Gideon Hask

 Gideon Hask is a major character in the 2017 video game Star Wars Battlefront II and it's prequel novel ''Inferno Squad. ''He is a member of Inferno Squad who is fanatically loyal to the Empire and serves it without question or hesitation.

He is voiced by Paul Blackthorne, who also portrayed in live action the villain Russell in the movie ''Lagaan. ''

history
Hask was born on Kuat, and joined the Empire when it came to power, studying at Coruscant and emerging in the top of his class. Consequentially, he became a member of the elite Inferno Squad, where he served under Iden Versio, herself daughter of the man who came up with the idea for Inferno Squad. He partook in the Battles of Yavin and Endor, and in-between those missions wiped out the Dreamers alongside his teammates. He got along well with his commander and respected her, but when she questioned the rightness of the Empire's actions when they attacked her homeworld, the pair's relationship broke down, and Hask turned on her, completing the mission on his own in the face of his commander's betrayal.

After this, Hask was promoted for his actions on Vardos, and continued to serve the Empire until it was reduced to nothing. Not deterred, Hask merely did as many other Imperials did and fled into the Unknown Regions, emerging years later as a proud member of the First Order.

trivia

 * He bears the slightest physical resemblance to actor Chris Pine (ironic, as Pine played Kirk in the rebooted Star Trek films). However, this physical resemblance is almost certainly mere coincidence.
 * He is the only member of Inferno Squad to not defect at Vardos.