Hewex Marquand

"Too bad General Marquand decided to go rogue. He was close to being another Thrawn."

- Admiral Gilad Pellaeon

Hewex Marquand was a human male Kuati commander in the Grand Army of the Republic and later a general in the Imperial Army following the Clone Wars. A supporter of the New Order, Marquand did not agree with much of what the Galactic Republic did, and was glad when Palpatine declared himself Emperor and created the Galactic Empire. A skilled tactician and strategist, Marquand originally rose up the ranks of but was drafted into the Grand Army at the outbreak of the Clone Wars. He thought the Confederacy of Independent Systems had the right idea, but did not like their ideology or the Separatist Droid Army. Marquand's officer background gave him a quick promotion to commander, which he also earned by scoring victories against the Separatists. After Order 66, he did not buy the Emperor's explanation of Jedi treachery but thought they had indeed become to corrupt. He carried out several operations against traitors and dissidents in the early reign of the Empire, and his effectiveness was noticed. The Emperor personally promoted him to general, and shortly afterwards to High General. He was a devoted supporter of Palpatine and Darth Vader (though more the former than the latter), and thought the Empire could not last after their deaths over Endor.