Colonel Brecht

Brecht was the head officer of the Imperial garrison on Tatooine when Fabius Kane sprung the Max Rebo Band out of Jabba's Palace. Imperial Intelligence reported that the smuggler had been causing chaos out at Jabba's and Brecht did not like that. He had the smuggler brought in. However, despite the Intelligence report, Imperial forces could not find the band nor any evidence of this. Thus, Brecht believed he had no choice but to let Kane go. Disagreeing, the Imperial Intelligence officer got into a physical fight with Brecht and was beating him badly, when Kane tossed the Colonel his hold-out blaster. Brecht shot the spy dead, as well as the two Stormtroopers who had done nothing to protect him. Brecht then let the smuggler go. However, moments later, he claimed his wounds were from Kane and that the criminal had killed the three others.

Brecht and Kane met up again on Bespin. Caught between IL1D20 Mark 1 and Mark 2 and the devious Mr. Boruu, Kane decided that he and Papa Beedo should try and hit up Brecht for a favor. It was a mistake that almost cost Kane and his friend their lives. Accompanied by an elite Storm Commando and the High Inquisitor Tremayne, Brecht admitted he had done what Kane alleged, but refused to owe him anything: ordering both their deaths. Tremayne, however, sensed Kane's latent Force abilities and wanted him corrupted. Had Kane and Beedo not been saved by the Syndicate member, Veroshk, their fate would have been dire indeed.

The latter event is most profound for the effect it had on Kane, forever souring him on the possible honor that the Empire's Order might bring. Certainly, would Kane meet Brecht again, his response would be quite different.