Kuhru was a Human male major in the Imperial Army of the Galactic Empire and a distinguished AT-AT walker commander. In 3 ABY, Kuhru was serving on a backwater world when his forces confronted Rebel Commander Luke Skywalker, who was scouting the planet as a potential location for a Rebel base. Kuhru was tasked by the Dark Lord Darth Vader with capturing the intruder alive, but the young Rebel fled the world, leaving the Major to face Vader's wrath. Aboard the Super Star Destroyer Executor, Kuhru reported the outcome of the skirmish to Vader, who, displeased, convinced the Major to step out an airlock without a space suit. Kuhru's career ended when he was sucked out into the vacuum of space.