Adar Tallon

Adar Tallon was a brilliant tactician who fought during the Clone Wars fought alongside the Jedi and the forces of Alderaan. His influence on starship tactics was such that he would later be called "The Father of the Old Republic Navy".

As the Republic began to transition towards 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 (the Battalion) took on new identities, and stayed out of sight for several years. Tallon himself moved to Fort Tusken with his wife, Kay.

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. Luckily, a small group of Rebels also learned that Tallon was still alive, and managed to help him escape. Adar Tallon, his exile ended, joined the Rebel Alliance.

After the formation of the New Republic, Tallon joined his old friend General Jan Dodonna's "Grey 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 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, since he is placed as part of Dark Empire's backstory, as well as being mentioned in General Dodonna's Databank entry, it can be canonically stated that Tallon did somehow manage to join the Rebellion.