[29], Shortly after, Thrawn received an envoy from the Emperor who briefed him on the growing pirate activity in the Pakuuni system. As most of the Imperials returned to the Vengeance in the evening, Thrawn and Tier remained on the planet to continue the investigation the next day. O'Pali concluded that Thrawn felt the galaxy's only hope for surviving the Yuuzhan Vong was to be rebuilt into a militarized society, and thus he attacked the New Republic rather than offer his services to it. However, after the Chimaera locked a tractor beam on the starfighter, Skywalker acted quickly to reverse-trigger his acceleration compensator, bringing the ship to a stop, and simultaneously fire a proton torpedo which was instead snared by the tractor beam. To best enable him to slip away, Zaarin chose to make his escape in the Vorknkx, using its cloaking device to evade the Imperials. He claimed that Sidious had information that a group known only as the "Far Outsiders" were massing an invasion force at the edge of the galaxy and was trying to strengthen the Republic against the threat. Aboard Outbound Flight, Thrawn was met by C'baoth and his former Padawan Lorana Jinzler. [17] Cultivating a placid appearance,[5] Ackbar gained knowledge of Imperial theories of war and became aware of a growing rebellion against the Empire. Sh'shak's story was confirmed by the children, who had been talking to the S'krrr before they encountered Thrawn. He claimed that the Jedi were troublemakers who not only posed a threat to the Republic, but would also attempt to impose their will on the Chiss. During this time Thrawn ordered a series of tactical surveys conducted in systems near Imperial space and hit-and-fade attacks in nearby systems, with targets including Draukyze, Paonnid. [9] Six months of strikes along the Republic border served to impress the moffs and other political leaders within the Empire,[53] and earned him the loyalty and support of the influential D'Asta family. [3], The Republic, meanwhile, was maintaining pressure on the Imperial shipyard supply lines, in an effort to disrupt the Empire's ongoing shipbuilding—as a result the Bilbringi Shipyards were running low on raw materials including tibanna, hfredium, and kammris. Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader regarded Thrawn very highly. The bounty soon started to yield results with several ships delivered to the Empire, though nothing larger than a Star Galleon. The traditionalists in the Alliance hailed Ackbar's reorganization of the fleet into a single armada powerful enough to challenge any battle squadron of the Imperial Navy,[36] but Ackbar looked at the fleet beyond its tactical role: his strategic thinking was cautious, conservative, and perfectly suited for the Alliance's guerrilla operations. Ackbar's victory was a major factor in Pellaeon deciding to make peace with the New Republic and signing the Pellaeon–Gavrisom Treaty. [34], His campaign in the Unknown Regions met with great success and, in time, Thrawn's forces established bases and garrisons throughout the region. While out on patrol, his picket force came across a skirmish between two unknown ships. In order to avoid the damage caused to the Judicator on the previous raid, this time he sent three Dreadnaughts under the cover of a shieldship to avoid direct sunlight. Thrawn had concluded that the Ebruchi were in fact pirates. Ackbar and his crew were able to transmit a distress beacon, which led to their discovery by Organa, who was accompanied by Captain Han Solo and Luke Skywalker. [39] Operating under Ackbar's overall strategy, Firmus Nantz's First Fleet cleared the Western Reaches; the Second Fleet under Hiram Drayson defended the New Republic's redoubt in the Calamari sector; the Third Fleet operated out of Bothan Space into the Slice under Ackbar's personal command; and the Fouth Fleet under Admiral Voon Massa operated from Bothawui as a mobile reserve for the First and Third Fleets. Ackbar ordered a barrage of concentrated fire on the experimental Imperial warship EX-F. Igniting its volatile antimatter reservoir, the subsequent explosion vaporized six nearby Star Destroyers. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. 1 LEGO.com Description 2 Cast 3 Crew 4 Characters 4.1 DLC Characters 5 Levels 5.1 DLC Levels 6 Achievements/Trophies 7 Vehicles 8 Notes 9 Gallery 9.1 Promotional Images 9.2 Screenshots 10 Videos 11 References David Acord - Chopper Bernet - JB Blanc - David Boat - Cherise Boothe - John Boyega - … [31] Thrawn's successful career also earned him the Imperial title of Warlord. He was tasked with overseeing the surveying of the system and anticipated that the second planet would be home to a Chiss colony within a few years. Years later, during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Winter would care for the ailing admiral as he slowly succumbed to old age. Ackbar's position made him an ideal spy,[16] with his circumstances occasionally allowing him to examine secret documents, and he sought to learn everything he could about Imperial strategy and tactics. The Alliance struck Tarkin's shuttle en route to the Nebulon-B frigate Vehemence in the Eriadu system, but their Y-wings were only able to disable a shuttle carrying Ackbar before an Imperial-class Star Destroyer arrived to rescue the Grand Moff. This, he believed, would have the effect of convincing the Imperials that primitive natives had removed the body, distracting them from the missing comlink. When Esva called his remaining backup to Poln system, Thrawn also brought out his reinforcements: Darth Vader and Death Squadron, which was spearheaded by nothing less than the Super Star Destroyer Executor. [12], Thrawn assembled a large some force capable of threatening the New Republic, Thrawn left his forces to guard the Hand of Thrawn[1] and sent an encrypted holographic transmission to the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Chimaera on the Emperor's private channel. [29], Thrawn gave the task of pacifying the system to Commander Buckeye of the Nebulon-B2 frigate Ludwick, holding the Stalwart ready until needed. [5], While Thrawn waited for C'baoth's final decision, a Vagaari fleet of over 200 ships was pulled out of hyperspace by the Whirlwind. When the operative returned to report the news, Ackbar expressed his dismay, but moved on quickly to other matters. Homeworld As the beetles closed in on their prey, Hoole was able to buy the group some time by using his Shi'ido shape-shifting ability to transform into a shreev and attack the swarm. In exchange for his help, Vader agreed to give Thrawn command of the Noghri. [20], After the Death Star's completion, Ackbar was compelled to pilot Tarkin and Lemelisk again to the superweapon's location in the Horuz system. Realizing that those words applied to him as well, Ackbar returned with Leia to Coruscant, resuming his duties as Supreme Commander. Once the Jedi Master departed, Thrawn took the Imperial fleet to Coruscant. Tracking and interrogating smugglers would uncover Rebel bases, including, it was hoped, the Alliance Fleet. Zaarin, however, was alerted to the deception and only committed five corvettes to the attack. [26] Commander Ackbar was ultimately commissioned to design a new starfighter for the Alliance–one which would be capable of facing vessels as large and well-armed as frigates. [36], The main subdivision of the Alliance Fleet for both raids and fleet maneuvers under Ackbar's reorganization became the battle line, a group of two or more cruisers with a subordinate close support line of escorts and a picket line of starfighters. At the same time as the Nkllon raid, Thrawn led an assault on Ord Mantell aimed at creating fear in surrounding systems as well as drawing Republic ships away from other duties, relieving the pressure on the supply lines. Thrawn investigated the incident and found a defiant Pieterson disrespectfully refusing to claim responsibility for the incident, referring Thrawn to his commanding ensign. Affiliation(s) Thrawn's studies of S'krrr art had shown that they favored patterns similar to those of drog swarms, suggesting that the two species thought alike and agreed that it might be possible to communicate with them, though he thought it unlikely that a single S'krrr could calm the swarm. He detested the Alliance's reliance on privateers for commerce raiding and smugglers for supplies, seeing both as little more than criminals. With four dead in the recent engagement, Mitth'ras'safis had no choice but to report the incident to the Ruling Families. During a mission with Leia Organa Solo in 11 ABY, Ackbar's personal B-wing shuttle crashed on the planet Vortex, destroying the Cathedral of Winds and killing numerous Vors. The battle against Thrawn was a costly one for the New Republic, weakening their forces and nearly bringing them to the brink of defeat. [38], Thrawn, disguised as Jodo Kast, meets the crew of the Hopskip, As Thrawn led the group away from the shop, they oversaw a disturbance at a nearby tapcafe where a group of Brommstaad Mercenaries were harassing the owner. Thrawn was not informed of Kuuztin's plan as the ambitious captain was ultimately hoping to replace the Grand Admiral. [32], While Solo and Skywalker attempted to hold off Imperial forces from Daluuj's training station, Ackbar and his men dived into the lake and attacked the worms with repair torches in an attempt to free the Falcon from their grasp. Thrawn arrived shortly after a senatorial delegation from the New Republic, led by Baron Jonas Stern and the Bothan Borsk Fey'lya, as the New Republic looked to gain the support of the Sluissi Council. [12] The armada also included a number of Strike-class and Carrack-class cruisers, along with the starfighter complements of each. The Rebels escaped the inn and fled once more into the desert. Fett handed over Ackbar to Imperials. With no previous recorded contact between the Chiss and Humans, neither group could understand the other's native language, but soon discovered a common ability to speak Sy Bisti—switching to the trade language, Mitth'raw'nuruodo began questioning the Humans as to their purpose in that region. [9], The attack on Sluis Van was prompted by the Empire's ability to produce cloned crews for ships quicker than the ships themselves—rather than decimating the New Republic forces, he planned to capture as many ships as possible. The effects of the Force on a clone that was grown too quickly could result in clone madness, but Thrawn's earlier discovery that ysalamiri could repel the Force provided him a way to overcome this—Thrawn planned to use the creatures to push back the Force from the cloning tanks and avoid clone madness.[3]. During this time, Ackbar also was finally able to convince Wedge Antilles to accept promotion to General. At first Thrawn had tried to ally himself with Esva—around the time he was forming alliances with multiple alien species he had discovered in the Unknown Regions, among them the Troukree—but the other had turned him down. To make matters better for Ackbar, the incompetent bounty hunter actually had on him real information regarding guard schedules. Cutscenes of him in the bridge of the Star Destroyer show him wearing the Grand Admiral's white uniform before he publicly attained that rank. [9], Meanwhile, Thrawn left to oversee the final stage of preparations for the attack on Sluis Van. [8], Through a complicated plot, which included a plan to assassinate Governor Bidor Ferrouz of Candoras sector, creating a phony alliance with the Rebellion and then framing the Rebels for the governor's murder, Esva lured Thrawn's forces into Poln system. Doriana, however, acted quickly, using Thrawn's control board to redirect the droid starfighters to attack Outbound Flight. The modified TIE was soon surrounded and caught by grappling lines while the remaining two, acting on Thrawn's orders, returned to the Admonitor without engaging. The creatures were able to penetrate the Imperial perimeter before their charges exploded. He made his excuses and departed with the Humans, though he expected to be disciplined upon his return. [65] Another loose inspiration for Thrawn was the character of General Maximilian Veers from the 1980 film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, who had the distinction of being one of the few highly competent Imperial officers from the original trilogy. When the message was received by the ship's commanding officer, Captain Gilad Pellaeon, Thrawn announced his return and gave the captain coordinates at which he was to rendezvous with the Grand Admiral's shuttle. The major symbolic and military victory of Coruscant did not bring Ackbar's offensive to an end. [5], Thrawn's intention was simply to observe the Vagaari and to only attack if he deemed them a sufficient threat to the Chiss. [49], During his visit, Thrawn attended a diplomatic function hosted by the New Republic delegation. Via the orders which assigned Ackbar to his new rank, Alliance Commander-in-Chief Mon Mothma instructed him travel to the Telaris system by the fastest means available and take command of the Alliance Fleet there. In the meantime, Ackbar's operative was first sent to attack the general's smaller group of armed stormtroopers. Once there, PROXY, an Imperial droid designed with Hologram technology, disguised himself as Evir Derricote, commander of the 181st Imperial Fighter Wing. As a result, the warship chosen as the flagship of the admiral tended to see much action. When Bel Iblis realized what was happening and disabled one of the asteroid's cloaking device, making it visible, Thrawn allowed the enemy a clear view of what they were up against before destroying the asteroid and ordering the withdrawal of the fleet. He was given the title of Fleet Director of Strategy. Ackbar angrily replied he would never be his slave again. When Thrawn didn't respond, the Aristocra ordered Ar'alani to place him in custody. The truth was that Karrde had already found Skywalker but had yet to decide whether to turn him over to the Empire and it was the young Jedi who was attempting to flee in the stolen Blastboat. [33], Until a permanent base could be established, Ackbar secretly joined Mon Mothma and Leia Organa on Dantooine to reestablish a temporary presence in the formerly abandoned Rebel base. The Grand Admiral looked on as Horn, Trell and Palror walked into a trap and were taken to Thyne's fortress before returning to the Hopskip. Knowing that the prisoners were already effectively dead, Thrawn ordered his forces to continue their attack but vowed to find a way to stop the Vagaari before more sentients could suffer the same fate. He also arranged for sensor-stealthed shuttles to monitor the proceedings. After the Pellaeon–Gavrisom Treaty, Ackbar retired to a quiet life of writing his memoirs and advising. During his campaign against the New Republic, a tractor beam operator, Cris Pieterson, aboard the Chimaera was responsible for allowing Luke Skywalker to escape capture. However, Fey'lya inserted a controversial piece of his own into the plan. A crossdresser, usually a fictional character in an anime, who dresses up in the opposite gender's clothing to trick people into thinking that they're the opposite gender. [11], The Zeta-class shuttle and its TIE escorts approached the Ebruchi vessels with the Admonitor several minutes away. In exchange for her service, he would uphold his end of the deal, releasing Karrde's people immediately and Karrde himself after the smuggler provided the location of the Katana fleet. [29], Before Thrawn could attack, however, the Rebels attempted to retrieve the TIE Defenders. Kav, present with Doriana on the bridge of the Springhawk, was eager to attack but Thrawn still hoped to resolve the situation peacefully. During the five day journey he had the Chimaera's engineers develop portable frames to support and nourish the harvested ysalamiri. His agent, Vaantaar, who had participated in Governor Ferrouz's protection on Poln Major, returned to Admonitor with one of Esva's Whisperlike-class starfighters and a group of five stormtrooper deserters, known as the Hand of Judgment. Nevertheless, in 23 ABY he resumed an active role to defeat the forces of the Second Imperium, who threatened the Jedi academy on Yavin 4. Left with only one chance of escape, Mara cut through the transparisteel around the cloning alcove. At the same time, Antilles had been successful in destroying the Darksaber, though Crix Madine was killed by Durga in the process. Emphasizing his point, he informed the Aristocra of the treasure his troops had found on the Vagaari vessel, items looted from worlds throughout the region. Blue[1] Seeing that they were outnumbered, the mercenaries left. Ackbar was voiced by Artt Butler in the television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. [1] Jerec led the Vengeance on a mission to Sulon to eliminate the Rebel presence there. [30], In 1 BBY, however, a revolt ejected the Imperial garrison from Mon Calamari, and Ackbar was invited to return to his homeworld and lead their rebuilt fleet. Thrawn went to meet the admiral and his brother as they arrived, taking Car'das and Ferasi with him. Though Sh'shak admitted the weapon was his, and that he had been practicing with it in the garden around the time of the murder, he denied killing Lieutenant Wolver. [69] Thrawn is voiced by Tim Russell in the audio drama of Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire[73] and Tris King in Star Wars: TIE Fighter. He hailed Outbound Flight every five minutes for half an hour, finally getting a response from Jedi Master Jorus C'baoth, the leader of the expedition, who agreed to let Thrawn board his ship to talk. Thrawn's suspicions were enough for him to order a thorough search of Khabarakh's shuttle, revealing Wookiee hairs above the ship. The campaign of the reborn Palpatine was the most costly struggle in the history of the New Republic up until the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. When several of Outbound Flight's colonists attempted to approach the commander, to voice their concerns about C'baoth's leadership, C'baoth used the Force to prevent them talking to him, and Thrawn left unaware of the internal conflict aboard the ship. The Chiss fighters cleared the immediate area of any enemy vessels before Thrawn took the Springhawk to join them. When his original assumption that it was a frontier world of little interest proved incorrect, Thrawn investigated further, eventually learning that the indigenous ysalamiri had the ability to repel the Force using a Force-neutral bubble. Back in the known galaxy, Thrawn had a Chiss homing beacon installed in a dummy file in the central Imperial Records Library. Also during this period, he helped provide a fleet to escort Leia Organa Solo in her mission to Almania to rescue her brother Luke from Kueller. [1] Yet shortly after his departure in 4 ABY, the Rebel Alliance scored a major victory over the Empire at the Battle of Endor when they destroyed the second Death Star. Coming momentarily out of his depression, Ackbar rallied local Calamarian forces against Daala, holding off the worst of her attacks until a New Republic fleet arrived. [67], Occasionally, Thrawn's Grand Admiral uniform is depicted without the gold epaulets, such as in the The Last Command comic series,[68] Reflections II,[69] The Essential Guide to Characters,[70] The New Essential Guide to Characters,[1] Imperial Entanglements[71] or The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide. The Admiral was, however, deeply devoted to the cause of the Alliance, and, when faced with a potential crisis on the planet Godo, chose to sacrifice Lando Calrissian, the General who destroyed the second Death Star, rather than initiate a war with the Godoans. During much of the third and fourth year after Endor, Ackbar's forces took other key Core worlds, including Chandrila and Esseles. To represent the Alliance in this deal, Ackbar sent his operative to meet with the sympathizer. [16] Admiral Ackbar gave Dodonna a squadron of the new B-wing fighters, with which Dodonna orchestrated a disastrous raid on the Imperial communications station in Fara's Belt. 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When she did not give him access to the inn's day records, he grabbed her proboscis in frustration. Rather than cover his failure and waste lives and equipment in a vain attack, Thrawn decided to withdraw instead, and in those instances would adjust his plans in later attempts. At the end, the Empire of the Hand attacked the planet and when the battle began to turn against him, Esva killed the queen out of suspicion of betrayal. Esva also brought in his Eastern Fleet to do battle against Thrawn's forces hoping to humiliate the Chiss officer even further and completely ruin his career. [3], Despite such setbacks, the campaign proceeded swiftly and Thrawn soon looked to making strides towards the Core Worlds, first capturing the planet Mrisst for use as a forward base. Fel's view that the Admiral was an unprejudiced, non-oppressive leader, in contrast to Palpatine and Isard, facilitated his allegiance to Thrawn. Thrawn knew that vacuum-tight evidence would have led to Ackbar being replaced quickly and hoped that the ambiguous evidence would cause uncertainty within the New Republic. After spotting a pattern, he was able to replicate the signal, drawing many droid fighters away from the Trade Federation fleet and moving the Springhawk into the resulting gap in the enemy formation. [3], Thrawn boosted the morale of his crew not only through victories, but also through his clear dedication to the Empire. [52], Thrawn soon began to execute his grand strategy to defeat the New Republic and restore Imperial control, based on detailed campaigns he had prepared for the past five years. Born no later than 41 BBY[2] in Coral Depths City on the water world of Dac,[13] Gial Ackbar was raised in a prominent merchant clan in Foamwander City where he grew interested in science and the sea. [1] At its greatest extent, the Empire of the Hand stretched across the equivalent of 250 sectors. The drog beetles were known to be aggressive in large numbers, but their population was supposed to be kept strictly under control by the predatory shreevs. However, these cloned Force wielders went rogue after his death.[55]. During that time Thrawn was locked in combat against an alien Warlord known as Nuso Esva, whose tactical brilliance rivaled that of Thrawn's. [13], Intense debates on the outcome of the Battle of Bilbringi if Rukh had not killed Thrawn raged among historians for decades after the event. [30], Thrawn arrived to find the Millennium Falcon deserted—the ship had been left there when Leia Organa and Chewbacca rendezvoused with Khabarakh—but ordered it brought aboard for closer examination. Shortly after retrieving the body of the second pilot, the Imperials noticed the missing comlink which had allowed Thrawn to listen to their communications since their arrival. [59], Classic Star Wars (Set: 75003 A-wing Starfighter). Despite being outnumbered, Thrawn managed to keep the Rebels pinned down until Han Solo threw a bag into the corridor, causing Thrawn to fire at it and distracting him enough for Chewbacca to charge him. The Reborn Emperor died at Onderon and the New Republic rapidly regained much of its lost territory by 11 ABY. With little choice, the Hopskip's crew agreed to make the delivery and were introduced to Thrawn, already disguised as Kast, who Niriz explained would accompany them on the delivery. Thrawn decided to make a stand and defeat the coming attack on the Grey Wolf. Vroon, however, refused to let them harm the beetles and, when Thrawn attempted to arrest him, ran into the forest. When Separatist troublemaker Riff Tamson began advising the Quarren to take up arms, Ackbar requested an envoy from the Republic come to Dac to help steer the troubled planet away from an inevitable war. [15], Thrawn remained hidden in the power generator casing for almost two hours after arriving at the Star Destroyer. [77] In 2010, Sideshow Collectibles released a 12" figure of Thrawn in his white uniform with his insignia but no epaulettes, a blaster pistol, a ysalamir, and interchangeable grip-hands/fists. However, the Imperial Moffs squabbled endlessly, and paid little attention to Dangor's council. There, he had the Whirlwind activate its gravity well projector and waited. Knowing that either a major Imperial attack or the use of Vader's mercenary connections would draw Xizor's suspicion to the Dark Lord, Thrawn decided to use a small attack by the local garrison that could not be traced to Vader. To make it look like the operative was acting alone, Ackbar went so far as to have the Rebels leave a decoy body, so that the Empire would believe the operative did not survive the attack. His skills were better suited for commanding the Defense Force, not the halls of government. Furthermore, the unsuccessful Nami attack did leave the Red Claw damaged and stranded in the system pending hyperdrive repairs and, in a subsequent attack, Zaarin was able to capture the scientist. While on a mission to Anoth, Ackbar learned the truth behind his accident—his shuttle had been sabotaged by his personal starship mechanic, Terpfen. During the fighting, Ackbar recognized a Tarkin strategy and commanded a Mon Cal cruiser under construction in the shipyard to ram and destroy her third star destroyer lying in wait behind the moon. When the Vagaari came after Thrawn, he would be provided with the justification to destroy them. Despite Thrawn's objections, Riij Winward and Rathe Palror decided to intervene. Though Ar'alani had to obey, neither Car'das or Mitth'ras'safis was bound by the order; the two volunteered to remain aboard Outbound Flight and take the ship to a military base. [12], At some point at this time, Thrawn learned of Delta Source, an audio intelligence source built into twin rows of ch'hala trees in the Grand Corridor of the Imperial Palace on Coruscant. While Leia was working to persuade Ackbar to reclaim his post as Supreme Commander, rogue Imperial Admiral Daala attacked Mon Calamari with her Imperial Star Destroyers. Catching on quickly to the power struggle between the Chiss, Doriana claimed salvage rights as a representative of the Republic, distracting the Aristocra long enough for Outbound Flight to jump to hyperspace. [5], Ackbar was initially to serve as an interpreter for the Imperial fleet officer who commanded the subjugation of Mon Calamari, but the officer offered Ackbar to his superior, Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, in an attempt to win Tarkin's favor. [30], There was also one other matter to attend to—Karrde had assisted in Skywalker's escape from the Imperial forces in Hyllyard City and Thrawn planned to deal with the smuggler. [9][30][3], Shortly after taking command of the Empire, Thrawn learned that Killik Twilight, a moss painting by the Alderaanian artist Ob Khaddor which had once belonged to the Alderaanian royal family and had been presumed lost during the destruction of Alderaan eight years earlier, had survived in the possession of the Alderaanian Threkin Horm and was to be auctioned on the Outer Rim world of Tatooine.