Silas Tagge

"Orman is the romantic, I am not."

- Dr. Silas Tagge

Doctor Silas Tagge was a member and chief scientist of the famous and wealthy House of Tagge. He had three brothers, Orman, Cassio and Ulric, and a younger sister, Domina.

Biography
As chief scientist, Silas was involved with many of the high profile projects of TaggeCo, including the Omega Frost project headed by his older brother Baron Orman Tagge. They tested the Omega Frost technology on a small scale on the planet Tatooine, in part to attract the young Rebel, a new rival of Orman, Luke Skywalker's attention. And coincidently Skywalker was on Tatooine on a mission for the Rebel Alliance, and became interested in the Tagges' activities on his homeworld. While the Tagges did detect his presence, they could not capture him at that time, but the Omega Frost test was a success which was enough to satisfy Silas since he had little interest in his brother's vendettas.

Undaunted, Orman decided to once again lure Skywalker into his trap and this time he was successful in capturing him. Orman wanted to test his lightsaber skills against Skywalker, and was confident he would defeat his young foe but underestimated him and was beaten and left in a state of shock. Silas wanted to take control of the project so he made sure that Orman stayed unconscious while he took charge. And Silas was prepared for Orman's failure and had Skywalker's escape craft sabotaged so he wouldn't be able to warn the Rebel fleet about the trap that had been set for them. But, like his older brother, Silas had underestimated Luke and was surprised to learn that the young Rebel had survived the crash of his defective spacecraft and was now threatening the success of the Omega Frost project.

Realizing the threat that Luke posed, Silas panicked and ordered the Omega Frost weapon activated too early, and before the Rebel fleet could be affected by it, Skywalker wrecked one of the conducting towers for the project rendering it inactive. Again Silas panicked and ordered a fighter be sent to kill Skywalker, but the Rebel fleet tracked his request signal back to the Mining Explorer where the Tagges were located and destroyed the craft, apparently killing all aboard.

But both Orman and Silas were rescued by Darth Vader and kept in an unconscious state in an effort to convince their younger brother Ulric to cooperate with the dark lord. Orman escaped his confinement, but Silas remained a captive of Vader.

Appearances

 * Star Wars 31: Return to Tatooine
 * Star Wars 32: The Jawa Express
 * Star Wars 33: Saber Clash
 * Star Wars 34: Thunder in the Stars
 * Star Wars 35: Dark Lord's Gambit
 * Star Wars 36: Red Queen Rising