Wilhuff Tarkin

Wilhuff Tarkin was an Eriaduan bureaucrat, military officer, and politician whose career spanned the waning years of the Galactic Republic into the Imperial Era. A member of Eriadu's prominent Tarkin family, the man served the Republic's Judicial Department before returning to his homeworld to serve as its governor. When the Clone Wars began between the Republic and its splinter state, the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Tarkin enlisted in the Republic Navy. He served under Jedi General Even Piell until his death on Lola Sayu, where the two were held as prisoners by the Confederacy for having memorized half of the Nexus Route. Saved by a Jedi-led rescue team, Tarkin grew to respect Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, who agreed with the captain's belief that the Jedi Code conflicted with their wartime duties.