Captain Drome was named by Doctor Kellering as the Imperial officer in charge of security on the Hammertong project. According to Kellering, the project leader Doctor Eloy was worried about the competence of Drome's security arrangements, and that was why Kellering had contacted the Mistryl Shadow Guard, in the hope that they could provide additional protection. However, Kellering offered no corroboration for his statements, and subsequent events showed the Imperials to have an impressive rapid-reaction response involving stormtroopers, fixed surface defenses, and even a Star Destroyer, perhaps belying the scientists claims.