Adar Tallon

"There is nothing wrong with fear. You need never be ashamed of it, as long as it doesn't stop you functioning. Fear is your natural warning system; it keeps you alive so that you can fight. Show me a man who isn't afraid, and I'll show you a fool who is a danger to his entire ship. And I do not tolerate fools in my navy."

- Adar Tallon

Adar Tallon was a military instructor and commander for the Galactic Republic, Rebel Alliance, and New Republic.

Admiral Tallon was a brilliant tactician who fought during the Clone Wars alongside the Jedi and the forces of Alderaan. A veteran soldier, it was Tallon who spoke to many new recruits about the brutal realities of war. Through the conflict he commanded the Sundiver. His starship tactics, such as those at the Battle of Balamak, had a heavy influence, earning him the post-period title of "The Father of the Old Republic Navy," and lending his name to tactics like the Tallon Roll and the Tallon Split.

Biography
As the Republic began its transition toward the Galactic Empire, and enemies of the New Order vanished, Tallon became disillusioned with the direction the Galaxy was taking. Calling in a favor from an old associate, a pirate named Quist, Tallon faked his own death. While he retired to Tatooine, the rest of the Galaxy believed that he had died saving a medium freighter from pirates in the Dalchon system. On Tatooine, Adar Tallon and the crew of his patrol craft, Battalion, took on new identities, and stayed out of sight for several years. Tallon himself moved to Fort Tusken with his wife, Kay. He also got himself two servants, Morr and Cala Wenn, and a droid LN-26.



In 0 BBY, when stormtroopers landed on Tatooine to search for C-3PO and R2-D2, Tallon realized he could not hide from the Empire forever. He began to plan his return, making contact with his old crew, including Quist and the mercenaries Shrike and Jungen. At the same time, Captain Parlan of the Imperial Star Destroyer Relentless discovered that Tallon was still alive. Parlan sent several bounty hunters, including Jodo Kast and IG-72, to Tatooine to kill or capture Tallon. However, a small group of Rebels also learned that Tallon was still alive, and managed to help him escape. His peaceful exile ended and Tallon joined the Rebel Alliance. The increase of activity due to the hunt was detected by N'tain Xalis, leader of the Rebel cell of Tatooine.

In his service to the Alliance, Tallon taught space combat tactics to starfighter pilots, tutored starship commanders in capital ship maneuvers and commanded several strike groups. Tallon's starship combat maneuvers proved to work best with Dodonna's military strategies, often besting the most advanced Imperial commanders and allowing the inferior numbers of the Alliance to triumph time and time again. At the same time, Tallon worked in different field missions with young tactical genius Risiev Credal.

After the formation of the New Republic, Tallon joined his old friend General Jan Dodonna's "Gray Cadre," together with Vanden Willard and Pashna Starkiller. As part of this body, he continued to advise the New Republic on military policy, especially during the reappearance of Emperor Palpatine.

Behind the scenes

 * As Adar Tallon was originally a character from a Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game scenario, it is impossible to determine the precise details of his rescue, as every group of players running through the adventure would do something different. However, "official" information always suggests that Rebel agents (the player characters) helped Tallon's associates rescue Tallon from Jodo Kast and the other bounty hunters. Afterwards, the Rebels took Tallon off Tatooine to join the Alliance, and Darth Vader executed Captain Parlan for his failure.


 * In the computer game Star Wars: Rebellion, Adar Tallon is the Alliance equivalent of Bevel Lemelisk, being able to research in all three fields of technology: ship design, troop training, and facility design. Despite his canonical past as a soldier, his combat and espionage skills are low, and his leadership abilities are average.

Appearances

 * Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:2:12: CIS Jammer Prototype Destroyed
 * Republic Commando: Hard Contact
 * Star Wars Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
 * Tatooine Manhunt
 * Star Wars: Rebellion
 * Star Wars: Galaxies

Notes and references
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