History Characters / StarWarsImperialNavy

* TheHeavy: Though Palpatine still leads the Empire, Thrawn is the main Imperial commander in Season 3 of ''Rebels'' and the one specifically going after the ''Ghost'' and her crew.

* PetTheDog: After capturing Wedge Antilles, she provides him medical treatment and apologizes for shooting him. Sloane is also disturbed by Tashu torturing Antilles.

** By the Battle of Endor she's an Admiral.

The temporary captain of the ''Ultimatium'' while the regular captain serves on a committee, Sloane is an ambitious and talented officer from Ganthel who is among the first generation of new young officers entering the Imperial navy. Following the events at Gorse, Sloane rises through the ranks of the Empire, becoming an Admiral in command of the ''Vigilence''. In the aftermath of the Battle of Endor she attends a gathering of Imperials on Akiva to determine the future of the Empire.

** At the end of ''Aftermath'', Sloane is revealed to be reporting to [[spoiler:an unnamed fleet admiral who she had told the other Imperials on Akiva was dead]].

For TIE Pilots of the First Order, see their folder in Characters/StarWarsTheFirstOrder page.

->'''Appear in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' | ''Film/ANewHope'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsLastCallAtTheZeroAngle Last Call at the Zero Angle]]'' | ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' | ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' | ''Film/TheForceAwakens''

[[folder:Navy Troopers]]
!!Navy Troopers
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->'''Appear in:''' ''Literature/{{Tarkin}}'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsLostStars Lost Stars]]'' | ''Film/ANewHope'' | ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' | ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''

->''"The security deflector shield will be deactivated when we have confirmation of your code transmission. Stand by."''

Soldiers serving in the Imperial Navy, they're almost as ubiquitous as Stormtroopers and serve a variety of functions from control room personnel to guards.

* CleanupCrew: The ones aboard the ''Executor'' often find themselves serving this function. A couple of them are on hand to drag the dead body of Captain Needa away after Vader has [[YouHaveFailedMe finished with him]].
* CoolHelmet: Their helmets resemble glossy black Samurai helmets.
* EvilMinions: They're not usually front line troops and so they rarely actually get involved in any action. A few of them ''did'' get into a shootout with the disguised Han and Luke in the Death Star's detention center, though.
* EvilWearsBlack: Their uniforms are entirely black.
* FacelessGoons: Averted. In fact, they're one of the only kind of Imperial troops with visible faces.
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: They don't aim any better than their counterparts the Stormtroopers.
* {{Mooks}}: They're essentially to the Imperial Navy what the Stormtroopers are to the rest of the Empire.
* PraetorianGuard: A pair of them are often shown in the background protecting Governor Tarkin or Darth Vader.

[[folder:Imperial Crewers]]
!!Imperial Crewers
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->'''Appear in:''' ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' | ''Film/ANewHope'' | ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' | ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''

->''"Captain, Lord Vader demands an update on the pursuit."''

The backbone of the Imperial Navy, these technicians man the consoles which control the vast starships.

* TheBridge: A Star Destroyer's bridge has the crewers working in sunken pits while the officers stand over them, indicating a sharp contrast in the Imperial hierarchy.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Enlisted crew wear light grey jumpsuits, while officers wear olive grey tunics and [=NCOs=] wear black.
* EvilMinions: They perform these functions admirably.
* FacelessGoons: Not in the films, but in ''Rebels'', they have their cap visors tucked down so that their faces are partially obscured.
* GhostExtras: The crewmen rarely get any lines, but they're all visibly terrified of Lord Vader. After Captain Needa is killed, the technicians who were watching immediately scramble to get back to work when Vader turns in their direction.
* PunchClockVillain: Most of them. They look visibly afraid when Darth Vader strolls along the deck.

!Grand Admirals

[[folder: Gallius Rax]]
!!Grand Admiral Gallius Rax

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/StarWarsAftermath Aftermath]]'' | ''[[Literature/AftermathLifeDebt Life Debt]]''

->''"It's time for something better. Something new. An Empire worthy of the galaxy it will rule."''

The mysterious and respected Fleet Admiral of the Imperial Navy whom Rae Sloane has serves under.

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Gallius Rax is suitably a badass name for an Imperial Warlord.
* BadassLongRobe: In addition to his Admiral's uniform he also wears a floor-length blood-red robe.
* BigBad: Of the ''Aftermath'' trilogy.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:He orchestrated the events of ''Aftermath'', all to purge the weak from the remaining Imperial leadership]].
* ContemplativeBoss: About half the time Sloane comes to report to him his back is turned to the door, hands clasped behind his back, as he listens to classical music.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: ''Life Debt'' reveals that Rax was [[spoiler:an orphan living on Jakku, were he spent most of his childhood in slavery. In attempt to escape the planet he stows away on a ship. Unfortunately, said ship is Palpatine's private yacht]].
* DespotismJustifiesTheMeans: He wants a more efficient, more streamlined, more ''ruthless'' Empire and Rax doesn't care about what methods he has to use to make it happen or who he has to destroy in the process.
* DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent: Feeds information to the New Republic to further his above plans.
* DragonAscendant: He was one Palpatine's best military officers [[spoiler:in addition to being his personal agent on Jakku. Now he is the de facto commander of most of what is left of the Empire]].
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Described as pale in complexion with black hair and dark eyes that seem to suck in all light.
* EvilMentor: To Rae Sloane.
* {{Expy}}: The author, Chuck Wendig, refers to him as a "[[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy mysterious Thrawn-like figure]]". Though given his backstory, [[spoiler:affinity for the Dark Side and connection to Palpatine he more resembles Nial Declann]].
* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler: Sloane informs the other Imperials that he's dead, but he appears at the end of ''Aftermath'' alive and well]].
* FourStarBadass: As an Imperial Grand Admiral, this is a given.
* TheGeneralissimo: In fact, if not name. He was one of the Imperial Navy's highest ranking officers at the time of the Battle of Endor. [[spoiler:Six months after Endor he has seized control over most of what is left of the Empire]].
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: Aside from a few vague descriptions, Rax's species and appearance is left unknown to the reader.
* JustTheFirstCitizen: Rax has a tendency towards taking titles that avoid overtly displaying just how much power he wields. He refers to himself as an "adviser" to Sloane, despite the fact he is her commanding officer, and towards the end of the ''Life Debt'' [[spoiler:he takes the title of Counsel of the Empire, even though some of his more die-hard supporters are calling him Emperor Rax]].
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Rax takes it upon himself to start cleaning the Imperial house post-Endor, ordering the deaths of several corrupt and brutal high-ranking Imperials.
* MadeASlave: [[spoiler:He was born into slavery on Jakku]].
* TheManBehindTheMan: He is Rae Sloane's commanding officer, though few people realize it and most think he is dead.
* ManchurianAgent: Rax ordered the use of the same sleeper technology that was used on the clones for Order 66 on [[spoiler: several prisoners rescued by Han and the Wexley team in an attempt to decapitate the New Republic leadership. It fails to kill Mon Mothma and Leia, though several other high-ranking politicians and military officers are killed]].
* ManipulativeBastard: And a first class one at that. Even Sloane knows he his manipulating her and though she has major reservations about Rax's goals and methods even she can't help but dance to his tune.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: His flagship is called the ''Ravager''.
* NoNameGiven: He's never referred to by name, only his title, in ''Aftermath''. Averted in ''Life Debt'' were his real name is learned fairly quickly.
* NonActionBigBad: Rax is a schemer and a military strategist, not a front-line soldier. He spends most of his time on-board his flagship, the Super Star Destroyer ''Ravager''.
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:Being an orphan slave on Jakku made sure Rax had a hard life but it was a chance meeting with Palpatine when Rax stowed away on the ''Imperialis'' that started him down a dark path]].
* ShadowDictator: [[spoiler:By the end of ''Life Debt'' Rax has seized control of most of the Imperial Remnant but continues to remain in the shadows and makes people like Sloane the public face of the Empire]].
* TheStrategist: One of the Empire's best too. So far he has proven frighteningly competent at getting what he wants.
* UncannyValley: His physical appearance, coupled with his ice-cold personality, is repeatedly described as unsettling.
* TheUnfettered: Rax will do anything to win and dominate, there is no tactic or strategy for him that is too cruel or under-handed. [[spoiler:He even orchestrates an attack under the cover of peace talks]].
* VisionaryVillain: Rax intends to ''reform'' the Empire into something more efficient, more capable, more effective in the aftermath of the Battle of Endor. [[spoiler:By ''Life Debt'' it is becoming clear he is one of the main driving forces, if not the main one, behind the creation of the First Order]].
-->'''Rax:''' This is how it must be. The Empire became this...ugly, inelegant machine. Crude and inefficient. We needed to be broken into pieces. We needed to get rid of those who want to see that old machine churning ineluctably forward. It's time for something better. Something new. An Empire worthy of the galaxy it will rule.
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Rax rarely appears in the flesh and spends most of the time contacting his subordinates and proxies via hologram. Sloane even describes him as "if she is meeting the hologram of a dead man made to pass as real".
* WalkingSpoiler: Reading about his character bio pretty much spoils what happened to the Empire after Endor and how the First Order came to be.
* WickedCultured: A dangerous leader in the Empire, and also appreciative of classical music.

[[folder:Rae Sloane]]
!!Grand Admiral Rae Sloane
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->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/{{Orientation}}'' | ''Bottleneck'' | ''Literature/ANewDawn'' | ''[[Comicbook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]'' | ''Literature/TheLeversOfPower'' | ''[[Literature/StarWarsAftermath Aftermath]]'' | ''[[Literature/AftermathLifeDebt Life Debt]]''

->''"These yokels act as if they haven't seen a Star Destroyer before!"''

The temporary captain of the ''Ultimatium'' while the regular captain serves on a committee, Sloane is an ambitious and talented officer from Ganthel who is among the first generation of new young officers entering the Imperial navy. Following the events at Gorse, Sloane rises through the ranks of the Empire, becoming an Admiral in command of the ''Vigilence''. In the aftermath of the Battle of Endor she attends a gathering of Imperials on Akiva to determine the future of the Empire.

* ArchEnemy: Is becoming one to Kanan Jarrus, going so far as to call him "My Hobby" during her appearance in ''[[Comicbook/StarWarsKanan Kanan]]''.
* BenevolentBoss: Shows a lot of concern for any competent officer under her command, forming a friendship with her longtime shuttle pilot Morna Kee and being very protective of her attaché Adea Rite.
* BrokenPedestal: Towards her commander, Gallius Rax, post-Endor. The events of the ''Aftermath'' trilogy see Sloane go from loyal subordinate to Rax to [[spoiler:planning to kill him in the wake of the events on Chandrilla]].
* TheCameo:
** Appears in the short story ''Orientation'' as an officer cadet aboard a training cruiser.
* ConsummateProfessional: While Sloane is ambitious and wants to advance in the Imperial military, her primary concern is carrying out the Empire's will and enforcing its laws while acting composed and efficient. Thus, she gets rather frustrated by Count Vidian's ruthless and seemingly random actions, Chamas being a gossip, Deltic's obvious insanity, and her repeated interactions with Kanan, who enjoys trolling her immensely.
* DeadpanSnarker: She has her moments.
-->'''Ottkreg:''' We're under attack!\\
'''Sloane:''' That's a common hazard during space battles.
* TheDragon: To Vidian during the mission to Gorse, and he ensures her loyalty by promising support in getting her captaincy of the ''Ultimatium'' made permanent. Later he even offers to help her become the youngest Admiral in the fleet, [[spoiler:which tips Sloane off on the fact that he is lying to her since the idea of her being a Admiral under thirty is ridiculous]].
** At the end of ''Aftermath'', Sloane is revealed to be reporting to [[spoiler:an unnamed fleet admiral who she had told the other Imperials on Akiva was dead]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: She may be ruthless and ambitious, but she is taken aback by Vidian's plan to destroy Cynda to mine the thorilide easier, although this will destabilize Gorse and put the population at risk. She's willing to go through with it if it does benefit the Empire, [[spoiler:and when she discovers that Vidian altered the tests to show the thorilide wouldn't be destroyed she calls off the destruction of the moon and orders Vidian arrested]]. She is also creeped out by Lieutenant Deltic, who is far to eager to blow up Cynda.
* {{Expy}}: Currently shaping up to be one of Gilad Pellaeon, as she ordered the Imperial Navy's retreat from Endor and [[spoiler: is becoming the trusted subordinate to a mysterious fleet admiral with a [[WickedCultured taste for art]]]].
* FourStarBadass: Sloane gets hands-on with the violence a few times in ''Aftermath''. First, when she notices Jas watching the satrap's palace, Sloane immediately goes to the shuttle's weapons station and opens fire on her instead of ordering a stormtrooper to do it. Later, she personally leads a group of stormtroopers to [[spoiler:capture Norra, Jas, Sinjir, and Temmin in the sewers, and is the one who finishes off Mr. Bones when it tries to free them]]. Lastly, she effortlessly [[spoiler:kicks Pandion's ass, gutshots him with a blaster, and leaves him for dead in a exploding shuttle while she commandeers his Star Destroyer]].
* KickTheDog: When the Imperials are evacuating Akiva, she refuses to allow the governor and his guards to come with them, even though there's room aboard the shuttle ''and'' the locals will likely kill them in revenge for the governor's pro-Imperial policies, simply because he is [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness no longer of any use]] to Empire now that Akiva is falling to the Rebels.
* KnightTemplar: She fully believes in the Empire and its mission to bring order to the galaxy. Even after the Emperor's death, she is determined to see the Empire restored and continue its mission.
* KnowWhenToFoldThem: As the ranking admiral at Endor following Piett's death, Sloane recognized the course of the battle as communications were lost with the Endor garrison and the Death Star. She recalled TIE Fighters and ordered a retreat to Annaj.
* OnlySaneWoman: Of the Imperials who gather on Akiva, Sloane is the only one who really tries to stay on task with finding a way to hold the Empire together while the others are more concerned with power plays, protecting their wealth, or offering non-solutions to the problems they face.
* PetTheDog: After capturing Wedge Antilles, she provides him medical treatment and apologizes for shooting him. Sloane is also disturbed by Tashu torturing Antilles.
* PragmaticVillainy: She has no problem blowing up a damaged mining transport (along with its crew) since getting a replacement vessel is quicker than the repair time. But she sees no point in and is disgusted by Vidian's plan to destroy Cynda, [[spoiler:especially once his lies regarding the thorilide surviving are revealed. Sloane is angry that he would sacrifice thousands of lives for his own personal gain and the detriment of the Empire (although she is more pissed that he was planning to pin the blame for everything on her)]].
** In ''Aftermath'', she is infuriated when she sees stormtroopers shooting into a crowd of angry civilians and forces them to stop, knowing that such violence will only further weaken the Empire's image and encourage more rioters.
* PrimAndProperBun: Wears her hair in this style, which is fitting for a no-nonsense, pragmatic, and highly official Imperial officer.
* RankUp: At the end of ''A New Dawn'', her temporary captaincy of ''Ultimatum'' is made permanent as a reward for her actions throughout the novel.
** By the Battle of Endor she's an Admiral.
* SurroundedByIdiots: In ''Aftermath'', the crew of the ''Vigilance'' are not exactly the brightest in the Imperial navy, leaving Sloane very frustrated with their poor performance and panicking at non-threats.
* SympatheticPOV: Her POV contrasts nicely with Vidian's, showing two different kinds of Imperial: Sloane, who is a true believer in the Empire and avoids kicking the dog (most of the time, anyway), and Vidian, who uses the Empire to advance his own interests and KickTheDog all the time. This continues in ''Aftermath'', where she is shown to give medical treatment to captured Rebels and despises several other Imperials who are far worse than her.
* TranquilFury: Nonchalantly shoots her PoliticalOfficer when he smugly comments about how the Rebels are running away at the Battle of Endor. They are actually getting away from the Death Star, which is about to explode.
* UnwittingPawn: Notices that Gallius is trying to mold her into one by leaving key details of his plans out. In turns she plans to get rid of him and retake the empire from his grip.
* VillainousRescue: When she [[spoiler:orders the Stormtroopers to arrest Vidian and fires on his ship, this allows Kanan, Hera, and Zaluna the opportunity to escape from him and the ship, and also saves Gorse from destruction]].
** Turns out as a child she ran away from home and nearly got herself in danger due to some thugs but were save by Imperial Stormtroopers.

[[folder: Thrawn]]
!!Grand Admiral Thrawn
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->'''Voiced by:''' Lars Mikkelsen
->'''Appears in:''' ''Thrawn'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''

->''"To defeat an enemy, you must know them. Not simply their battle tactics, but their history, philosophy, art.''"

One of the Empire's best naval strategists, who is dispatched after the Phoenix Fleet.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Like all Chiss, he is blue-skinned.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Summed up in his introduction qoute, "to defeat an enemy you must know them".
* CanonImmigrant: Perhaps ''the'' biggest import from ''Legends'' so far, Thrawn heralds from Timothy Zahn's ''[[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy Thrawn Trilogy]]'', made non-canon after the EU reboot in 2014.
* TheDreaded: Judging from the ''Ghost'' Crew's reaction to finding out Thrawn is coming after them in the season 3 trailer he has a fearsome reputation.
* FourStarBadass: As an Imperial Grand Admiral, the original one no less.
* TheHeavy: Though Palpatine still leads the Empire, Thrawn is the main Imperial commander in Season 3 of ''Rebels'' and the one specifically going after the ''Ghost'' and her crew.
* InkSuitActor: His design seems to be at least partially based on his voice actor Lars Mikkelsen.
* LightIsNotGood: Wears a bright white uniform and is one of the Empire's best officers.
* ManInWhite: His Grand Admiral's uniform is mostly white in color.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Has red eyes and is a dangerous foe to the Rebellion.
* RubberForeheadAlien: Thrawn comes from an alien race which is basically a human with blue skin, red eyes, and ridges on their forehead.
* TheStrategist: He's a highly skilled tactician whose strategies are spoken in awe of by even the likes of Cham Syndulla.
* VillainousCheekbones: He has very pronounced cheekbones.
* WickedCultured: Thrawn's love of art makes the jump to the new canon.
* TheWorfEffect: Makes mince meat out of Cham's forces to show how good he is at tactics.

!Admirals

[[folder:Kassius Konstantine]]
!!Admiral Kassius Konstantine
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/DeeBradleyBaker
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''

->''"We are receiving a signal from the tracker. They will not be able to outrun us for long."''

An admiral and commander of the Imperial Star Destroyer ''Relentless'', the personal vessel of the Grand Inquisitor. He oversees the blockade of Lothal during the hunt for the ''Ghost'' and commands several military operations against the growing Rebel network.

* SeventiesHair: Sports rather long sideburns like many of the Imperial officers in ''A New Hope'', although the addition of Konstantine's PornStache takes this trope even further than any of them.
* AscendedExtra: Becomes a part of the main cast of Imperials in the second season of ''Rebels''.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: The awesomely [[AlliterativeName alliterative]] Kassius Konstantine.
* BadBoss: He reassures his tractor beam officer that he knows it was not his fault that he caught Darth Vader's TIE in the tractor beam instead of the ''Ghost''. Then he notes that Vader will not know that.
* CoDragons: With Kallus, and later also with the Fifth Brother and the Seventh Sister.
* DoesNotLikeMagic: He dislikes working with Inquisitors, dismissing them as "mystics". He doesn't share the same opinion about Darth Vader, but that might just be because he's justifiably terrified of him.
* TheDragon: To Kallus.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's more than a little creeped out by the Inquisitors.
* MookLieutenant: The Grand Inquisitor's senior-most subordinate.
* OhCrap: Gets a look of utter horror on his face when told that Darth Vader's TIE was caught by their tractor beam, not the ''Ghost''.
* PetTheDog: In "Academy Cadets", despite their failure in apprehending the crew, he still commends the cadets in their efforts and will specifically send a recommendation to Imvur for Jeken's leadership.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: While he dislikes all the Inquisitors, Konstantine seems to have a particular dislike of Fifth Brother. Unsurprising, since it is Fifth Brother's fault that he was called away from an operation that had a very good chance of finally killing the ''Ghost'' crew.
* VillainousFriendship: Seemingly at first with Kallus, but the ending of "The Honorable Ones" reveals that this is actually ''averted''. While they both are against the Inquisitors (he even freely rants to Kallus about the Fifth Brother at one point) and are CoDragons after the Ghost crew, he shows no concern when an injured Kallus returns from a mission after being practically being pronounced [=KIA=] by the Empire for roughly a day ago. He might not have even known he was ''gone''. It seems that [[NotSoAboveItAll Kallus really]] ''[[NotSoAboveItAll did]]'' [[NotSoAboveItAll think they were friends]], considering he looks let down after Konstantine simply greets him as if nothing happened.

[[folder:Brom Titus]]
!!Admiral Brom Titus
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->'''Portrayed by:''' Derek Partridge
->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]''

An Admiral in the Imperial Navy and the commander of an experimental Interdictor cruiser and its escorts operating in the Del Zennis system.

* AffablyEvil: He shows a degree of reverence for the person Rex was before deserting the Empire, even referring to him by his actual name. Once Rex makes it clear that he's not going back to the Empire, Titus gets serious and drops any kindness he showed earlier.
* DeadpanSnarker: Engages in SnarkToSnarkCombat with Ezra tries pulling the 'My name is Jabba the Hutt' card again. Titus comments that [[Film/ANewHope he's rat]][[MemeticMutation her short]] for a Hutt before revealing that he's well aware of his previous attempts at the trick, thanks to Kallus.
* DirtyCoward: When [[BigDamnHeroes Kanan]] shows up to save Rex and knocks out every other trooper in the room, he stumbles back to the other room. Although in his defense, there's not much he can do when he's outmatched by a Jedi.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He has trouble understanding why Rex would turn his back on the Empire and is surprised when Rex turns down his offer to have the Clone trooper reinstated into the Imperial Military in exchange for giving up his friends.
* EvilIsPetty: Disregards Kallus' orders to triple guard Ezra, which results in him escaping and running around in the Interdictor. He panics and puts out orders to shoot to kill him on sight, because he doesn't want to admit Kallus was right.
* InkSuitActor: He looks a bit like his voice actor, Derek Partridge.
* InterserviceRivalry: He has a low opinion of the [[StateSec Imperial Secu]][[SecretPolice rity Bureau]] and he specifically gives the kill order on Ezra Bridger mainly because [[EvilIsPetty he doesn't want to admit Agent Kallus was right to be so cautious]].
* MookLieutenant: As with all Imperial Admirals.
* ToThePain: He tells Rex that his death will be excruciating and that he's an ExpendableClone.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: The key reason for his defeat with the Interdictor is due to underestimating Ezra's abilities and not sending enough staff to keep him captured.
* WouldHurtAChild: Despite initially dismissing Ezra Bridger as a mere child to Agent Kallus, the moment Ezra escapes from his flagship's brig he issues a kill-on-sight order for Ezra, if only because he doesn't want to admit his mistake to Kallus.

[[folder:Perwin Gedde]]
!!Vice Admiral Perwin Gedde

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/AftermathLifeDebt Life Debt]]''

A officer tasked with leading one of the Empire's most brutal biological warfare programs. Following the Battle of Endor, he deserts the Empire and goes into hiding using stolen Imperial credits.

* AddledAddict: Becomes addicted to spice during his stay at Slussen Canker's fortress.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: Gallius Rax considers him a loose end that needs tidying up so he has Rae Sloane send Mercurial Swift to poison Gedde before the New Republic can capture and interrogate him.
* InsaneAdmiral: Spent his career unleashing biological weapons, ancient plagues in particular, onto worlds the Empire conquered to test their effects.
* KarmicDeath: Spent his career testing biological weapons and ends up dying by being poisoned.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After the disastrous loss at Endor, Gedde steals a hefty sum from the Empire and buys safety on the planet Vorlag at the fortress of the slaver Slussen Canker.
* SmugSnake: Thinks he can trade Norra and her team for a full pardon from the Empire, wildly overestimating both their value to the Empire and his. By that point, Rax has already sent a bounty hunter to poison his spice supply and eliminate him.

!Captains

[[folder:Ciena Ree]]
!!Captain Ciena Ree (LP-888)
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->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/StarWarsLostStars Lost Stars]]''

A female human from Jelucan. Ciena grew up in the rural valleys of her homeworld in a culture that valued loyalty and honor above all else. She and her best friend and love Thane Kyrell join the Imperial Academy on Coruscant, where they graduate at the top of their class as pilots. From there, their lives take two very different paths as Ciena stays in the growingly tyrannical Empire while Thane defects to the Rebellion.

* AcePilot: She is one of the best [=TIE=] pilots to ever graduate from the Imperial Academy on Coruscant, and even after becoming a commander and officer aboard the ''Executor'' she is still sent on missions due to her skills.
* BreakTheCutie: By the Battle of Endor, she is a jaded cynic and her early idealism is completely destroyed.
* TheCaptain: Of the Star Destroyer ''Inflictor'', which she is given command of following the Battle of Endor. [[spoiler:She ends up crashing into Jakku during the battle above that world in order to prevent its capture by the New Republic]].
* DeathSeeker: Even she isn't sure if she becomes one, [[spoiler:telling Thane she does not know if she is glad he saved her life during the Battle of Jakku, which led to her being in the custody of the New Republic]].
* EmptyShell: After realizing the true nature of the Empire and the fact that her code of honor means she could never desert it, Ciena simply begins going through the motions, doing her duty but hoping that something will come along to end her service.
* FateWorseThanDeath: She starts to consider Imperial service this as well as a IronicHell due to how evil they've become. Her code of honor prevents her from ever stopping serving it.
* FriendlyEnemy: What Ciena and Thane morph into.
* HeelRealization: After having already started to become uneasy with the Empire, Ciena begins to understand how truly evil it is when her mother is framed by an Imperial official for corruption to cover up his own illicit doings and Ree gets a promotion for claiming to agree with her mother's sentence. Her realization that the Empire is not what she thought it was is cemented upon seeing the second Death Star.
* HonorBeforeReason: The valley culture of Jelucan places a massive emphasis on never violating an oath, even if it may be morally wrong not to do so. This belief is ingrained into Ciena, so even after she realizes the Empire is evil she continues to serve it as best she can, even though she is utterly miserable doing so.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She has a major case of this regarding the Imperial higher-ups. She always thinks the best of them and their motivations, even when it becomes abundantly obvious most of them are only out for themselves or sadistic bullies. Ciena even thinks that Tarkin is an admirable man who could become her mentor.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She unwittingly becomes this as she continually focuses on her loyalty to the Empire while becoming disgusted with Nash for doing the same. Ciena's own rationalizations about why to continue to serve the Empire despite it personally destroying her life are NotSoDifferent from Nash's.
* ImprobableAge: Given command of a Star Destroyer at only twenty-five, which she realizes is a total joke since it means the Empire is simply that desperate for competent officers in the wake of losing so many at the Battle of Endor.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: A highly competent and well-regarded Imperial officer who... saves civilians, watches out for her damaged wingmates, covers up for fellow officers mistakes or weaknesses, and takes time to reassure her scared subordinates that things will be fine.
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Ciena swore an oath when she joined the Imperial Navy and she continues to abide by it long after she loses faith in the Empire as a nation.
* OddFriendship: With Thane due to their different and opposed cultures. The fact that it grows into a romance that continues even after Thane joins the Rebellion only increases how odd it is.
* RankUp: She is promoted several times throughout her career. The first is from Lieutenant to Lieutenant Commander alongside a transfer from the ''Devastator'' to the ''Executer'', due to the need for new competent officers in the wake of the Death Star's destruction. Ciena's next promotion to Commander occurs shortly before the Battle of Endor after several years of exemplary service and passing a loyalty test. Lastly, she is promoted in the wake of Endor to captain and given command of the Star Destroyer ''Inflictor''.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Among her friends who stay in the Empire after Alderaan's destruction, she is only one who is not an Imperial fanatic and attempts to do good, which includes rescuing civilians without orders.
* UndyingLoyalty: To the Empire, even after understanding its true nature due to her culture demanding that she honor the oath of loyalty she swore.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Acknowledges the Empire can be harsh and cruel sometimes, but justifies it by its creation of order. She rationalizes the destruction of Alderaan as a failed effort to stop the Rebellion before all-out war could erupt, but later realizes that is wrong and that there is no excuse for the Empire's actions.
* WideEyedIdealist: She cannot see the Empire for what it really is for a long time, even after the destruction of Alderaan.

[[folder:Tabor Seitaron]]
!!Captain Tabor Seitaron

->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/BattlefrontTwilightCompany''

A teacher at the Imperial Academy on Carida, Seitaron is brought back into active service as commander of the Star Destroyer ''Herald'' shortly before the Battle of Hoth by Prelate Verge of the Advisory Council in order to assist in the hunt for Everi Chalis, a former Imperial advisor who defected to the Rebellion and whom Seitaron had dealt with in the past.

* EveryoneHasStandards: He is often disgusted by Verge's methods of punishing failure or mistakes, which includes torture.
* AFatherToHisMen: Cares a great deal for those under his command, and does his best to raise the morale of the ''Herald'''s crew, who often suffer under the eccentricities of Verge. [[spoiler:Seitaron also murders Verge for their sake, after he decides that crashing the ''Herald'' into the rebels on Sullust is the only way to redeem himself and the crew for their failure to capture Chalis before she did too much damage to the Empire]].
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: How he feels about [[spoiler:murdering Verge, who had just ordered the ''Herald'' be allowed to crash into Sullust rather than escape after Chalis detonates an ion bomb aboard it. Seitaron could not stand the thought of allowing thousands of Imperials to die avoidable deaths just to satisfy Verge's twisted sense of loyalty, so he shot him, ordered the two loyal witnesses to go to the bridge and order the crew to withdraw from Sullust, and then allowed Chalis to escape so blame would fall on her for Verge's death]].
* NumberTwo: To Verge, who is officially in command of the ''Herald'' but selected Seitaron to captain her because of his experience and former connection to Chalis, which aids in the hunt for her.
* OddFriendship: Eventually forms one with Verge. Although he considers the Prelate to be insane, he finds Verge's dedication to the Empire admirable, notes that he is indeed a capable commander and predictive thinker, and concludes that his madness is not his fault, but he fault of his father raising him to worship Palpatine.
* OldSoldier: Fought in the Clone Wars and subsequently helped establish the Empire's rule across the galaxy before becoming an instructor at the academy on Carida.

[[folder:Khione]]
!!Captain Khione
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/MovingTarget''

->''"I enforce the Emperor's will in this sector. When things go wrong, I put them right myself."''

The captain of the ''Imperial''-class Star Destroyer ''Shieldmaiden''. Shortly before the Battle of Endor, Khione was dispatched to hunt down Princess Leia Organa and a team of Rebels operating in the Corva sector.

* ArcVillain: Of ''Moving Target'', being the leader of the hunt for Princess Leia and her team.
* CharacterDeath: Dies when the ''Shieldmaiden'' is destroyed.
* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: During her interrogation of Leia, Khione brings in a interrogator droid which is programed to treat the occupant of the cell as its current victim. After Khione is knocked out, she is left locked in the cell with the droid, which Leia hears coming back online as they leave.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Although only a Star Destroyer captain, she refers to herself as the Emperor's will in the Corva sector and claims that anybody who knows her name should know about her reputation.

!Other Imperial Navy Personnel

!!!Crew of the ''Defiance''

A training vessel for naval officers that has been in service since the Old Republic.

[[folder:Pell Baylo]]
!!Commandant Pell Baylo
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1824c347ebb241282f6f20f47f78972b.png]]

->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/{{Orientation}}''

->''"I'm older than you, 'Emperor' -- no matter what you look like now. I remember when this was an honorable calling!"''

An officer in command of the ''Defiance'', a training ship for the Imperial Navy.

* CharacterDeath: Vader uses the Force to snap Baylo's windpipe after he accidently presses Vader's BerserkButton when noting Palpatine would turn all his cadets into mindless robots to do his bidding.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Shows no fear upon learning his plot to kill the Emperor and Vader has failed, and instead continues to rail against Palaptine until Vader kills him.
* KilledMidSentence: Vader kills him in the middle of TheReasonYouSuckSpeech against the Emperor.
* OldSoldier: Served the Republic for nearly fifty years, and claims to be even older than Palpatine.
* TheRemnant: Baylo still remains loyal to the Galactic Republic, rather than the government that succeeded it.
* ThanatosGambit: He attempts to assassinate Emperor Palpatine, Darth Vader, and four navy chiefs by flying the ''Defiance'' into a star.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He is willing to kill all of his cadets if it means ridding the universe of Palpatine and Vader, and notes that them dying would be preferable to him than watching them become mindless officers for the Empire.

!!!Crew of the ''Garrote''

An attack cruiser that was among the remaining Imperial fleet in hiding following the Battle of Jakku.

[[folder:Nash Windrider]]
!!Commander Nash Windrider

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[Literature/StarWarsLostStars Lost Stars]]''

->''"Alderaan had to die for the Empire's true power to be acknowledged. My homeworld's end was also the end of the Imperial Senate, the end of the countless petty power struggles that had plagued Palpatine's early reign. Only then was the Empire's true strength revealed."''

A human male from Alderaan, Nash is roommates with Thane Kyrell and Ved Foslo at the Imperial Academy on Coruscant. After graduating, he is assigned to the ''Devastator'' alongside Ciena Ree.

* AcePilot: Although not as skilled as Thane or Ciena, Nash still graduated near the top of their class at the academy.
* BerserkButton: Mentioning Alderaan puts him on edge, but implying that its destruction was unnecessary infuriates him.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Develops a case of this after the destruction of Alderaan.
* CorruptTheCutie: Started out as a nice easygoing idealist who was transformed by the Empire into a brutal fascist.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Combined with SanitySlippage: no one actually expects him to remain loyal to the Empire but he contorts his brain into a pretzel to make not only Alderaan's destruction justified but a moral sacrifice for the greater good. It makes him a terrifyingly loyal Imperial.
* KnightTemplar: In order to cope with the destruction of his homeworld, Nash becomes an Imperial fanatic. He is even glad the Empire built another Death Star, claiming they should uses it again and again until no one would ever dare to challenge the Empire's authority.
* LukeNounverber: One of many Star Wars characters who are named in such a manner.
* RankUp: Like Ciena, Nash is promoted and assigned to the ''Executor'' several months after the destruction of the Death Star. He is later promoted again to Commander in the aftermath of Endor and placed in charge of the fighters aboard Ciena's Star Destroyer ''Inflictor''.
* {{Revenge}}: After learning Thane is not dead and instead with the Rebellion, Nash wants nothing more than to kill him painfully. Swears vengeance upon the Rebellion [[spoiler:after he thinks Ciena died crashing her Star Destroyer on Jakku]].
* StalkerWithACrush: While his feelings for Ciena are not stalkerish at first, as time goes on he seems to become more and more obsessed with her, even managing to end up as flight coordinator on the ''Inflictor'' when it is assigned to her, with him happily noting it means they will get to see each other everyday from then on. Ciena, who by that point despises the Empire, is both creeped out by and grateful for his feelings, since they are the only thing preventing Nash from realizing she no longer believes in the Empire and turning her over to the [[StateSec ISB]].
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: He believes that once the Empire wins, the galaxy will know an era of peace and order unlike any other, and the Empire is thus justified in doing whatever it has to in order to crush opposition.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Mourned Thane's death for years, but within seconds of learning he was alive and with the Rebellion, Nash attempts to kill him in furious rage. He later decides that Thane was clearly a master deceiver who was never truly friends with anybody at the academy and probably lied about his family and past.
* WideEyedIdealist: At first; he believed that one day the Empire would provide all of its citizens the high standard of living that could be found on Alderaan. After his homeworld's destruction, Nash trades his idealism for fanaticism.

!!!Crew of the ''Ultimatium''

A ''Imperial''-class Star Destroyer under the command of Captain Rae Sloane which escorts Count Denetrius Vidian to the planet Gorse eleven years before the Battle of Yavin.

[[folder:Nibiru Chamas]]
!!Commander Nibiru Chamas
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/ANewDawn''

The ''Ultimatum'''s second-in-command.

* HiddenDepths: Sloane thinks of Chamas as an average officer who gossips too much. Turns out, [[spoiler:he is also highly ambitious and has some skill at playing the games of the Imperial Court, allying with Baron Lero Danthe to take down Count Vidian in exchange for a promotion]].
* TheMole: For [[spoiler:Baron Danthe]].
* NumberTwo: To Sloane.
* TheStarscream: He was planning to [[spoiler:be awarded commanded of the ''Ultimatum'' thanks to Baron Danthe's connections by helping remove Vidian from power. Sloane realizes that she needs to be wary of him in the future since he looked distinctly unhappy about her getting the promotion instead of him.]]

[[folder:Deltic]]
!!Lieutenant Deltic
->'''Appears in:''' ''Literature/ANewDawn''

The chief planetary science officer of the ''Ultimatum''.

[[/folder]]

* DragonAscendant: He was one Palpatine's best military officers [[spoiler:in addition to being his personal agent on Jakku. Now he is the de facto commander of what is left of the Empire]].

* NoNameGiven: He's never referred to by name, only his title, in ''Aftermath''. Averted in ''Life Debt'' were is real name his learned fairly quickly.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: She manages to see through just about all of Wedge's tricks when he jumps into the Akiva system on a covert recon mission.

* InterserviceRivalry: He has a low opinion of the [[StateSec Imperial Secu]][[SecretPolice rity Bureau]] and he specifically gives the kill order on Ezra Bridger mainly because [[EvilIsPetty he doesn't want to admit]] [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy Agent Kallus was right to be so cautious]].

A mysterious, respected, and the Fleet Admiral of the Imperial Navy whom Rae Sloane has served under.

* TranquilFury: Nonchalantly shoots her PoliticalOfficer when he smugly comments about how the Rebels are running away (actually getting away from the Death Star, which is about to explode).

* UnwillingPawn: Notices that Gallius is trying to mold her into one by leaving key details of his plans out. In turns she plans to get rid of him and retake the empire from his grip.

->'''Appears in:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' | ''Thrawn''

-->''"The security deflector shield will be deactivated when we have confirmation of your code transmission. Stand by."''

-->''"Captain, Lord Vader demands an update on the pursuit."''

-->''"Commence primary ignition."''

-->''"These yokels act as if they haven't seen a Star Destroyer before!"''

-->''"To defeat an enemy, you must know them. Not simply their battle tactics, but their history, philosophy, art.''"

-->''"We are receiving a signal from the tracker. They will not be able to outrun us for long."''

-->''"I enforce the Emperor's will in this sector. When things go wrong, I put them right myself."''

-->''"I'm older than you, 'Emperor' -- no matter what you look like now. I remember when this was an honorable calling!"''

-->''"Alderaan had to die for the Empire's true power to be acknowledged. My homeworld's end was also the end of the Imperial Senate, the end of the countless petty power struggles that had plagued Palpatine's early reign. Only then was the Empire's true strength revealed."''

A mysterious, respected, and the Fleet Admiral of the Imperial Navy whom Rae Sloane has served under. [[spoiler:He was a member of Palpatine's inner circle and privy to many of the Emperor's secrets]].

One of the Empire's best naval strategists who is dispatched after the Phoenix Fleet.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Like all Chiss he is blue-skinned.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: He's a highly skilled tactician whose strategies are spoken in awe of by even the likes of Cham Syndulla.

* RubberForeheadAlien: Thrawn has noticeable ridges on his forehead.

-->''"To defeat an enemy, you have to know them.''"

One of the Empire's best naval strategist who is dispatched after the Phoenix Fleet.

* VillainousCheekbones

* CheekbonesOfVillainy