There are things in the universe that are simply and purely evil. A warrior does not seek to understand them, or to compromise with them. He seeks only to obliterate them.
—Grand Admiral Thrawn
Mitth'raw'nuruodo, more commonly known by his core name, Thrawn ((pronounced /Thräwn/)), was a Chiss male who served within the Chiss Ascendancy, then eventually served within the Imperial Navy of the Galactic Empire. Achieving the rank of Grand Admiral within the Empire. Thrawn was a well known for ruthless, and being brilliant strategist, within history.
Before Thrawn joined the Imperial Military, he began his career within the Unknown Regions. Born on the planet of Csilla, Thrawn would serve within the Chiss Defense Fleet, rising to the rank of commander, Thrawn became the youngest Chiss to ever achieve the rank. Thrawn evenutally became the commanding officer of Picket Force Two, a small task force based with the Crustai system. He held a encounter with a group of smugglers running away from Progga the Hutt. He eventaully befriended one of them, Jorj Car'das. Thrawn learned much from them, and would meet Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of the Sith. He helped Lord Sidious in destroying the Outbound Flight, after destroying much of his personal task force. Thrawn would oversee the destruction of the vessel, killing thousands of people and Jedi in the process. Thrawn's work greatly impressed Sidious, who maintained contact with the warrior for years. Thrawn also encounter Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker during the outbreak of the Clone Wars, after their encounter, Skywalker told much about Thrawn to Chancellor Palpatine, to whom he was greatly impressed with Thrawn's genius.
Thrawn would be exiled by the Chiss, after carrying out preemptive strikes against the enemy. Thrawn would lay low on a planet he found, and remained there for years until he was found by Captain Voss Parck and taken to Coruscant to be presented as a gift to the Emperor. Palpatine was finally pleased to meet Thrawn, and made him his Chief Advisor with matters concerning with the Unknown Regions. Thrawn maintained a friendship with Eli Vanto, taking him on as a protege. Thrawn would rise through Imperial ranks, earning the respect of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, Colonel Wullf Yularen, and eventually Darth Vader. While dealing with Nightswan, Thrawn also explored, and pacified the Unknown Regions, seeding it with military installations, research laboratories, and shipyards. Eventaully, He founded Empire of the Hand to serve as the defense to the known galaxy against several threats.
Following the defeat of Nightswan, Thrawn would be promoted to Grand Admiral, and was given the Seventh Fleet and tasked to eliminating Phoenix Squadron, causing havoc in the Lothal sector. Thrawn would also become an ally to Darth Vader, after working together to stop the Grysk. Eventaully, Thrawn would invent the TIE/D Defender, to combat the starfighters of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Thrawn would eventually be called by Director Orson Krennic in dealing with a matter, which was discovered the Grand Admiral Savit was a traitor. Thrawn had him arrested and sent back the Coruscant. Thrawn would lose a battle with Lothal, and would be attacked by space purrgil. Thrawn's failure saw the majority of the Seventh Fleet being taken away by him. Palpatine personally sent Thrawn back to the Unknown Regions. After the Battle of Yavin, Thrawn would become a major commander with the outbreak of the Galactic Civil War, fighting both rogue Imperial officers, the Alliance, and threats within the Unknown Regions. Within the lost at Endor, Thrawn would lay low, but maintain direct contact with Director Ysanne Isard. Thrawn would return, and assembled a vast armada of warships, and attack the New Republic. Thrawn would perish at the Battle of Bilbringi, from his Noghri bodyguard Rukh. Thrawn would leave behind sleeper cells and several clones to himself to the yet unknown galaxy.
Biography[]
Origins[]
Early Life[]
We were both born as commoners. I can live that way again if I have to. But I'll do what I can to assure that the Eighth Family doesn't release or rematch you on my account.
— Thrawn
Mitth'raw'nuruodo was born on the planet Csilla during the final decades of the Galactic Republic. His species, the Chiss, controlled an area of space in the part of the galaxy known to those in the Republic as the Unknown Regions. He and his brother, Mitth'ras'safis, were born as commoners but, after joining the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force, Mitth'raw'nuruodo was taken as a merit adoptive in the Eighth Ruling Family of Chiss society. Mitth'ras'safis also joined the Eight Ruling Family, eventually becoming a Syndic within the family.
Though the practice of military officers becoming merit adoptives in the Ruling Families, and taking on the colors of their adoptive family, was common, they usually ceased belonging to the family upon leaving the military. Mitth'raw'nuruodo, however, soon reached the rank of commander—the youngest Chiss ever to achieve the rank—and impressed the Eighth Ruling Family enough during his early career to be considered a trial-born, with the possibility of becoming a permanent member of the family. His work with the Expansionary Defense Force gave him the opportunity to learn to speak several languages used throughout the Unknown Regions, including the trade languages Sy Bisti and Minnisiat, in addition to his native Cheunh.
First Contact[]
One can concentrate so closely on the words of a sentence that one thereby misses the meaning. As can happen in any area of life. You must never lose focus on the larger landscape.
—Thrawn
Thrawn as an officer in the Chiss Expansionary Defense Force
By 27 BBY, Mitth'raw'nuruodo was the commanding officer of Picket Force Two, a small border patrol fleet based out of an asteroid in the Crustai system on the Chiss Ascendancy's frontier. 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. While out on patrol, his picket force came across a skirmish between two unknown ships. Deciding to intervene, Mitth'raw'nuruodo ordered his forces to fire Conner nets at both ships to disable them. While the first, a Corellian light freighter called the Bargain Hunter, was disabled easily, its pursuer, a vessel under the command of Progga the Hutt, opened fire on the Chiss vessels. Within six minutes the Hutt vessel was destroyed and Mitth'raw'nuruodo had his starfighters escort the Corellian ship to his flagship, the Springhawk, while his forces began examining the wreckage.
After landing on the Springhawk, the crew of the Bargain Hunter, the Humans Captain Dubrak Qennto, Maris Ferasi and Jorj Car'das, were taken to Mitth'raw'nuruodo. 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. The group explained that they were traders from Corellia, who were delivering a cargo of luxury clothing when they were pursued into the Unknown Regions by pirates, and thanked Mitth'raw'nuruodo for rescuing them. However, the commander explained that, before he could release them, he needed to examine their ship and confirm that they were telling the truth and not scouts for a potential threat to the Chiss. Until he was satisfied, he was taking them back to Crustai. He then dismissed the group, having them escorted to guest quarters for the duration of the journey back to his base.[1]
During their initial meeting, Mitth'raw'nuruodo was intrigued by Car'das. The young Corellian spent his time looking around him, curious about his surroundings—a trait that Mitth'raw'nuruodo prized in others. When analysis of the Bargain Hunter suggested it was too small to cover the running costs by simply delivering cargo and too poorly armed to be a pirate vessel, Mitth'raw'nuruodo concluded that the Humans were smugglers. His suspicions were confirmed by the firegems hidden in their shipment of clothing but the commander decided to question Car'das on their true mission to determine whether he could trust the group. He summoned Car'das alone to meet with him and questioned him further. After Car'das admitted that they were smuggling the gems to avoid the customs fees associated with them, Mitth'raw'nuruodo explained that he was curious about the Humans and wanted their company for a while to learn more of their language and culture. In exchange for teaching him Galactic Basic Standard, Mitth'raw'nuruodo would satisfy Car'das's own curiosity by teaching him Cheunh. Since he had noticed that the Humans struggled to pronounce his name, he would also teach them the easier Minnisiat and suggested that they call him by his core name, Thrawn. As a prolonged stay at Crustai would delay delivery of their cargo, Thrawn also agreed to give them some valuables to offset any lateness penalties.[1]
The Vagaari[]
What exactly do you think you're doing?"
"The job for which I was commissioned. I'm protecting the Ascendancy from its enemies."
"Its enemies. Not potential enemies. Do you hear the difference?"
"Yes. And no.
—Mitth'ras'safis and Mitth'raw'nuruodo
The Springhawk arrived back at Crustai base three days later, but as it was preparing to dock, the ship received a warning from a sentry vessel about a small group of Vagaari starships not far from the Chiss base. The Vagaari were pirates and slavers who had been moving through the region for ten years, raiding the weaker species they encountered. Since they'd never moved against the Chiss, Thrawn had not previously had any reason to engage them. With the Vagaari so close to Crustai, however, Thrawn ordered a micro-jump, taking the Springhawk into hyperspace and emerging near the intruders; two starfighters escorting a larger Vagaari vessel whose hyperdrive had already been disabled by the Chiss sentry. The Vagaari vessel turned to run, while its fighter escort moved against the Springhawk. When the fighters were quickly destroyed, the Vagaari opened fire on their Chiss pursuers. Their attacks followed a consistent pattern, which Thrawn was easily able to counteract, and the commander concluded that they were undermanned and not prepared for a fight—he decided that he would personally lead a boarding party to the Vagaari ship. Guided through the enemy ship by the Springhawk's sensors, Thrawn's boarding party secured the vessel within half an hour and he ordered the ship taken back to his base for study.[1]
Thrawn returned to Crustai base during a routine survey by Aristocra Chaf'orm'bintrano of the Chiss's Fifth Ruling Family. Thrawn went to greet the Aristocra, taking the Humans with him, but having them escorted to guest quarters when the other Chiss showed no interest in talking to the aliens. Chaf'orm'bintrano was uneasy with the presence of the Humans, who he considered a potential threat, and also expressed his displeasure with Thrawn's attack on the Vagaari ship. The Chiss believed that preemptive strikes were immoral and that the Vagaari should be left alone until they actually moved against the Chiss. Thrawn, however, was unwilling to sit idly by while the Vagaari preyed on others. 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. This was not enough to sway the other Chiss and Chaf'orm'bintrano left, still displeased with Thrawn's actions.[1]
Thrawn and Jorj Car'das
Thrawn later returned to the Vagaari ship, taking the Humans with him. He was curious whether they might recognize any of the artifacts aboard as coming from Republic space and wanted Qennto to pick some items for them to take as compensation for the delay, in turn establishing which artifacts were valuable. The group quickly identified some Frunchettan-sai art from the Outer Rim Territories, along with some Pashv art from Wild Space, and were impressed when Thrawn was able to describe both species, simply by observing their artwork. Thrawn continued to learn more of the Republic from the Humans, including knowledge of droids and the Jedi, both concepts previously unheard of by the Chiss. In language lessons with both Car'das and Ferasi, Thrawn quickly took to Basic and, in turn, was impressed by the pair's progress with Minnisiat and Cheunh.[1]
In time, Crustai received more visitors—Admiral Ar'alani of the Defense Hierarchy arrived to take possession of the captured Vagaari vessel, bringing Mitth'ras'safis along as a favor to the Eigth Ruling Family. Thrawn went to meet the admiral and his brother as they arrived, taking Car'das and Ferasi with him. Ar'alani was uncomfortable with the Humans in Crustai base, but Thrawn assured her that they were kept under constant surveillance and that he was learning much about them. He was soon given a report of a Vagaari attack in progress and needed to distract Ar'alani while he investigated. He took the visitors on a tour of the captured Vagaari ship, eventually reaching the treasure room where Qennto was working. Ar'alani was suspicious of Qennto and insisted that she and Mitth'ras'safis take their own inventory of the treasure, providing Thrawn with the distraction he needed. He made his excuses and departed with the Humans, though he expected to be disciplined upon his return.[1]
Thrawn's intention was simply to observe the Vagaari and to only attack if he deemed them a sufficient threat to the Chiss. He therefore took Car'das and Ferasi along as independent witnesses. The Springhawk emerged from hyperspace in a safe area outside the battlezone. They soon observed around 200 ships of varying size involved in the battle, with a further 100 Vagaari vessels waiting on the other side of the nearby planet. Thrawn realized that the waiting ships were civilian, indicating that the Vagaari were a nomadic species and not simple pirates—unless they were all destroyed at once, they would simply escape into hyperspace and regroup. As he continued to observe the battle, Thrawn realized that the Vagaari were using a number of gravity well projectors to prevent their victims escaping and decided to capture one of the vessels. He ordered his starfighters to jump to hyperspace on a course that took them through the target's gravity well, bringing them back to normal space near their objective. The Chiss fighters cleared the immediate area of any enemy vessels before Thrawn took the Springhawk to join them. An assault team was sent to the projector to neutralize the crew, before Thrawn charged an engineering team with finding a way to secure it for transport.[1]
While the engineers worked, Thrawn's forces moved to engage the approaching Vagaari defenders. A close look at the Vagaari warships revealed bubbles located around the hull—'living shields'—each containing a prisoner to discourage their enemies from attacking the ship. 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. During the battle, the Springhawk's bridge was struck by Vagaari fire, causing a hull breach. Though the crew were already wearing enviro-suits, Thrawn's sustained a tear and the commander was knocked unconscious in the explosion. Ferasi attempted unsuccessfully to patch the hole, before lying across him to prevent the air escaping. Chiss medics soon arrived and patched the suit, before taking Thrawn to the medical bay as the Springhawk fled to hyperspace. The Chiss engineers had succeeded in capturing the gravity well projector, which was later installed in the cruiser Whirlwind. Thrawn spent two hours undergoing medical treatment before he summoned the Humans to see him and thanked them for their efforts. He also told the pair that he hoped the Vagaari would be angry enough to attack the Chiss in retribution, giving his people the excuse to eliminate the Vagaari threat.[1]
The Springhawk returned to Crustai to find that Ar'alani had confiscated the treasure and taken Qennto into custody before leaving. Thrawn released Qennto but informed the Humans that he would be unable to release the treasure until Ar'alani returned to present her case against him. While he spoke to the Humans, Thrawn was visited by his brother, who had remained at Crustai. With four dead in the recent engagement, Mitth'ras'safis had no choice but to report the incident to the Ruling Families. He would try to portray it as a reconnaissance mission to protect his brother, but warned that the Eighth Ruling Family would disown the commander before they let him damage their reputation. Thrawn, however, was unwilling to turn his back while others suffered, though he would do everything he could to prevent his brother from sharing his fate.[1]
Outbound Flight[]
There's an invasion coming. A massive assault force of dark ships, shadowy figures, and weapons of great power, based on organic technology of a sort we've never seen before. We believe these Far Outsiders, as we call them, already have a foothold at the far edge of the galaxy, and even now have scouting parties seeking information on worlds and peoples to conquer.
—Kinman Doriana conferring with Thrawn
Several days later, Thrawn's scouts reported a fleet of unknown vessels nearby and the commander took a group of twelve Chiss ships to investigate. Since the ships were unfamiliar to the Chiss, he also took Car'das in the hopes that the Human could identify them. Upon seeing the unknown fleet, Thrawn noticed hull markings similar to those on the Bargain Hunter, and Car'das confirmed that the ships belonged to the Trade Federation, but was unable to shed any light on their presence. Thrawn hailed the Trade Federation fleet in Basic, hoping to gauge their reactions—there was no response and Thrawn repeated his message for ten minutes before he was contacted by the task force's commander, who introduced himself as Commander Stratis. Stratis assured Thrawn that his forces meant the Chiss no harm, but was unwilling to reveal the nature of their mission. While the two commanders talked, the Trade Federation's Lucrehulk-class battleship Keeper launched droid starfighters to engage the Chiss. Car'das informed Thrawn that the incoming ships were remotely controlled, so Thrawn had his communications officer locate their control frequency before pulling his ships back to just outside the signal's maximum range. While the Whirlwind stayed at a safe distance, using its gravity well projector to keep the enemy from escaping, Thrawn sent a single starfighter to probe the enemy lines, observing the control signals sent to the enemy starfighters as they responded. 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.[1]
Kinman Doriana introduces Thrawn to Darth Sidious.
As more droid fighters moved to attack, Thrawn had his fighters launch a single missile each, followed by a Conner net. The droids reacted to the incoming missiles, shooting them down only to be disabled by the shock nets. Vicelord Siv Kav, overseeing the battle from the Lucrehulk-class battleship Darkvenge responded by launching yet more fighters, only for Thrawn to initiate full spectrum jamming to disrupt the control signal. Thrawn's forces were able to cut through the fighters and the thirteen smaller capital ships of the fleet and soon only the Darkvenge and the Keeper remained. When the signal disruption to the droid starfighters still in the KeeperTemplate:'s hangar caused them to auto destruct, destroying the vessel, Dorianna ordered Kav to power down the Darkvenge and surrendered to Thrawn. Despite being outnumbered and outgunned, Thrawn's fleet had emerged victorious without any casualties.[1]
Thrawn boarded the captured Darkvenge, escorted by Car'das and two of his soldiers, and was met by Kav and Stratis on the bridge. Kav threatened the Chiss commander with a pair of droidekas but Thrawn responded calmly, thanking him for the demonstration and ordering him to send the droids away. After Kav reluctantly obeyed, Stratis explained that they were waiting to destroy Outbound Flight, six Dreadnaught-class heavy cruisers mounted around a central fuselage, which were carrying, among others, a group of Jedi Masters on a mission to explore beyond the edge of the galaxy. 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. Thrawn listened to Stratis's claims, aware that the Human was hoping to persuade him to destroy Outbound Flight for them, then returned to his ship.[1]
Leaving the Keeper to guard the Darkvenge, Thrawn took the Springhawk back to Crustai to meet the returning Admiral Ar'alani. The admiral had recently led Chiss forces to victory in battles at Vun'Hanna and the Twilight Void against a small alien force at the edge of Chiss space. Unknown to the Chiss, this was in fact an advance reconnaissance force of the extra-galactic Yuuzhan Vong species.[2] Despite outnumbering the invaders, the battle had been extremely costly for the Chiss, and Ar'alani had come to investigate whether the Trade Federation forces belonged to the same group. Though it was soon clear that the groups were unconnected, the admiral was concerned about the prospect of fighting wars on multiple fronts and agreed to look the other way while Thrawn quickly eliminated the Vagaari threat. She dispatched him on a security sweep of nearby systems while she conducted an apparent investigation into his latest act of aggression. Thrawn took the Springhawk to rendezvous with the Darkvenge two days after its capture. He had devised a plan to use the Trade Federation forces against the Vagaari and to deal with Outbound Flight at the same time, but would only implement it if Stratis told him the full story of their mission.[1]
With little alternative, Stratis told Thrawn that he was really Kinman Doriana, an adviser to Palpatine, who was both Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic and secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious. 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. If Outbound Flight were intercepted by the Far Outsiders, it could lead them back to the Republic, so Sidious had reached the conclusion that Outbound Flight must be destroyed. To confirm his story, he contacted Darth Sidious by hologram, explaining the situation and introducing Thrawn to the Sith Lord. Sidious was impressed by Thrawn's destruction of his task force and told Doriana to provide Thrawn with their reports on the Far-Outsiders and the technical date on Outbound Flight. He also warned Thrawn to be aware of the Jedi's ability to use the Force against him, though he informed the commander that a high loss of life would dull their senses. Thrawn, realizing that the Far Outsiders were the same force that Ar'alani had encountered and aware of the damage their biotechnology weapons could do, agreed to review the data and to stop Outbound Flight. He immediately put his plan into motion, ordering the DarkvengeTemplate:'s crew to begin unloading their droid starfighters to a nearby asteroid and to assist his forces in reprogramming them for close-approach attacks. Twenty of the starfighters were linked into pairs with a spare fuel tank between them, in which explosives were placed. With the preparations under way, Thrawn departed, taking two droidekas, and four battle droids with him.[1]
Thrawn confers with Darth Sidious.
Around this time, Thrawn approached Car'das to assist in his plan. Thrawn told Car'das to steal the shuttle holding the battle droids and to contact the Vagaari to offer them a deal—the battle droids and Thrawn's location, in exchange for their freedom and some treasure to take back to the Republic. When the Vagaari came after Thrawn, he would be provided with the justification to destroy them. To ensure that Car'das's actions looked like those of a desperate man, Thrawn publicly accused him of being a traitor, leading Ar'alani to confine him to quarters. After Car'das set out on his mission, Thrawn took his forces to a point intersecting Outbound FlightTemplate:'s course and the course the Vagaari would take between their last known location and Thrawn's base. There, he had the Whirlwind activate its gravity well projector and waited.[1]
Destruction of Outbound Flight[]
No warrior ever has the full depth of control that he would like. But I wish here that it might have been otherwise.
—Thrawn
Outbound Flight eventually arrived, later than expected. Kav, present with Doriana on the bridge of the Springhawk, was eager to attack but Thrawn still hoped to resolve the situation peacefully. 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. Aboard Outbound Flight, Thrawn was met by C'baoth and his former Padawan Lorana Jinzler. Thrawn was forthcoming, informing the pair about Darth Sidious and the Far-Outsiders. When C'baoth refused to either turn back to the Republic or adjust his course to bypass Chiss space, Thrawn gave him one hour to reconsider, or he would be forced to destroy Outbound Flight. Thrawn was escorted back to his shuttle by Jinzler. When several of Outbound FlightTemplate:'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.[1]
While Thrawn waited for C'baoth's final decision, a Vagaari fleet of over 200 ships was pulled out of hyperspace by the Whirlwind. As Thrawn had hoped, the Vagaari decided to capture Outbound Flight on Car'das's assurance that it was carrying thousands of droids. The Jedi aboard Outbound Flight moved to defend themselves against the new threat, using the Force to numb the minds of their enemies while they moved close enough to shoot without hitting the slave bubbles. The distraction provided Thrawn with the opportunity he needed. He ordered the launch of the droid starfighters, their modified programming making them attack from close range to avoid killing the slaves. At the same time, he activated the battle droids Car'das had presented to the Vagaari and the droids began to kill the Vagaari leaders from within their flagship.[1]
The Vagaari were quickly decimated and the Jedi, taken unawares by the sudden loss of life they sensed, became disoriented. Thrawn moved his forces towards Outbound Flight and initiated a surgical strike at their weapons and shield generators. Once the vessel was defenseless, Thrawn withdrew and offered them one more chance to withdraw. He was soon contacted by C'baoth, but the Jedi Master refused to surrender and, instead, used the Force to choke him. The SpringhawkTemplate:'s bridge crew rushed to their commander's side but were unable to halt the unseen attack. Doriana, however, acted quickly, using Thrawn's control board to redirect the droid starfighters to attack Outbound Flight. The droids followed Thrawn's programmed battle plan, striking at specific points to open the ship's hull. Those which had been modified to work in pairs then flew into the hull breaches and detonated the contents of their extra fuel tanks, unleashing a wave of radiation that killed all those aboard the six outer Dreadnaughts. With C'baoth dead, his grip on Thrawn was released.[1]
C'baoth chokes Thrawn.
However, Thrawn was not happy with the outcome of the battle. Not only had he hoped to spare Outbound Flight, but the droid starfighters had been intended for use against the Vagaari and their reassignment had allowed the surviving Vagaari to flee beyond the gravity well and into hyperspace, allowing them to regroup and eventually return to once more threaten the Chiss. Nevertheless, he accompanied his forces as they began boarding the damaged Vagaari vessels to free the slaves, retrieving Car'das in the process. Ar'alani and Mitth'ras'safis soon arrived with more ships to take the freed slaves to their homeworlds, and the new arrivals joined Thrawn during an inspection of Outbound Flight. Thrawn's brother was annoyed at being manipulated, but agreed that the galaxy was better off without the Vagaari. However, he warned that Chaf'orm'bintrano was on his way with vessels of the Fifth Ruling Family and may see things differently. Thrawn suspected that the Fifth Family were attempting to take control of the remains of the Vagaari fleet and was concerned that they may also seize Outbound Flight. Though any such claim to the ship would be contested, the Fifth Ruling Family would be able to learn from its technology and threaten the delicate balance of power between the Ruling Families. To prevent this, he and Ar'alani decided to take the ship to a military base and declare it Defense Fleet property.[1]
Before they could act, however, the Fifth Family ships arrived and Chaf'orm'bintrano ordered Thrawn to report to him on the Chaf Exalted. When Thrawn didn't respond, the Aristocra ordered Ar'alani to place him in custody. 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. The two military officers agreed, instructing them to head to the nearest Defense Fleet base at Pesfavri before leaving. Thrawn and Ar'alani reported to Chaf'orm'bintrano on the Chaf ExaltedTemplate:'s bridge, where they were joined by Doriana. Thrawn translated while the Aristocra accused the Human of bringing weapons to use against the Chiss. 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. Before it left, a shuttle carrying Car'das launched from the ship. Lorana Jinzler had survived the attack, along with 57 others in the Central Storage Core. In light of this, Mitth'ras'safis had decided to take the ship to the secluded area of Chiss space known as the Redoubt, where the survivors could wait while he negotiated for their safe passage, and had sent Car'das back to inform his brother.[1]
Chaf'orm'bintrano was furious with Outbound FlightTemplate:'s escape and confronted Thrawn, Ar'alani, Doriana and Car'das. Records of the battle had shown that Thrawn fired first and he did not believe that the Vagaari's presence had provided sufficient cause to do so. He therefore revoked Thrawn's military position pending a trial. All four Humans would also be charged unless Thrawn was prepared to resign and renounce his status as a trial-born, never again returning to a high position in Chiss society. Thrawn responded that the Eighth Ruling Family would stand by him if he presented the gravity well projector to them, giving them an advantage over the other Ruling Families. If, however, he were to remain an active Defense Fleet officer, he would present the gravity well projector to them instead. Knowing that he was defeated, the Aristocra departed.[1]
Ar'alani released the Humans into Thrawn's custody and dispatched him back to Crustai. Before he let them go, however, Thrawn joined Doriana and Kav back on the Darkvenge. The commander knew that the two would need to be certain that nobody ever learned of their mission and that killing him would achieve their aim. While his reading of Doriana suggested that the other would not do so, he carried a small deflector shield generator from one of the droidekas to protect him from Kav. When Kav drew his blaster and fired at Thrawn, the shot ricocheted from the shield and struck him, killing the Neimoidian. Certain that he could trust Doriana, Thrawn told him that his people had encountered the Far-Outsiders and agreed to an exchange of information. The Darkvenge departed soon after. Before the Bargain Hunter returned to the Republic, Thrawn informed Car'das that Doriana had been impressed by him and wanted to recruit the young Human to build an information network. Knowing that the Chiss and the Republic may one day need to work together, and seeing Car'das as a potential contact for the future, Thrawn encouraged him to take the job. After Thrawn gave them a share of the Vagaari treasure, the Corellians returned to the Republic.[1]
Post-Battle of Yavin[]
After the Battle of Yavin, Thrawn was recalled to the Imperial Center. Thrawn, alongside a handful of high- ranking officials, and Imperial officers were gather in the Imperial Palace. Although they waited for Darth Vader, Thrawn purposed he could strike at the base quickly, but Palpatine denied his request, instead he wanted Vader to personally destroy the rebel base.
At some point after the Blockade of Yavin 4, Thrawn founded Havoc Squadron. It comprised of over twelve individuals, who were former TIE pilots. Havoc Squad was tasked with eliminating rebel cells, sabotage, assassination, retrieving intelligence, and acting as battlefield experts. Thrawn personally selected a veteran of the Clone Wars, CC-5467 ¨Strike¨ to lead the squad as commander.
The Unknown Regions[]
Imperial forces ravaged many planets underneath Thrawn's orders.
Thrawn spent most of his career within the vast, unexplored, which was referred as the Unknown Regions. Thrawn over many years, would command large Imperial fleets and armies that laid conquest and genocide to many threats, or rebellious worlds within the Unknown Regions.
Thrawn would establish alliances with local alien governments, forming a confederacy named the Empire of the Hand. Thrawn was also incharge of several classified projects during this time. One of them, Project Starkiller, oversaw mining operations on the planet Ilum.
Destruction of Ryyk[]
During the Siege of Ryyk, Thrawn realized the siege had cost many lives, both Imperial and Rananian forces. As such, Thrawn return with several Onager-class Star Destroyers. The entire planet eventually collapsed after days of orbital bombardment.
Taking Command of the Empire[]
Pre-Attacks[]
When Thrawn was promoted to the rank of Supreme Commander, Thrawn drew out several major important targets. Since several Imperial remnants pledged their forces to him, Thrawn sent their fleets to attack Mon Calamari Shipyards, a primary manufacturer for warships. Thrawn was able to score a major victory with all of the orbital shipyards, platforms, and starships destroyed. These attack, led New Republic Intelligence to believe that the remnants were underneath one mans control.
Thrawn also sent another fleet to Mandalore, because they were another one of the Republic's supporters. Not only that, Thrawn believed that their warriors and starships could impact his forces. With that, Thrawn made an alliance with several clans that were dissatisfied with Bo-Katan Kryze's leadership over the planet. Thrawn scored another victory, with Kryze being kill and Mandalore underneath Imperial control. Thrawn made sure that the planet's leaders, claimed neutral from the war, but secretly aided Thrawn in his campaign.
Thrawn also commanded an assault to destroy a moon that housed New Alderaan. Using a gravtic polarization beam, Thrawn destroyed the planet.
Thrawn not only order more war material, but Imperial scientists began developing new technology, superweapons, and bioweapons by order of Thrawn. New models of ships came into the Imperial Navy. The Scythe-class fleet carrier, carried more starfighters than the Secutor-class Star Destroyers. Others included; the Breaker-class frigate, which could wipe out an entire wing of fighters in minutes. The Scimitar assault bombers, were the next phase of the TIE/sa bomber.
Thrawn was not only able to gain the alliances of several Imperial remnants, but also the alliance of the 181st Imperial Fighter Wing, 112th Repulsorlift Armor Regiment, and the 501st Legion. These elite units would declared loyalty only to him.
Experiments[]
Thrawn conducted various scientific experiments throughout the galaxy. Learning many ways of science, Thrawn consider himself to be a scientist. One of Thrawn's earliest experiments, was artificial intelligence. Thrawn had spent years making various intelligence programs, known were sucessful. Until Thrawn was able to construct "The Void". Thrawn had the Void installed within his new fleet of Stealth-class Battleships. The Void was to command the fleet for Thrawn.
Legacy[]
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Political Views[]
Multiple species, with multiple viewpoints and racial philosophies, simply cannot hold power together for long. The dominant voice must certainly be wise enough to adopt ideas and methods from its allies and member peoples. But there must be a dominant voice, or there is only chaos. In this part of the galaxy, that voice is the Empire.
—Thrawn articulates a defense of the Empire.
The true extent of Thrawn's loyalty to the Empire is unclear: indeed, it was later postulated that Thrawn did not support the Empire per se, but rather wanted to establish order in the known galaxy in preparation to combat as-yet-unknown threats he had discovered during his time in the Unknown Regions of the galaxy. In the aftermath of the Yuuzhan Vong War, Lenang O'Pali suggested that Thrawn saw a militarized, orderly society as being the galaxy's only hope of defeating the Yuuzhan Vong, and that the New Republic would only succumb to the same division and inefficiency that had destroyed the Old Republic, hence his decision to attack the Republic rather than warn it of the Vong. For whatever reason, Thrawn did express loathing of the New Republic: he insisted on still referring to it as the "Rebellion", and considered its "complete, total, and utter destruction" to be "the only puzzle worth solving".
Thrawn did believe that a society of multiple species, with different viewpoints and philosophies, was inherently unstable. In this case, he believed in the necessity of a strong central government that was capable of listening to its people, but remained the "dominant voice". He felt that the only alternative was anarchy.
Military Philosophy[]
Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo within his military career, believed in mobile, and flexible fleets. He hated the idea of the DS-1 Orbital Battlestation, and disagreed with Emperor Palpatine and Director Orson Krennic. Thrawn also hated Star Dreadnoughts, due to there cost, and how slow they can be when sent to the battlefield. Although, He did admired the Bellator-class Star Dreadnought, due to it being the "fastest" dreadnought within the Imperial Navy. He also believed that powerful, equipped starfighters could be overwhelming to the enemy's starfighter pilots. Thus, Thrawn made the TIE/D Defender and the Missile Boat. Thrawn also believed that clones, where better soldiers than a standard recruited stormtrooper. He would, during his campaign, make a new army of clone stormtroopers, pilots, and crew members from the best of the best men he saw throughout his rise through the Imperial Military.
Skills & Abilities[]
Thrawn was an expert leader, who would dedicate himself to serving the military. He was a cunning, intelligent leader who study the art in order to defeat key foes. He was an adept warrior, who used various weapons if need be. He had a personal RK-3 blaster pistol, but also held melee weapons such as a vibro - blades, maces, spears, and other sorts of weapons. During the Clone Wars, Thrawn used a lighting gun to defeat multiple battle droids, he would use it later in Imperial service. Thrawn was well capable enough of piloting, and even flew a TIE fighter once. Thrawn held a variety of weapons, these included blaster rifles, pistols, sniper rifles, and even disruptor rifles. He even had a set of Mandalorian armor.