Cassio Tagge was a male human who served in the ground forces of the Galactic Empire. A member of the influential Tagge Family and so affiliated with TaggeCo, he became both one of the Joint Chiefs, holding the position of Chief of the Imperial Army, and a Major General. General Tagge strongly opposed Governor Tarkin's garnering of support for the Death Star, resulting in him being promoted to Grand General and simultaneously elevated to Supreme Commander by Emperor Palpatine. In his new capacity, Grand General Tagge oversaw the Imperial Forces' efforts against the Rebellion, relying on logistics and enforcement by Doctor Cylo due to his poor working relationship with the Emperor's Fist, Darth Vader. His misplaced trust would bring his downfall, as the rogue scientist almost brought defeat in the War on Shu-Torun and attempted to hijack the Executor, resulting in the Grand General's demotion and relinquishing of command to the Emperor's apprentice. Though General Tagge tried to explain himself, the intolerant Lord Vader choked him to death with his mortal grip for his blunders.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense
Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 12: The Rule of Five, Part II (Mentioned only) (In Aurebesh text)- Tarkin (First identified as Cassio)
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)- Star Wars: A New Hope (paperback novel)
- Star Wars: Heroes Path
- Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
Fully Operational
An Incident Report (Mentioned only)- Verge of Greatness
- The Trigger
- Of MSE-6 and Men (Mentioned only)
- Darth Vader 1: Vader (Appears in flashback(s))
- Darth Vader 2: Vader, Part II
- Darth Vader 3: Vader, Part III (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
- Darth Vader 7: Shadows and Secrets, Part I (Indirect mention only)
- Darth Vader 8: Shadows and Secrets, Part II
- Darth Vader 9: Shadows and Secrets, Part III (Mentioned only)
- Darth Vader 12: Shadows and Secrets, Part VI
- Darth Vader 16: The Shu-Torun War, Part I (Mentioned only)
- Darth Vader 17: The Shu-Torun War, Part II (Appears in hologram)
- Darth Vader 20: End of Games, Part I (Mentioned only)
- Darth Vader 22: End of Games, Part III
- Darth Vader 23: End of Games, Part IV
- Darth Vader 25: End of Games, Part VI
- Doctor Aphra 4: Aphra, Part IV (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars 46: Mutiny at Mon Cala, Part III (Mentioned only)
- Aftermath: Life Debt (Mentioned only)