CDR K. Starling

CDR K. Starling was the pilot of the Anhur-Class Patrol Ship, the GFS Tyr. He appeared in  Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. Starling landed the GFS Tyr on the planet Aether while pursuing a Space Pirate frigate that crash-landed there. He was presumably killed along with the rest of the crew by a swarm of Dark Splinters.

His body was never identified, so it is unknown if he became one of the Dark Troopers seen at the beginning or if he somehow escaped the planet (being a pilot).