Wilhuff Tarkin

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Gross Moff Wilhuff Tarkin is a character from the Star Wars universe , who was first played by Peter Cushing in the movie Star Wars Star Wars . Gross Moff Tarkin is the commander of the Death Star , a giant planet killer space station. His philosophy of "rule by fear of power", which was called the Tarkin Doctrine, became the main strategy of the empire and brought him promotion to the Great Moff. While he was introduced via Darth Vader in his first appearance as an officer , quite a bit is known about his past life as well. For example, he already knew Anakin Skywalker when he was still a Jedi. Tarkin is referred to by some as "one of the main Star Wars villains".

Concept and creation

Gross Moff Tarkin's character was originally supposed to be that of a saint from the planet Aquila, but this idea was discarded in the further creation process and changed to that of an antagonist . Since the Emperor wouldn't appear until later in the trilogy, Lucas used Tarkin as the main villain of the first film. According to the book that was used to promote the first film, Tarkin wants to become Emperor himself.

Representations

During the production of Star Wars, Peter Cushing found the boots he was supposed to be wearing very uncomfortable, so director George Lucas decided that you would only film from perspectives from which you couldn't see Cushing's feet so that he could wear finches. Many years later, Cushing admitted that he didn't know what a big Moff was and jokingly said it sounds like something that attacks a wardrobe and therefore decided to play it as unsympathetic as possible.

In the movie Star Wars Revenge of the Sith , Wayne Pygram managed to play a young version of Tarkin with the help of special make-up. On the Clone Wars series , voice actor Stephen Stanton researched how Cushing's voice sounded in his thirties to make him a little more human.

In the film Rogue One , images and a digital scan of Cushing's face removed from a mask on his face from the film Top Secret! created a 3D CGI mask that actor Guy Henry wore. Henry studied Cushing's behavior a few years earlier for the lead role on the television program Young Sherlock . He insisted on a screen test as he wasn't sure his imitation of Cushing's voice was accurate. The ILM team searched hours of Cushing's video footage. However, the video material from Star Wars was illuminated differently than Rogue One, which is why this had to be digitally adjusted. However, the more they manipulated the lighting, the less the model looked like Cushing, which means they had to find a balance between the two. The owners of Cushing's estate were heavily involved in the production. The result has been described by some as the most complex CGI creation, while others questioned the use of a dead actor.

Appearances

Movies

Star Wars Star Wars

In the first film of the first Star Wars trilogy, gross Moff Tarkin was the governor of the outer reaches of the Empire and commander of the Death Star. After Emperor Palpatine dissolved the Senate, Tarkin and Darth Vader were tasked with the pursuit and crushing of the rebel alliance. He threatened Princess Leia Organa with the destruction of her home planet Alderaan if she refused to reveal the location of the rebel base. When Leia named the planet Dantooine, he destroyed her home planet anyway to make an example. When he found out that Leia was lying, he ordered her execution.

He deliberately let the rebels flee the Death Star because a tracking device was attached to the Millennium Falcon and he hoped to find the rebel base. When the rebel base on Yavin 4 was discovered, he gave the order to destroy it. In the film, Tarkin believes that the Death Star is indestructible and therefore refuses to evacuate. He dies when Luke Skywalker destroys the Death Star.

Star Wars Revenge of the Sith

At the end of Revenge of the Sith, young Tarkin can be seen next to Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine as they inspected the construction of the Death Star.

Star Wars Rogue One

In the movie Rogue One, Tarkin meets with Orson Krennic, director of advanced weapons technology, to share his concerns about his leadership skills regarding the Death Star.

Tarkin oversees the Death Star's first attack as it destroys the holy city on Jedha. Impressed, he congratulates Krennic before informing him that he will take command of the Death Star due to the security breaches that happened under Krennic's supervision.

Later in the film, Tarkin is informed of a rebel attack on Scarif, where the Death Star's plans are being kept. He orders a jump into hyperspace to Scarif, where a space battle was taking place. Tarkin gives the order to fire at Scarif's own base so that the Death Star's plans cannot be stolen. Because of this, Krennic is also killed.

TV Shows

star Wars The Clone Wars

In the television series Star War The Clone Wars, the young Tarkin appears, played by Stephen Stanton, first as a captain and later as an admiral during the Clone Wars.

In the third season, Captain Tarkin and Jedi Master Even Piell are ambushed by forces of the Separatists. Both are held captive in "the citadel" and later rescued by a team. At first very pessimistic, Tarkin gets into an argument with Anakin Skywalker, but their opinion of each other changes over time as they both know the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. During a battle Tarkin tries to kill the commander of the citadel Osi Sobeck, which however fails. He is almost killed by this and must be rescued by Ahsoka Tano.

In the fifth season, Tarkin is now an admiral and suspects Ahsoka to have organized a terrorist attack on the Jedi Temple and has her arrested. After her capture, Tarkin demands that Ahsoka be turned over to the Republic to convict her. Ashoka is brought before a jury of senators, with Tarkin serving as prosecutor. Despite her good defense, Tarkin says Ahsoka was seen with the "dark Jedi" Asajj Ventress. After the pleadings of the prosecution and defense, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine is just about to read the verdict when Anakin appears with Barriss Offee, who planned the attack, and Ashoka is exonerated.

Star Wars Rebels

In the television show Star Wars Rebels, Tarkin is initially governor of the Outer Rim, including the planet Lothal. Later in the series, he becomes the Big Moff. He visits the planet Lothal to deal with rising rebel activity. He informs Minister Maketh Tua, Agent Kallus and the Inquisitor that he is very dissatisfied with them as they could not deal with the problem on their own. Because of this, he has the officers Aresko and Grint, who failed several times while trying to capture the leader of the rebels, executed. Later, however, he succeeds in luring the leader Kanan Jarrus into a trap and taking him prisoner. Kanan is tortured and taken to the planet Mustafar. When the rebels save Kanan from there, Tarkin's Star Destroyer is destroyed by the rebels and the inquisitor dies. Back on Lothal, he introduces Kallus Darth Vader.

Tarkin, enraged by the destruction of his Star Destroyer, orders Minister Maketh Tua to appear before him to confront her for her failure. Tua, who witnessed the execution of Aresko and Grint, tries to join the rebels but is killed by a bomb on her spaceship. Tarkin appears in season three when he meets with Governor Pryce over the rebel problem on Lothal. He gives her command of the Seventh Fleet, under the orders of Grand Admiral Thrawn. Tarkin reappears at the end of season three when he is briefed by Thrawn of the impending attack on Atollon. Towards the end of season four, he informed Thrawn that he would have to prove the usefulness of his TIE Defender program otherwise it would be shut down to fund Krennic's Death Star plan.

Novellas

Tarkin appears in the novella Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel, in which he develops a rivalry with Director Krennic.

Star Wars: Tarkin

Star Wars: Tarkin explores the depths of the character of Tarkin. It is also shown how he relates to Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader.

Legends

With the acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company , most comics and books were declared unrecognized as part of Star Wars history. This expanded part of the Star Wars universe is also called Legends in the Star Wars community.

In the expanded universe of Star Wars, Tarkin appears in: Death Star, Darth Maul: Saboteur, Rogue Planet and Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader.

West End Games described the Tarkin Doctrine as "ruling by fear of strength" rather than strength itself. This is widely recognized as recognized in Star Wars history.

Individual evidence

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