Ioseb Karagöz

"Victory? There is no victory to be achieved here, only survival. Let this old soldier die, go survive."

- Ioseb Karagöz to Ozak Baines Ioseb Karagöz was a human male Imperial from Corellia born in 40 BBY. He spent much of his life in both the Republic and Imperial Navy, often accompanying his close friend Olyver Baines. Much like his friend, his career began aboard the assault ship Ardent, where Karagöz spent much of the Clone Wars. Despite not being in the Navy anymore, he maintained de facto control over the Star Destroyer ''Phantom. ''

Unlike his friend, he was more sceptic of the Empire, in particular the belief in the Force, especially after he transferred to Imperial Intelligence in 1 ABY. Despite this, he remained loyal to his superiors and served them diligently, following Baines after he split to form his own warlord realm and acted as his second in command until the two split in 11 ABY over the heightened tensions between the two after the failures during Operation Shadow Hand. Afterwards, he rallied behind Natasi Daala, as whilst he remained a critic of the Empire, it was outweighed by his hatred for the Rebellion and the New Republic, which he viewed as impediments to order and peace in the galaxy.

After Daala's defeat at the Assault on Yavin IV, Karagöz was once again lost, and after his home planet joined the New Republic the same year, he fled further north to join Pellaeon in 13 ABY and served as an Admiral in the Remnant's navy. After the signing of the Pellaeon-Gavrisom Treaty, he retired from military service on Bastion and adopted two children, both refugees from the Galactic Civil War. With the wealth from stolen treasures during the war, he was able to sponsor construction of a class of pocket star destroyers, the Baines-class Star Destroyer. At the age of 68, he returned to military service one final time during the Yuuzhan Vong War in order to defend Bastion from the intergalactic invaders. His ship, Perfidious, was destroyed by thousands of grutchins, killing him, as he attempted to buy time for the planet to evacuate.