Iden Versio

Iden Versio is the protagonist villain of both the Star Wars novel Battlefront II: Inferno Squad, and the story campaign for the video game ''Star Wars Battlefront II. ''Having been born and raised on a planet that prospered under Imperial rule, Iden Versio is a rabid pro-Empire fanatic, and firmly dedicated to their cause due to believing that their's is a mission of order, and that the Rebellion is nothing more than a collection of terrorists and anarchists who would seek to ruin the Galaxy needlessly.

She is voiced by (and modeled after facially), Janina Gavankar, who also narrates the audiobook version of Iden's debut novel.

history
Iden Versio grew up on the planet Vardos, a world that had actually prospered under Imperial rule. Her father was in fact an Admiral in the Empire and her mother an artist who designed propaganda posters for them, and so Iden was groomed to become a member of the Imperial war machine herself. Distinguishing herself in combat, piloting, and strategy, she became the commander of a small but elite team of Imperial special forces known as "Inferno Squad" after the Battle of Yavin that saw the destruction of the Death Star. One of Inferno Squad's first assigned missions was the destruction of the remnants of Saw Gerrera's Partisans known as "The Dreamers". The mission was to infiltrate the Dreamers, pretend to be prospective members, and then kill them once they'd gained the Dreamer's trust. In this, the members of Inferno Squad were all-too successful.

Later, during the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, Iden Versio and her squad pariticipated and expertly killed many Rebels, but they could not prevent the destruction of the second Death Star or the death of their Emperor. Devastated by the defeat, Iden vowed to avenge the Emperor no matter the cost, and so took the fight to the Rebellion alongside her squadmates and her father, who also gave her the Emperor's final, posthumous orders concerning the Rebellion...

personality and traits
Due to having grown up on a world that prospered under Imperial rule, and having been indoctrinated rigorously from a young age, Iden Versio was pro-Imperial to the core, and firmly dedicated to fighting for the Empire against the Rebellion, whom she held in utter contempt (especially the Partisans due to their ruthless methods and willingness to kill or endanger civilians). In particular, she was contemptuous and disdainful of the Rebellion's belief in "hope", even going as far as to proclaim that "hope could not save them".

However, unlike many other major Imperials, such as Tarkin, Krennic, and Palpatine himself, Iden was not a sadistic, power-hungry monster who was only in it for power and control over others, but rather because she genuinely believed in order, peace, and stability, and sincerely believed that the Empire brought those things and the Rebellion did not.

Iden was passionate about what she did, and committed to the life of a soldier, training herself vigorously and engaging in often intense work-outs so as to stay in shape and be ever-alert. She could perhaps be called a "workaholic" given her sheer devotion to getting the job done and being prepared for it, at the expense of having little in the way of personal connections and friendships. She did, however, constantly seek her father's approval, and though training and discipline had taught her to keep a professional manner around him, privately she was always happy when he went with her suggestions, advice, and plans.

Come the destruction of the second Death Star, Iden was filled with even more self-righteous rage and hatred towards the Rebellion than before, and vowed to avenge Emperor Palpatine and destroy the Rebellion no matter what.

trivia

 * She is actually not the first Imperial-aligned villain protagonist in Star Wars, or even the first one in a video game. However, she is the first major one to show up in Disney's Canon (the other examples of Imperial-aligned villain protagonists having all shown up in the Legends continuity).
 * In many respects, Iden could be seen as an evil counterpart Princess Leia:
 * One is wholly committed to destroying the Rebellion in service to the Empire, the other is just as wholly committed to helping the Rebellion bring down the Empire. Similarly, both are very passionate about their chosen causes, and filled with contempt for everything the other side stands for.
 * Where one dresses in predominantly black, the other in predominantly white.
 * Iden grew up on a mostly peaceful planet that prospered under the Empire's rule. Leia grew up on a peaceful planet that was destroyed by the Empire and prior to that had prospered in spite of it's rule.
 * Iden was raised to be a soldier, Leia a senator and diplomat, though ultimately both women came out very combat-capable.
 * Iden seeks to kill Luke Skywalker in retaliation for the Emperor's death, Leia is his sister.
 * Both women sought to be like their fathers and live up to their expectations
 * Both are excellent shots with a blaster