Beneda was a Thradian man. During the year 4 BBY, he collaborated with Senator Nadea Tural, who served as the representative for their planet of origin within the Senate of the Galactic Empire. Secretly, Beneda and Tural attempted to aid Swain and Cogon, a pair of Imperial deserters who desired to become part of the rebellion. Nevertheless, the Imperial Security Bureau succeeded in finding the defectors' location. Beneda encouraged Cogon and Swain to attempt an escape, while he remained to eliminate any proof of their subversive actions by detonating his computer room. The explosion left the male Thradian wounded and without consciousness.