The Tarkin Initiative was a secret think tank within the Advanced Weapons Research division of the Imperial Security Bureau.[3] Founded by Governor Wilhuff Tarkin,[1] it gave birth to both the first and second Death Star battle stations.[12] Officers within the Initiative, like Director Orson Krennic, were guarded by Imperial Intelligence's death troopers.[3] Tarkin Initiative canisters were used as part of a mining operation on the planet Ilum.[10]
At some point, the Tarkin Initiative also constructed the assassin droid BT-1 in one of their bases. The droid, however, was revealed to be homicidal, wiping out everyone at the base and then self-destructing the base itself. It was at some point before the secret mission to Geonosis found by Doctor Aphra, who after adjusting the droid's behavior and activating it, put it under the service of Darth Vader.[1]
The logo of the Tarkin Initiative was a hexagon representing a stylized faceted kyber crystal.[3]
Appearances
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- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Darth Vader Annual 2
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Star Wars Rebels – "In the Name of the Rebellion"
- Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story audiobook
- Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: Rogue One Graphic Novel Adaptation
- Rogue One Adaptation 1
- Rogue One Adaptation 2
- Rogue One Adaptation 3
- Rogue One Adaptation 4
- Rogue One Adaptation 5
- Rogue One Adaptation 6
- "The Trigger"—From a Certain Point of View (Mentioned only)
- From a Certain Point of View audiobook (Mentioned only)
- Darth Vader 2 (First mentioned) (Indirect mention only)
- Darth Vader 3 (First appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Darth Vader 14 (Mentioned only)
- Darth Vader 20 (Mentioned only)
- "The Misadventures of Triple-Zero and Beetee"—Darth Vader 20 (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Aphra 16 (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Aphra 17 (Mentioned only)
- Doctor Aphra 18
- Doctor Aphra 19
- Doctor Aphra 36 (Appears in flashback(s))
- Alphabet Squadron (Mentioned only)
- Alphabet Squadron audiobook (Mentioned only)
SourcesEdit
- Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
- Eadu in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Darth Vader 3
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- ↑ Darth Vader 20
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Doctor Aphra 18
- ↑ Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 2
- ↑ Alphabet Squadron
- ↑ TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
- ↑ Doctor Aphra 16
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- ↑ Star Wars Battlefront II
- ↑ Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
