Nevar

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Nevar
Biographical information
Died	3 ABY[1][2]
Physical description
Species	Human[3]
Gender	Male[1]
Hair color	Dark[3]
Eye color	Dark[3]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rebellion era[1]
Affiliation	Galactic Empire[1]

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Nevar was an incompetent Human male brigadier general whose career in the Imperial Army was defined by nepotism and sycophancy. Nevar commanded the All Terrain Armored Transport Blizzard 2 of Blizzard Force, under the overall direction of General Maximilian Veers, during the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY. During the battle, the treacherous Nevar was assassinated.

[edit] Biography

Brigadier General Nevar was an officer of the Imperial Army during the Galactic Civil War.^[2] His career was a triumph of nepotism and sycophantic behavior.^[3]

Blizzard 2, the AT-AT walker commanded by Brigadier General Nevar during the Battle of Hoth

Nevar served under General Maximilian Veers during the invasion of the Rebel Alliance's headquarters, Echo Base, as part of the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY. He commanded the All Terrain Armored Transport Blizzard 2 of Blizzard Force, the elite ground assault unit attached to Death Squadron, the personal Star Destroyer fleet of Darth Vader.^[2]

Nevar's AT-AT would eventually be brought down by a Rebel snowspeeder piloted by Wedge Antilles of Rogue Group, using the speeder's harpoon and tow cable to trip the walker's legs. After Blizzard 2 fell,^[2] Antilles and another Rebel pilot destroyed the downed walker by targeting its vulnerable neck area.^[4] Nevar's Blizzard 2 was the first Imperial walker dispatched during the battle.^[2]

At some point surrounding the tripping of Blizzard 2, the treacherous Nevar was assassinated.^[1]

[edit] Personality and traits

Nevar was incompetent, and his military career was characterized by his own sycophantic behavior.^[3] Out of paranoia, Nevar fortified the exterior of Blizzard 2 with an extra layer of armor. Nevar was also treacherous, and he was assassinated during the Battle of Hoth.^[1][2]

[edit] Behind the scenes

The "General Nevar" character was first mentioned on the "Blizzard 2" card of the November 1996 Hoth Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, which explains that the "treacherous" Nevar commanded the Blizzard 2 AT-AT prior to his assassination. However, the card does not elaborate under what circumstances Nevar's treachery or assassination take place.^[1] The first illustration of Nevar was included in the September 2009 The Shadow Syndicate expansion set of the Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game.^[3]

Nevar was also mentioned in the August 2004 Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy and the subsequent October 2005 compilation book Star Wars: Complete Locations among the "Battle of Hoth" geographic layout. Inside the Worlds identifies Nevar as holding the rank of brigadier general, different from the original SWCCG reference and even the later SWGTCG reference, both of which identify him only as a general. Additionally, Inside the Worlds explains that "Wedge…[deploys] Rogue 3's harpoon and tow cable against the AT-AT commanded by Brigadier General Nevar," suggesting that Nevar is still in command of the AT-AT at that time and thus was assassinated during the battle itself, sometime during or after Antilles' attack on Blizzard 2.^[5][2]

[edit] Sources

• Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: Blizzard 2) (First mentioned)
• Inside the Worlds of Star Wars Trilogy
• Star Wars: Complete Locations
• Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game - The Shadow Syndicate

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