Admiral tarkin

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Admiral tarkin

Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, introduced as the main antagonist of the original Star Wars film [a] although he has less screen time than his iconic subordinate Darth Vader , in which he was played by Peter Cushing. In the film, Tarkin is depicted as a high-ranking officer of the Galactic Empire , placed in charge of the operations on the Death Star , the Empire's moon —sized battle station. He orders the destruction of the planet Alderaan by the station's superlaser, and dies at the end of the film when the Death Star is destroyed by Luke Skywalker. He is also the protagonist of the novel Tarkin , which details the character's backstory and rise to power within the Empire's ranks. In the novel, Tarkin advocates for the Tarkin Doctrine , a military system based on "the threat of force, rather than force itself". His philosophy becomes central to Imperial policy and earns him the position of the first Grand Moff in the Empire. Tarkin's character has been well received, and he has been called "one of the most formidable villains in Star Wars history. Governor Tarkin's character was originally conceived as a holy man from the planet Aquila, but was changed later in the creative process into an antagonist. During the production of Star Wars , Peter Cushing found Tarkin's boots, furnished by the wardrobe department, to be very uncomfortable. Director George Lucas agreed to limit shots where Cushing's feet would be visible, allowing him to wear slippers. In the prequel film Revenge of the Sith , Wayne Pygram was able to achieve the likeness of a young version of Tarkin through the use of prosthetic makeup.

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Please update the article to include missing information, and remove this template when finished. This article would benefit from the addition of one or more new images. Please upload a relevant canonical image, and place it here. Once finished, remove this notice. Wilhuff Tarkin was a male human Eriaduan bureaucrat , military officer , and politician whose career spanned from the final years of the Galactic Republic into the reign of its successor state, the Galactic Empire. Tarkin, a member of the Tarkin family , one of Eriadu 's pioneers, served in the Galactic Republic 's Judicial Department before returning to his homeworld to serve as its governor. When the Clone Wars , a pan- galactic war between the Republic and its splinter state, the Confederacy of Independent Systems , began, he enlisted in the Republic Navy , becoming a commissioned officer.

Wilhuff Tarkin was a Human captain for the Republic Navy. He served as the bridge captain for Even Piell's cruiser. Captain Tarkin tended to think highly of himself, often degrading the decisions of others, stating that he was superior. This made him somewhat unlikable towards the Jedi, though Anakin Skywalker seemed to understand his reasoning. Tarkin also had good relations with Chancellor Palpatine. Tarkin was the commanding captain of Jedi Master Even Piell 's cruiser, in which's memory banks were the coordinates of an important hyperspace lane called the Nexus Route. When the separatists attacked the cruiser to get the coordinates, Piell erased them from the cruiser's memory, and he and Tarkin both memorized half of it. As the separatists wanted the coordinates, they didn't kill Tarkin and Piell, but took them to the horrible separatist prison, the Citadel on the planet Lola Sayu to interrogate them. After rescuing Piell from interrogation, the team broke into Tarkin's and the other officers' cell and freed the captain as well. Their plan was- Obi-Wan's team gets to the shuttle they came with, picks up the other group.

Admiral tarkin

He is the high ranking military governor of the Galactic Empire's Outer Rim territories and the commander of the planet destroying space station known as the Death Star. Hoping to ensure Emperor Palpatine's Darth Sidious' rule over the galaxy through fear of annihilation, Tarkin uses the Death Star's awesome power to destroy the planet Alderann before reading his plans to finish the Rebel Alliance to restore the Republic. Tarkin was intelligent, cunning, manipulative, ambitious, arrogant, he had a strong sense of duty and dignity, and he was well-known for his sharp memory. He never forgot a favor or a slight and was capable of recalling individuals from meetings that took place over a decade before. He was one of the few people to know Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader were the same person, although this was because he used his strong perception to figure it out on his own rather than being told outright. Unlike some other imperial officers, who were simply doing their jobs, Tarkin is one of the imperials to be genuinely evil. He took great pleasure in killing innocent people for little or no reason, whether to make examples of them or to assert his authority. Although Tarkin seemingly cared about the welfare of the Galactic Republic , and later the Galactic Empire , he was quite selfish, as everything he did was always for his own ambitions. Even after Palpatine was revealed to be Darth Sidious, the traitor and enemy of the Galactic Republic, he still remained loyal to the latter, whom he had long been a major supporter of. This may have been partly out of spite towards the Jedi, as while Tarkin thought poorly of the Force in general, he hated the Jedi more than the Sith.

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During the meeting, Tarkin observed and was fascinated by Sienar's designs for an Expeditionary Battle Planetoid , a massive space station designed to control star systems, which featured a giant turbolaser powered directly by the station's core. Instead, Palpatine's close adviser Ars Dangor issued a declaration to the military that the Empire would inflict more terror than ever in suppressing the Rebellion. He stopped the Vice Admiral before he could order his gunners to destroy the Carrion Spike in an attempt to hide his collusion with Teller's insurgents. Until then, he knew he must answer to Krennic, so the Emperor didn't give him command prematurely, and he would be accountable for delays. Tarkin sought to command the project, but knew there would be many more setbacks. Due to this, Tarkin had been forced to re-evaluate his standing on the Death Star project, as he was now sure Krennic was unsuitable to to supervise, aware he may have to assume command sooner rather than later, despite the inevitable setbacks and delays. As the Star Destroyers began targeting closer to Raddus's ships, the Mon Calamari ordered his small fleet to de-link their shield and run the blockade. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Block Communications. Upon inspecting the site, Tarkin suspected that the devices had deliberately been planted there. Never a warm family man at the best of times, Tarkin disciplined his niece by sending a friendly serving girl and her family to a penal asteroid. They soon reached the shuttle 's location, but before they could board they were attacked by a Separatist droid garrison and several laser cannons. Although initially disinterested with any survivors, Tarkin later ordered droids to search to rubble to see who he had eliminated. Tarkin surmised that he had named his ship after the site of his final adolescent trial. He was present during the capture of Boba Fett after the Battle of Xagobah. The jungle and predators had been more of a threat than pirates and marauders.

Although this article is based on canonical information, the actual name of this subject is pure conjecture. Serving in the Empire's campaign against Separatist holdouts in the Western Reaches , the Star Destroyer underwent repairs at a shipyard over Kartoosh because of damages sustained in the fighting.

On his flight, he was joined by two other V-wings. While Skywalker's Padawan, Tano, took point, Tarkin lacked faith in the young Padawan's ability to lead the group. After the craft landed, Ambassador Telvar's shuttle was destroyed. After the battle Tarkin informed the group that more squads would soon be on their way. Over the course of the next four days, he made attempts to seize Vader's weapon of fortune. Information extracted from it explained about the Agarians , a sentient species of fungus who existed on the planet. However, the Star Destroyer was destroyed by the astromech droid R2-D2 , saving the Republic personnel at the conference. Tarkin was lionized in reports as a steadfast, loyal, and important servant of the Emperor. Governor Tarkin's character was originally conceived as a holy man from the planet Aquila, but was changed later in the creative process into an antagonist. Hemlock, meanwhile, had arrived to report on the Imperial cloning program he had taken charge of at Mount Tantiss with the captured Kaminoan equipment.