Chiraneau

Chiraneau was a Human male TIE Fighter ace during the Galactic Civil War. An expert in the field of deep-space transmissions, he was promoted to admiral by Firmus Piett, the commander of Darth Vader's Death Squadron. In 4 ABY, Chiraneau was present aboard the second Death Star during Vader's arrival on the battlestation. The admiral later transferred to the Star Dreadnought Executor, where he served as Piett's personal advisor during the Battle of Endor. Chiraneau died when the Executor plummeted into the Death Star's surface.

Biography


Chiraneau was a former TIE Fighter ace of the Imperial Navy and a deep-space transmissions expert. He was promoted to the rank of admiral at the request of Admiral Firmus Piett, the commanding officer of the Star Dreadnought Executor and Death Squadron, the personal fleet of Darth Vader.

Chiraneau was one of the Imperial officers present when Vader arrived aboard the second Death Star in 4 ABY to discuss the battlestation's lagging construction schedule with Moff Jerjerrod, the station's commander. Vader announced that Emperor Palpatine himself would be arriving to personally oversee the remainder of the Death Star's assembly.

Later, Chiraneau served aboard the Executor as Piett's personal advisor during the climactic Battle of Endor. After a Rebel A-wing piloted by Arvel Crynyd crashed into the Executor ' s bridge, Chiraneau died along with Piett when the massive Super Star Destroyer crashed head-first into the surface of the Death Star.

Personality and traits
Chiraneau was a deep-space transmissions expert and a TIE Fighter ace. At Piett's request, Chiraneau was promoted to admiral and served as Piett's personal advisor aboard the Executor, the flagship of the entire Imperial Navy, during the Battle of Endor.

Behind the scenes


Admiral Chiraneau first appeared in the opening scene of 1983's Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi as an unnamed background character awaiting the arrival of Darth Vader on the second Death Star. He was given a name and a brief backstory in the 2000 Death Star II Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, and was also given an entry in 2008's The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, the first source to confirm his death at the Battle of Endor.

Because part of the Return of the Jedi scene showing Vader's arrival on the second Death Star was reused for a scene showing Vader arriving aboard the Executor from Bespin in the Special Edition of The Empire Strikes Back, the actor who portrayed Chiraneau can be seen in the Special Edition version, alongside other extras from Return of the Jedi.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi PhotoComic