Levinous

Levinous
Descriptive information
Gender	Male
Pronouns	He/him
Chronological & political information
Affiliation(s)	Champalan Imperial Mineral Extraction Initiative Galactic Empire Imperial Army

"However, on the other end of the spectrum were men like Grand General Levinous who was often mockingly referred to as a 'holotable officer,' given that he never left Coruscant or even appeared in the same sector as an ongoing military campaign."

―Beaumont Kin, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire

Levinous was a major shareholder of the Champalan Imperial Mineral Extraction Initiative who became a Grand General of the Galactic Empire's Imperial Army. He never left the planet Coruscant and so was mockingly called a "holotable officer," with historian Beaumont Kin suggesting in his book The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire that Levinous only attained his rank due to his connections to Grand Vizier Mas Amedda. After the apparent death of Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine in 4 ABY, Levinous declared himself Emperor before being deposed and arrested by his own forces.

Biography

Grand General of the holotable

Levinous had close ties to Grand Vizir Mas Amedda (pictured), which Beaumont Kin speculated earned him the rank of Grand General.

"His rank seemed to be almost entirely attributable to his ties to Mas Amedda, as he was a major shareholder of the Champalan Imperial Mineral Extraction Initiative."

―Beaumont Kin, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire

Levinous was a man who held major shares in the Champalan Imperial Mineral Extraction Initiative, a company associated with the Galactic Empire that mined the landmasses of the planet Champala. The company paid a percentage of its profits as well as ongoing bribes to Grand Vizier Mas Amedda, a powerful Imperial and native of Champala to who Levinous had ties.

Levinous was granted the most prestigious rank in the Imperial Army, becoming a Grand General, but never left the Imperial capital, Coruscant, and did not appear in the same sector as any of the ongoing military campaigns. This resulted in others often mockingly referring to him as a "holotable officer."

Emperor's no groove

"Grand General Levinous attempted to organize his own power base on Carida and declare himself Emperor. So did Admiral Rolas of the 14th Fleet. Neither of them was able to inspire much in the way of loyalty and were swiftly deposed and arrested by the forces under their control."

―Beaumont Kin, The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire

After declaring himself Emperor, Levinous tried to establish himself on Carida (pictured), as did Rolas.

After the apparent death of Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, Levinous declared himself Emperor while trying to haphazardly organize a power base on the planet Carida. Fellow self-declared Emperor Rolas, formerly an admiral of the Empire's 14th Fleet, also attempted to set up a base of operations on Carida, but neither the former Grand General or the former admiral inspired much loyalty from the forces under their control and they were both quickly deposed and arrested by their own men.

In 35 ABY, the historian Beaumont Kin mentioned Levinous in his book The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire and suggested that the Grand General's rank had only been achieved because of his ties to Amedda. He contrasted Levinous to more active Grand Generals like Ormeddon and used his rank as an example of how counterproductive the Imperial Military's decision-making process could be.

Behind the scenes

Levinous was mentioned in the 2024 reference book Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, which was written by Dr. Chris Kempshall.

Sources

• Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire (First mentioned)