During the time of the Imperial Era, Wilhuff Tarkin, who held the title of Governor, traveled to the planet Scarif. Accompanying him was a unit of death troopers who acted as his protectors. This group disembarked on Landing Pad 13 where they encountered the Sith Lord Darth Vader within the Scarif vault. Subsequently, some of these guards were within Tarkin's private office when the smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca appeared with the intention of pilfering an urn desired by Jabba the Hutt.