Wilhuff Tarkin

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Wilhuff Tarkin
Titles	Captain Admiral Governor Moff Grand Moff
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Homeworld	Eriadu
Affiliation	Tarkin family Galactic Republic Republic Navy Judicial Forces Strategic Advisory Cell Galactic Empire Imperial Navy Imperial Officer Corps Tarkin Initiative Imperial High Command Battle Station Command Wilhuff Tarkin's hunting team
Masters or Leaders	Finis Valorum (formerly) Darth Sidious Even Piell (formerly)
Apprentices or Underlings	Most Imperial forces "Crosshair" Terrinald Screed Rampart Dodd Rancit (formerly) Nils Tenant Cassel Orson Callan Krennic Conan Antonio Motti Cassio Tagge Hurst Romodi Moradmin Bast Wullf Yularen Darth Vader (briefly) Alexsandr Kallus (formerly) Kassius Konstantine Thrawn Ellian Zahra (protégé) Others Maketh Tua Arihnda Pryce The Grand Inquisitor
Weapons	Blaster pistol
Birth	64 BBY, Eriadu
Death	0 BBY
Fate	Killed during Battle of Yavin, on the Death Star when Luke Skywalker destroyed it.
Height	1.85 meters
See Also	Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Padmé Amidala, Conan Antonio Motti, Ahsoka Tano, The Grand Inquisitor, Agent Kallus, Maketh Tua, Kanan Jarrus, Cassio Tagge, Wullf Yularen

"From now on, failure will have consequences."

― Wilhuff Tarkin

Wilhuff Tarkin was a Human male military officer and later bureaucrat who served the Galactic Republic and the Galactic Empire in turn. Starting out as a member of the Judicial Forces, the Clone Wars would see him commissioned as a Captain and later Admiral in the Republic Navy thanks to his backing of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Rewarded for his support with the position of Moff and later Grand Moff, Governor Tarkin acted as the regional administrator of the Outer Rim and helped the Imperial Forces harry insurgents, often working together with Lord Darth Vader, Grand Admiral Thrawn and Admiral Rampart; all the while also keeping an eye on his pet project, Director Orson Krennic's Death Star, and even supporting the program from Sentinel Base. After being given command of the battle station and uncovering the rebel base with the aid of the Emperor's Fist, the Grand Moff attempted to obliterate Yavin 4, but perished in the Death Star's subsequent destruction.

Appearances

Note: This list is incomplete

• Star Wars: Galactic Defense
• Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel
• The Citadel
• Counterattack
• Citadel Rescue
• Point of No Return
• The Jedi Who Knew Too Much
• To Catch a Jedi (Appears in hologram)
• The Wrong Jedi
• Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
• Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 5: The Chosen One, Part V
• Adventures in Wild Space: The Steal (Mentioned Only)
• Adventures in Wild Space: The Cold
• Adventures in Wild Space: The Rescue
• Ahsoka (Mentioned Only)
• Tarkin (First identified as Wilhuff Tarkin)
• TK-462
• Thrawn
• "Bottleneck"
• Lost Stars
• Lost Stars webcomic
• Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy (Mentioned Only)
• Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion (Mentioned only)
• The Rebellion Begins (Mentioned only)
• Droids in Distress book (Mentioned only)
• Sabine My Rebel Sketchbook (indirect mention only)
• Assessment (Appear in hologram)
• Servants of the Empire: The Secret Academy (Mentioned only)
• Call to Action
• "Rebel Bluff"—Star Wars Insider 158 (Mentioned only)
• Rebel Resolve
• Fire Across the Galaxy
• Battle to the End
• Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (Mentioned only)
• No Sympathy (Mentioned Only)
• Leia, Princess of Alderaan
• Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow
• Secret Cargo (Mentioned Only)
• Zero Hour (Appear in hologram)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
• Rogue One novel
• Rogue One junior novel
• Rogue One Secret Mission
• Rogue One graphic novel
• Rogue One, Part I
• Rogue One, Part II
• Rogue One, Part III
• Rogue One, Part IV (Mentioned Only)
• Rogue One, Part V
• Rogue One, Part VI
• Bounty Hunt
• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
• A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
• A New Hope junior novel
• Episode IV: A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD
• Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
• Fully Operational
• Of MSE-6 and Men
• Change of Heart
• Verge of Greatness
• Born in the Storm (Mentioned Only)
• An Incident Report (Mentioned Only)
• The Trigger (Mentioned Only)
• End of Watch (voice only)
• Bump
• Inferno Squad (Mentioned Only)

• Star Wars: Princess Leia, Part IV (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Darth Vader 1: Vader (Mentioned only, in flashback)
• Star Wars: Darth Vader 2: Vader, Part II (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Darth Vader 3: Vader, Part III (Mentioned Only)
• Star Wars: Darth Vader 20: End of Games, Part I (Mentioned Only)
• "The Misadventures of Triple-Zero and Beetee" (Indirect mention only)
• Star Wars 38: The Ashes of Jedha, Part I (Mentioned Only)
• Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure (Mentioned only)
• Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! (Mentioned Only)
• "The Levers of Power"—The Rise of the Empire (Mentioned only)
• Aftermath: Empire's End (Mentioned Only)
• Bloodline (Mentioned only)
• Poe Dameron 10: The Gathering Storm, Part III (Mentioned Only)