his freighter to the rear of the Avenger's bridge tower. Nevertheless, when Vader demanded an update on the Avenger's progress, Needa decided to travel to the Super Star Destroyer Executor to personally apologize to the Sith Lord for losing track of his quarry. Needa did just that, whereupon the Sith Lord telekinetically strangled the captain to death as penalty for his failure. Vader mockingly accepted Needa's apology before a pair of Imperial Navy Troopers dragged his lifeless body away.[3]

Personality and traits

Standing 1.75 meters tall, Captain Lorth Needa was a capable Star Destroyer commander within Darth Vader's fleet. Though he feared the Sith Lord, Needa decided to personally apologize to Vader after failing to capture the Millennium Falcon in the aftermath of the Hoth campaign, mistakenly believing Vader would be forgiving of him given the circumstances.[2] Vader accepted his apology, but Needa did not live to hear it.[3]

Behind the scenes

Captain Needa appeared in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, released in 1980. He was portrayed by actor Michael Culver.[3]

Before the Lucasfilm Story Group initiated a reboot of Star Wars canon in anticipation of the sequel trilogy, the backstory of Captain Needa—his first name having been identified as "Lorth"—had been explored and developed in a number of sources, including the novelization of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, in which he is a Republic naval officer present at the Battle of Coruscant (his scenes are not included in the film). With the upcoming release of the sequel trilogy, however, the vast majority of this information has been relegated to the "Legends" realm of Star Wars continuity; as such, this article reflects only information found within the new established canon, which includes the films and the StarWars.com Encyclopedia.

Appearances

Sources

Notes and references