Heinrich Vegetius (b. 67 BBY), is a controversial figure in the Galaxy. A former Lieutenant in the Republic Guard, and the only known survival of the famous "Bloody Fourth" Cohort of the Republic Guard's Sanguinis Legion, he was at first known as a Hero of the Republic. But as he became more outspoken and formed the extremely controversial "Committee to Preserve Human Rights", and resigned his commission in the Republic Guard while publicly disparaging the political and military leaders of the Republic as the leader of the newly formed Stormtrooper Command, he is seen by many as an emerging villain.