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Nial Declann was a Human male Force-sensitive who fought for the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. He later served the Galactic Empire both as one of its twelve Grand Admirals and as a dark side adept. Declann's impressive, Force-enhanced skills as a TIE pilot brought him to the attention of Emperor Palpatine's agents. He was subsequently taken to the Sith world of Dromund Kaas, where he was educated in the ways of the dark side by the Prophets of the Dark Side. When his training was complete, he was allowed to return to service in the Imperial Navy.

Declann, in time, was appointed to the newly created rank of Grand Admiral in 2 BBY. He built a reputation for himself, due to both his aptitude for battle meditation, and his severe mood swings. After a stint on Naboo assigning tasks to a spacer, Declann was stationed aboard the second Death Star, which was undergoing construction over Endor in 4 ABY. He served in the Battle of Endor, in which the Alliance to Restore the Republic launched a desperate attack against the superweapon&mdash;using his battle meditation, Declann was able to coordinate the Imperial forces. However, during the battle, Declann sensed the death of the Emperor, who was also present on the station, through the Force. Shortly afterward, the station was destroyed by the Alliance, killing Declann in the process.