[Chefelf]

So, you know, in Episode IV we get bombarded with a wide variety of Moffs. So what happened to them? Were they all on the first Death Star and killed by the rebel attack? Why don't we get to see any in ESB and ROTJ? Did they abolish the rank?

Discuss.

[Despondent]

For some reason I don't recall the any other moffs than GMT. Kind of a dumb name, but I liked the way DV answered to someone (with acting credentials to boot.)

But I've seen pics of somebody, erm, Enhanced, to look like a young GMT. disturbing.

[J m HofMarN]

I've heard rumors of such a creature, I believe I suggested just such an idea a while ago, that Obi Wan should kill GMT's father and then this leads cute little GMT to a life of evil as he picks up his fathers uniform, or some such nonsense.

[njamilla]

They mention in one of the comic books a human cadre of imperial officers who are necessary now that the Jedi are gone. Just like the red guards suddenly appeared in AOTC without explanation. Comic book artists explained the recruitment of the red guards because two blue Senate guards tried to assassinate Palpatine.

Tarkin appears at the end of ROTJ, so it's implied that the imperial officer service is being developed

[barend]

i always figured he was like the prime minister or something...

i mean princess leia seemed to know who he was... and she even sounded like she had met him before at least in a public domain or something...

i mean maybe she knew all the field marshals, i don't know... but he seemed more important... still military orinted, but more political.

EDIT: this could also be because i misheard her in the early years... I thought he was 'Govenor Tarkin' for quite a while.

This post has been edited by barend: 05 April 2005 - 06:22 PM

[Despondent]

[barend]

he enjoyed working more with Irv Kershner....

i wonder why...?




(Darth looks great with side burns)

[ernesttomlinson]

I have to say, by the way, that if anyone who worked on Star Wars got more royally screwed than David Prowse then I don't know him. Why on earth did Lucas hire Sebastian Shaw for five minutes of work as Anakin Skywalker's head instead of revealing Prowse? That I'll never understand.

(I suppose it's all good, though, because no doubt Lucas will digitally replace Shaw with an aged representation of Hayden Christiansen, and all of a sudden Vader will sound like a slackjawed North American teenager. Yuck.)

[thrawn]

A Moff commands both the Army and Naval forces assigned to a Sector of space, in addition to acting as the political ruler of the sector. Moffs are appointed by the Emperor's Imperial Advisors. They report to Military High Command in Imperial City on Coruscant, and to the Imperial Advisors. Connection to the Imperial Advisors is known to seriously entangle some Moffs as pawns to personal feuds within the Emperor's Court. The badge of a Moff has not yet been seen on film.

A Grand Moff commands all of the military resources of an Oversector, which is a temporary territory comprising several adjacent Sectors which are troubled by serious cross-border criminal and/or rebel activity. A Grand Moff is appointed to deal with those problems which are too big or too far-spread for local Moffs to handle. Accordingly, a Grand Moff usually commands the equivalent of several Sector Armies and naval Sector Groups.

A Grand Moff answers directly to the Emperor and not to any other authority such as the intermediate Imperial Advisors or ministers. The Emperor made this arrangement in order to help counterbalance the influence of his Advisors, secure ultimate military and political power for himself and to enable Grand Moffs to operate without hassles from above.


Find out more about imperial ranks, uniforms, and ship classes at this excellent site!!!

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This post has been edited by thrawn: 06 April 2005 - 04:52 AM

[thrawn]

Pretty much all the officials you saw in the films were not Moffs, except for Moff Jerjerrod. To see their titles and field go to the 'Uniforms' link above.

[Paladin]

Thanks for the info, Thrawn.

[thrawn]

No probs!!!!

[barend]

goddamn it!!! where was all that stuff when i was still into SW?

nice find though

This post has been edited by barend: 06 April 2005 - 10:04 PM

[CowboyCurtis]

Look how impressive---how huge Prowse is! Hayden just doesn't even compare--Hell, he doesn't even compare to Cushing there!!!

[barend]

nobody compares to cushing...