Gaarn

Gaarn was an admiral in the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War. Shortly after the Battle of Endor, Gaarn was tasked with protecting the Eclipse, a Star Dreadnought orbiting Kuat, when it was attacked by the forces of the Zann Consortium, led by the crime lord Tyber Zann. Commanding from the Executor-class Star Dreadnought Annihilator, Gaarn led a small fleet of three Imperial-class Star Destroyers and attempted to repel the Consortium forces. However, the Imperial forces were defeated and the Annihilator was destroyed.

Biography
The individual Gaarn served the Galactic Empire as an admiral around the time of the Galactic Civil War. In 4 ABY, shortly after the Battle of Endor, the Zann Consortium&mdash;a criminal organisation led by Tyber Zann&mdash;attacked the Imperial shipyards above Kuat to capture the Executor-class Star Dreadnought Eclipse. Gaarn, along with his flagship, the Executor-class Star Dreadnought Annihilator, led a small fleet of three Imperial-class Star Destroyers to assist the struggling Imperial forces over Kuat.

Gaarn's fleet attacked the the forces of the Zann Consortium who had already captured the Eclipse. The Annihilator focused on destroying the massive warship before it fell into enemy hands. However, the Consortium forces were able to destroy the Annihilator and all other Imperial ships, allowing Zann to get access to the data archives of the Eclipse.

Personality and traits
Gaarn was able to reach the rank of admiral, but was nonetheless defeated by the Consortium forces and his ship was destroyed.

Behind the scenes
Gaarn was created for the the 2006 LucasArts real-time strategy video game expansion Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption. The only mention of Admiral Gaarn is contained within a single information box detailing his ship, which the player may access by placing their cursor above the Annihilator in-game. Although the Annihilator has to be destroyed in the game, it is not confirmed that Gaarn was killed aboard his ship.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption

Notes and references
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