So now that we are getting Thrawn...

"Paarthysnax;c-1080037" wrote:

"Xylo_Phona;c-1079680" wrote:

"Crazylazyguy;c-1073434" wrote:

"Vinny_Vader_Vedi;c-1073394" wrote:
I am just saying - things set up earlier aren't even confirmed yet.

"Omeah;c-1073385" wrote:

"Vinny_Vader_Vedi;c-1073237" wrote:
I can't see two empire capital ships. Not sure of ranking but Grand Moff is considered Higher than Grand Admiral. Could be wrong. Also Chimera isn't a super star destroyer. Please correct me if I am wrong though.

Grand Moff is actually a civilian title, Moffs are governors (Tarkin was an Admiral in the Republic though), and the Chimaera is only a Star Destroyer, yes

Yes that's why I was wondering. It is a civilian title but I still feel as if Tarkin has more authority than Thrawn, Imperial wise.

Could be Kallus yes - Ahsoka as well - even though CG has the rights for season 3 and I'm guessing 4. Ahsoka is confirmed for the 4th season.

Kallus and Ahsoka will appear during or after season 4, maybe even in the beginning. Right now, we haven't seen Ahsoka for a whole season, and Kallus just recently became the cool guy with them actually showing us how he helps the Rebels and takes risks. We will see more of him in season 4 so it makes sense for him to be released then.

Tarkin doesn't have more authority. People seem to think that because Tarkin was in charge of the Death Star in episode IV, but aside from that he doesn't have that much power in the military. There is a reason why even Vader listened to him. He was on the battle station that Tarkin supervises, so he decided not to mess with his plans.

Military wise, Thrawn has far more authority than Tarkin, he is after all a Grand Admiral and in space battles he is the highest ranking officer, with only Vader and the Emperor outranking him. Grand General should be the battle unit that has the most authority in ground battles.

First off Moff is higher than Govenor. Think of Govenor as the boss of a planet or small system. Think of Moff the Boss of several Govenors or several planets and systems. And Grand Moff obviously is the head Moff.


Tarkin actually liked to be called Govenor, even after he became Grand Moff. He was a Military officer of high regard so he never lost the leadership of the fleets, even if he was not directly in charge of them.

If you read the Tarkin book and Catalyst book it will given more understanding of Tarkin and his position in the Empire. He out ranks EVERYONE except Palpatine and Vader. Vader takes Tarkin's lead because he fought with Anakin when the Jedi made the Jail break from The Citadel for then Captain Tarkin and Jedi Master Piell. Tarkin respected Anakin and his more aggressive ways. And always suspected that Vader was Anakin. The Tarkin book is a good read.

Oh wow, that's a nice clarification! I've always thought that governors and moffs were rather political, and admiral etc are military. I don't know if it is exclusive for Tarkin to be that involved to military, or if moffs indeed had the authority to instruct the navy.

They are political figures. The only one who has a bit more power is Tarkin because Palpatine knows he is extremely loyal. Grand Moff is indeed higher than Governor, I never said the opposite.

And again in an actual battle Thrawn would outrank him, because he has far more experience. So Tarkin may say "we need x base taken down", but Thrawn will be the one to deploy the fleet and command them.