History Characters / StarWarsImperialCourt

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsTarkin Tarkin]]'' | ''{{Series/Andor}}''

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''{{Series/Andor}}'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsWarOfTheBountyHunters War of the Bounty Hunters]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsTarkin Tarkin]]'' | ''[[Series/Andor Andor]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsTarkin Tarkin]]'' | ''[[SeriesAndor Andor]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''{{Series/Andor Andor}}'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsWarOfTheBountyHunters War of the Bounty Hunters]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsTarkin Tarkin]]'' | ''[[Series/Andor Andor]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsTarkin Tarkin]]'' | ''{{Series/Andor Andor}}''

* OneSteveLimit: Averted. ''[[WesternAnimation/TheBadBatch The Bad Batch]]'' shows a group of Clone Commandos named the Imperial Royal Guard, first seen escorting Nala Se to the cloning facility on Mount Tantiss.
* PaletteSwap: ''Star Wars The Card Game's A Wretched Hive shows the Imperial Senate Guard, which were Republic Senate Guards who were loyal to Palpatine and the Empire even before it was formed at the end of the Clone Wars. Overlaps with CanonImmigrant, since they were originally from ''[[VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed The Force Unleased]].

* {{Retcon}}: In ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'', it was established that some of them were Force-sensitives trained in the Dark Side. In the Canon, they are merely fanatically loyal regular humans. ''ComicBook/CrimsonReign'' even shows them getting dressed for duty before their untimely death.

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsTarkin Tarkin]]''

* MalevolentMaskedMen: They're certainly intimidating, especially since they usually stand completely motionless, not to mention their robe/mask combo, where the only distinguishable feature is the pitch-black slit they have for eyeholes.

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsWarOfTheBountyHunters War of the Bounty Hunters]]''

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In ''Legends'', Moore maintained more favor with the Emperor, still staying within his inner circle and eventually being given the important job of converting padawans and Jedi Service Corp members to the dark side. There were also rumors that she and Palpatine were in a romantic relationship and that she would eventually give birth to his alleged son Triclops. In Canon, it's made clear she isn't very important in Palpatine's eyes and he demotes her without a second thought.

* UndyingLoyalty: Even after being demoted to sub-administrator for failing a task that the Emperor knew she had no chance of success at, Moore is still completely loyal to him and plots against Vader because she is convinced he will turn against Palpatine. [[spoiler:She even helps Luke escape being killed by Vader due to Palpatine wanting him alive]].

* EvilSorcerer: He was stated to be a Dark Side Adept in the Legends ExpandedUniverse. It's unclear if he's this in the Disney canon.

* EvilSorcerer: Like Janus Greejatus, he was stated to be a Dark Side Adept in the Legends ExpandedUniverse. It's unclear if he's this in the Disney canon.

* DrivenToMadness: After witnessing how Vader deals with the Mustafarian witch [[spoiler:by using the Force to command her own zombies to [[AMoltenDateWithDeath drag her to her death in the lava]].]]

* NiceHat: Like many of the Emperor's advisors, wears a big, pompous-looking hat.

* AuthorityInNameOnly: After the Emperor's death, Amedda is technically in charge of Coruscant but the Imperial Security Bureau ([=ISB=]) holds true control, as it is their ships and troops that protect the former capital. [[spoiler:Leia and Mon Mothma won't even accept his surrender to them as it gains them nothing, since Amedda has no power to deliver Coruscant to them.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: Plans on killing himself after Palpatine dies and [[spoiler:Leia and Mon Mothma refuse his surrender]] since he has absolutely no power in what remains of the Empire and he wants to at least have control over how he dies. Rae Sloane coming to strike a deal with him changes that plan.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: The Rebellion used him to surrender for the Empire and in exchange, he was pardoned for his crimes.]]

* {{Expy}}: Of Darth Vader's servent, Vaneé. He was orginally going to ''be'' Vaneé, but later it was decided to make him a seperate character.

* DarthVaderClone: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. Vidian has many of the superficial characteristics of the Darth Vader archetype, however, he seves almost as a {{foil}} to Vader, and comes up short in almost every respect. Vader was given his {{cyborg}} body to become [[TheDragon the Emperor's enforcer]]; Vidian bought his cyborg body, which is ludicrously overpowered for an industrial tycoon. Vader is a [[MagicKnight Sith Lord]] who [[YouHaveFailedMe kills his underlings]] with brutal efficiency for overwhelming incompetence; Vidian is a [[UnskilledButStrong brutish thug]] who will [[DisproportionateRetribution kill people who annoy him]] in [[CruelAndUnusualDeath horrifying and needlessly cruel ways]]. Vader is [[MouthOfSauron second only to the Emperor]] and a [[GeniusBruiser keen tactician]], Vidian is [[TheStarscream manipulated by his own underling]] and [[SmugSnake not as clever as he thinks he is.]] In short, it's like if they started with Vader and took out anything that made him [[HiddenDepths interesting]], [[TragicMonster tragic]], or even just [[EvilIsCool cool]].
** Also, they both have noble titles and their names both begin with V.
** In fact, Captain Sloane at one point compares Vader and Vidian's voices, noting that the former's sounds more human.

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' | ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsQueensHope Queen's Hope]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith Dark Lord of the Sith]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsTarkin Tarkin]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''[[note]]''[=HoloNet=] News'' mention only[[/note]] | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsLando Lando]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsCrimsonReign Crimson Reign]]'' | ''[[Literature/AftermathLifeDebt Life Debt]]'' | ''[[Literature/AftermathEmpiresEnd Empire's End]]''

The Vice Chair of the Galactic Republic to both Valorum and Palpatine. After the establishment of the Empire, he became Grand Vizier and head of the Imperial Ruling Council.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: The Rebellion used him to surrender for the empire and in exchange, he was pardoned for his crimes.]]
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He was unaware of Operation: Cinder, so when he heard about the Emperor being alive and using droids as messengers with the order to attack certain planets, he dismissed it as nothing more but rumors.

* {{Troll}}: Shows signs of this in ''Tarkin'' when he asks the titular character to return to Coruscant, with Tarkin initially refusing until Amedda says he will let the Emperor know that Tarkin refused his request. When an irritated Tarkin asks why Amedda did not just say that the Emperor was the one who wanted him to come in the first place, Amedda tells him it was because ItAmusedMe.

* OverlyLongTongue: A deleted scene in ''Attack of the Clones'' reveals him to have a long forked tongue.

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' | ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith Dark Lord of the Sith]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsTarkin Tarkin]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''[[note]]''[=HoloNet=] News'' mention only[[/note]] | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsLando Lando]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsCrimsonReign Crimson Reign]]'' | ''[[Literature/AftermathLifeDebt Life Debt]]'' | ''[[Literature/AftermathEmpiresEnd Empire's End]]''

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:It's because of other [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Corrupt Corporate Executives]], [[AndIMustScream spending two years bedridden due to a flesh-eating disease and feeling "useless" at that time]] that he strives for efficiency at all costs.]]

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He tried to kill Okadiah Garson just because he was elderly and not as fit for physical labor as the younger miners.

* OneSteveLimit: ''WesternAnimation/TheBadBatch'' shows a group of Clone Commandos named the Imperial Royal Guard, first seen escorting Nala Se to the cloning facility on

* {{Retcon}}: In ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'', it was established that some of them were Force-sensitives trained in the Dark Side. In the Canon, they are merely fanatically loyal regular humans.

->'''Appearances:''' ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' | ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsCatalyst Catalyst]]'' | ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith Dark Lord of the Sith]]'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsTarkin Tarkin]]'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''[[note]]''[=HoloNet=] News'' mention only[[/note]] | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsLando Lando]]'' | ''[[ComicBook/StarWarsDarthVader2020 Darth Vader (2020)]]'' | ''[[Literature/AftermathLifeDebt Life Debt]]'' | ''[[Literature/AftermathEmpiresEnd Empire's End]]''

->'''Appearances:''' ''Literature/LordsOfTheSith''

* YouHaveFailedMe: Expects to be executed after failing Palpatine's task of stopping Darth Vader from reaching Exogol. The Emperor merely laughs and notes he never expected her to succeed. However, when she tries to follow him back the Imperial Palace, Mas Amedda stops her and reveals that Moore has been demoted to sub-administrator and exiled to the metaphorical basement of the Empire's halls of power.

* BaldOfEvil: His head is completely shaved.
* BeardOfEvil: He has a small beard on his chin.

* BaldOfEvil: This furthers her creepiness.
* BaldWoman: Her head is completely bald, although if it is natural or shaved is unknown.

* {{Cyborg}}: He contracted a disease that robbed him of his limbs and ate away his flesh, which resulted in him getting cybernetic limbs. He also lost his eyes, and had them replaced with cybernetic ones that he can use to play back anything he saw that day, receive feeds from security cameras and computers, and receive electronic communications privately. His voicebox is also in his throat, so his lips do not move when he speaks. He specifically selected the baritone of the voice based on research regarding the most authoritative and inspiring voice tone. [[spoiler:Near the end of the story, it's revealed that even the face under his synth-skin is robotic. And there are several aides that he made like himself as well.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She was one of Palpatine's closest aides and it remains unknown what happened to her after the formation of the Empire in canon. Eventually, she finally makes an appearance overseeing Vader's [[TrainingFromHell punishment]] on Mustafar, revealing she is complicit in Palpatine's Sith activities and knows he is a Sith Lord like in Legends.

* SmugSnake: ''Tarkin'' reveals that Amedda is incredibly smug and demeaning, and that he enjoys playing the games of power within the upper echelons of the Empire by trolling other high-ranking Imperials.

%% Please include images if possible.

* CanonImmigrant: Originally a part of the ''Legends'' ExpandedUniverse, Council Members Sate Pestage, Janus Greejatus, Ars Dangor, and Kren Blista-Vanee was brought back into the mainstream canon in ''Tarkin''. However, Sage's origins in particular go back to some of the earliest drafts of ''The Empire Strikes Back''.

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mas_amedda_sw_115.jpg]]

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/janus_greejatus_sw.png]]

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kren_blista-vanee_sw_4287.jpg]]

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sim_aloo_sw_1542.jpg]]

[[quoteright:267:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rersey.png]]

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/f27c9f793f00025f5fca0700f6c5fd16.jpg]]

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sly_moore_sw_3587.jpg]]

* BigBadWannabe: Wants overthrow Palpatine and run the Empire, believing bureaucrats are the true power, but her attempts keep failing or backfiring tremendously.

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/everi_chalis_sw.jpg]]

[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/veris_hydan_sw2.jpg]]