- "Tamara…how did I fail you? I made you a pilot. I gave you purpose. I gave you everything you ever wanted. What did he give you that I could not?"
"A family." - ―Tierny and Tamara Ryvora
Tierny was a human female who served as an agent in the First Order Security Bureau during the conflict between the First Order and the Resistance. In 34 ABY, she was sent to the supertanker fuel depot Colossus on the planet Castilon to root out the Resistance presence on the station. While there, she interrogated the mechanic Tamara Ryvora, whose colleagues Kazuda Xiono and Jarek Yeager worked for the Resistance. After presenting herself as caring and sympathetic, Tierny manipulated Ryvora into joining the First Order as a pilot and betraying Xiono and Yeager, making the mechanic believe they never cared about her. Tierny, Commander Pyre, and Ryvora fled the Colossus before its jump to hyperspace, boarding the Resurgent-class Star Destroyer Thunderer and accepting Ryvora as a First Order cadet. Over the following months, Tierny and Pyre pursued the Colossus across the galaxy. Using Ryvora's comlink, they tracked the station to the planet D'Qar but were unable to prevent the platform from escaping. Tierny devised a plot to have an engineer—Nenavakasa Nalor—sabotage the Colossus, but it proved unsuccessful.
After tracing the station's signal beacon through space, the Thunderer again failed to capture the Colossus but instead captured a Resistance pilot—Venisa Doza—who had been trying to rendezvous with the refueling station. Although Doza escaped detainment, Tierny continued to pursue the Colossus alongside Pyre. On the planet Varkana, the agent tortured the Colossus residents Yeager and the pirate Synara San to acquire the station's location. However, before the officer could question them further, she was knocked out by the Resistance droid CB-23, and the pair fled the world with Xiono and the Resistance spy Norath Kev. Next, following a report from a probe droid, Tierny and Pyre traveled aboard the Thunderer to meet with the Colossus on the planet Aeos Prime, where the station had been attempting to settle permanently. Upon again failing to capture the station, she encountered the Resistance and some Colossus Ace Squadron pilots over the planet Dantooine, who were escorting shuttles of recruits offworld. Although the First Order only destroyed one of the three escaping shuttles, Tierny comforted Ryvora about the failure and promoted her to squadron leader.
Afterward, the agent and Pyre returned to Aeos Prime to lead its bombardment. Ryvora eventually grew disillusioned with the First Order and chose to defect, taking her comlink from Tierny's office and meeting with her former colleagues on Castilon. After the First Order captured Ryvora and the colleagues she had been intending to meet—Yeager, Xiono, and CB-23—Tierny confronted her about the betrayal. The Thunderer then traveled to the Barabesh system to confront the Colossus again, having learned its location from the First Order pilot Jace Rucklin. However, as the Colossus successfully repelled the Thunderer's attacks, Tierny was executed for her failure by Supreme Leader Kylo Ren.
Biography[]
Endeavor on Castilon[]
Arrival on the platform[]
- "This is not what you expected, is it? I'm not a monster, Tamara. Our goal is galactic peace through absolute order. Nothing more. I know how hard it must be for you to trust anyone right now."
"Look, this is all a big misunderstanding. Yeager, Neeku, Kaz, they're not spies." - ―Tierny and Tamara Ryvora, in the Aces' Lounge
The human female[2] Tierny lived during the reign of the New Republic. For some time,[5] she[3] scraped her way through life to survive and eventually joined the First Order, having believed she was meant for a bigger purpose.[5] Eventually, she became an agent in the[3] secretive[6] First Order Security Bureau by the time of the conflict between the First Order and the Resistance.[3] During her service, Tierny became known for her aggressive and manipulative interrogation tactics, sometimes lulling her targets into a false sense of security.[2] In 34 ABY,[7] the First Order occupied the supertanker fuel depot Colossus on[3] the Mid Rim[8] planet[6] Castilon. While there, Commander Pyre led[3] his[6] garrison's stormtroopers to arrest Team Fireball upon the revelation that the crew's namesake racer had been used by Resistance members trespassing in the First Order-controlled Sector Epsilon 51-3[3] in the Unknown Regions' Dassal system.[9] Though the mechanics Jarek Yeager, Kazuda Xiono, and Neeku Vozo escaped, one of the team's members, the mechanic Tamara Ryvora, was captured. Tierny was sent to the Colossus to interrogate Ryvora and root out any Resistance presence, and Pyre prepared for the agent's arrival.[3]
After landing her shuttle, Tierny was met by Pyre and the Colossus's Captain Imanuel Doza, and they traveled to Doza's office in Doza Tower. When Ryvora was brought into the office by stormtroopers, Tierny immediately approached her[3] in a friendly and comforting fashion,[10] ordering the mechanic's binders removed. When Doza began interfering in the agent's questioning of Ryvora, the First Order agent escorted[3] the confused[10] mechanic to the Aces' Lounge, where they could converse privately. During the conversation, Tierny attempted to positively frame the First Order's quest for galactic peace[3] by using her well-honed guile to manipulate Ryvora's feelings toward her friends.[6]
Afterward, the agent revealed to Ryvora that her colleague, Xiono, was not who he had claimed to be—he was actually a former New Republic Navy pilot and a member of one of[3] the Core Worlds[8] planet Hosnian Prime's wealthiest families who had been recruited into the Resistance. Having believed Xiono was from a poor background, Ryvora was shocked to learn more about his past when the agent gave her a datapad containing his service record. When the Colossus's alarms blared shortly afterward, and the station began to shake, Tierny left Ryvora in the lounge guarded by two stormtroopers to investigate.[3]
A suspicious sinking[]
- "Frankly, Pyre…I find the timing of this "accident" suspicious, especially with three Resistance agents running amok."
"I was thinking the exact same thing, Tierny." - ―Tierny and Pyre, in Doza's office
The agent returned to Doza's office, demanding that the captain inform her of what was happening. Doza, who had secretly been collaborating with Team Fireball members Yeager and Xiono to sink the Colossus to sabotage the First Order's communications blackout and contact the Resistance by accessing the transmitter outside Doza Tower, lied and claimed that a reactor malfunction must have been occurring. At Pyre's directive, Doza began closing the Colossus's emergency hatches to prevent the station from flooding. The trio watched from Doza's office as the refueling station slowly sank into Castilon's seas, leaving only Doza Tower above water.[3]
Tierny then conversed with Pyre, both agreeing that the timing of the alleged reactor failure was suspicious, given that Resistance spies were still running loose on the Colossus. After a[3] man[11] informed Tierny and Pyre via comlink that the First Order's jamming signal was not operational, Doza suggested water damage as a probable cause. However, Tierny looked out the window and noticed that the transmitter was above the water line, causing Pyre to leave to deal with the situation. Though Xiono and his astromech droid CB-23 escaped after contacting the Resistance, Yeager was captured by stormtroopers while stalling so the pair could flee.[3]
Recruiting Tam Ryvora[]
- "I want to make you an offer, Tamara. I don't want to see your potential wasted on this platform for the rest of your life."
"What kind of offer?"
"You've always dreamed of becoming a successful pilot, have you not?"
"I mean, yeah. I've always felt at home in the sky."
"Well, if you come with me, I believe you will find the First Order can make those dreams a reality." - ―Tierny and Tamara Ryvora
Seeing Ryvora as a potential asset to the First Order, the agent decided to recruit her to their side[12] by presenting herself as a kind and understanding alternative to her former colleagues.[13] Tierny treated Ryvora to a sumptuous meal in the Aces' Lounge, telling her she deserved more than the Colossus had to offer. Then, the agent further sought to sully Ryvora's opinions of Xiono and Yeager, expounding on their connections to the Resistance with recorded evidence of their actions. When Ryvora responded that Yeager was only trying to protect Xiono by pretending to be a spy, Tierny countered that the recording showed both were Resistance operatives and that she could not trust the former because he had kept secrets from her.[12]
The mechanic is troubled by the agent's claim, at first disbelieving the evidence provided,[13] but eventually coming to see the agent as a guide and interpreting her evidence as compelling.[14] Shortly afterward, Tierny escorted Ryvora through a corridor on the Colossus, and they encountered a captive Yeager as they passed by. Though Yeager attempted to warn the mechanic that the First Order was manipulating her, the agent convinced Ryvora to follow her. After arriving at Doza Tower, Tierny stoked the mechanic's resentment toward Xiono by suggesting that he was deceptive. Aware of Ryvora's desire to become a pilot, Tierny offered her a place with the First Order by claiming they could train her to reach her potential.[12]
Fleeing the refueling station[]
- "You're losing control of this station, Pyre. To ensure the safety of everyone on board, I suggest you call in reinforcements. I'm taking Tamara off-world, back to base."
"Perhaps reinforcements are the right idea. If we can't raise this station, we'll have to resort to a more aggressive solution." - ―Tierny and Pyre, aboard the Colossus
When Xiono and his colleagues—Team Colossus—flooded the Colossus as part of a plot to expel First Order forces, Tierny and Pyre were present in Doza Tower. After a stormtrooper informed them that they had lost five more stormtroopers, Tierny advised Pyre to bring reinforcements and informed him that she was taking Ryvora offworld back to base. Not wanting to lose control of the station, Pyre advocated for a more aggressive solution if the station could not be raised but also agreed for the mechanic to be taken off the platform. After the First Order officers left Doza's office, Yeager—who had been secretly listening to their conversation while hiding in the room with Doza—resolved to not let Ryvora leave the Colossus. At Doza Tower's landing platform, Tierny and Pyre accompanied Ryvora aboard a waiting Upsilon-class command shuttle.[15]
While there, Xiono and Yeager tried to convince Ryvora not to leave with the First Order, but she was still bitter towards them for keeping secrets from her[15] and felt he had made her false promises as a cover for his Resistance operations.[14] Exploiting the conflict between Ryvora, Xiono, and Yeager, Tierny claimed that the First Order was giving Ryvora protection and a new purpose. As the Colossus fired up its hyperdrive to flee Castilon, CB-23 squirted oil, causing four stormtroopers at the top of Doza Tower to fall onto the landing platform. Meanwhile, Xiono and Yeager eliminated the other nearby stormtroopers. Tierny and Pyre engaged in a firefight with Xiono while waiting for their transport to arrive, then evacuated Ryvora from the platform alongside a stormtrooper. As the Colossus rocketed into space, the First Order dispatched Major Elrik Vonreg's squadron and a Resurgent-class Star Destroyer to destroy the Colossus. However, the station managed to escape into hyperspace.[15]
Pursuing the Colossus[]
Onboarding a new cadet[]
- "I'm an excellent pilot, and I want to use those skills in service of a cause I believe in."
"I believe you, Tamara. But if you are to rise in the ranks as one of the best, I will require your total cooperation."
"I understand."
"So you will help us locate the Colossus?"
"I will."
"Even though you know that might put your friends in jeopardy?"
"They're not my friends anymore. I've made my choice." - ―Tamara Ryvora and Tierny, aboard the Thunderer
After boarding the First Order Resurgent-class Star Destroyer[16] Thunderer,[17] Pyre and Tierny reported to Captain Phasma on the Colossus's whereabouts, assuring[16] her[6] that the refueling station would soon be in the First Order's grasp. Despite Tierny's confidence in their success, Phasma indicated to the pair that if they could not control the station, they should destroy it, or she would personally see to their execution. After the conversation, Ryvora was brought to meet with Tierny and Pyre, with the latter indicating that they were eager to hear any information she had to share about her former colleagues. The mechanic then told the First Order operatives what she knew of Xiono and Yeager's association with the Resistance but eventually insisted she had told them everything she was aware of. After promising her loyalty to the First Order and agreeing to help hunt down the Colossus, Ryvora was made a First Order cadet by Pyre and Tierny. Though they dismissed the cadet—now given the callsign DT-533—to acquire her uniform,[16] Tierny continued to doubt Ryvora's loyalty.[5]
When Ryvora received a message from Xiono on her personal comlink, she turned the device over to Tierny and Pyre to show her loyalty to the First Order after being persuaded to do so by fellow recruited cadet and former Colossus resident Jace Rucklin. The agent was pleased with the cadet's volunteering of information, giving the comlink to Pyre to use. The First Order traced the comlink's signal to the former Resistance[18] planet[6] D'Qar, which had been the site of a recent major conflict between the First Order and the main Resistance fleet. Tierny deduced that the Colossus' crew were unaware of what had transpired and traveled to the location to rendezvous with the rest of the Resistance. Aboard the Thunderer, she traveled to the world to find the Colossus stranded amongst the debris over D'Qar, unable to make the jump to hyperspace, as the crew had initially planned to refuel at the Resistance base.[18]
With no other options, Xiono led a team to salvage hyperfuel from the downed[18] Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought Fulminatrix.[6] The Thunderer arrived while the Resistance cell was still aboard the wreckage, and Tierny launched an attack on the Colossus and, thanks to intel provided by an officer, opened fire on what remained of the First Order Star Dreadnought. Doza deployed the Aces to counter the offensive, aiming to protect both his space station and Xiono's team amidst their coaxium extraction effort. Tierny watched the continued space battle from the Thunderer's bridge, eventually witnessing a heavily-damaged Colossus jump to hyperspace once Xiono's team returned to the station with the needed coaxium fuel. The agent asked Ryvora if she would continue to inform them of any future attempts to contact her by her former colleagues, which the latter agreed to.[18] Though Pyre feels that the cadet should be firmly conditioned to ensure her loyalty to the First Order, Tierny disagrees, believing that Ryvora in her current state will better help them find the Colossus.[19] Afterward, the agent stored the cadet's comlink in her office aboard the Thunderer.[5]
Plot with an engineer[]
- "I wasn't sure your plan with the saboteur was going to work. But it seems too be going well."
"It's nice of you to admit that I'm right. You'll learn to regret ever doubting me."
"Heh. We'll see about that." - ―Pyre and Tierny
Not long afterward, Tierny devised a plot to capture the Colossus in its damaged state. She hired the engineer Nenavakasa Nalor to track the refueling station in her ship and board the station under the guise of helping them with repairs while secretly sabotaging the station as she worked. After accepting Tierny's offer of employment, Nalor traced the Colossus's path for a few days, eventually faking a distress signal that got her rescued by Xiono and his colleague, the pirate and Colossus resident Synara San. Once aboard, she sabotaged the refueling station's systems using a k-spline component, reported back to the First Order to have Pyre credit her account with payment for the endeavor, and fled the station after broadcasting its location to her employer.[20]
Pyre was impressed that the agent's plan seemingly succeeded as the Thunderer arrived at the Colossus's location, indicating his initial doubts. However, Xiono and Vozo worked swiftly to reverse Nalor's damage to the station and successfully evacuated the Colossus from the area after getting its systems back online. When the commander pointed out that Nalor had failed to sabotage the station entirely, Tierny indicated that the First Order should execute the engineer if the First Order ever found her again.[20]
Meeting a pilot[]
- "You wanted to see me, Agent Tierny?"
"You were held captive by the prisoner, correct?"
"Yes. It was my fault she escaped."
"Did the pilot reveal anything as to her identity?"
"No. Nothing."
"We'll find out soon enough. The First Order has eyes everywhere. Security will want a full debriefing of your experience. I suggest you cooperate with their investigation." - ―Tamara Ryvora and Tierny, after Venisa Doza's escape
While still hunting for the Colossus, Tierny traveled aboard the Thunderer after tracking the station's signal beacon to a location in space. Though the supertanker fuel depot eventually fled once First Order forces began attacking, a lone Resistance pilot—Venisa Doza—who had been attempting to rendezvous with the Colossus made a hyperspace jump into the area. After being caught in the Thunderer's tractor beam and brought to the vessel's hangar, Tierny met with Venisa and inquired who she was. When the pilot refused to volunteer information, the agent ordered her taken into custody and her ship's logs to be inspected for clues.[21]
However, a stormtrooper informed Tierny shortly afterward that the ship and Doza's astromech droid, Torch, both appeared fried. Though stormtroopers later tossed Torch in a junk pile, assuming the droid was non-operable, the droid whirred back to life and went to rescue Venisa. With Torch's help, Venisa escaped her detention cell and took Ryvora hostage, heading to the Thunderer's Bay 2. The Resistance pilot attempted to convince her to defect from the First Order by revealing her identity as a member of the Doza family and a friend of Yeager. When she refused, she stunned the young cadet as Tierny followed a contingent of troopers to the hangar. After Torch used explosives to set a TIE fighter aflame, the agent realized the incident was a diversion providing cover for Venisa's escape and ordered the area locked down.[21]
The agent then indicated to nearby stormtroopers that they should shoot down a TIE fighter taking off from the hangar, assuming the Resistance pilot was inside. However, Torch was piloting the craft as another diversion, letting the ship slowly get fired upon while[21] his[22] pilot boarded her starfighter. Afterward, as Tierny and the other First Order forces watched, Torch ejected from the damaged TIE and reconnected with Venisa's vessel as it hyperspace jumped out of the area. Shortly following the incident, Tierny asked to meet with Ryvora and verified that the cadet had been held captive by Venisa during her escape. However, Ryvora lied to the agent and told her that the pilot had not revealed her identity to her despite the Resistance operative telling her who she was. Though skeptical of Ryvora's answers, Tierny only told the cadet to comply with security's debriefing of her on the situation.[21]
Confrontations with spies[]
- "Our friend Kazuda Xiono was here. He acquired a binary deflector and then escaped capture."
"Did DT-533 contact the spy?"
"She was reportedly with DT-798, who turned them in."
"Interesting. If we play this right, Miss Ryvora will help us destroy the Colossus." - ―Pyre and Tierny, after Xiono's theft on the Titan
The Colossus—still fleeing from the First Order—desprately needed a trans-binary deflector replacement; failing to retrieve one would lead to the deaths of all on the station due to cosmic radiation. After Xiono and Vozo stole one from the First Order supertanker fuel depot Titan, Pyre contacted Tierny via hologram and informed her that the former had been on the station to steal the part. When the agent inquired if Ryvora had contacted her former colleagues, the commander indicated that she had not. Tierny considered the information, eventually reflecting that the new cadet would be the key to locating the Colossus.[23]
After receiving a Resistance distress signal from[24] the Outer Rim[8] planet Varkana, Xiono, Yeager, San, and CB-23 traveled to the world to investigate while the Colossus remained in the system. However, the group soon became trapped in the bounty hunter Ax Tagrin's ship alongside the Resistance spy who had originally sent the distress signal—the Duros Norath Kev—whom Tagrin had captured earlier. After Tagrin informed Pyre of the Resistance group's capture aboard his ship, the commander[24] and Tierny traveled aboard the Thunderer to Varkana and made their way to the world's surface in a transport.[25] Though Xiono and Kev managed to escape the bounty hunter's custody,[24] San, Yeager, and CB-23 were escorted into the Vargo Spaceport's main hangar to meet with Tierny and Pyre upon their arrival.[25]
Varkana interrogations[]
- "Stop it. I said stop."
"I'm surprised you care about this pirate, Yeager. How compassionate."
"Unlike you, I'm a compassionate person."
"Is that so? Funny, that's not how Tamara described you. But we'll get to that soon enough. First, shall we continue?" - ―Jarek Yeager and Tierny, as the latter tortured him and Synara San
Tierny coldly[26] addressed Yeager by name, lamenting that their past meetings had been too brief for them to get acquainted, and led him and San aboard their awaiting shuttle with the assistance of two stormtroopers. While still docked in the hangar, the First Order agent interrogated the pair using electric shocks in interrogation chairs, probing for the location of the Colossus. When Yeager pleaded for her to stop harming San, she mocked him for his compassion for the pirate and confronted him for his treatment of Ryvora by keeping secrets from her. She then turned her attention on him fully, electrocuting him as she repeatedly implored him to tell her his method of contacting Resistance General Leia Organa and where else the Resistance was hiding throughout the galaxy. Though the mechanic insisted he did not know the information she was looking for, Tierny claimed he was lying, noting that Ryvora had told her about his past as a member of the Rebel Alliance.[25]
Though the pair briefly argued over whether the First Order was manipulating the young cadet, Tierny was called away to help with an issue at console A2 and remarked that she would finish her interrogation later. When San noted that the agent would not stop until she had her answers, the pair began considering ways of escaping. Tierny, now helping Pyre and another stormtrooper crack the memory banks of CB-23 from a console, watched as First Order Lieutenant Galek reported to Pyre that the Colossus had just left the Varkana system. As the agent looked on, CB-23 was then electrocuted in an attempt to get[25] her[6] to reveal the station's location. Later, the stormtrooper working with her succeeded in accessing the droid's main databanks, and she ordered them to drain all information they could and destroy her afterward.[25]
However, after Tierny left the consoles, CB-23 knocked out the stormtrooper and hooked into the system, frying the nearby equipment. The agent noticed the power shorting out as she walked away and headed back toward the area, pulling her blasters out as she walked in. CB-23 swung down from the ceiling and knocked her out, fleeing as she groaned from her place on the floor. After Xiono and Kev freed San and Yeager, CB-23 met with the group and fled Varkana aboard a shuttle, eventually rendezvousing with the Colossus and escaping to hyperspace.[25]
Skirmish in the Aeos system[]
- "It looks like our friend, Kazuda Xiono."
"The Colossus can't be far behind."
"Aeos Prime, home to a race of people who once collaborated with the Rebel Alliance."
"We should have wiped them out before. But now we'll correct our mistake." - ―Tierny and Pyre, aboard the Thunderer
After fleeing from the First Order for months, the Colossus eventually attempted to settle on the Outer Rim planet[28] Aeos Prime permanently. However, the First Order tracked them to the world with a probe droid's report, which contained an image of Xiono in the Fireball leaving Aeos Prime. Tierny pointed out the Resistance spy's identity to Galek and Pyre, having been informed of the development by a First Order bridge lieutenant. When the agent mentioned the world's population had once worked with the Rebel Alliance, Pyre agreed that they should have wiped out the Aeosians in the past and ordered a course set for the Aeos system. Upon arrival, the Thunderer began attacking the Colossus as it attempted to flee to hyperspace. Tierny watched the battle progress from the Thunderer, listening as Pyre directed their Star Destroyer to fire on the refueling station's engines to take out their hyperdrive. Tierny was surprised when the Ace Squadron attacked their much larger vessel head-on, considering the move foolish.[27]
While flying in Yeager's ship, Xiono attempted to make an attack run on the Thunderer's bridge, firing a missile when in range. However, Ryvora's TIE fighter blocked the projectile while Tierny and Pyre watched, ducking to brace for impact in the moments prior. The Colossus continued to ascend into Aeos Prime's orbit, eventually jumping to hyperspace as the agent looked on from the bridge. She remarked to Pyre that General Armitage Hux would not be pleased, though he replied that the general was not who he was concerned about. Afterward, Tierny and Galek visited Ryvora and congratulated her on her performance in the skirmish, promoting her to second squadron commander.[27]
Dantooine skirmish and revisiting Aeos Prime[]
- "DT‐533. Even though this mission was a failure, one of the three Resistance shuttles was successfully destroyed under your command. I know you're upset. Understand that Lieutenant Galek died in service to the First Order and was a fine squadron commander, but her failure has now created opportunities for others. There is one less group of Resistance we have to worry about, thanks to you. DT‐533, you are now promoted to squadron leader."
- ―Tierny promoting Ryvora after Galek's death in the Dantooine skirmish
Not long after, aboard the Thunderer, Tierny and Pyre briefed Galek and three First Order cadets on recent reports of Resistance activity near[5] the Outer Rim[8] planet Dantooine, with the latter commander ordering their vessel to set course for the world since the TIE squadron patrolling that area had fallen out of contact. As the Thunderer jumped to hyperspace, Tierny continued surveying a holographic projection of Dantooine. Later, the agent asked Ryvora to meet with her in her office aboard the Star Destroyer and inquired how she was. As she fiddled with Ryvora's comlink—which the cadet had turned over to her previously—in her hands, the cadet eyed the device while insisting she was doing great due to her promotion as second squadron commander. Tierny admitted her past doubts about her but noted she was wise not to have been deceived by her former colleague Xiono.[5]
As the agent tucked the comlink into her desk's drawer, Ryvora took note of where she placed it. Tierny expounded on her life before the First Order to the young woman, explaining that she had brought the mechanic to join them because of her potential. The agent insisted that Ryvora must continue to surpass her expectations but eventually dismissed the cadet when Galek called for all squadrons to prepare for launch. Following this, the Thunderer arrived at Dantooine and engaged with a contingent of Resistance escorts and Ace Squadron pilots protecting three shuttles of Resistance recruits. Though Rucklin destroyed one of the shuttles in the ensuing dogfight, Galek was killed in the conflict, and the rest of the combatants escaped. After the skirmish, Tierny met with Ryvora and consoled her over the mission's failure and Galek's loss. The agent then promoted her to squadron commander for the successful destruction of one of the three shuttles during the endeavor under her command, noting that Galek's failure created the opportunity for her promotion. Despite Tierny's praise,[5] Ryvora was troubled by the conflict between her moral compass and duties as part of the First Order.[29]
Meeting with a leader[]
- "Supreme Leader Ren. While— while its whereabouts are still unknown, we are already working on a solution to that problem, Supreme Leader."
"Your list of failures is long, Agent Tierny. I will not suffer the existence of any Resistance cell, no matter how small. If you are not capable of dealing with them, then I will find someone who can.
"We understand, Supreme Leader."
"Do you?" - ―Tierny and Kylo Ren
Following the Dantooine endeavor,[5] Tierny traveled to the Aeos system aboard the Thunderer. In retaliation for having served as a sanctuary for the Colossus, she and Pyre participated in the suppression of the Aeos system with thirteen other Resurgent-class Star Destroyers, bombarding the planet and killing the Aeosians that had helped the Resistance. The pair then contacted Hux via hologram from the former's office and reported the attack complete. However, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren took Hux's place in the terminal's feed and berated both for failing to find the Colossus. Though Tierny attempted to appease the Supreme Leader,[4] he[17] did not accept her excuses and indicated he could replace them if they could not complete their assigned objective. Ren used the Force to make them both draw their blasters and aim them at each other, only letting them go after several moments.[4] The impatient[17] Supreme Leader warned them that he would not tolerate further failures,[4] giving them only one more chance to find the Colossus.[17]
Tierny and Pyre exited the office, resolved to double their efforts. Moments after their departure, Ryvora used the reprogrammed MSE-6 series repair droid 5-L to sneak into the agent's office and take her comlink from the room's desk. After conversing with an officer to request a report, Tierny returned to her office as the cadet attempted to hide from her. She was distracted by 5-L's presence, allowing Ryvora to slip from the room as the agent asked whether the droid had completed the system upgrade. 5-L beeped at Tierny and hurried from the room, leading her to watch it leave and then close the room's door.[4]
Final encounter with the Colossus[]
Dealing with treachery[]
- "I'd like to know what you're doing as well, Tamara."
"Agent Tierny. I'm just preparing my TIE for the training session I'm leading."
"I thought that was in Hangar D-13?"
"Operations must have moved it to a different hangar." - ―Tierny and Tamara Ryvora, as the latter lied to her superior
Using a mechanic's code, Ryvora sent a coded message to Xiono and Vozo, asking them to help her escape the First Order by meeting her on Castilon. Afterward, she changed the hangar bay launch location of her upcoming TIE fighter training station to a different hangar bay on the Thunderer. Tierny met with the cadet and Rucklin as she prepared her ship, questioning why she had altered the location of her session. When Ryvora claimed that Operations must have moved it, Tierny ordered Rucklin to assist her, letting the pair go while watching them intensely. Following this, Ryvora jumped to the Tashtor sector—where Castilon was located—for their training session.[4]
However, aboard the Thunderer, a First Order officer informed Tierny and Pyre that sensors had indicated Ryvora's squadron had jumped to Castilon. The agent and commander shared a glance, with the latter commenting that the new squadron leader must have felt homesick. Tierny then left and went to her office, finding Ryvora's comlink missing from her desk, as she had stolen it earlier.[4] The agent was disappointed with the betrayal—having thought she gave Ryvora both training and purpose in life[30]—and figured out the rest of the lieutenant's plan to defect.[31] With this knowledge, the Thunderer traveled to Castilon to intercept the squadron leader. Eventually, the vessel captured her and those who had come to her aid—Xiono, Yeager, and CB-23—and Rucklin, catching their shuttle in a tractor beam. Tierny confronted Ryvora for her treachery, lamenting that she had had great potential. Though the agent expounded that the punishment for treason was death, the recruit claimed she was no longer afraid of her.[4]
Rucklin then revealed that the Colossus was in[4] the Mid Rim's[8] Barabesh system to Tierny and Pyre but was nonetheless led away from the scene by stormtroopers despite his claims of innocence. Xiono and Yeager, hiding in the hangar bay with the shuttle, ran away from the vessel as stormtroopers searched it. One stormtrooper ran out of the captured ship, indicating to Tierny that it was set to self-destruct. She then ordered nearby to fall back but was not quick enough to escape the blast and was tossed to the floor. Alarms blared as Tierny shakily rose from the floor; she pulled out her blasters and began shooting at Xiono and Yeager, whom she began pursuing. She directed the stormtroopers with her not to let them escape as she chased after the pair.[4]
Skirmishing in hyperspace[]
- "Security, we have Resistance agents loose on this ship. Lock down all positions. Code Red."
"Understood, Agent Tierny." - ―Tierny and a security worker, aboard the Thunderer
As the agent continued dogfighting with the Resistance combatants, Pyre ordered the Thunderer's command to travel to the Barabesh system. The commander eventually joined her, chasing Xiono and Yeager out of the hangar and behind a blast door while exchanging fire. After seeing them disappear behind the door, Tierny called an individual working for the Thunderer's security and told them to issue a Code Red due to the Resistance agents loose on the vessel. They agreed to lock down all positions, responding affirmatively. Pyre informed Tierny that the Thunderer was on its way to the Barabesh system to confront the Colossus, leaving nowhere for the station to hide. She retorted that they may both face the consequences if he was not right, stalking away from him.[4]
On the Thunderer's bridge, a stormtrooper informed Tierny and Pyre that Ryvora had escaped and joined Xiono and Yeager as they fled from First Order forces and were last seen in turbolift G-27. Meanwhile, the fugitives snuck to the engineering section of the Star Destroyer and transmitted a message to the Colossus, warning their colleagues that the First Order was on its way. However, Pyre and his stormtroopers captured the group shortly afterward and brought them to face Tierny on the Thunderer's bridge. She commended the trio for their tenacity but indicated the First Order would stamp out their resistance shortly. The agent then turned her attention to Ryvora, questioning the mechanic, as the agent did not understand why she had betrayed the First Order. The mechanic told Tierny firmly that Yeager had given her a family, which the latter found distasteful.[4]
Death and defeat[]
- "Supreme Leader, I have the Colossus within my grasp, but I need reinforcements."
"To add to your failure? The First Order does not tolerate the weak, Agent Tierny."
"I understand."
"Do you?"
"Yes, Supreme… Leader." - ―Tierny and Kylo Ren
Moments later, the Thunderer arrived in the Barabesh system close to the Colossus, much to the horror of the captured trio on the bridge, hoping the refueling station had fled due to their sent warning. As Pyre ordered the First Order to attack, Tierny mocked that the group could now watch their "family" perish from the Star Destroyer's bridge. A bridge lieutenant informed the agent and the commander that Colossus pilots were attacking their thrusters, to which the former insisted that their shields could not be breached. At Tierny's directive, Pyre left the bridge to prepare a boarding party.[4]
Working in secret, CB-23 deactivated the Thunderer's deflector shields, and an officer on the bridge informed Tierny of this. She told them to bring them back online, but the lieutenant insisted that they could not. When a blast from an enemy combatant rocked the bridge, Tierny and her troopers stumbled to catch their balance. Yeager, Xiono, and Ryvora used their momentary distraction to take out the troopers, shoot the agent, destroy the bridge's controls, and flee the Thunderer. Tierny raised her blaster and moved to pursue them, but they made it safely behind a door before she could.[4]
While still on the bridge, Ren contacted Tierny via hologram, with the latter insisting she had the Colossus within her grasp but needed reinforcements.[4] The furious[17] Supreme Leader berated her for her failure, did not accept her excuses, and choked her.[4] Tierny struggled to breathe, grasping at her collar,[32] until Ren eventually killed her[17] using the Force. Ace Squadron then fired at the Thunderer's engines for the final time, causing them to explode and cause a chain reaction[4]—which killed all on board,[33] including Tierny. Not long after, in 35 ABY, the Resistance defeated the First Order at the Battle of Exegol.[17]
Personality and traits[]
- "I admit, I had my doubts about you at first, but that changed when you turned this over to me. You were wise not to be deceived by Kazuda Xiono's lies. Those who betray us…"
"Become our enemy."
"You know, I wasn't born into the First Order. For years, I scraped by under the rule of the New Republic. But I knew I was meant for more. I brought you here because I saw the same potential in you, and you've surpassed all my expectations." - ―Tierny and Tamara Ryvora
Tierny had brown eyes, dark skin, and a scar on her jaw. She kept her black hair[3] in a complex knotted updo to maintain her curls.[34] Having struggled to survive during the time of the New Republic,[5] Tierny hoped to restore peace to the galaxy through absolute order.[3] The intimidating[35] agent was a staunch believer in ruling with an iron fist, having little mercy for those who disagreed with the goals of the First Order,[36] considering it her main priority to root out all forms of opposition with laser-like precision.[35] She felt treason to her organization was one of the worst crimes[4] and was willing to order the execution of those who failed in their duties.[20] Despite maintaining a collection of blasters in her office, Tierny held no interest in art.[37] While working for the First Order, Pyre and Tierny shared a workable affinity[4] despite occasionally being skeptical of each other's methods.[20]
The agent viewed Ryvora as having great potential[12] and saw a lot of herself reflected in the mechanic,[5] wanting her to rise in the ranks with the First Order and put her skills to use.[12] By presenting herself as a sharp contrast to Pyre's aggressive stormtroopers,[10] the agent used her persuasion skills to sow a wedge between Ryvora and her colleagues Yeager and Xiono, claiming that they had withheld information from her because they did not trust her.[12] Troubled by the new knowledge,[13] Tierny succeeded in manipulating Ryvora into joining the First Order[15] and becoming a cadet—while also willingly giving up information on her former colleagues[16]—including turning her comlink over to her and Pyre.[18]
The agent continued being invested in the cadet's progress within the First Order, proud when she performed well in skirmishes and issued her both of her promotions—first to second squadron commander[27] and later to squadron commander after Galek's death. She made an effort to ensure[5] her protégée[2] was doing well, taking the time to meet with her in her office.[5] Meanwhile, the agent expressed sharp derision for Ryvora's former father figure, Yeager, and how she felt he had treated her.[25] Tierny expressed betrayal when Ryvora defected from the First Order, not understanding the mechanic's attachment to her "family" from the Colossus.[4]
Skills and abilities[]
- Tierny: "Retrieve her flight data recorder. Perhaps where you've been will tell us more about who you are."
- Stormtrooper: "Both the system and her droid have been fried. Looks like sabotage."
- Venisa Doza: "Huh. How did that happen?"
- Tierny: "We have other ways of getting information out of you. Take her to the detention bay."
- ―Tierny, a stormtrooper, and Venisa Doza[21]
As a specially-trained[2] weapons expert[37] and intelligence agent, Tierny had access to information on enemies of the First Order, including Xiono and Yeager's backgrounds.[12] The agent was a master manipulator, preferring to lure her targets into a false sense of security. She prided herself on her methods and was able to quickly shift between an icy demeanor and a caring facade. Though she did not often resort to aggressive tactics,[2] the formidable[38] First Order agent was willing to engage combatively with Resistance agents, including when she tortured Yeager and San on Varkana during an interrogation.[25] She enjoyed exacting revenge on enemies of the First Order, pleased at the concept of making Yeager, Ryvora, and Xiono watch the Thunderer destroy the Colossus in the Barabesh system.[2] During her First Order service, Tierny proved capable of wielding her blasters against enemy combatants.[4]
Equipment[]
- "Kazuda hails from one of the wealthiest families on Hosnian Prime."
"What? Wealthy? No, Kaz is just—"
"A pilot in the New Republic Navy, who was recruited to serve in the Resistance. Here, maybe his service record will help convince you." - ―Tierny and Tamara Ryvora, with the former presenting her datapad to the mechanic
As an agent of the First Order Security Bureau, Tierny wore a uniform designed by herself due to having no standard uniform. She donned a ribbed, long-sleeved gray undersuit that featured extra knee padding[34] and the inscription "FOSB" in the Aurebesh language.[39] Over this, she wore a fitted black chest armor piece alongside black shoulder pauldrons featuring the First Order insignia in white. Tierny carried standard First Order-issued code cylinders on a gray-and-black utility belt, two black holsters holding two black[34] RK-3 blasters,[6] and a sharply angled black helmet with a facial opening. She also wore gray gloves with black paneling, tall black boots, and gray pants with knee openings over her undersuit.[34]
When she was sent to the Colossus on Castilon, Tierny used an Upsilon-class command shuttle and had access to a datapad[3] that was able to display holograms.[12] As she and Pyre tracked the Colossus across the galaxy, they both held command over the Thunderer.[16] For some time, Tierny also maintained possession of Ryvora's personal comlink when the cadet turned the device over to her and Pyre to help track the Colossus. While on Varkana, Tierny used two electric interrogation chairs to question Yeager and San.[18]
Tierny's office aboard the Thunderer featured two transparent, illuminated cases displaying several of her weapons, which were mounted to two opposing walls.[5] The collection included five bladed weapons, four rifles, and one blaster.[40] The office's desk in the center of the room also featured storage compartments.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
Milestones[]
- "By the time we get to Chicago, fans will have been more formally introduced to Tierny, a First Order security agent first glimpsed in the mid-season trailer."
- ―Amy Beth Christenson
Tierny first appeared in "Descent,"[3] the nineteenth episode of the first season of the animated television series Star Wars Resistance,[41] which aired on March 3, 2019.[42] Prior to the episode's release, she appeared unidentified in a mid-season trailer released on January 9 of the same year.[43]
Tierny was first identified by name in the StarWars.com article "Cosplay Command Center, Part 1: Dressing the Resistance for Star Wars Celebration Chicago," written by Kristin Baver after interviewing Star Wars Resistance art director Amy Beth Christenson. Christenson briefly explained the new character's background and gave cosplay ideas for her costume for the upcoming Celebration Chicago convention, noting that fans would have been properly introduced to the agent by the time of the event,[34] which began on April 11, 2019.[44]
Portrayal[]
- "I think that's that's one of my favorite things about Resistance is the way they develop the characters from the beginning and throughout. It's masterfully done and I think that's why we all we all feel that connection. […] Just as a fan and watching it and getting to be a part of it as Tierny really moved me. And you mentioned diversity—the fact that you know there's two women of color and that's Tierny and Tam and it's—that's that's amazing for me."
- ―Sumalee Montano
Tierny was voiced by Sumalee Montano, a voice actor[3] who had previously worked on other Star Wars Legends projects, including voicing the Force Adept Lashowe in the 2004 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic[46] and portraying[47] the Mandalorian[48] Shae Vizla in 2011 video game Star Wars: The Old Republic,[47] as well as working on the current canon's 2019 video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order as the Partisans lieutenant Mari Kosan.[45] On August 14, 2019, Sumalee was announced to be reprising her role in the then-upcoming second season of Star Wars Resistance in a StarWars.com article for the season's trailer.[49] The second season's first episode, "Into the Unknown," first premiered on April 15, 2019, at Celebration Chicago,[50] and later made its television debut on October 6, 2019.[42]
In an interview, Montano noted that working on Star Wars Resistance meant a lot to her and that being involved in a franchise so universally loved made the experience unique, as each voice actor would be equally excited about the project. She felt that collaborating on the animated show as Tierny was notably different than her experiences working on Star Wars video games, as the cast often recorded together, and especially commended Mary Elizabeth McGlynn for her work as voice director and Xiono's actor Christopher Sean for binding the cast together as a team.[45] Sean and Ace pilot Torra Doza's actor—Myrna Velasco—agreed with the sentiment, praising Montano's ability to change from a friendly demeanor to cold and manipulating while recording as Tierny with them.[51] Montano especially appreciated the writers' work in developing Ryvora's story arc and Tierny's role in it, finding great happiness in that two women of color formed a relationship on screen, which added diversity and representation. The actor was stunned speechless the first time she saw Tierny in animated form during a recording session, much to the rest of the cast's amusement. Montano enjoyed Tierny's role as a villain in pushing Ryvora toward the First Order, having loved the inherent struggle between the light and dark sides of the Force as a fan.[45]
She also felt that her character's deep belief that she was not evil made her a much better villain for the show and personally related to the agent's backstory, also enjoying how the word "tyranny" seemed to be a play on words for Tierny's name. While working on Star Wars Resistance, she and fellow actor Liam McIntyre worked on developing their offscreen chemistry so that their portrayal as onscreen First Order rivals would be smoother. Montano's favorite Resistance scene was from the "The Escape" as Tierny and Pyre were forced to turn their blasters on each other, noting that she enjoyed recording it with McIntyre.[45] Star Wars Resistance's head writer Brandon Auman felt that the conflict felt by Ryvora as she got sucked in by Tierny in "No Escape" was very emotional for him to watch, even years after the show's release.[52]
Production[]
- "She's a security agent like Kallus, and they get to design their own gear. They don't really have the standard uniform, so her entire under suit is very police/SWAT team inspired."
- ―Amy Beth Christenson, on Tierny's design
Lucasfilm Animation artist Jason Pichon created a concept-art illustration of Tierny on September 27, 2017.[39] Colas Gauthier—another Lucasfilm Animation artist—made a concept-art illustration of her blasters dated to the following day.[53] For the season two episode "Rebuilding the Resistance," Gauthier completed two pieces of concept artwork for Tierny's office aboard the Thunderer and for the weapons displayed in the room's wall cases, both attributed to September 20, 2018.[40]
The agent's costume design was based on real-world riot police gear, such as those worn by SWAT teams, as well as Navy SEAL garments. Additionally, the training garments of Navy SEALs influenced the knee padding and ribbing of Tierny's military-style sweater. Her helmet's style was based off of ones worn by[34] Sith Lord[6] Darth Vader[34] and Imperial Security Bureau[6] Agent Alexsandr Kallus. Christenson theorized that Tierny's shoulder armor could be repainted from parts of a First Order trooper's kit, as part of the agent's customization of her uniform choices. The art director also felt that the agent's hairstyle was drawn simply, probably reflecting that she had a number of naturally lush locks.[34] Tierny's office was designed to include a collection of weapons displayed in cases, which Christenson contrasted to the decorative art collection maintained by Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo "Thrawn"[37] as depicted in the animated television series Star Wars Rebels.[54]
Story development[]
- "Agent Tierny's reaction to Kaz and Yeager's plan was deliberately worded so that she wouldn't repeat an iconic Star Wars catchphrase. Sorry, Tierny. That quote belongs to Admiral Ackbar."
- ―Bucket's List: "The Escape, Part 1 & 2"
The original outline of "Descent" did not include Tierny, and instead had Pyre arresting and questioning Ryvora. By the first draft of the episode's script, Pyre was replaced by an "Admiral Tierny," and by the next script version, she had been redefined as a security agent from the First Order Security Bureau. The division originally developed for the Star Wars: Poe Dameron comic-book series as the First Order's version of the Imperial Security Bureau.[56] In the early development of the episode "Rebuilding the Resistance," the conversation between Ryvora and Tierny would have opened the episode, making up its teaser. However, by the final iteration of the episode, Venisa Doza's arrival at the Colossus is instead shown first to better set up the mission and plot.[37]
In "The Escape: Part 1," Tierny realizes that Yeager and Xiono rigged their shuttle to explode and indicates to her troopers that the situation is a setup.[4] The StarWars.com article "Bucket's List Extra: 5 Fun Facts from "The Escape - Part 1" - Star Wars Resistance" revealed that her reaction was intentionally worded to not copy the iconic Star Wars catchphrase "It's a trap!," which was first introduced to the franchise in[57] the 1983 original trilogy film[58] Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, said by Admiral[57] Gial Ackbar.[6] In the draft scripts sent to actors for auditions for Star Wars Resistance, Tierny's name was not listed the same as its final iteration, which her voice actor Montano suspected was to hide her identity.[45]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Resistance — "Descent" (First appearance)
- Star Wars Resistance — "No Escape: Part 1"
- Star Wars Resistance — "No Escape: Part 2"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Into the Unknown"
- Star Wars Resistance — "A Quick Salvage Run"
- Star Wars Resistance — "The Engineer"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Rendezvous Point"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Station to Station" (Appears in hologram)
- Star Wars Resistance — "The Missing Agent" (Indirect appearance only) (as transport)
- Star Wars Resistance — "Breakout"
- Star Wars Resistance — "No Place Safe"
- Star Wars Resistance — "Rebuilding the Resistance"
- Star Wars Resistance — "The Escape"