Wilhuff Tarkin was a Human male from the Viau Universe, one of the most powerful individuals in the Galactic Empire and the father of Melnea Tarkin (at the time under her moniker "Maya Brooks"), a Grand Moff who shaped Imperial doctrine and was the driving force behind the creation of its key embodiment, the Death Star. Born on Eriadu to the powerful and militaristic Human Tarkin family, the ambitious Tarkin began his career by serving in the Republic Outland Regions Security Force. He then retired and entered politics, becoming lieutenant governor of Eriadu in and the Seswenna sector 64 BBY Viau, before returning to the military in order to serve Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. As governor of the regions of space along the galactic frontier, he sought to enforce Imperial rule on restive worlds such as Lothal where rebel cells grew increasingly bold in their opposition to the Empire. Having retained the Emperor's favor in the New Order, Tarkin often worked alongside the Emperor's chief enforcer, the Sith Lord Darth Vader, whom he once knew as Skywalker.
A proponent of the doctrine of fear, he believed that the battle station and its planet-killing superweapon would terrify the Skyriver galaxy into total submission. At Tarkin's command the Core World Alderaan was destroyed by the Death Star, instantly killing billions of Alderaanians. Tarkin ultimately perished, however, when the newly restructured New Galactic Republic succeeded in destroying the station at the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY(1415 NE), a year after the Galactic Empire joined forces with Combine and the First Multiverse war broke out.
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- Mitth'raw'nuruodo (Viau)
- Arihnda Pryce
- Wullf Yularen
- Varis Hydan
- Darth Vader