Wilhuff Tarkin (ASWS)

"The threat of force alone will cause our enemies to back down, but even if it doesn’t then we can carry out that threat to the fullest extent."

- Wilhuff Tarkin

Wilhuff Tarkin was a member of the Galactic Senate as the Senator of Eriadu during the Invasion of Utapau. In the Senate, he served as the more conservative Co-Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee alongside fellow Co-Chairman Bail Organa, whose political beliefs were more liberal than Tarkin's. His cousin, Ranulph Tarkin, had also served in the Senate and had advocated force rather than diplomacy, which the Jedi Order had pushed for, during the [[Stark Hyperspace War (ASWS)|Stark Hyperspace War. Although Ranulph was killed during the war, his beliefs carried on into his cousin.

Tarkin's chairmanship on the Armed Services Committee made him part of the inner circle of Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum. Because of his influence, he frequently pushed for more of a military presence within the Republic, advocating the need for a Grand Army of the Republic rather than the small planetary militias that operated throughout Republic territory. This was frequently met by opposition from Organa and the Jedi Order.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I - The Chosen One