Greelanx
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Winstel Greelanx is a fictional character in the Star Wars novels The Hutt Gambit and Rebel Dawn of The Han Solo Trilogy by A. C. Crispin. Greelanx is the Imperial Navy admiral who was in command of the fleet sent by Moff Sarn Shild to attack Nar Shaddaa.
Prior to the Battle of Nar Shaddaa, the Hutt class Desilijic had sent Han Solo to offer the admiral a bribe. The bribe was in return for information about the impending attack, and for allowing the residents of Nar Shaddaa to win the battle without making it look like the Imperial Fleet had given up. Greelanx took the bribe, providing the information and devising a battle plan that gave the residents of Nar Shaddaa a chance. Shortly before the battle, Greelanx received orders from someone in the Imperial Intelligence, the Excomm, to lose the battle. He suddenly found himself able to accept the Hutts’ bribe without compromising his position. However, the loss of the Battle of Nar Shaddaa was reported by Soontir Fel, and Greelanx came under the scrutiny of Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine. Despite the orders from Excomm, Greelanx’s acceptance of the Hutt’s bribe was discovered. Within minutes of Greelanx’s receiving payment from Han Solo, Vader arrived at his offices. The Dark Lord executed Greelanx for accepting the bribes as Solo hid in an anteroom.
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- The Hutt Gambit, 1st paperback printing, 1997. A. C. Crispin, ISBN 0-553-57416-7
