Oopal

"You people are constantly pulling tricks that keep us regular physicians baffled, and it's not helping my sanity. Particularly in your case."

- Dr. Oopal to Captain Laera Reyolé, on treating Force-sensitives

Dr. Oopal was a male from  who served as a physician in the  during the  and. By the time of the outbreak of the latter conflict, he was serving as the chief medical officer aboard Vibrosword, the flagship of Forn Dodonna and the Second Fleet.

In 3,956 BBY, during the long journey through in preparation for the attempt to capture, he supervised the emergency treatment given to Captain Laera Reyolé en route to the rendezvous with Battleaxe. When the mechanisms that were a part of the resurrection technology that had been implanted in the Marine officer began to fail, Oopal managed to save her with the use of hastily-synthesized organic tissues. Once her condition had been stabilized,  led the rest of the mission's compliment of s, which included, in a marathon session of  despite Oopal's objections.

Behind the scenes
Dr. Oopal was created for the novel The Last Full Measure by Sean "Goodwood" Nash. When creating the dialogue for the character, the author imagined him speaking in the voice and mannerisms of from, thus giving Oopal the air of a highly-experienced professional.

Appearances

 * The Last Full Measure