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{{Quote|Your Highness, there's nothing more we can do tonight. The shield doors must be closed.|Major Bren Derlin|<ref name="ESB" />}}
'''Bren Derlin''' was a [[Gender/Legends|male]] [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Officer/Legends|officer]] of the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]]. He joined the Alliance military after his father, anti-Imperial [[Senator/Legends|Senator]] [[Galen Derlin]], was [[Assassin/Legends|assassinated]] by agents of the [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Galactic Emperor]]. Showing his talent, Bren Derlin became a [[Captain/Legends|captain]] and served during the [[Defense of Ralltiir|Battle of Ralltiir]]. His heroic actions saving lives during the [[Battle of Nentan]] merited him a new promotion, and [[Major/Legends|Major]] Derlin served both in [[Alliance Intelligence]] and as the operations and security chief at the Alliance headquarters on the [[Planet/Legends|planet]] [[Hoth/Legends|Hoth]], [[Echo Base/Legends|Echo Base]], under the command of [[General/Legends|General]] [[Carlist Rieekan/Legends|Carlist Rieekan]]. Derlin, in this post, gave the hardest orders in his life by closing the base door risking the lives of two valuable Rebels whom he himself considered his friends, to avoid putting the whole base in risk. Soon after this event, Derlin served during the [[Battle of Hoth/Legends|Battle of Hoth]].

A year later, Alliance General [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] asked Major Derlin to gather a commando team of Hoth veterans for a dangerous, yet vital, raid on an Imperial bunker on [[Endor/Legends|Endor]]. This would give the Alliance fleet a chance to fight the Empire during the [[Battle of Endor/Legends|Battle of Endor]]. Derlin was the planet-level unit leader during the operation and, while his team was captured, they made use of a diversion to obtain a victory.

During the years of the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]], Derlin worked with [[New Republic Intelligence Service|New Republic Intelligence]], opposing [[Crime lord/Legends|crime lord]] [[Torel Vorne]] on [[Reuss VI]]. Derlin was then promoted to [[Colonel/Legends|colonel]] and, during the [[Thrawn campaign]], managed a difficult operation to mislead the forces of the Empire: While [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] [[Gial Ackbar/Legends|Gial Ackbar]] and General Crix Madine staged a raid to the well-protected [[Bilbringi system|Bilbringi]], Derlin moved starships to pretend that the New Republic was really targeting [[Tangrene/Legends|Tangrene]]. Imperial [[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Legends|Thrawn]] was not fooled by this maneuver.

Derlin became a [[Brigadier]] and then retired from active services. By [[16 ABY/Legends|16 ABY]], Derlin was the [[Commander/Legends|commander]] of the [[Alliance Veteran's Victory Association]], a retiree's club that hoped to become active in reserve.

==Biography==
===Early life===
[[File:WeirdBrenDerlin-SWR.png|thumb|left|Captain Bren Derlin.]]
Bren Derlin was born around [[44 BBY/Legends|44 BBY]] to [[41 BBY/Legends|41 BBY]], the son of [[Senator/Legends|Senator]] [[Galen Derlin]] of [[Tiisheraan/Legends|Tiisheraan]]. Senator Derlin had opposed Senator [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]], later [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Galactic Emperor]] Palpatine, until Derlin decided that politics were not enough to stop him. While Galen Derlin had retired from politics, he was [[Assassin/Legends|assassinated]] by an [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Imperial]] agent. Most of his relatives understood that criticizing Palpatine for this could lead to further reprisals. However, Bren Derlin was outraged at all this, and took active measures: He joined the illegal anti-Imperial organization known as the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]] and served as a [[Soldier/Legends|soldier]] in its infantry. Once he could show his skill as a tactician, he was promoted to [[Captain/Legends|captain]].<ref name="RP5" />

===The Hero of Nentan===
Through the following years, Captain Derlin served under [[General/Legends|General]] [[Carlist Rieekan/Legends|Carlist Rieekan]] and fought in several small battles through the galaxy.<ref name="RP1">''[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back]];'' information repeated in ''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''</ref> A young Rebel [[Officer/Legends|officer]], [[Cal Alder/Legends|Cal Alder]], was serving Derlin at this point.<ref name="DBA">{{DB|character|calalder|Alder, Cal|nobackup=1}}</ref><ref name="CRD1">{{CCG|set=Hoth Limited|cardname=Cal Alder}}</ref>

Both Rieekan and Derlin were serving on the planet [[Nentan]],<ref name="DBR">{{DB|character|generalcarlistrieekan|Rieekan, General Carlist|archivedate=20100721073319}}</ref><ref name="DBD">{{DB|character|majorbrenderlin|Derlin, Major Bren|archivedate=20110517075217}}</ref> in a secret checkpoint point where a number of civilians, liberated from the Empire, were waiting for transport to a Rebel [[Safe world/Legends|safe world]]. The base was only two months old when the Empire discovered its location. Rieekan was ordered to evacuate it,<ref name="RP1" /> and Derlin managed the escape of essential military staff.<ref name="DBD" /> Evacuating the civilians was a priority task, but the bunkers were overcrowded and the available transports were not enough to evacuate so many people. A number of the soldiers and officers volunteered to be left behind, but Rieekan disliked this sacrifice. Captain Derlin offered him an alternative: The willing soldiers, under his direct command, would steal an Imperial starship to escape.<ref name="RP1" />

Captain Derlin took a [[Squad/Legends|squad]] and led the remaining personnel to the Nentan wastes. They hid among the towering rock spires of some nearby ruins, leaving the checkpoint empty. Captain Derlin correctly assumed that the Imperial troops would hit the base hard, razing it in a show of strength&mdash;and leaving their [[Transport/Legends|transports]] lightly protected. Captain Derlin and his men used natural cover to capture one<ref name="RP1" /> Imperial [[Landing barge/Legends|landing barge]]<ref name="DBD" /> and staffed it with the refugees. Derlin's transport left the planet.<ref name="RP1" />

The captain of an [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial''-class Star Destroyer]] in [[Orbit/Legends|orbit]] saw the transport, but assumed she was simply moving prisoners or equipment. Before the Empire could ask for a code clearance, Derlin's transport escaped to [[Hyperspace/Legends|hyperspace]],<ref name="RP1" /> saving a great number of lives.<ref name="RP5" />

Derlin's heroic victory on Nentan was well-document in the records of the Alliance,<ref name="DBD" /><ref name="RP2">''[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back]]''</ref> For these meritorious<ref name="AIR">''[[Alliance Intelligence Reports]]''</ref> actions, General Rieekan promoted<ref name="RP1" /> Derlin, the Hero of Nentan,<ref name="CRD3">{{CCG|set=Hoth Limited|cardname=Major Bren Derlin}}</ref> to [[Major/Legends|Major]].<ref name="DBD" />

===Joining Alliance Intelligence===
{{Quote|I have submitted this SecuriDex particularly for Cene because of her unpredictable style: her amazing abilities very nearly cost me one of my newest soldiers during training movements of Fislan.|Extract to Bren Derlin's report on Cene Gilvent|<ref name="AIR" />}}
Soon after his promotion, Major Bren Derlin became a member of [[Alliance Intelligence]], the commander of security and operations at the [[Alliance High Command/Legends|Alliance High Command]] base,<ref name="AIR" /> and one of the executive members of the Rebel Alliance's command staff. As the Alliance had recently lost its main base on [[Yavin 4/Legends|Yavin 4]], Derlin was assigned the task of finding possible sites for a new headquarters.<ref name="REB">[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']] and ''[[Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''</ref> His Intel peers considered Derlin an excellent field operative and a highly competent officer.<ref name="AIR" />

Derlin was also a member of the three-hundred-sentient [[Task Force on Alliance Security]], whose task was compiling information on the main threats to the Alliance. Derlin had had an encounter with the [[Ocsin]]in swordswoman [[Cene Gilvent]] on [[Fislan]]; this event was nearly fatal for one of Derlin's newest soldiers. As such, Derlin wrote a [[SecuriDex]] on Gilvent, reporting on her origins. In an addendum, he pointed that Gilvent was expert in many fields of close combat, and proposed using a long-range [[Sniper/Legends|sniper]] to take care of her.<ref name="AIR" />

===Security chief of Echo Base===
{{Quote|There is no one else I would even consider.|General Rieekan, on choosing Derlin as security chief of Echo Base|<ref name="RP2" />}}
[[File:Bren_Derlin.jpg|thumb|Derlin on Hoth.]]
The Alliance eventually chose to have a presence on the frozen planet [[Hoth/Legends|Hoth]],<ref name="RP1" /> and assigned Derlin there.<ref name="DBD" /><ref name="GUID">''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''</ref> They started building the new base, [[Echo Base/Legends|Echo Base]], in [[1 ABY/Legends|1 ABY]],<ref name="RP2" /> with Major Derlin overseeing it.<ref name="CRD3" /> Initially, Echo Base was a small outpost established by the [[Alliance Special Forces/Legends|Alliance Special Forces]], but its success prompted the Alliance High Command to evaluate its potential for a bigger base.<ref name="GXBB">***Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – The Nightsister's Revenge (Card: Building the Base)</ref> Eventually, the High Command considered Hoth for the main base.<ref name="GXPF">***Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – The Nightsister's Revenge (Card: Plan for the Future)</ref>

From the very creation of the outpost,<ref name="GXLS">***Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game – The Nightsister's Revenge (Light Side scenario campaign)</ref> General Rieekan put<ref name="RP2" /> Major Derlin in charge of Hoth base security of operations, a hard working task to ensure that Echo Base is active no matter the circumstances.<ref name="RP1" /> As the chief of operations, Derlin was in charge of defense and logistics,<ref name="GXLS" /> and of security.<ref name="CRD3" /><ref name="TOY">''[[Star Wars: The Saga Collection]]'' (Pack: Major Bren Derlin)</ref> Rieekan later stated that he never considered any other candidate for such an important job.<ref name="RP2" /> Derlin, an essential part of the Base command structure,<ref name="RP5" /> served successfully<ref name="RP1" /> and had the support of the troops.<ref name="RP2" /> While still a field officer,<ref name="DBD" /><ref name="GUID" /><ref name="TOY" /> Derlin was also one of the field commanders of the base.

In [[2 ABY/Legends|2 ABY]], a small Imperial detachment visited Hoth in a mission not related with the Alliance, but they accidentally discovered the outpost. Captain [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]], a [[Smuggler/Legends|smuggler]] and collaborator of the Alliance, discovered Imperial walkers approaching Echo Base. Solo returned to Echo Base and reported to Derlin. Derlin quickly put a well-rehearsed defensive plan into motion. When the Empire began its assault with a [[Squad/Legends|squad]] of [[Cold assault stormtrooper|snowtroopers]] and [[All Terrain Personal Transport/Legends|AT-PTs]], Derlin countered with heavy [[Blaster/Legends|blaster]] fire, making the Empire to temporary fall back. An Imperial [[All Terrain Scout Transport/Legends|AT-ST]] arrived as reinforcement, blazing away at Rebel positions. Then, a sudden blizzard covered both armies, interrupting the battle. Derlin's men outside the outpost perimeter protected under temporary shelters, but the Imperial forces were utterly wiped out before they could report.<ref name="GXLS" />

General [[Crix Madine/Legends|Crix Madine]], a former Imperial officer who had deserted to join the Alliance, discovered that the Alliance did not have [[Commando/Legends|commando]] brigades. Madine, who had commanded one of these in the Empire, convinced the Alliance High Command to create these kind of units. One of the first Rebel commando units created,<ref name="RP6">''[[The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]''</ref> founded as [[SpecForce 32nd command unit]],<ref name="GW">''[[Galaxy at War]]''</ref> was assigned to Major Derlin,<ref name="RP6" /><ref name="GW" /> with the task of protecting Echo Base. One of its members was young Rebel officer [[Judder Page/Legends|Judder Page]].<ref name="RP6" />

During his service on Echo Base, Derlin personally met Captain Han Solo and [[Commander/Legends|Commander]] [[Luke Skywalker/Legends|Luke Skywalker]], one of the commanding field officers. Derlin felt a great respect for them, and considered them to be his personal friends,<ref name="RP1" /> although he was not in first-name basis with Solo.<ref name="M39">[[Star Wars (1977) 39|''Star Wars'' (1977) 39]]</ref> Skywalker considered Derlin a likable person and a good soldier, but he perceived Derlin more as a steadying influence for his men than as a leader.<ref name="TT">''[[Tyrant's Test]]''</ref>

The lifeforms on the planet Hoth included the fearsome predator known as the [[Wampa/Legends|Wampa]],<ref name="RP1" /> but the Rebels had only detected harmless creatures including [[Tauntaun/Legends|tauntauns]] and [[Snowmouse|snowmice]]. The scout, encouraged, worked alone instead of in pairs as per the [[Standard Operating Procedure]].<ref name="HN2">{{WEGCite|book=The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook|story=The Horror by Night|stext=''The Horror by Night''}} (abridged version; 100% included in ''[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back]]''</ref> A dead tauntaun was discovered outside Echo Base, and the medical [[Droid/Legends|droid]] [[2-1B/Legends|2-1B]] determined that a very strong creature had purposely broken its neck. Derlin wrote it down on his reports but, as there were more pressing worries at that moment, it would be something to look into in the future.<ref name="HN1">{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back|story=The Horror by Night|stext=''The Horror by Night''}} (full version)</ref>

Only one month after the Alliance had established Echo Base,<ref name="ESBN" /> Commander Skywalker and Captain Solo went on a patrol and failed to return to the base before the night.<ref name="ESB" /> Major Derlin had to side with caution<ref name="TOY" /> and close the main doors of the Base, to protect the other people there from the cold night temperature&mdash;but at the same time, that meant leaving Skywalker and Solo outside for the night, with almost no chance of surviving.<ref name="ESBN" /> Major Derlin waited at the main door, near [[Prince/Legends|Princess]] [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]], an important dignitary of the base and close friend to both Skywalker and Solo. Young lieutenant<ref name="ESB" /> Alder<ref name="DBA" /><ref name="CRD1" /> reported to Derlin that only Skywalker and Solo had failed to return.<ref name="ESB" /> Derlin, his voice weighty with regrets,<ref name="ESBN" /> had the unenviable task to report Organa about the need of closing the doors.<ref name="DBD" /> He assumed responsibility for the decision,<ref name="TOY" /> waited for Organa to acknowledge his words, and then ordered Alder to close the doors, apparently dooming his friends.<ref name="ESB" /> Derlin would later that as the moment when he gave the hardest orders of his life.<ref name="RP1" />

Derlin intended to send [[Airspeeder/Legends|airspeeder]] to search Skywalker and Solo in the morning, as the vehicles were not ready yet, and tried to comfort Organa by telling her so. Organa asked whether Derlin believed that Skywalker and Solo could survive until then or not. Major Derlin refused to give up hope completely, but he recognize that it was unlikely. Organa's droids [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]] and [[R2-D2/Legends|R2-D2]] offered a precise, albeit disheartening, estimation of possibilities.<ref name="ESBN" />

The following day, Skywalker and Solo were rescued by the airspeeder searchers. Skywalker was unconscious and had claw marks on his face. He woke up to describe the Wampa beast who had attacked him. Derlin then ordered regular perimeter patrols, searching in pairs, and speeders for night action.<ref name="HN2" />

That same night, Derlin was in the command center along with Alliance officer [[Voren Na'al/Legends|Voren Na'al]]. They were interrupted by a call from the Rebel [[Bervin]] in a perimeter post. They ran to Bervin's position, but they found only blood, fight signs and a collapse. Several other sentries were attacked and dragged on during the night.<ref name="HN2" /> C-3PO and R2-D2 approached Derlin and talked him about a pattern in the attacks that the Major had missed: High-pitched sounds made by [[Astromech droid/Legends|astromech droids]] through the base drove the Wampas into berserker rage. This data was enough for Echo Base to stage a counterattack. Derlin's forces then captured a number of Wampas and scared the others toward the snow plains.<ref name="HN1" />

===The Battle of Hoth===
[[File:Plan_for_the_Future.jpg|thumb|left|Bren Derlin and [[Coret Bhan]] observing a [[Hologram/Legends|hologram]] of [[Echo Base/Legends|Echo Base's]] [[Deflector shield generator/Legends|shield generator]].]]
{{Quote|Okay. Everybody to your stations. Let's go!|Major Derlin, to Rebel pilots|<ref name="ESB" />}}
The Galactic Empire nonetheless discovered Echo Base and organized a ground attack against it. Imperial General [[Maximilian Veers/Legends|Maximilian Veers]] commanded several highly-armored [[All Terrain Armored Transport/Legends|AT-ATs]] to raid the base. The commanders of the base assigned [[T-47 airspeeder/Legends|snowspeeders]] to the available pilots so that they could oppose the walkers, while the Alliance evacuated the planet in transports. Organa and Derlin briefed the pilots with their instructions;<ref name="ESB" /> Organa explained the details while Derlin mixed with the pilots, standing behind [[Derek Klivian/Legends|Derek Klivian]].<ref name="CRD2">{{CCG|set=Hoth Limited|cardname=Derek "Hobbie" Klivian}}</ref> Once she was over, Derlin gave the pilots the order to man their stations,<ref name="CRD8">{{TCG|set=The Empire Strikes Back (TCG)|sformatted=''The Empire Strikes Back''|link=https://swtcg.com/Content/Images/Cards/ESB/Rebel_Hangar.webp?v=2|cardname=Rebel Hangar}}</ref> and they were quick to obey.<ref name="ESB" />

Rieekan and Derlin decided movements and actions of the troops from the darkened war rooms at Echo Base while [[Colonel/Legends|Colonel]] [[Ledick Firest/Legends|Ledick Firest]] was assigned with carrying them out in the trenches.<ref name="RP2" /> Derlin commanded an entire [[Battalion/Legends|battalion]] of soldiers, including the [[4th Squad]]<ref name="ENT">''[[Entrenched]]''</ref> and a man named [[Kensaric]].<ref name="CRD5">{{CCG|set=Endor Limited|cardname=Corporal Kensaric}}</ref> During the [[Battle of Hoth/Legends|Battle of Hoth]], Derlin saw action himself: He saw Skywalker's snowspeeder crash-landing, and Derlin ran to the battlefield to help him escape by riding away with him on a tauntaun. Derlin then helped Skywalker and a group of Rebels against an Imperial landing party but, once that skirmish was over, Derlin rode away to save one squad of troops whose retreat had been cut off.<ref name="RS">''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike]]''</ref> Meanwhile, Derlin's SpecForce 32nd commando unit fought to hold Imperial snowtroopers, making time so that the command staff could escape.<ref name="GW" />

Eventually, Hoth was evacuated, and the Rebel fleet grouped at a pre-established rendezvous point. Major Derlin and General Rieekan served together in a [[Frigate/Legends|frigate]] and managed the arrivals, with Derlin on the alert for the incoming shipments&mdash;as this would tell them what supplies they had. Derlin reported Rieekan about an important scarcity of [[Tibanna/Legends|tibanna]] for blasters, partly due to the transport ''[[Treasure Trove]]'' not having arrived even 36 hours after the expected time&mdash;and still not having arrived. Rieekan ordered Derlin to send special agents on the [[YL-2200 light freighter]] ''[[Out Runner]]'' to search for the ''Treasure Trove.'' Derlin did so, and eventually the agents returned with a load of spin-sealed tibanna gas.<ref name="FNM">{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (Second Edition)|text=''Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back'', Second Edition|story=Freedom No More|stext=Freedom No More}}</ref>

General Madine noticed the performance of Derlin's 32nd unit during the Battle of Hoth and recommended them to protect Alliance High Command, with Derlin answering directly to the commander-in-chief of the Alliance [[Mon Mothma/Legends|Mon Mothma]].<ref name="GW" />

===The Battle of Endor===
{{Quote|Good luck, and may the Force be with you.|Major Derlin on Endor|<ref name="ROTE">{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|text=''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition|story=Remnants of the Empire|stext=Remnants of the Empire}}</ref>}}
In [[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]], the Galactic Empire built a [[Death Star II/Legends|new Death Star]] on the secluded planet [[Endor/Legends|Endor]]. Thanks to the work of [[Bothan/Legends|Bothan]] [[Spy/Legends|spies]], the Alliance High Command had discovered not only the exact location, but also the schematics of the Death Star [[Space station/Legends|space station]] and its stage of construction. Han Solo, by then a General of the Alliance, was assigned to lead a strike team to the planet surface, where they would approach an Imperial bunker that served as [[Deflector shield generator/Legends|shield generator]] protecting the Death Star; once the generator was over, the Alliance fleet would attack the Death Star.<ref name="ROTJ">{{Film|VI}}</ref> General Solo needed a strike team and he decided he wanted the veterans of the Battle of Hoth. Solo contacted Derlin and asked him to find his men. Derlin needed no time to gather them, as they had been with the fleet ever since Hoth, and even the last of them volunteered.<ref name="RP4">''[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi]]''; information repeated in ''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''</ref> Derlin's 32nd would be part of the strike team,<ref name="GW" /> with Derlin himself, by then considered a grizzled veteran,<ref name="RP4" /> commanding it<ref name="DBD" /> as the planet-level unit leader.<ref name="RP4" />

Eleven men served under Derlin, including Judder Page<ref name="RP4" /> and [[Corporal/Legends|corporal]] Kensaric, whose responsibility was to cover their tracks.<ref name="CRD5" /> Demolition experts [[Junkin]] and [[Squalls]] were also members of the strike team.<ref name="RP4" /> Solo commanded others, including [[Dansra Beezer]], [[Delevar]] and [[Greeve (Human)|Greeve]],<ref name="NA">{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi|story=Night Attack|stext=Night Attack}}</ref> as well as the command team of the insertion shuttle leading them all to the planetary surface<ref name="DBD" /> through the Imperial defense grid.<ref name="TBSB">''[[The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook]]''</ref>

{{RPG|"[[The New Republic Campaign: The Battle for Endor from the PCs' Perspective]]"}}
Derlin also took a Rebel named [[Taki]] and sent Page to contact certain individuals who had helped the Bothan spies to obtain the schematics. Their report had impressed Derlin and the Major wanted them to join the strike them&mdash;which they did.<ref name="P90">{{PolyhedronCite|90|The New Republic Campaign: The Battle for Endor from the PCs' Perspective}}</ref>

Solo obtained authorization to land his shuttle, and immediately after this he informed Derlin and the other commandos in the passenger hold. Once they landed, Derlin and Solo had a quick discussion, and then Derlin took his team to cover the distance toward the bunker. However, before they could even part, they were found by an Imperial AT-ST walker. Derlin ordered Taki to jam its communications, and ordered his other men to stop the walker. They managed to succeed at this.<ref name="P90" />
{{Endgame}}

Derlin led the commandos in their assault at the Imperial bunker.<ref name="RP5" /> However, the Alliance was working on false premises, as the Empire had been well aware of their plans from the very beginning.<ref name="ROTJ" /> Imperial forces managed to capture Derlin's men&mdash;only to be assaulted by the [[Ewok/Legends|Ewoks]], a native sentient species. This distraction was all the commandos needed to turn their capture into a victory.<ref name="RP4" /> The shield generator was destroyed and, soon afterward, the fleet destroyed the Death Star and the Emperor was killed. That night, the Alliance held a party at the Ewok village.<ref name="ROTJ" />

Before the party was over, a Rebel starship detected an energy spike from the surface that was believed to be Imperial troops trying to contact their fleet. They would face interference from the battle debris, but they could be adapting their technology to overcome this problem. Admiral [[Gial Ackbar/Legends|Ackbar]] of the Alliance fleet ordered Derlin to look into it, and Derlin then chose a team and sent them to scan the area where the spike came from. This team stopped Imperial lieutenant [[Jeres Moridon]], who was trying to contact his fleet, and reported to Derlin. Derlin read their report but he could not know whether Moridon had succeeded or not, particularly as one Imperial destroyer had made a quick visit to the orbit. He promised to command the team as soon as possible but, at that point, he notified that everybody had to perform double duty per Ackbar's orders.<ref name="ROTE" />

During the following days, Derlin was still the planet-level unit leader, remaining on the surface to oversee incoming ground forces. He assigned Page the temporary command of the 32nd unit,<ref name="TDGS">{{WEGCite|book=The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook|story=The Deposition of General Solo|stext=''The Deposition of General Solo''}}</ref> and listened to Voren Na'al's oral report on how his team took over an AT-ST walker while en route to the Imperial bunker.<ref name="NA" />

While the Battle of Endor itself was Derlin's last major combat command,<ref name="RP3">''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]''</ref> he had further combat experience when the Alliance base on Endor was attacked by [[Nagai]] ground forces under the command of [[Lumiya]]. The Nagai tried to reach the Alliance High command, but Derlin's assault team intercepted them.<ref name="TFW">{{Hyperspace|url=fans/hyperspace/source/nagai11202009/index.html|text=''The Forgotten War: The Nagai and the Tofs''|int=The Forgotten War: The Nagai and the Tofs}}</ref>

===Coruscant tactical defense force===
[[File:Derlin_ThrawnSB.jpg|right|thumb|Derlin, during the Thrawn crisis]]
{{Quote|Colonel Derlin can get the job done.|Leia Organa Solo|<ref name="The Last Command Sourcebook">''[[The Last Command Sourcebook]]''</ref>}}
In [[6 ABY/Legends|6 ABY]], Derlin accepted a promotion to colonel. From that point on, Derlin would perform more bureaucratic tasks for the New Republic.<ref name="RP6" /> Derlin also offered the command of the 32nd unit to Lieutenant Page, who rejected a promotion,<ref name="RP6" /><ref name="GW" /> but accepted the responsibility. Page made important changes in the 32nd, renaming it "Page's Commandos" and later "Katarn Commandos."<ref name="GW" />

After the end of the war, Derlin attended to a ceremony that served as a memorial for all the Rebel soldiers who had died on Hoth. More than one hundred survivors of the battle, including Derlin and Skywalker, were there.<ref name="TT" />

Eventually the New Republic captured the capital planet of the galaxy, [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]], but they then needed a tactical defense force to protect it against further attacks.<ref name="RP5" /> New Republic dignitary Leia Organa Solo, who had worked with Derlin on Hoth<ref name="ESB" /> and on Endor,<ref name="ROTJ" /> repeatedly maintained that Colonel Derlin&mdash;by then one of the more famous officers of the Republic&mdash;could handle any task they could give him, and supported Derlin to be part of the tactic defense force.<ref name="RP5" />

In [[9 ABY/Legends|9 ABY]], forces of the Galactic Empire commanded by [[Grand Admiral/Legends|Grand Admiral]] [[Mitth'raw'nuruodo/Legends|Thrawn]] had an [[Thrawn campaign|aggressive campaign]] against the Republic, including a raid against Coruscant. Organa Solo and her assistant, [[Winter Celchu|Winter]], walked through their headquarters talking about reports sent by Colonel Derlin. Following their words, Colonel Derlin reported that a scoundrel from [[Pantolomin/Legends|Pantolomin]] offered to sell information on the Imperial shipyards at [[Ord Trasi/Legends|Ord Trasi]], but Derlin was considered whether this smuggler was trustworthy or not. Derlin had sent [[Wing Commander/Legends|Wing Commander]] [[Diblen Harleys]] to check the criminal's story. However, Organa Solo and Winter knew that they were [[Delta Source|being]] spied and had their conversation only to not reveal really important information.<ref name="TLC" />

===The Thrawn campaign===
{{Quote|We certainly don't want to disappoint the Imperials planning the trap for us at Tangrene, so Colonel Derlin will be in charge of creating the illusion that that system is indeed our target. While he does that, Admiral Ackbar and I will be organizing the actual attack on Bilbringi. Any questions?|General Crix Madine|<ref name="TLC" />}}
Thrawn's raids against the New Republic advanced to the point of threatening the new government's survival. The Empire had sieged Coruscant using cloaked asteroids. The New Republic discovered that the technology needed to overcome this problem was one [[crystal gravfield trap]], but they had none. New Republic Intelligence discovered that the Empire did have these traps in three of their fortress worlds, including [[Bilbringi system|Bilbringi]] and [[Tangrene/Legends|Tangrene]].<ref name="TLC" /> Tangrene, seat of an Imperial [[Ubiqtorate/Legends|Ubiqtorate]] base, was a strongly protected fortress world, guarded by at least two [[Imperial-class Star Destroyer/Legends|''Imperial''-class Star Destroyers]], ten to fifty smaller starships and recently-improved shield generators.<ref name="RP5" /> However, Bilbringi, the main Imperial shipyard, was far more protected.<ref name="TLC" />

Thrawn knew that the New Republic needed a crystal gravfield trap, and the New Republic knew that Thrawn knew this. New Republic commanders, including Admiral Ackbar and General Madine, believed that Thrawn intended to lay a trap for them on Tangrene. In an attempt to trick him, Ackbar and Madine decided to stage a raid against Bilbringi, with the secondary goals of damaging a widely important Imperial asset and Thrawn's reputation of infallibility. To do so, Colonel Derlin would move troops and fleets as if they were preparing an attack against Tangrene to mislead Imperial Intelligence, while Ackbar and Madine were busy with the preparations of the real battle. Those constant movements would exhaust the Republic's resources, leaving many areas without any protection. Three days after the [[Fall of Generis]], Ackbar, Derlin and Madine gathered many officers on the war room of a [[Star Cruiser/Legends|Star Cruiser]] to brief them on the plan.<ref name="TLC" />

Indeed Derlin sent two sector fleets to the [[Tangrene system]] and to the nearby [[Draukyze system]], unloaded cargo and gave constant clues on their intentions. Imperial Intelligence had to gather data but they mistakenly assumed, with a 94% of probability, that the New Republic intended to attack Tangrene. Thrawn's right-hand man, Captain [[Gilad Pellaeon/Legends|Gilad Pellaeon]], indeed believed so. However, Admiral Thrawn saw through the deception and organized an important defense on Bilbringi, not only because he believed that it was in real risk, but also because the cost of losing Bilbringi would exceed by far the cost of losing Tangrene. Captain Pellaeon, tricked by Derlin's actions, repeatedly and vainly tried to change Thrawn's mind.<ref name="TLC" />

However, Derlin's preparations were also noticed by [[Talon Karrde]], information broker and leader of the [[Smugglers' Alliance]]. Karrde assumed that the New Republic and the Empire would fight on Tangrene, leaving Bilbringi relatively unprotected. This would supposedly allow the Smugglers' Alliance to sneak on Bilbringi, steal the crystal gravfield trap there and later, sell it to the Republic. Because of this, the smugglers finally ended in the midst of the [[Battle of Bilbringi (9 ABY)|Battle of Bilbringi]], changing its tide and helping in Thrawn's final defeat.<ref name="TLC" />

===Retirement===
{{Quote|Thank you for your inquiry. Due to the current military situation, the AVVA board of governors has placed the membership on a status two alert. For security reasons, access to past and current volumes of Fleet Watch has been restricted to members only. Please join us in supporting the soldiers and pilots who are even now risking their lives to guard our freedom.|Brigadier Derlin's pre-recorded statement|<ref name="TT" />}}
By [[16 ABY/Legends|16 ABY]], Bren Derlin had became a [[Brigadier]] in the [[Combined Defense Forces of the New Republic]], and later had retired. Derlin became the commander of the [[Alliance Veteran's Victory Association]], a retiree's club that hoped to become the fleet's ready reserve. The newspacket of this association, [[Fleet Watch]] was reputedly an updated and trustworthy newsreel.<ref name="TT" />

During the so-called [[Black Fleet Crisis]], Luke Skywalker decided to look for information using Fleet Watch. A holographic recording of a uniformed Brigadier Derlin greeted him and notified that, due to the state of alert caused by the Crisis, access to old issues had been restricted to non-members. Skywalker then interacted with the recording and checked the available information.<ref name="TT" />

==Personality and traits==
{{Quote|A lot of the younger soldiers think we oughta be zipping around the battlefield on jetpacks. But one direct hit, and you're grounded, maybe forever.|Major Derlin|<ref name="NGW">''[[The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]''</ref>}}
Bren Derlin sported different styles<ref name="REB" /> of mustaches<ref name="ESB" /> through the years.<ref name="RP3" /> He had several characteristic tics, including massaging his left hand with the right one, clasping both of them to his back, smoothing down his right eyebrow with two fingers, and cocking his head slightly to one side. Sometimes, he sent people to action wishing them good luck and the company of [[The Force/Legends|the Force]].<ref name="ROTE" />

As a military officer, he was devoted to the lives of people under his command or his protection, and he obtained the respect of any soldier serving under him,<ref name="RP5" /> as well as of several of his superior officers such as Generals Rieekan<ref name="RP2" /> and Madine.<ref name="GW" /> When forced to give an assignment to off-duty officers, Derlin was known to apologize.<ref name="ROTE" />

In opposition to many young soldiers, Bren Derlin rejected the widespread use of [[Jetpack/Legends|jetpacks]] because this technology was prone to fatal failure when receiving only one shot, and this was potentially lethal for the user in his opinion.<ref name="NGW" /> Instead, he used more widespread technology including a [[BlasTech Industries/Legends|BlasTech]] [[DH-17 blaster pistol/Legends|DH-17 blaster pistol]] during his service on Hoth,<ref name="TOY" /> as well as [[Macrobinoculars/Legends|macrobinoculars]] and a [[Comlink/Legends|comlink]].<ref name="RP1" /> While on Endor, he added a [[Low-feedback scanner/Legends|low-feedback scanner]], [[sensor scrambler]]s and [[camouflage fatigue]]s to his gear.<ref name="RP4" /> During the siege of Coruscant, he replaced his comlink with an encrypted one, his fatigues with a New Republic uniform, and his weapon with a [[Heavy blaster pistol/Legends|heavy blaster pistol]]. He also carried with him a [[Datapad/Legends|datapad]] containing [[Klawthra's Military Tactics Journal|''Klawthra's Military Tactics'' Journal]].<ref name="RP5" />

While Bren Derlin was the son of a Senator, he disliked talking about his high birth and would rather let his actions talk for him. Derlin was considered a quiet and unassuming man; nonetheless, he befriended several fellow officers, including Wing Commander Diblen Harleys during the days of the New Republic,<ref name="RP5" /> and Commander Luke Skywalker and Captain Han Solo during their service on Hoth.<ref name="RP1" /> The usual patrons at [[Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina/Legends|Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina]] on [[Mos Eisley/Legends|Mos Eisley]], [[Tatooine/Legends|Tatooine]], were familiar with Derlin and knew him by name.<ref name="CRD3" />

From his beginnings as an officer, Derlin became an expert in survival and in tactics, specializing in squads. He was also an excellent fighter, be it in a melee, with a blaster or using artillery, and was an able rider and [[Repulsorlift/Legends|repulsorlift]] [[Pilot/Legends|pilot]],<ref name="RP1" /> while at the same time being able to command a starship.<ref name="RS" /> His skills improved with time, with him becoming a better leader by [[4 ABY/Legends|4 ABY]].<ref name="RP4" /> As a New Republic officer, he was already familiar with many further skills, including the operation of ground vehicles, computer sciences, the bureaucracy of the New Republic, a second specialization in ground assault tactics and many knowledge skills; he also became an expert commander for the New Republic ground forces of Coruscant.<ref name="RP5" />

==Behind the scenes==
===''The Empire Strikes Back'' portrayal===
{{Quote|Yes, Cliff Clavin, the Boston letter carrier and know-it-all barfly, is in The Empire Strikes Back&mdash;at least for a couple of scenes and a couple of lines. It's the mustachioed Ratzenberger, clad in his snow gear, who regretfully informs Princess Leia that the shield doors of Echo Base must be closed against the Hoth night, even though Han Solo hasn't returned from his hunt for Luke Skywalker.|Jason Fry|<ref name="POST">''[[John Ratzenberger: The Postman Always Strikes Back]]''</ref>}}
Major Derlin first appeared in [[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (novel)|the novelization of ''The Empire Strikes Back'']].<ref name="ESBN" /> He was later seen in the movie [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|''The Empire Strikes Back'']], where he was played by [[John Ratzenberger]].<ref name="ESB" /> Ratzenberger, an American from New England living in London, filmed his scenes during one week on a set at Elstree Studios, in the northern suburbs of London. As both his scenes (The closing of the main door and the briefing of the pilots) were on interior sets, Ratzenberger was not required to go to the Finse Glacier, where location shots of Hoth were filmed. John Ratzenberger later gained public acclaim by playing postman Cliff Clavin in the successful TV sitcom ''Cheers.''<ref name="POST" /> In [[2006]], an action figure representing Derlin was first produced, as a part of the "Battle of Hoth" series for the [[Star Wars: The Saga Collection|Saga Collection]].<ref name="TOY" />

Derlin's bushy mustache led to Dr. [[Curtis Saxton]], celebrity fan and later Star Wars author, mistakenly believing that the character Ledick Firest in the trenches of Hoth was Major Derlin.<ref name="SAXTON">[Curtis Saxton's Technical Comments - Rebel Alliance Insignia http://www.theforce.net/swtc/]</ref>

===''Return of the Jedi'' portrayal===
[[File:DerlinRotJ.jpg|thumb|right|200px|General Han Solo and Major Derlin.]]
{{Quote|Take the squad ahead. We'll meet at the shield generator at 0300.|[[General/Legends|General]] [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]] instructing Major Derlin<ref name="NA" /> prior to the Battle of Endor|audio=SoloDerlin.ogg|Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi}}
Ratzenberger did not appear in [[Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi|''Star Wars'': Episode VI ''Return of the Jedi'']], but [[Star Wars Legends|Expanded Universe]] material, including ''[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi]]'', identify that Derlin was a specific member of the commandos seen in the movie.<ref name="RP4" /><ref name="NA" /> The official website's [[Databank (original)|Databank]] explains that a different, uncredited actor played Derlin in the movie.<ref name="DBD" />

===''Expanded Universe'' portrayal===
A trading card by [[Decipher, Inc.|Decipher]] mentions that "in the Mos Eisley cantina, everybody knows his [Derlin's] name."<ref name="CRD3" /> This is a reference to Ratzenberger playing a role in the TV series ''Cheers,'' were the tune mentioned "where everybody knows your name."<ref name="POST" /> The card also provided specific rules where the character Derlin was more powerful than usual when at the cantina.<ref name="CRD3" />

===Contradictions===
[[File:BrenDerlineGCW.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Bren Derlin in ''[[Star Wars Galaxies]]''.]]
{{Quote|Talking about ''leaving'' again&hellip;? You're a good man in a fight, Solo. General Rieekan and the rest of us hate to ''lose'' you."<br />"Thanks, Major. But there's a price on my head. If I don't pay off Jabba the Hut [sic]&hellip; I'm a walking dead man.|Major Derlin and Han Solo, in the Marvel Comic adaptation of ''Empire Strikes Back''|<ref name="M39" />}}
Major Derlin appears in [[Star Wars (1977) 39|''Star Wars'' (1977) 39]], the adaptation of the movie by [[Marvel Comics]]. In this issue, Han Solo mentions his reasons to leave not to General Rieekan, but to a mustachioed man explicitly identified as "Major" who looks like Ratzenberger's character and who later appears when closing the main door.<ref name="M39" />

In ''[[Star Wars Manga: The Empire Strikes Back 1]]'', the manga adaptation of the movie, the officer telling Leia Organa to close the main door is drawn without many details: His eyes are hidden by the shadow of his headgear, but he clearly lacks a mustache. Leia agrees to close the door and then this officer salutes her. Later, when Leia is briefing the pilot, a different officer is with her. This man is not built like the previous officer and has a big mustache shaped like an inverted U.<ref name="MNG">''[[Star Wars Manga: The Empire Strikes Back 1]]''</ref>

The [[Canon|ambiguously-canonical]] [[Roleplaying game|role-playing]] adventure ''[[The New Republic Campaign: The Battle for Endor from the PCs' Perspective]]'', published in the [[Polyhedron|Polyhedron magazine]], features Major Derlin recruiting the player characters for his Endor strike team. While the events on this adventure do not contradict directly the canon, the reasons for Derlin calling the player characters arguably could do: Derlin was reportedly impressed by the player characters' previous success obtaining the schematics of the Death Star during a previous adventure.<ref name="P90" />

===Gaming and statistics===
{{Quote|At the Mos Eisley Cantina, everybody knows his name.|Major Derlin's Decipher trading card|<ref name="CRD1" />}}
Derlin is mentioned in several role-playing books, specially those published by [[West End Games]]. Information on Derlin is occasionally repeated or partially repeated, including:

The text about Derlin on ''[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back]]'' are exactly reproduced in ''[[The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook]]'', except for one paragraph. Derlin is also mentioned in a section about Ledick Firest in ''Galaxy Guide 3,'' but this section is utterly omitted in ''The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook.'' ''Galaxy Guide 3'' also includes the short story "[[The Horror By Night]]", which is partially reproduced in ''The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook,'' except for several omitted paragraphs that mention Derlin. The adventure "[[Freedom No More]]", featuring Derlin, is printed in ''Galaxy Guide 3'' but not in ''The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook.'' Lastly, roleplaying stats for Derlin are equal in both books, except because Derlin's character points are eleven in ''Galaxy Guide 3'' and only three in ''The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook.''<ref name="RP2" /><ref name="RP3" />

''The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook'' also reproduces the text on Derlin from ''[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi]]'', including the short story "[[Night Attack]]." The adventure "[[Remnants of the Empire]]," featuring Derlin, appears only in ''Galaxy Guide 5.'' Derlin's role-playing stats from ''Galaxy Guide 5,'' representing a more experienced Derlin two years after Hoth, are exactly reproduced in ''The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook,'' but on an abridged form because the previous stats are available.<ref name="RP4" />

Derlin is mentioned in his own section and in Diblen Harleys' in both ''[[The Last Command Sourcebook]]'' and later ''[[The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]'' with the same text. ''The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook'' also mentions Derlin in a section about Lieutenant Page that had not appeared in the previous ''The Last Command Sourcebook.''<ref name="RP5" /> Derlin has different role-playing stats representing his skills as of 2 ABY,<ref name="RP1" /> 4 ABY<ref name="RP4" /> and 9 ABY;<ref name="RP5" /> as explained in the role-playing game rules, this represents Derlin becoming more skillful with experience.<ref name="CORE">''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game]]''</ref>

Derlin also has gaming stats in the video-game [[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Rebellion'']], but they vary within a range every time the game is played. In this game, Derlin has mediocre skill levels, comparable to most other military characters. However, he had an infrequent 20% possibility of being a [[Force-sensitive/Legends|Force-sensitive]] potential [[Jedi/Legends|Jedi]]. The player could promote Derlin to General or Commander, but not to Admiral.<ref name="REB" />

His stats in the Decipher card game are neither too high nor too low. He had special rules to be more useful not only when deployed either on Chalmun's Cantina, but also when deployed on Hoth.<ref name="CRD3" /> Derlin also had a trading card for [[Wizards of the Coast]]'s [[Star Wars Trading Card Game]]; in this game, his character can provide armor to other ground units in his side.<ref name="CRD6">{{TCG|set=The Empire Strikes Back (TCG)|sformatted=''The Empire Strikes Back''|link=https://swtcg.com/Content/Images/Cards/ESB/Major_Bren_Derlin_A.webp?v=2|cardname=Major Bren Derlin (A)}}</ref>

==Appearances==
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*[[Star Wars: Rebellion (video game)|''Star Wars: Rebellion'']]
*{{Film|V}}
*''[[Star Wars Manga: The Empire Strikes Back 1]]''
*[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (novel)|''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' novel]] {{1st}}
*''[[The Empire Strikes Back: A Storybook]]'' {{Po}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 39|''Star Wars'' (1977) 39]]
*{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back|story=The Horror by Night|stext=''The Horror by Night''}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (Second Edition)|text=''Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back'', Second Edition|story=The Horror by Night|stext=''The Horror by Night''}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (Second Edition)|text=''Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back'', Second Edition|story=Freedom No More|stext=''Freedom No More''}}
*{{Film|VI}}
*[[Return of the Jedi (radio)|''Return of the Jedi'' radio drama]]
*{{PolyhedronCite|90|The New Republic Campaign: The Battle for Endor from the PCs' Perspective}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi|story=Night Attack|stext=''Night Attack''}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|text=''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition|story=Night Attack|stext=''Night Attack''}}
*{{WEGCite|book=Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|text=''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition|story=Remnants of the Empire|stext=''Remnants of the Empire''}}
*''[[The Last Command]]''
*''[[Tyrant's Test]]''
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==Sources==
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*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded]]''
*''[[The Last Command Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Empire Strikes Back: The National Public Radio Dramatization]]''
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*{{GalaxyCite|4|The Hard, Cold Facts About Hoth}} {{Po}}
*{{GalaxyCite|4|Use the Force|Use the Force: Trivia Strikes Back Contest: An All-Empire Brainteaser}}
*{{InsiderCite|27|Irvin Kershner: Renaissance Director}} {{Po}}
*[[Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The Truce at Bakura Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook]]''
*[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back (Second Edition)|''Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back'', Second Edition]]
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*{{CCG|set=Hoth Limited|cardname=Major Bren Derlin}}
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