Asset R-27 was part of the intelligence network working for the independent operative the Shroud during the Galactic War. This conflict pitted the Galactic Republic against the Sith Empire. In 3637 BBY, R-27, then serving with the Republic Army on the planet Makeb, incorrectly informed the Shroud that the world's unstable tectonic activity would result in its annihilation. Soon after this, R-27 received a sudden transfer to a combat zone. While chasing a Mantellian ambassador heading to Dorin, R-27's vessel was obliterated. Subsequent investigation revealed an Imperial stealth fighter as the culprit, raising the Shroud's suspicions due to the attack's occurrence far within Republic territory.