Armitage Hux
General Hux is a male film character that features in Star Wars.
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Biography
Armitage Hux was a male human who lived in the galaxy far, far away where he grew up in the years following the Battle of Endor. He was noted to had spent his life in thrall to the idea of Imperial power and was the son of an Imperial Academy commandant. The death of Emperor Palpatine saw the collapse of the Galactic Empire though a number of former officers managed to flee where they went about to create the First Order. This military regime that operated within the Unknown Regions looked to conquer the galaxy from the New Republic that was formed by the Rebel Alliance. Within this government, Hux rose through the ranks where he eventually reached the position of General within its military hierarchy. It was noted that he was responsible for reviving an old Imperial ideal which was to achieve military superiority through technological terror. This saw him come to the position of commander of the vaunted Starkiller Base that was a planet-sized superweapon which the First Order had built in secret.
After the destruction of Starkiller Base, Hux led First Order forces that drove the Resistance from D’Qar.
General Hux came to work closely with Commander Pyre to quash the last vestiges of the Resistance in a planet-by-planet sweep in an effort to eliminate all who were rebellious toward the First Order’s regime.
The hatred he felt for Kylo Ren led to Hux serving as a spy who was feeding intelligence to the Resistance. This was primarily done so to subvert the Supreme Leader and ensure his failure. When Emperor Palpatine re-emerged in the galaxy, Hux secretly fed this information to the Resistance where he informed them about the rise of the Sith and the deployment of the Final Order.
Arriving around Kijimi, Hux and Pryde reported to Supreme Leader Kylo Ren that the Resistance had been tracked to the planet. At first, General Hux suggested an orbital bombardment but was cut off by Kylo Ren who instead lead the search for Rey on the planet. Unknown to the First Order, the Resistance had infiltrated the Star Destroyer in order to free Chewbacca from the detention centre. They succeeded in freeing the Wookiee but were surrounded by the First Order with Allegiant-General Pryde ordering their execution. The band of Resistance fighters were then taken to be shot by Stormtroopers with General Hux in attendance where he eliminated the troopers and freed the rebels. It was then that he revealed that he was the spy and aided in their escape. He jammed all surveillance and took the Resistance fighters to the hangar holding the Millennium Falcon where he asked Finn to shoot him to make it appear that Hux had resisted but was forced to aid them. After departing, Hux reported to Pryde that the Resistance fighters had escaped despite his efforts but the Allegiant-General then killed him. He then reported to Kylo Ren that Hux had been the spy in their ranks that had been aiding the Resistance.
Overview
Personality and attributes
He was noted for being a young and ruthless officer of the First Order who had complete confidence in his troops, training methods along with weaponry.
Hux considered it his destiny to rule the galaxy.
Ultimately, he cared little about aiding the Resistance as his goal was to ensure that Kylo Ren was defeated.
His father was noted for his radical ideas about training soldiers which became a key part of the First Order’s vision.
Powers and abilities
Hux was born an ordinary human with no special abilities.
As a high-ranking officer, he was armed with a blaster pistol and was trained in it use.
He commanded a Resurgent-class Star Destroyer known as the Finalizer.
Notes
- General Hux was created by J. J. Abrams with him being portrayed by actor Domhnall Gleeson.
In other media
Video games
- In Star Wars: Force Arena, General Hux appeared as a playable Dark Side squad leader in the setting of the MOBA video game.
Comics
Books
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens: (2015)
- Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi: (2017)
- Star Wars: Resistance:
- Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker: (2019)
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