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- "The Empire is gone, Mando. All that are left are mercenaries and warlords."
- ―Greef Karga to "the Mandalorian"
A warlord was a military leader in charge of civilian territory. The Confederacy of Independent Systems made use of several warlords including General Grievous, who plotted to blockade and occupy planets such as Ryloth.[1] Other Confederate warlords were Archduke Poggle the Lesser[4] of the Stalgasin hive[5] and the Karkarodon Riff Tamson.[6]
Pong Krell, despite being a Jedi, was a warlord.[7]
Kaplan was an Imperial warlord.[2] Following their major loss in the Battle of Endor, which saw the first death of Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine and destruction of DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station, the Galactic Empire shattered into factionalism.[8] After its fall in the Battle of Jakku, the once centralized empire[9] was reduced to scattered warlords and mercenaries.[10]
Approximately three decades after the Battle of Endor, Kylo Ren severed his ties with the Jedi Order and became a warlord of the First Order.[3]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Within Star Wars canon, the position of warlord first appeared in the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones through the character of Poggle the Lesser,[11] who was confirmed to be a warlord in the opening newsreel for the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Weapons Factory."[4] Additionally, the audio description for Attack of the Clones available on Disney+ incorrectly translates a quote from Poggle to be that he is sending his "warlords" to hide in the Geonosis catacombs.[12] The film's subtitles instead state Poggle is saying he is sending his Geonosian warriors to the catacombs.[11]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Hello There on StarWars.com (backup link)
Kit Fisto vs. General Grievous on StarWars.com (backup link)
Bounty Episode Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Rebels: Dave Filoni on the Luminara Twist in "Rise of the Old Masters". IGN. Archived from the original on May 9, 2020. Retrieved on October 27, 2014.
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
Star Wars Helmet Collection 8 (Helmets: In Pictures)
Admiral Ackbar in the Databank (backup link)
Admiral Wullf Yularen in the Databank (backup link)
Battle Droid in the Databank (backup link)
Kylo Ren in the Databank (backup link)
Ryloth in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Kylo Ren in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Weapons Factory"
- ↑ Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Dave Filoni on the Luminara Twist in "Rise of the Old Masters". IGN. Archived from the original on May 9, 2020. Retrieved on October 27, 2014.
- ↑ Star Wars: Squadrons
- ↑ Aftermath: Empire's End
- ↑
The Mandalorian – "Chapter 3: The Sin"
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ Per the audio description for Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones, available on Disney+.