A commander of the male persuasion, as described in legends, was in a position of command over a line cruiser within the structure of the Imperial Navy. In the initial phases of the Galactic Civil War, this cruiser was given the responsibility to confront the Alliance to Restore the Republic troops who were evacuating a base located on the planet named Refnar. Following the destruction of his TIE/LN starfighters by Alliance starfighter forces, the commander disregarded standing orders that dictated keeping his cruiser away from direct conflict, instead choosing to directly engage the escaping vessels, resulting in the destruction of a number of them before they successfully fled.