Venk, a human, held the rank of captain within the naval branch of the Galactic Empire. During the Galactic Civil War, he was stationed on Commander Dreed's Star Destroyer, tasked with hunting down Alderaanians who had survived the destruction of their homeworld, Alderaan. After Dreed's death on the planet Skaradosh in 0 ABY, during a prisoner exchange with Princess Leia Organa of the Rebel Alliance, Venk took command of the Destroyer. He subsequently led it to Espirion with the intention of destroying the Alderaanian fleet assembled there. However, with assistance from the Espirion Multi, a vessel provided by the Alderaanian-descended inhabitants of Espirion, the Alderaanians destroyed the Star Destroyer, resulting in Venk's demise.
As a captain in the Imperial Military's naval branch, Venk served the Galactic Empire as an Imperial officer. He was assigned to Commander Dreed's Imperial-class Star Destroyer during the Empire's war against the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Venk participated in the hunt for survivors from the planet Alderaan after its destruction by the Death Star superweapon.
Following the destruction of Alderaan, in 0 ABY, Tula, a crew member under Venk, began supplying Dreed with information regarding Princess Leia Organa's Alderaanian effort to rescue survivors. Dreed's attempt to thwart Organa's mission during her visit to the Alderaan Enclave on Sullust proved unsuccessful. Organa discovered Tula's Imperial allegiance and Dreed, deeming her no longer useful, ordered her imprisonment. To rescue the traitor, the princess agreed to become a captive in exchange for Tula on the desert world of Skaradosh. Dreed personally oversaw this trade on the planet's surface.
Venk was temporarily placed in command of their Star Destroyer during Dreed's absence, a position that became permanent when Alderaanian reinforcements killed the commander on Skaradosh to rescue Organa. Upon learning of Dreed's demise, Venk sought revenge by attempting to eliminate the Alderaanians as they fled. The Star Destroyer fired upon what they believed to be a starship carrying the Alderaanians, unknowingly destroying a decoy while the true targets escaped aboard the Mellcrawler freighter.
Assuming Organa and the others were dead, Venk ordered the Star Destroyer to Espirion, where Dreed had previously learned that the remaining Alderaanian fleet was gathering. Upon arrival, they found the Alderaanians prepared, having been warned by Organa and her companions aboard the Mellcrawler. Despite being outnumbered, the Star Destroyer, under Venk's command, engaged the gathered fleet, destroying several enemy ships while Organa delivered what she believed to be her final address to the Alderaanians.
However, the situation shifted when the Alderaanian-descended inhabitants of Espirion, moved by Organa's words, deployed the vessel Espirion Multi to support the fleet. Despite maintaining confidence in his victory, Venk continued the battle, only to be destroyed along with his ship by the combined firepower of the enemy vessels. With the Imperials defeated, the Alderaanians celebrated before Organa resumed her role within the Alliance.
Venk, a human with [light](/article/color] skin, was marked by several facial scars. He was characterized by overconfidence, believing Leia Organa's escape from Skaradosh to be impossible and maintaining a sense of superiority even as his ship faced destruction during the battle against the Alderaanians. The captain harbored deep contempt for Organa and her people, expressing a desire to kill more Alderaanians upon believing he had eliminated the princess.
During his time serving on Commander Dreed's Imperial Star Destroyer, Captain Venk wore the standard gray Imperial officer's uniform, complete with a black belt and a command cap featuring an officer's disk.
Venk made an appearance, though unidentified at the time, in the fifth issue of the 2015 Star Wars: Princess Leia comic series. The issue, written by Mark Waid and illustrated by Terry Dodson, was released by Marvel Comics on July 1, 2015. Editor Jordan D. White later confirmed that the character's name and rank were present in the issue's script.