Tion (Human)

"When peace and stability are threatened, it's the Emperor's duty to intervene, to ensure his subjects' security and well-being."

- Lord Tion to Princess Leia Organa, during the Subjugation of Ralltiir

Tion was a nobleman and a Commodore in the Imperial Navy.

Biography
Lord Tion was a believer of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin's infamous Tarkin Doctrine. He was responsible for the pacification of Ralltiir, a critic of the Emperor Palpatine's policies. Imperial military forces disbanded the Ralltiiri High Council and placed its population in prison camps. Interrogation centers were also set up and stormtroopers patrolled the streets. Tion also sealed off the entire Ralltiir system (not even permitting relief organizations to travel through his blockade), severely damaging commerce along the Perlemian Trade Route.



Prior to the Battle of Yavin, Princess Leia Organa went on a mercy mission to deliver medical supplies and equipment to the Ralltiiri High Council. She was permitted to land by Tion himself. There, Leia rescued a wounded Rebel soldier, who later revealed the existence of the first Death Star. Later, when visiting the Royal House of Alderaan for a personal dinner engagment, Tion revealed that the Death Star plans would soon be transported to the Imperial Vault. Upon hearing Leia use the term "Death Star" (A codename he had not mentioned, but she had heard from the wounded Rebel soldier) Tion asserted Leia and her father's Rebel status, threatening to summon the Galactic Empire to Alderaan. However, before Tion was given the chance to inform upon them Leia killed him in self-defense, making her an enemy of the Empire. Tion's body was later dumped in Alderaan's Southern Game Preserve.

It should be noted that Lord Tion's final conversation gave the Rebel Alliance the intelligence needed to capture the plans of the first Death Star and later destroy it over the moon of Yavin IV with the help of Luke Skywalker.

Behind the scenes
Lord Tion was voiced by John Considine in the radio dramatization of A New Hope.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Empire: Princess... Warrior
 * Star Wars radio drama
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse
 * Agents of Chaos II: Jedi Eclipse