Ganner Krieg

"I am Ganner Krieg&mdash;Knight of the Empire! You have betrayed my Emperor, sullied the Empire, killed my friends, and struck down she I have sworn on my life to protect! I will leave your bones for the beasts to crack."

- Ganner Krieg to the Sith on Vendaxa

Ganner Krieg was an Imperial Knight known for his calm, serious demeanor. He was the most trusted friend of Antares Draco within the Imperial Knights.

Biography
In 137 ABY, he, along with Draco, was part of a group of Knights who escorted Emperor Roan Fel to Bastion, capital of the Empire prior to its move to Coruscant. He was formerly involved with fellow Imperial Knight Azlyn Rae, and still harbored feelings for her.

He later accompanied Draco, against the Emperor's wishes, to Vendaxa where they attempted to rescue Princess Marasiah Fel from the Sith Lords. There he demonstrated skillful prowess in lightsaber combat against several of the Sith seeking Marasiah Fel's capture, although he was unable to prevent her from being gravely wounded while saving the life of Cade Skywalker.

After they escaped from Vendaxa, Krieg explained to Draco that despite the efforts of the Jedi, more skillful healers than themselves, Marasiah was dying. He, along with everyone else aboard Mynock, witnessed Cade Skywalker's restoration of life to Marasiah while in route to Bastion.

After arriving at Bastion, he and Draco were scolded by the Emperor for disobeying his orders. However, instead of giving them a punishment, he had them awarded with medals. After the awards ceremony, Fel sent them to the Wheel as guards for Captain Mingo Bovark, who was discussing a possible alliance between Fel's Empire and the Galactic Alliance Remnant with Admiral Gar Stazi of the Core Forces.

Ganner, Draco and a fully knighted Marasiah were later sent to locate Skywalker. The team ended up being led to a hidden Jedi Temple where they found both Skywalker and the Jedi High Council. The Council agreed to negotiate an alliance with Fel when they were told about his innocence in the Sith-Imperial War. During this time, Cade Skywalker proposed a plan to assassinate Krayt. While the Jedi Council rejected it, Krieg, along with Rae and Draco went with Skywalker while Marasiah continued to negotiate with the Jedi.

Though a loyal Imperial Knight, he wasn't as subservient to Roan Fel as best friend Antares Draco, reminding him that it was the Force they ultimately served through the Emperor, and that should he ever fall to the Dark Side, it was their job to either bring him back from it-or remove him from power.

Although the mission to assassinate Krayt ended in success, Rae was mortally wounded during the fight. Cade and his crew agreed to take her to his aunt Droo to be healed. Krieg objected, saying that as an Imperial Knight, Rae belonged with them. But Shado Vao force-pushed him and Draco away, saying Azlyn was a Jedi before joining the Imperial Knights. Cade and his friends departed before Krieg could do anymore to interfere. Roan Fel later send Krieg to retrieve Azlyn from Kiffex.

Behind the scenes
Dark Horse comics illustrator/author Jan Duursema based Krieg's appearance on the costume artist Thomas J. Spanos.

"Krieg" is the German word for "war".

An action figure of Ganner Krieg was released in 2008 as part of Hasbro's Comic Pack line, along with Antares Draco and with a reprint of part five of Broken.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 3: Broken, Part 3
 * Star Wars Legacy 6: Broken, Part 5
 * Star Wars Legacy 7: Broken, Part 6
 * Star Wars Legacy: Trust Issues
 * Star Wars Legacy: Loyalties
 * Star Wars Legacy: The Hidden Temple
 * Star Wars Legacy: Vector
 * Star Wars Legacy 35: Storms, Part 2

Notes and references
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