Ishin-Il-Raz



Grand Admiral Ishin-Il-Raz was a Grand Admiral of the Imperial Starfleet. He was one of the original twelve Grand Admirals, raised to that newly-created rank by the Emperor two years before the Battle of Yavin.

Unlike the other Grand Admirals, Il-Raz was not promoted for any military or strategic ability; indeed, he was wholely lacking in any martial talents. The Emperor promoted him solely for his political activities- Il-Raz was co-founder of COMPNOR and noted for his work as a propagandist and theorist (his main contributions being the development of the "core values of High Human Culture"). Il-Raz was fanatically devoted to the Emperor and his New Order, and felt that by switching to military activities, he could further earn Palpatine's regard; to this end he perpetrated various atrocities such as the Massacre of Myomar and the bombardment of the planet of Shalam. All this came crashing down in flames with the Battle of Endor. His despair at the death of his idol ran deep, and despite comfort from another New Order fanatic, Grand Admiral Peccati Syn (who went so far as to let Il-Raz borrow his copy of the Church of the Dark Side's sacred book, Secrets of the Dark Side), Il-Raz determined to end his life. Eight months after the Battle of Endor, amidst the chanting of precepts of the Select Committee, Il-Raz plunged his Star Destroyer, the Emperor's Disciple, into the Denarii Nova. The ship was destroyed and all hands were lost.

Behind the scenes
Ishin-Il-Raz was illustrated by Joe Corroney in Star Wars Insider 66 and 84. Both pictures were based on Mikael Dais, a regular contributer for the Official German Star Wars Fan Club magazine.