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'''Akal Zed''' was the [[Captain/Legends|captain]] of the [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial''-class Star Destroyer]] ''[[Stalker/Legends|Stalker]]'', part of [[Villis Andal]]'s [[Elrood Sector Fleet|fleet]] in the [[Elrood sector/Legends|Elrood sector]]. He had a great rivalry with [[Tanda Pryl]], captain of the ''[[Thunderflare]]'', whom he considered to be incompetent and unfit.

==Biography==
Zed was raised in a militaristic household and earned his first command following meritorious performance aboard the [[Carrack-class light cruiser/Legends|''Carrack''-class cruiser]] ''[[Seswennan Nightcloak]]'' during the [[Battle of Fleyars IV]]. After earning command of the ''Stalker'', he botched a pacification [[Valera uprising|operation]] on [[Valera]] and was reassigned to Elrood sector. Thereafter, Zed resolved to regain the trust of [[Imperial High Command/Legends|Imperial High Command]] by keeping Elrood sector secure.<ref name="PoG3" />

Captain Zed's Star Destroyer was later reasigned to [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader's]] [[Death Squadron/Legends|Death Squadron]]. Zed survived the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]] but refused to obey the new fleet commander, [[Gilad Pellaeon/Legends|Gilad Pellaeon]], after the battle. He instead opted to return to the Elrood sector with his ship.<ref name="TEGtW">''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''</ref>

==Personality and traits==
A strict disciplinarian, Zed followed naval protocol slavishly, often employing terror tactics.

==Appearances==
*[[Operation: Elrood (book)|''Operation: Elrood'']] {{1st}}

==Sources==
*''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Three]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[The Star Wars Planets Collection]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]'' {{Imo}}
*{{FFGTCG|set=New Alliances|cardname=Captain Zed|link=endor-cycle/new-alliances/captain-zed-r1540}}

==Notes and references==
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