Katar Belyn

Katar Belyn was a of the  during the.

Biography
Belyn had graduated from the as the valedictorian of his class, and served in the  as an officer. He attained the rank of by the time the  broke out in 22 BBY. After taking part in the, , and , Colonel Belyn had made himself a reputation of being a capable officer. He was promoted to the rank of after taking part in the. Two weeks later, Belyn was appointed to the operations section of, and two months after that, became the.

He was promoted to in 21 BBY upon becoming the Chief of Defense Staff. Belyn proved to be a competent administrator, running the and overseeing several successful operations against the. The former Judicial held the position for more than two years. His tenure as the chief of staff came to end, however, in 19 BBY. Following a massive Separatist on the Republic capital of, the Republic took heavy losses (although managed to fight off the CIS). General Belyn was used as a scapegoat by  and the Republic media,blamed for allowing such an attack to happen and being sacked from his position, replaced by General Valek Ragnor.

Belyn was disgraced and became the chief of the military intelligence section for the rest of the conflict. He became embittered, hating Palpatine and the Republic establishment. Following the and formation of the, Belyn continued to serve the , but was completely disillusioned with the new regime. He supported fellow Republic war veteran General during his  as a result. However, the coup attempt failed, and Belyn was executed afterwards by the for treason.