Grand Admiral Thrawn
Thrawn is a male character who features in the Star Wars universe.
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Biography
Origin
Mitth'raw'nuruodo was a male member of the Chiss race who resided on the planet Csilla located within the Unknown Regions of the galaxy far, far away.
Seeking keen minds, he had Captain Pellaeon keep a watch over such individuals within the Empire. One came to the notice of Thrawn with this being Morgan Elsbeth. She had been a surviving Nightsister who was young when her clan was destroyed on Dathomir during the Clone Wars. Since then, she came to control the resource rich system of Corvus and was skilled in using her resources to help in the manufacturing of weapons. She approached the Empire where she offered to help construct the TIE Defender fighters. However, the admirals in attendance had no interest in the project but instead looked to claim her system. Pellaeon was present in this meeting where he was sent to see her response. Afterwards, Thrawn himself dispatched Rukh to attack Morgan on Corvus in order to test her will to live and skill. He then made his presence known to her where he showed an interest in her ability and resourcefulness. This saw her pledging herself to him and became among his closest allies.
Rebels
He was the commander of the Seventh Fleet when he was responsible for crushing a rebel insurgency on Batonn without regard for civilian casualties leading to his promotion to the rank of Grand Admiral. Under his new title, Thrawn was placed in charge of crushing the growing rebel insurgency that was erupting from a number of worlds and to do so without regard for civilian casualties. Imperial Governor Arihnda Pryce requested Grand Moff Tarkin with bringing in Thrawn to aid in destroying a rebel cell that had emerged from the planet Lothal. After arriving in the sector, he allowed the rebel forces to escape as he intended to learn their tactics in order to manipulate them so that he could orchestrate the complete destruction of the rebellion.
One of his first notable acts was taking command of the Imperial occupation of Ryloth, home planet of Hera Syndulla, which resulted in his first face-to-face contact with the rebels. He came to order Admiral Konstantine to deal with rebel and rebel sympathisers in the Mykapo system. When Konstantine's ship was disabled, Thrawn arrived in his personal Star Destroyer the Chimaera where it was revealed that he had prior encounters with rebel Commander Jun Sato. Thrawn was then placed in charge of the Imperial occupation of Lothal and oversaw the repurposing of its factories to develop the new TIE Defenders along with various other pieces of equipment. In that time, he came to put an end to the repeated rebel sabotage of the facilities by enforcing a policy where the workers had to test their creations. In addition, he began studying various pieces of artwork in order to gain a greater insight into each member of the Ghost crew. By this point, he had also determined that there was a spy within the Imperial ranks but kept his discovery a close secret in order to use it to his advantage.
Ahsoka
During one such Shadow Council meeting where Pellaeon cautioned his fellow members to avoid open attacks until Thrawn's return, Gideon finally spoke up to voice his concerns on Thrawn's failure to ever appear as part of Pellaeon's delegation. Noting how he had never uncovered evidence of Thrawn's return, Gideon suggested the group look for new leadership. Rather than allow Gideon to continue, Hux and Pallaeon pressed Gideon for why he was calling for reinforcements, only to learn the Moff was experiencing secruity concerns due to Mandalorian efforts to reconquer their homeworld of Mandalore. Knowing a resurgent Mandalore would threaten their designs, Pellaeon and Hux provided Gideon with his requested reinforcements.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Thrawn was a male Chiss with striking blue skin, red eyes, and an angular face.
Thrawn worked to perfect the art of war. He had respect for his enemies, believing that in order to defeat a worthy opponent, one must understand them in every aspect, including their history and philosophy. In particular, Thrawn had a strong appreciation for art, and he believed that studying it could allow him to delve into the psyche of the people of the cultures of those artists.
With the rise of the Rebellion, he was assigned the task of dismantling it where he was determined to pull the enemy apart piece by piece.
Powers and abilities
Thrawn was born as a member of the Chiss species with no special abilities inherent in him. However, he possessed a brilliant strategic mind and came to be noted for his ruthlessness.
He was known to speak at least six languages: Cheunh, his native tongue; Sy Bisti, Meese Caulf, Minnisiat, and Taarja, which were trade languages used by the Chiss; and Galactic Basic fluently after joining the Empire.
He came to acquire the services of one of the Noghri named Rukh. His species were skilled warriors and assassins where he served as the personal operative of Thrawn.
It was his talent that led to his rise to power in the Imperial military where his successes saw his promotion to Grand Admiral. He was noted to had commanded his own personal Star Destroyer which was called the Chimaera.
Whilst stranded in another galaxy, Thrawn had to contend with what meagre resources were at his disposal. He came to secure an alliance with a clan of Nightsisters whilst his forces became intensely loyal to him. In particular, Captain Enoch came to lead the Night Trooper detachment who were all energized by the magick of the Great Mothers, granting them an inhuman level of persistence. Still, most of the soldiers were living people. Through the magicks, however, deceased Night Troopers could rise from the dead as reanimated corpses.
Notes
- Grand Admiral Thrawn was created by writer Timothy Zahn where he debuted in the novel Heir to the Empire in the Legends (formerly Expanded Universe) continuity.
- In an interview with Zahn, he noted on the character, "Most of the Imperial leaders we see in the movies rule through a combination of fear and manipulation. I wanted to create something different: a commander who could lead through loyalty. The result was Thrawn, a tactical genius whose troops follow him willingly, and who will fight for him whether or not he's watching over their shoulders."
- During the writing of Outbound Flight, Zahn had said, "My sense has always been that [Thrawn] was manipulating Palpatine just as much as Palpatine is manipulating him. After all, he only came to the Empire so that he could gain command rank, collect all the military hardware Palpatine was willing to give him, and then get himself kicked back out to the Unknown Regions."
- In Thrawn: The Ascendency Trilogy, it was revealed that Thrawn was born as Kivu'raw'nuru (core name Vurawn) before being adopted by the Mitth family which resulted in him changing his name to Mitth'raw'nuru (core name Thrawn).
Alternate Versions
- In Star Wars Legends, Grand Admiral Thrawn had a different history of evens hat was set in the former Star Wars Expanded Universe.
In other media
Television
- In Star Wars: Rebels, Grand Admiral Thrawn made his first canon appearance in the animated television series where he was voiced by actor Lars Mikkelsen.
- In The Mandalorian, Grand Admiral Thrawn was referenced in the setting of the live-action television series in the episode "The Jedi". It was shown that Magistrate Morgan Elsbeth was one of his agents who operated on the planet Corvus where her activities drew the attention of Ahsoka Tano who was hunting the Chiss admiral.
- In Ahsoka, Grand Admiral Thrawn appeared in the setting of the live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor Lars Mikkelsen.
Video games
- In Star Wars: TIE Fighter, Thrawn appeared in the setting of the video game where he was voiced by actor Tris King. During the events of the campaign, he was shown to had been a Vice-Admiral in the Imperial Navy who was loyal to the Emperor. During the operations against the Rebel Alliance, Grand Admiral Zaarin betrayed the Empire and went rogue with Thrawn leading the forces to put down his mutiny. Following the success of his mission, he was promoted by the Emperor who had him replace Zaarin as the Empire's newest Grand Admiral who joined the inner circle that consisted of 11 others with this rank.
- In Star Wars: Empire at War - Forces of Corruption, Thrawn appeared in the setting of the real-time strategy video game where he was voiced by actor Robin Atkin Downes.
- In Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, Thrawn appeared as a collectable character in the setting of the 2015 mobile collectible Role-playing video game,
Appearances
- Heir to the Empire:
- Star Wars: Rebels:
- Thrawn: Treasons:
- Ahsoka:
- Tales of the Empire:
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