s'Too Vees
s'Too Vees, a Human from the annals of legends, was a known gambler. He found himself within the Bespin mining facility that was Cloud City as the Galactic Empire began its occupation of the city in 3 ABY. Choosing to evacuate Bespin, Vees accompanied the former Baron Administrator of Cloud City, Lando Calrissian, in joining the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Earning the rank of lieutenant, Vees contributed to the Alliance as a dock mechanic. Leading up to the Alliance's attack on the second Death Star in 4 ABY, he was responsible for operating a holoprojector during the pre-battle briefing. Vees declined an assignment with the rear guard, preferring to dedicate his efforts to the starship of Calrissian, known as the Millennium Falcon.
Biography
By 3 ABY, the gambler s'Too Vees, a Human, was residing in Cloud City. This city served as a mining colony for Tibanna gas, located on the gas giant Bespin. During that year, Imperial forces, led by the Dark Lord Darth Vader, took control of Bespin. Consequently, Lando Calrissian, the Baron Administrator of Cloud City, gave the order to evacuate the complex. Vees followed Calrissian away from Cloud City and enlisted in the Alliance to Restore the Republic, eventually joining their ranks. There, he became a dock mechanic, working on starfighters by installing cannons, and ultimately achieved the rank of lieutenant.
In 4 ABY, after the Rebel Alliance discovered the location of the Empire's newly constructed second Death Star battle station, which was being built above the Forest Moon of Endor, the Alliance command developed a strategy to destroy the station before its completion. During a briefing held aboard the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser Home One, which served as the flagship of the Alliance Fleet, Vees was responsible for operating a holoprojector. This holoprojector displayed the plan for the upcoming battle: a Rebel strike team was tasked with disabling the Death Star's deflector shield located on the Endor moon, after which a force of starfighters would enter the battlestation to destroy its main reactor.
Calrissian, who had been promoted to general, was designated to lead the fighter assault. As preparations were underway for the battle, Vees was presented with the opportunity to serve in the rear guard. However, he declined this assignment, choosing instead to dedicate his efforts to Calrissian's starship, the Millennium Falcon, which was on loan from Rebel General Han Solo, the leader of the Endor ground assault team.
Personality and traits
Vees shared a penchant for gambling with Calrissian. When Calrissian made the decision to leave Cloud City to avoid the Imperial occupation, Vees followed him, eventually joining the Rebel Alliance. Later, when presented with the chance to serve in the rear guard, Vees declined, choosing instead to work on Calrissian's ship. Vees possessed the skills to operate a holoprojector. During the briefing before the Battle of Endor, Vees was seen wearing a headset while operating the holoprojector. He had a light complexion and brown hair.
Behind the scenes
The character known as s'Too Vees made his initial appearance as an uncredited extra in the 1983 film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. In this film, he is depicted at the controls of the holoprojector during the Rebel briefing that preceded the Battle of Endor. His name, along with additional details, were revealed on the "Lieutenant s'Too Vees" card for the Death Star II Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, which was released in July 2000.
