Titus Klev

"Rebel scum! Do they really think they can penetrate our defenses with these new ships?"

- Titus Klev, during the Battle of Mon Calamari

Titus Klev was an officer of the Imperial Navy. He was an active member of the Sub-Adult Group, and was accepted into CompForce despite his young age. He later became the 37th generation of Klevs to enter the Imperial Naval Academy after being rejected once.

Following the defeat at Endor, Klev was assigned to Battle Station Observations onboard Dedicated Siege Platforms. Onboard such a platform in the Battle of Wann Tsir, he discovered a Rebel agent attempting to sabotage the platform. He was commended for his discovery and received a promotion. Many believed that he was on his way to becoming a Moff.

In 10 ABY, Klev was a member of the resurrected Emperor Palpatine's forces. He commanded the World Devastator strike force from the Silencer-7 in the First Battle of Mon Calamari. His path to the title of Moff ended in the oceans of Dac, where he died when the World Devastators were sabotaged by the astromech droid R2-D2 into colliding with each other.

Biography
"Send a message to Byss. Inform Supreme Commander Skywalker of their presence... Meanwhile, let's give the Alliance a taste of what they're up against!"

- Klev, onboard the Silencer-7 at Mon Calamari

Titus Klev was born on Alsakan into privilege, his father being a high-ranking veteran of the Clone Wars and his mother being the wealthy heiress of a trading company. Klev was an active participant in the Sub-Adult Group, the largest branch of the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order. He was one of the first enrolled in the SAGroup, and while a member, he proved skilled in the competitive sport known as Wegsphere, in which two teams playing in a low gravity well attempted to place a ball into the opponent's goal. At age 13, Klev was sent to a special training camp on Ibanjji, and after saving an instructor from a pack of wild varns, was accepted into CompForce despite being four years underage.



He volunteered for CompForce Assault, but his parents arranged for him to go into Observation, where he became Chief Ideological Monitor. Wanting some excitement, he applied to enter the Imperial Naval Academy, and after being rejected once for insufficient grades, a fellow SAGroup member bent the rules to allow him in. Titus became the 37th generation of Klevs to enter the Academy. While there, he was noted as being the kind of Human that was usually featured in Imperial propaganda. He graduated first in his class.

He never got the chance to serve aboard the Death Star II, and following the defeat at Endor, was assigned to Battle Station Observations and served onboard Dedicated Siege Platforms. Klev participated in the siege of Wann Tsir onboard such a platform. His discovery of a Rebel agent attempting to sabotage his vessel's shields earned him a commendation and a promotion, and he peers thought that he would eventually reach the rank of Moff.

By the time of Palpatine's resurgence in 10 ABY, Commander Klev was placed in charge of the World Devastator Silencer-7 as he led the Imperial forces during the First Battle of Mon Calamari, reporting to Jedi Knight-turned-Imperial Supreme Commander Luke Skywalker. He saw the Rebels' X-wings as standing no chance against the power of the World Devastators. Skywalker, however, had decided that in order to defeat the Emperor once and for all, he must temporarily embrace the dark side. Though nearly being consumed by it, he managed to remain loyal to the New Republic he had served. He tasked his astromech droid, R2-D2, with transmitting the command to shut down the World Devastators through the master control computer on Byss. When the crew onboard the Silencer-7 discovered this sabotage, Klev ordered that all systems be put on override; however, the control signal prevented any such occurrence. Unable to operate, the superweapons plummeted into the oceans below. Klev was one of the casualties.

Personality and traits
As an adolescent, Titus Klev was rather skilled, excelling in the sport of Wegsphere. His exceptional abilities, combined with his saving of an instructor from varns on Ibanjji, gained him access to CompForce though underage. His grades originally prevented him from entrance into the Naval Academy, but after he was admitted, he graduated at the top of his class.

He was known to be a good commander, having knowledge in both ship-to-ship combat and planetary assault tactics. His participation in the siege of Wann Tsir earned him respect in the eyes of his peers, and along with this respect came promotions. Many presumed that Klev would ultimately rise to the rank of Moff. A step on that path was the command of the Silencer-7 during the Battle of Mon Calamari. During the attempted subjugation of the planet, he was overconfident, believing the armada of World Devastators to be unstoppable. In the end, however, his overconfidence proved to be fatally wrong.

Behind the scenes
Titus Klev made his first appearance in 1992's Dark Empire, written by Tom Veitch and illustrated by Cam Kennedy. Klev would later appear in 1998's Star Wars: Rebellion, where he was one of the Imperial NPCs that could be recruited to the player's forces. His biography was supplied in West End Games' Dark Empire Sourcebook, published in 1993. A summary of his biography appeared in 1998's Star Wars Encyclopedia, written by Stephen J. Sansweet.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Rebellion
 * Dark Empire