The human male Rapace served the Galactic Empire as an Imperial officer on the planet Akiva. During the Rebellion on Akiva between the Empire and the New Republic, he was tricked into letting the former Imperial Sinjir Rath Velus into the communications station that he held command of after Velus claimed to still be an Imperial loyalty officer. Once inside, Velus stole Rapace's blaster pistol and killed him with it, and then dispatched the four stormtroopers who had been stationed with the officer with the aid of the battle droid Mister Bones. Velus and his New Republic allies then used the communication station to make an anti-Imperial broadcast the caused an uprising of the local population against the Empire.