Grand Admiral/Legends



Grand Admiral is the highest rank in the Galactic Empire, outranking all other political and military personnel, including Imperial Moffs. Grand Admiral Thrawn is perhaps the best known and most capable officer to reach this exalted rank.



Grand Admirals are directly appointed by Emperor Palpatine and answer directly to the Emperor, or his authorized executors, in all matters. The creation of the rank of Grand Admiral, two years before the Battle of Yavin, was widely recognized as a method of bringing the Imperial Military more fully under the control of the Emperor. In the Imperial Army, a rank known as Grand General existed, presumably on par with the rank of Grand Admiral.

At the time of the Battle of Endor, marked by many as the beginning of the fall of the Galactic Empire, there were a total of twelve Grand Admirals in service, called the Circle of Twelve by Palpatine. The group included Martio Batch, Nial Declann, Grant, Josef Grunger, Ishin-Il-Raz, Afsheen Makati, Danetta Pitta, Peccati Syn, Miltin Takel, Osvald Teshik, Rufaan Tigellinus, and Mitth'raw'nuruodo (better known as Thrawn). Thrawn was a replacement for Demetrius Zaarin, who had attempted a coup against the Emperor shortly before the battle. After the signing of the Bastion Accords, Gilad Pellaeon would be promoted to this esteemed rank by the Moff Council, making him the fourteenth--and to date, last--Grand Admiral.

The insignia for Grand Admiral is six blue squares with three yellow and three red worn on a white uniform, which is the insignia seen worn in most images of Thrawn and his colleagues; an alternate version of the rank badge displays seven blue and red squares, with two code cylinders.

--GRAND ADMIRALS--
 * Martio Batch
 * Nial Declann
 * Grant
 * Josef Grunger
 * Ishin Il-Raz
 * Afsheen Makati
 * Mitth'raw'nuruodo
 * Gilad Pellaeon
 * Danetta Pitta
 * Peccati Syn
 * Miltin Takel
 * Osvald Teshik
 * Rufaan Tigellinus
 * Demetrius Zaarin