Nial Declann

Grand Admiral Nial Declann is a fictional character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. Nial Declann was a moody and mercurial Clone War veteran who had fought the Confederacy of Independent Systems aboard a Republic assault ship, and later became a fighter pilot. His success in the starfighter corps brought him to the attenion of Emperor Palpatine, and it was discovered that Declann was Force sensitive, thought he was never identified by the Jedi Order as such. He was trained as a dark side adept at a hidden Sith temple on Dromund Kaas, where he proved to particularly talented at telepathic suggestion and mind control, and also mastered the ability of battle meditation; he was allowed to rejoin the fleet passing a final test where he identified and killed a rebel.

Declann was among the twelve officers whom the Emperor appointed as grand admiral. Declann became known for his mood swings and his ability to enhance coordination among troops under his command with his Force abilities. Declann's personal Star Destroyer was named the Recondite.

Fiercely loyal to the Emperor, he accomponied him aboard the second Death Star, to co-ordinate the Battle of Endor. Although anxious at the loss of the deflector shield generated from the Sanctuary Moon, Declann continued to influence the Imperial battle force through the Force. When he felt the Emperor die, he rushed to the throne room, and was killed en route when the Death Star was destroyed. He was the only one of the four Grand Admirals aboard the second Death Star who didn't escape its destruction.