Kyle Vestar

Kyle Vestar was an Imperial SpecNav Force trooper and Storm Commando who defected to the Alliance to Restore the Republic at the Battle of Yavin.

Early Life
Kyle Vestar was born on in 25 BBY to a mining supervisor and a stay-at-home mother. He and his older sister were raised in middle class home on the plains with their father often working the mines some ways away. He was five years old at the time of the invasion and the. Throughout his youth he acceled at both academic and athletic pursuits, playing throughout his school career because of his height. He had several friends, the closest being a female named Tassana and a human male name Joric.

Imperial Military Career
Upon completion of primary school he attended the and proceeded to  training. Performing impressively in several combat missions, Kyle was selected for the in 2 BBY, despite his height exceeding the the usual standard for the role. It was as a Stormtrooper that Kyle, now a Lieutenant, was sent to to quell a  riot. The mission quickly turned for the worst. Within minutes of landing only three members of his squad were alive, with his commander wounded. Several Wookiees were moving toward the officer, Kyle then charged the Wookiees, killing all three and saving his commander's life. For that he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander and select for the and asked to join the SpecNav Force. He went through both training programs. Upon completion of training, he was attached to a Stormtrooper unit complementing the on board the   over. While he didn't participate in the boarding of the, he was part of a detachment set down the planet to retreive the missing. He also participated in the defense of an Imperial Listening Post on, after which he recieved word that the had been destroyed. He was sent to as part of an advanced force, this is where his career as an Imperial commando came to an end.

Defection
After a major firefight in an ancient arena on the moon, he patrolled the structure. As he entered a room, a rebel soldier attempted to snap his neck. Kyle, having dropped his rifle, proceeded in snapping the rebel's neck, but another rebel stood in the room. Kyle quickly picked up the dead soldier's pistol and aimed it at the second rebel, then he realized that it was Tassana, his childhood friend, and the rebel that he had killed was Joric. He and Tassana had a brief conversation that ended with Kyle agreeing to return to the {sw|Massassi temple}} which housed the rebel base with Tassana. At first sceptical about Kyle's intentions, the Alliance leadership allowed him to stay the night at the base. When morning came, Imperial forces, the 501st among them, had begun pressing the attack on the temple itself. Kyle volunteered to fight alongside the Alliance forces, a request that was granted by the leadership, though dubiously. Kyle proved himself to have truely tunred his back on the Empire during the ensuing battle, in which he killed several Imperial troopers.

Alliance Military Career
After Yavin, Kyle quickly established himself as a worthy soldier. He was selected for training. He passed the course with flying colors, mainly due to his past training. He participated in several missions with SpecForce units, including a raid on Felucia that left heavy Imperial casualties. He was eventually stationed on, where he participated in the ensuing battle. Shortly after the, Kyle was involved in the in which he was one of the few Alliance survivors.