| abstract | - After the Empire's catastrophe at the Battle of Yavin, Venka was one of many non-commissioned officers promoted to fill the hole of many of the Imperial Navy's best lost in the destruction of the Death Star. Venka's academy connections earned him a prestigious assignment to the Super Star Destroyer Executor, the personal flagship of the Lord Darth Vader. During the Hoth campaign of 3 ABY, Venka served as a lieutenant on the Executor's bridge, under the command of Captain Firmus Piett. Upon Vader's execution of Admiral Kendal Ozzel, the Executor's commanding officer, during the Battle of Hoth, the Executor's admiralty passed to Piett, although Piett denied Venka a similar promotion to captain, saying the remainder of the Hoth campaign would be a test of Venka's command abilities. Venka secretly detested Piett for this, but he nevertheless resolved to do his job the best he could. At the conclusion of the Hoth campaign, which ultimately saw the escape of the Rebel Alliance and Luke Skywalker, Vader's son, Piett finally granted Venka his promotion to captain. Recently featured: Battle of Abregado – Steadfast (Ardent-class) – Mad About Me
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