Aron Harcourt was a Human male who served administratively on a remote outpost in 0 ABY. A former captain in the Imperial Navy, Harcourt was renowned as a hero of the Galactic Empire as he commanded the Imperial-class Star Destroyer Anya Karu. Before 3 BBY, Harcourt's wife, Janelle, passed away, and three years later, Harcourt lost his ship due to the actions of Alliance to Restore the Republic saboteurs. Blamed for the loss of the Anya Karu in the subsequent inquiry and removed from the command structure of the Imperial Navy, Harcourt decided to have a holographic recording of his late wife recovered from the Anya Karu before the wreck was demolished. Lacking the requisite finances, Harcourt nonetheless enlisted the bounty hunter Boba Fett to successfully recover the hologram. Although th