Antinnis Tremayne

"The procedure is, regrettably, quite painful. Wouldn't you rather talk to me now?"

- High Inquisitor Tremayne

Antinnis Tremayne was a Galactic Republic Jedi Padawan and an Imperial High Inquisitor during the Galactic Civil War.

Jedi Order (?–19 BBY)
"A Jedi does not care so much about appearances, Tremayne. He cares about truth..."

- Dav Kylanu

At the age of nineteen months, Antinnis Tremayne was handed over to the Jedi Order, to be trained as a Jedi Knight. When he reached the age of fifteen, he was selcted by Jedi Master Dav Kylanu as an apprentice. Unlike other Jedi, he had contact with his family, namely his mother. After three years as Kylanu's Padawan, Tremayne was scolded for his vain nature. Kylanu taught him that truth was more relevant to the Jedi. During the Clone Wars, Kylanu was killed by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, with Tremayne captured and held prisoner until 19 BBY.

Recruitment
"I hate you." "Very good."

- Antinnis Tremayne and Darth Vader

With the Declaration of the New Order and Order 66, the Jedi Order was effectively destroyed, with the surviving Jedi going into hiding. Tremayne was among those captured by Palpatine's agents, and he was taken to Deep Core world of Byss. There, under the supervision of Sly Moore, he was kept in custody along with other captured Padawans and Agricultural Corps members. When the new Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Vader arrived on Byss for an inspection tour, he was told by his master, Palpatine, to select worthy pupils to form a Jedi hunting team, the Inquisitorius. Palpatine had the cuffs of the prisoners deactivated, and they were given staffs with which to attack Vader.

Vader, unarmed, easily fended off the Padawans, and mocked their lack of skill. While Vader was throttling two of the prisoners, Tremayne saw an opportunity: Vader's chest panel, which helped regulate his artificial breathing. He pressed one of the buttons on the panel, causing the Dark Lord to drop the prisoners and gasp for breath. Vader, impressed, selected four potential pupils: Tremayne, Gwellib Ap-Llewff, Lanu Pasiq, and Halmere, while the remaining Padawans and AgriCorps members were executed.

Disturbance at COMPNOR
"I don't want to keep your from the festivities, but I do pass along the greetings of Emperor Palpatine himself. He spoke to me this very morning of his appreciation for the support of the sub-adults. Like you, our Emperor isn't interested in talk. He's a man of action. When the politicians can't agree, someone needs to step in to decide what's in the best interests of all the people...and then do it. That's the only way the system can work. The Galaxy is hungry for leadership. It is looking to humans and those like us to be powerful and strong. The Clone War generation may still cling to its bloated Old Republic, but your generation will flourish under the glorious New Order."

- Antinnis Tremayne

One of Tremayne's first assignments was to give a speech at the Jrade District on Coruscant, where he was to adress the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order's Sub-Adult Group. He applauded Palpatine's policies and hinted at the new Human supremacy that would dominate the galaxy. He also talked progression in the New Order, and told the teenage audience that they would be excepted from the curfew restriction were they to join COMPNOR. Tremayne also offered jobs to those seeking pay. Following his speech, he had Halmere get the names of all those present, as he detected a Jedi presence amongst the crowd.

Following the recruitment drive, Tremayne entered a sparring session with his fellow Inquisitors. As Vader watched them duel, Tremayne told his new master of the Jedi presence, and rumours from the lower levels of a rogue Padawan. During the duel, Vader chastised Tremayne for being on the defensive, and ordered him to attack. When Tremayne had gained the upper hand over all of his fellow Inquisitors, Vader ordered him to hunt down and destroy the Jedi.

With Halmere's data, it was understood that three people attending the Jrade district drive had questionable backgrounds: Ash Lynn, Jodd Sonta, and Bray Kopedon. Sonta was the one that attracted Tremayne's attention, and he dispatched Stormtroopers to detain the young suspected Jedi at platform DN6-4435. They failed, however, and Sonta escaped. Nevertheless, Tremayne had gleaned that Sonta had interest in the transport that was due to depart from DN6-4435 for Byss. 40 minutes before its departure, he had his troops surround it, and boarded it himself, expecting Sonta's arrival. The ship was in fact a slave ship, packed with non-Humans that were to work on building Palpatine's citadel on Byss.

Sure enough, Sonta, with a light disguise, infiltrated the ship, and Tremayne met him in the corridors. Sonta had been searching for his friend and fellow Padawan, Zonder, who, as a Selonian, was a part of the slave group. Tremayne let slip the Selonian's location during a bout of banter between him and Sonta, and the young Jedi's other ally, Ekria, used the knowledge to her advantage. While she found Zonder, Tremayne and Sonta grappled, and the Inquisitor offered the young Jedi a place in his organization. The Jedi refused, however, and the pair squared off, lightsabers at the ready. After a brief duel, Sonta kicked Tremayne in the face, disarming him. Livid, Tremayne ordered the death of Zonder, while Sonta threw a restraining device over him.

As Sonta escaped, Tremayne escaped from his restraits, and ordered his troops to fire on the resisting aliens, who had beaten back the other Inquisitors. He also ordered that the ship depart as soon as possible. Sonta and his cronies escaped, but the young Jedi decided to return to warn Onnelly Praji, a young girl on the transport, of the ship's intent and destination. Tremayne caught him in the act and attempted to arrest him, but Sonta once again escaped, cutting open a window and jumping out into Imperial City. Tremayne, disgruntled and embarassed, ordered his fellow Inquisitors to keep his failure secret from Vader, and vowed to capture the Padawans before the Dark Lord's return.

The hunt for "Jodd Sonta"
"Do not fail me again, Inquisitor"

- Darth Vader

Some time later, Tremayne was dispatched to a far-flung world, hunting a two Jedi, a Zeltron and a Gotal. He was unable to capture them alive, as the Gotal sacrificed himself defending his village, and the Zeltron perished during interrogation. During the interrogation, however, he had learned the location of other Jedi, such as Niebur Boton. However, he had trouble working with Imperial Intelligence Director Armand Isard. Upon returning to Coruscant, he expressed his concerns to Darth Vader, who said he would talk with Isard. Tremayne then questioned Inquisitor Pasiq as to Sonta's location, but she had turned up no new leads.

The following day, at Imperial Intelligence Headquarters, the Inquisitors began searching for Sonta by studying camera feeds and civilian media. Tremayne was approached by Isard, who complained that the Inquisitorius' paramaters were too broad, and were taking up a significant amount of Intelligence resources. As Tremayne and Isard debated, Inquisitor Pasiq came across a news report, featuring a pair of Omwati who had been attacked the previous night, and had been saved by a trio of rescuers with seemingly superhuman abilities. Confident that the perpetrators were Sonta and his cronies, Tremayne began devising a trap.

He had probes sent to the Omwati residence, but he did not account for the presence of Boushh, a Black Sun bounty hunter who had been charged with elminating Kodo Finn. Sure enough though, Sonta arrived, and Tremayne's Stormtroopers barged in, capturing the bounty hunter and the Jedi. As Tremayne entered, however, Sonta fled, jumping out a nearby window in much the same fashion as he had in months prior. Foiled once again, Tremayne returned to his quarters to meditate.

While meditating, he discovered Prince Xizor flirting with Inquisitor Pasiq. Xizor introduced himself, and began recounting facts about Tremayne's past&mdash;some facts that not even Tremayne himself was aware of, including his first name. Xizor made clear that he was aware of Tremayne's hunt for Sonta, and that Tremayne had kept his failure hidden from Vader. With Xizor effectively blackmailing him, Tremayne saw no option but to comply with the Faleen's demands, namely, information on the Dark Lord himself.

Subsequently, Tremayne was summoned to Xizor's residence, where the Faleen Prince had a gift for the Inquisitor. In exchange, Tremayne was to deliver a holographic recording of a meeting between Orman Tagge and Palpatine to Vader. Tremayne tentatively agreed, and Xizor unveilled his gift: the fugitive Padawan Zonder, one of Sonta's accomplices. Back at the Inquisitorius headquarters, Tremayne began brutally interrogating and torturing Zonder, with the help of Pasiq. The Selonian put up fierce resistance, however, which attracted the attention of Lord Vader.

Vader released the Selonian, gave him his lightsaber, and then activated his communication device, transmitting a hologram to Sonta and Ekria. Tremayne watched on as the Dark Lord duelled with Zonder, injuring him to to a severe degree before decapitating him. Vader knew that such an action would lure the accomplices out of their hiding, on a quest for revenge. The Dark Lord then turned on his apprentice, demanding to know why he had kept the fugitive Jedi a secret. He throttled Tremayne, before viewing the Tagge/Palpatine holorecording. Following this, he told Tremayne that he would be giving the Inquisitorius extra help in apprehending Sonta. Vader had also been able to reveal Sonta's real name: Drake Lo'gaan.

Help came in the form of Armand Isard and Clone Commander Bly, who the Padawans had eluded on Felucia when Order 66 came about. Bly was able to lend knowledge on Ekria, who was a talented slicer. Isard adjusted his tracking tatics accordingly, and the Imperials soon learned the location of Lo'gaan's hideout. Taking a Low Altitude Assault Transport to the location, they arrived only to see it ripped apart by explosives. Pasiq speculated that the Padawans had perished in the explosion, but Tremayne detected them leaving in an airspeeder.

A harrowing chase ensued through Imperial City, and though Ekria jumped off the speeder, Tremayne ordered Bly to persist in chasing Lo'gaan. They eventually came to platform NL1922, where Lord Vader was due to depart for Tepasi. Lo'gaan attempted to attack Vader, but the Dark Lord's Noghri bodyguards were able to apprehend him. Tremayne apologized for his failure, but Vader cared little, instead ordering the Inquisitor to find the girl. He failed, however, and Ekria made her own way to Tepasi. There, both she and Lo'gaan were believed to have been killed.

Battling Lyn
Tremayne, along with fellow Inquisitor Ameesa Darys, was enlisted by Grand Inquisitor Laddinare Torbin to aid in the capture of Arden Lyn. Lyn was an ancient woman, preserved for over twenty five thousand years. She was also a master of Teräs Käsi, and proved to be more than a match for the two junior Inquisitors. Darys perished during the fight, and Tremayne suffered severe injuries at Lyn's hands. When Torbin stopped the fight by cleaving off Lyn's arm, Tremayne moved in for the kill, but the Grand Inquisitor decided that Palpatine may have a use for the ancient warrior. Tremayne, however, would not quickly forget Lyn and the damage she caused him.

High Inquisitor
Tremayne was eventually promoted to the position of High Inquisitor, beginning a remarkable career in the Galactic Empire. It was even rumored, though never confirmed, that he was one of numerous Emperor's Hands. Part of his duties included managing the search for the last of the Jedi and Force-sensitive people following Order 66, and bringing them into the Imperial fold. He answered only to Darth Vader, Grand Inquisitor Laddinare Torbin, and the highest of Palpatine's advisors.

He had an interrogation and corruption style rare among Imperial Inquisitors, in that he strove for an "elegant" defeat of his prisoner, disdaining the brute-force techniques operatives like Vader used with relish. He was articulate, courteous, knowledgeable, and worldly&mdash;indeed, his prisoners often described him as even friendly. Tremayne only resorted to physical torture when he had failed to make any progress in his discussions of the Force, of socio-politics, and of ideologies with his prisoners.

While some Jedi were incorruptible, there were those who could be bent to the Emperor's will. One such candidate was Jerec, a Miralukan Jedi Master who had taken a sabbatical to the Unknown Regions during the Clone Wars, on a hunt for ancient Jedi artifacts. Tremayne found him there, and was able to not only make Jerec swear allegiance to the Empire, but to the Inquisitorius as well.

Hunting Arkanian and Shelvay
"I am High Inquisitor Tremayne. I believe your young companion recognizes me." "No...not again..."

- Antinnis Tremayne and Corwin Shelvay

Several years after the failed hunt for Lo'gaan, before 10 BBY, Tremayne found a new Jedi to obsess over: Corwin Shelvay, who was also known to have had associations with those resistant to the New Order. Shelvay went through full COMPNOR and Intelligence interrogations, before being transferred to the Inquisitor. By this time, Tremayne had been able to break every prisoner he had captured, but Shelvay proved to be the exception, resisting violent and brutal torture. Before Tremayne had the opportunity to interrogate Shelvay further, the Jedi's master, Darrin Arkanian, saved Shelvay, and escaped, planning to find passage off Imperial Center with Captain Rashh.

When Tremayne learned of Shelvay's escape, he gathered a squad of troops, and set off after the fugitives. Luckilly for Tremayne, his torturing methods had damaged Shelvay to such a stage where his master had to carry him through the city, dampening their progress greatly. Tremayne caught up with them in a courtyard just near their point of departure, and revealed himself. Arkanian strode forward boldly to meet Tremayne, but Shelvay grew weak at the Inquisitor's presence, and his legs buckled underneath him. Tremayne took the opportunity, and lashed out at Arkanian with his green lightsaber. A fierce and high-speed duel ensued, with Tremayne mocking the Sullustan Jedi, and Arkanian repaying in kind.

Tremayne's troopers revealed themselves, and the Inquisitor, tiring of the duel, threatened to have Shelvay killed if Arkanian did not surrender. The Sullustan relented, and deactivated his lightsaber, in the hope that Tremayne would free Shelvay. The Inquisitor did not such thing, however, and dissected the Jedi Master before Shelvay's eyes. Tremayne gloated over the corpse of Arkanian, as it was the first Jedi Master he had ever killed. Shelvay's reaction, however, was significantly more violent. The young Padawan, touching the dark side of the Force, took up his master's blade and engaged Tremayne with a vengance. The High Inquisitor found himself hard pressed to defend himself, and did not anticipate Shelvay's unorthodox attack. As a result, he lost his arm and his eye to the young Jedi's blade.

Tremayne woke in a medical ward to find himself with a new prosthetic arm and eye. The droids revealed that his master, Lord Vader, had selected particularly cumbersome and unattractive prosthetics, hoping that he could curb the Inquisitor's ego. As Tremayne fumed over the fact that he had been bested by a Padawan, Vader strode in, and chastised Tremayne for his failure. His only consolation being the death of Arkanian, Tremayne vowed to find Shelvay and break him.

Galactic Civil War
Sometime before the Battle of Yavin, Tremayne came across a Force-sensitive slave, by the name of Leesub Sirln. Sirln, a Qiraash, was selected by the Inquisitor to serve the Empire as a Force Adept. However, Sirln fled Tremayne's custody, and hid on Tatooine, leaving the Inquisitor empty-handed.

Tremayne was given command of the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Interrogator. Tremayne took after his teacher in commanding the Interrogator. He expected no less than perfection among his crew, and was quick to execute for any failure. When failures did occur, Tremayne relished in psychologically torturing the doomed captain before executing him. He would call the captain for a personal debriefing, and force the officer to wait excruciatingly long periods in front of his private quarters, feeding off their fear and doubts.

In one particular instance, Captain Jovan Vharing was forced to wait outside Tremayne's office for three hours while Tremayne sat and fed off his fear. To discourage violent outbursts in these personal meetings, he had the services of a private bodyguard and assassin, the Srrors'tok felinoid Ahnjai Rahmma.

While Tremayne commanded the Interrogator, he succeeded in hunting down the rogue Inquisitor Adalric Cessius Brandl, entering into a brief lightsaber duel with him and inflicting a wound upon Brandl's hand before the former Inquisitor was able to flee to the planet Najiba. Sometime after this, Brandl handed himself in to a separate, Imperial I-class Star Destroyer which was to rendezvous with the Interrogator where Tremayne would "interview" Brandl personally. Brandl once more escaped, however, by faking his own death.

Empire Reborn (14 ABY)
When the Procurator of Justice, Hethrir formed the Empire Reborn in 4 ABY, Tremayne saw fit to aid their efforts. He allied with Hethrir, a fellow student of the late Lord Vader, but kept his involvement with the organization a secret. In 12 ABY, he revealed the existence of the Valley of the Jedi to the Procurator. Hethrir, with his curiosity piqued, assigned his other ally, Desann to locate and exploit the valley. Desann's efforts, however, were foiled by New Republic agent Kyle Katarn.

Cut content
This was not to be the last time Brandl would turn himself in, as he did so once again after his failed training of Fable Astin. Instead of presenting her to the Emperor to be trained, he brought with him his son instead. Jaalib Brandl was given to Tremayne, Adalric's greatest and most hated rival, to train which he did with much hatred. Tremayne took his hatred of Adalric out on Jaalib physically, emotionally, and mentally and the only thing which kept Jaalib sane during these times were his memories of Fable. Although Tremayne was able to turn Jaalib to the dark side, he never fully embraced it until years later.

Behind the scenes



 * High Inquisitor Tremayne may be a descendant of Matta Tremayne, but this has never been confirmed.


 * In the short story, Dark Vendetta, Tremayne recalls a conversation that he once had with Vader. The curious phrasing of this incident, with its references to the need to purify a still-existent Jedi Order, may reflect Vader's mental manipulation and Tremayne's confused state of mind at the time; but it may also hint that Vader saw Tremayne as an ally in his own private plans to destroy Palpatine: this incident could even predate the fall of the Old Republic, and indicate that Anakin Skywalker had recruited Tremayne as a personal ally before they met on Byss.


 * In the Hyperspace webcomic Evasive Action: Prey Tremayne's first name is given as "Antinnis" by Prince Xizor. Tremayne himself claims not to have been aware that it was his first name.


 * Tremayne is also referenced in Emanations of Darkness by Patricia Jackson, a continuation of her storyline about Adalric Brandl and his family that has not received a canonical publication.

Appearances

 * Evasive Action: Recruitment
 * Evasive Action: Prey
 * Evasive Action: End Game
 * The Final Exit
 * The Longest Fall
 * Emanations of Darkness
 * Emanations of Darkness