Balankin Pathel

"I'm the ranking officer of the Third Imperial Volunteer Brigade. Or what's left of it, anyway. Major Pathel was killed during the Empire's bombing of Labor Valley."

- Captain Ferdinus Nelchiro during the

Balankin Pathel was an officer in the of the. During the, Pathel was captured and taken prisoner by the in the. After spending several years in the on, the Imperial agreed to collaborate with defector  Axlin Ceptor, joining his anti- Imperial government-in-exile. As an officer, Pathel was promoted to the rank of and given command of the 3rd Imperial Volunteer Infantry Brigade, part of the 1st Imperial Volunteer Infantry Division, which was a unit of Imperial defectors in the.

Pathel fought on, , and before being deployed at the. There, the 3rd brigade was sent to aid Corellian rebels in. However, their unit was overwhelmed when the Empire bombed the area, killing a large portion of the rebels and Imperial defectors fighting there. Major Pathel was among the dead, and was posthumously awarded the, a prestigious Republic decoration. The 1st Imperial Volunteer Infantry Division went on to fight throughout the whole battle, and, with Republic forces, successfully drove the Empire off of the planet.