Grand Admiral (Star Wars)
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Star Wars Grand Admiral Breast Insignia |
In the Expanded Universe literature of
Star Wars,
Grand Admiral is a supreme
Imperial rank of the
Galactic Empire, outranking all other political and military personnel, including
Imperial Moffs; they did not supersede personal representatives of the Emperor, however. The original concept of a Star Wars Grand Admiral was based on the actual rank of
Grand Admiral in the
German Navy.
Grand Admirals are directly appointed by
Emperor Palpatine and answer directly to the Emperor, or his authorized executors, in all matters. The creation of the rank of Grand Admiral was widely recognized as a method of bringing the Imperial Military more fully under the control of the Emperor. In the Imperial Army, the equivalent of a Grand Admiral is known as
Grand General. Some Star Wars sources also give reference to a rank known as
Grand Marshal which is conjectured to be held by the supreme commander of all Imperial
starfighter forces.
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Alternate Grand Admiral Insignia |
At the time of the
Battle of Endor, marked by many as the beginning of the fall of the
Galactic Empire, there were a total of twelve Grand Admirals in service, including the Chiss Grand Admiral Thrawn, who had recently replaced the traitorous Grand Admiral Zaarin. As Thrawn's promotion to Grand Admiral had been a closely-guarded secret, the
Rebel Alliance was unaware that Zaarin had been replaced.
The insignia for Grand Admiral is seven blue and red rectangles, with two code cylinders, worn on a white uniform. Grand Admirals were the only officers in the entire Imperial military to wear white uniforms; all other officers in the Imperial Army and Navy wore black, brown, olive, or gray. An alternate version of the rank badge displays six blue rectangles with three yellow and three red. Grand Admiral Thrawn is shown to be wearing this alternate insignia on the cover of the Timothy Zahn novel
Heir to the Empire.
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Grand Admiral Martio Batch*
Grand Admiral Nial Declann*
Grand Admiral Grant*
Grand Admiral Josef Grunger*
Grand Admiral Ishin-Il-Raz*
Grand Admiral Afsheen Makati*
Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon*
Grand Admiral Danetta Pitta*
Grand Admiral Pecatti Syn*
Grand Admiral Miltin Takel*
Grand Admiral Osvald Teshik*
Grand Admiral Thrawn*
Grand Admiral Rufaan Tigellinus*
Grand Admiral Zaarin
