Star Wars: 10 Side Characters With Awesome Back-Stories

6. Crix Madine

Crix Madine was one of the leading military officers of the Rebel Alliance, appearing as a General during the Battle of Endor in Empire Strikes Back. However, Madine wasn't always the Rebel hero that he is in the movies... Madine was actually a high-ranking Imperial before his defection to the Alliance. Known for his talents as a tactician and leader, Madine was selected as the leader of a strike force that would counter Alliance guerrilla tactics, resulting in the formation of the Storm commandos. Doubt began to form in Madine's mind while leading the Storm commandos, as the missions became more and more morally questionable. The breaking point was when Madine and his commandos released a plague on the planet Dentaal, resulting in the entire population being totally wiped out (and later blamed on the Rebels.) Madine gave top secret Imperial data to the Rebel Alliance, and his incredible knowledge of the enemy's tactics eventually earned him enough trust to be given a place among their ranks.