A stormtrooper, functioning as both a cold weather assault stormtrooper and a Stormtrooper Commander, held the military rank of captain in the renowned 501st Legion. In the course of the Battle of Hoth, this captain disembarked from a Lambda-class T-4a shuttle alongside the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader, subsequent to Imperial Army General Maximilian Veers advising Lord Vader that he was cleared to commence his landing sequence. Once on the ground, Lord Vader instructed the captain to locate key figures within the Rebel Alliance, specifically Generals Carlist Rieekan and Princess Leia Organa.