

In the Battle of Coruscant, in which the Confederacy of Independent Systems launched a surprise attack on the Republic capital of Coruscant, Lieutenant Commander Needa served as commanding officer of the Carrack-class cruiser Integrity, which was part of the Republic defenses.


Needa out." ―Lieutenant Commander Needa and General Grievous during the Battle of Coruscant Ī Human male from Coruscant, Lorth Needa was a veteran command officer, having served in Strike Group Five of the Coruscant Home Fleet during the Clone Wars. " Ten minutes from now, I will have either your surrender, or confirmation that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine is alive, unharmed-and present-or Invisible Hand will be destroyed." Two Imperial Navy troopers then dragged Needa's lifeless body away. The Dark Lord of the Sith accepted his apology after making sure that the captain would never fail again.

Believing to have failed his mission, Needa went to the Star Dreadnought Executor to personally apologize to Vader. Before Needa could detain the craft, Solo charged the Avenger and landed on a blind spot on the aft of the destroyer's conning tower as a result, the destroyer's sensors could not find the vessel. Nevertheless, when the Falcon emerged from the maelstrom, the Avenger was right behind the freighter. The search proved to be hazardous as the warship sustained damage, and its gunners were forced to fire on the asteroids rather than remain alert for the elusive freighter. The Falcon outran the pursuing Star Destroyers and hid within the Hoth asteroid field, but the Avenger plunged into the field, intent on completing its assignment. In the aftermath of the Battle of Hoth, where General Maximilian Veers's assault on Echo Base forced the Rebels into fleeing, Needa and the Avenger were charged with capturing Han Solo's YT-1300 light freighter, the Millennium Falcon, and her crew. Captain Needa served as one of Admiral Ozzel's advisors, earning him the distrust of both Lord Vader and Emperor Palpatine. During the Imperial era, Needa was promoted to captain of the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Avenger by Fleet Admiral Kendal Ozzel and assigned to Supreme Commander Darth Vader's Death Squadron, often being tasked with following up on certain leads regarding the location of the Rebel Alliance's hidden headquarters. He served as lieutenant commander of the Republic Carrack-class cruiser Integrity in Home Fleet Strike Group Five of the Coruscant Home Fleet during the Battle of Coruscant, in which he was prepared to destroy the Invisible Hand, flagship of Separatist Supreme Commander Grievous, should the Kaleesh general be unable to prove that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine was being held captive aboard the warship. Lorth Needa was a Human male fleet officer in the Republic Navy during the Clone Wars and the Imperial Navy during the Galactic Civil War. " Apology accepted, Captain Needa." ―Darth Vader, after killing Needa - Listen ( file info)
