Adar Tallon Adar Tallon was a renowned military starfighter tactician and naval commander who served the Galactic Republic , the Galactic Empire , the Alliance to Restore the Republic , and the New Republic . A legend in his own time , Tallon devised such maneuvers as the Tallon Roll and the Tallon split , which would be used decades past their invention . Tallon served with distinction in the Clone Wars , where his starfighter combat tactics were put to good use against the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Alongside Captain Jan Dodonna and Jedi General Plo Koon , he fought at the Battle of Rendili , which resulted in a Republic victory over the Confederacy . When Supreme Chancellor Palpatine declared himself Galactic Emperor and transformed the Galactic Republic into the Empire , Tallon served the New Order , leading naval forces against Separatist holdouts . However , he later took a stand and publicly spoke out against the new regime . But the war hero soon discovered that Palpatine was far too powerful to be defeated , and so Tallon feigned his own death . Hiding on the planet Tatooine , Tallon settled down and married , and was content for two decades . But due to the betrayal of his former shipmate Quist , Tallon found himself once again the target of Palpatine ' s agents . Left with little choice , Tallon joined the Rebel Alliance , and actively fought against Palpatine ' s New Order . Working alongside Admiral Gial Ackbar , starship engineer Walex Blissex , and Rebel pilot Jake Farrell , he helped develop the RZ - 1 A - wing interceptor . At one point , Tallon ' s naval command saw him lead Rebel forces into the Battle of Heterkus . After Palpatine was finally defeated in 4 ABY , Tallon continued to serve the New Republic , as a part of General Jan Dodonna ' s " Gray Cadre . " Biography . Early years and the Clone Wars . Adar Tallon was an officer in the Republic Navy who was particularly adept at starfighter tactics , though he also served as a naval commander . He devised several famous starfighter maneuvers , such as the Tallon Roll , and became a legend in his own time , later being revered as the " Father of the Old Republic Navy . " He became fast friends with colleagues such as Jan Dodonna , who would collaborate with him in his revolutionizing of space combat . At some stage , Tallon developed the " Treatise on Starfighter Tactics " , which expounded upon and outlined Tallon ' s five stages of starfighter combat . The book was carefully considered when the T . I . E . starfighter was designed , and became the basis for deployment of later incarnations of the craft . He became a celebrity amongst military personalities to the point that " fans " would have posters of him on their walls , and statues were constructed in his honor . Tallon even worked on developing and modifying starfighters themselves , as with the case of the Z - 95t Headhunter . Tallon took the standard Z - 95 model , fitted it with a Class 3 Hyperdrive , and in the process made the craft more maneuverable . This would later prompt the Incom Corporation to develop their own hyperdrive - capable Z - 95 . During the Clone Wars , Tallon made a name for himself and eventually became a hero due to his exploits of the field of battle . At some stage during the war , he fought alongside the House of Alderaan , though his more well - known exploits found him at the side of the Jedi Knights . When a Confederacy of Independent Systems flotilla emerged in the Balamak system and began jamming a HoloNet node with experimental technology , Adar Tallon was enlisted to devise a counter - attack for the Galactic Republic . With Jedi Generals Obi - Wan Kenobi and Nanda - Ree Janoo leading the attack , Tallon ' s plan was enacted , and the jamming was lifted , allowing HoloNet access in the Taldot sector once more . Tallon ' s actions led him to later be hailed as the " Victor of Balamak . " Now bearing the rank of Commander , Tallon served with a naval task force headed by Jedi Generals Plo Koon and Saesee Tiin . Tallon was stationed aboard the flagship " Sundiver " , which was called into action during the Battle of Rendili . When negotiations aboard the Rendili Home Defense Fleet ' s flagship turned sour , General Koon and Captain Jan Dodonna were taken hostage by Mellor Yago , along with Republic sympathizer Captain Jace Dallin . The situation remained a standoff until a Confederate force entered the system . Tallon alerted General Tiin to the danger , prompting the Iktotchi to take action . Tiin took to space in his starfighter , joining the battle personally and leaving command of the " Sundiver " to Tallon . As the Rendili fleet attempted to flee , Tiin ordered Tallon to engage the Home Defense Fleet flagship at close quarters , hoping to dissuade any attempts at escape . The attack allowed Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker to disable the flagship ' s astronavigation system , trapping them in the system . Generals Obi - Wan Kenobi and Quinlan Vos were able to liberate Koon , Dodonna and Dallin , seize control of the Rendili flagship , and turn the tides on the Confederate attackers . The battle won , the Republic now had possession of a large fleet of Rendili " Dreadnaught " - class heavy cruisers . At some later stage in the war , Tallon was promoted to the rank of Admiral . Feigning death . In 19 BBY , the New Order was formed , and Supreme Chancellor Palpatine declared himself Emperor . Tallon was concerned by the government ' s new policy and direction : his former allies , the Jedi , were now virtually extinct and considered enemies of the Galactic Empire , and the navy he served was now a part of Palpatine ' s gargantuan war machine . Despite his reservations , Tallon continued to serve the new regime , and he and Jan Dodonna were dispatched to the Outer Rim , to lead the Twelth Sector Army in a campaign against Separatist holdouts . During what became known as the Sy Myrthian Insurrection , Tallon and Dodonna engaged Confederate forces under the command of the former senator Toonbuck Toora , leading the Empire to victory at the worlds Diado and Metalorn . Tallon and Dodonna subsequently pursued Toora to Trasemene , where Tallon ' s command ship , the " Praetor " - class Star Battlecruiser " Battalion " , destroyed Toora ' s flagship , bringing the insurrection to an end . Tallon spoke out against Palpatine , but realized that the Emperor was far too powerful to be toppled . Palpatine himself paid attention to Tallon , who , being a war hero , could influence the population . In response , Tallon decided to feign his own death . He hired a medium - sized freighter to stand by in the Dalchon system and enlisted his pirate friend Quist to " attack " it while the " Battalion " was in the vicinity . The " Battalion " arrived , supposedly to help defend the freighter ; Quist turned his attention to the new arrival , and Tallon and his crew safely transferred to the freighter as Quist destroyed the " Battalion " . In accordance with Tallon ' s instructions , the freighter then took him to Tatooine . In the Empire , it was commonly accepted that Tallon and his crew had gone down defending helpless merchants from pirates . Even Palpatine bought the story , and believed that he didn ' t have to do the damaging deed of executing a popular war hero for treason . Tallon ' s tactics and maneuvers would go on to be used by the Imperial Navy . On Tatooine , Adar Tallon and the " Battalion " crew bought new identities and settled down , waiting for the politics of the galaxy to swing once more . As the years went by , Tallon ' s desire to fight the Empire lessened . He found himself a wife in Kay , and a home in Fort Tusken . He employed two servants , Morr and Cala Wenn , as well as a droid , LN - 26 . The spacious Fort Tusken allowed him to pursue several hobbies , such as music , and also featured a large hangar in which he kept his vehicles , including four Z - 95 Headhunters . Galactic Civil War . Joining the Rebellion . In 0 BBY , Imperial stormtrooper patrols began scouring Tatooine for a pair of droids . Tallon believed that the Empire had finally come to track him down , and so he contacted his old " Battalion " crew , including Vytor Shrike and Jungen , who were now bounty hunters . At any rate , Tallon was tired of hiding , and he decided to form his own army of mercenaries from his crew to fight Palpatine ' s Empire . Although the intent of the Imperials had been to search for the two droids , they did indeed discover that Tallon was alive . Quist had been captured by the Imperials and had exchanged information on Tallon for his life . Acting on their information , the Imperials , led by Captain Parlan of the " Relentless " , brought in bounty hunters , as well as their own agents to track down the war hero . Holing up in Fort Tusken with his comrades as Imperial troops and bounty hunters , as well as a small group of soldiers from the Rebel Alliance closed in , Tallon vowed to take the battle to the Core Worlds if he won on Tatooine . Quist had returned to Tallon ' s band , but the war hero did not realize that his former comrade was now acting as an agent of the Empire . Soon enough , a group of people Tallon believed to be Imperials were brought into Fort Tusken ' s music room . The group claimed to be members of the Alliance , and protested that they were sympathetic to Tallon ' s cause . As the war hero debated with the intruders , Quist took Kay hostage , and used the momentum to usher in his Imperial allies . A pack of bounty hunters swept into the room , amongst them Jodo Kast , Zardra and Puggles Trodd . Shrike and Jungen were quickly paralyzed by Kast , but the Rebels were able to beat the invaders back . Quist relinquished custody of Kay to the Rebels , on the condition that he be allowed to leave in peace . Realizing that the group were in fact Rebels , Tallon agreed to join the Alliance , provided he could bring his wife and droid along with him . Making their way through various Imperial entanglements in Mos Eisley , and evading capture by the " Relentless " over Tatooine , Tallon and his new Rebel allies were able to make it to the Alliance safely . In the Alliance , Tallon would serve alongside former comrades , such as Carlist Rieekan . Tactician . In his service to the Alliance , Tallon worked with both an old guard of tacticians and promising newcomers . He worked in the field with other tactical luminaries such as Risiev Credal , and Tallon ' s influence clearly showed in Credal ' s later work . Tallon ' s own book , " Treatise on Starfighter Tactics " , would be employed thoroughly by the Alliance when planning to battle the Empire . In the aftermath of the Alliance ' s victory in the Battle of Yavin in 0 ABY , Tallon , the Alliance admiral Gial Ackbar and the starship designer Walex Blissex came to the joint decision that the Rebels required a new model of starfighter that was faster than the Alliance ' s T - 65 X - wing starfighter , in order to counter some of the Empire ' s new TIE Series starfighter lines . They worked with the Alliance pilot Jake Farrell to develop some new designs and the result of their endeavors was the RZ - 1 A - wing interceptor , a modified version of the R - 22 Spearhead fighter . Around this time , Ackbar re - organized the Alliance Military , to make it more centralized , but due to his reputation , Tallon retained significant influence , because it became politically impossible for him to be subordinated under Ackbar ' s command . Shortly after being accepted into the Alliance , Tallon took a fleet to Heterkus , when an Imperial force of three " Imperial " - class Star Destroyers was laying waste to Alliance installments and and cities with suspected sympathies for the Rebellion . As soon as his forces entered the area , Tallon launched X - Wings and A - wings to engage the Imperial TIE / LN starfighter s that were approaching . On his flagship , the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser " Silent Water " , Tallon watched the battle unfold as his inexperienced crew went rigorously through the battle drills . As the engagement wore on , Tallon saw an opening for an attack , having recognized the Star Destroyer " Relentless " — a craft under the command of Westen . Confident in his knowledge of the " Relentless " crew , Tallon ordered his helmsman to accelerate towards the Star Destroyer , with rear deflector shields shut down , and minimal starfighter cover from the rest of his fleet . He then ordered another of his staff , G ' hengle , to open an Imperial channel for communication with Westen , as he wanted his enemy to know who he was fighting . Tallon survived the encounter , and in 1 ABY , Tallon found himself in the city of Tyrena , Corellia , where one of his starfighter pilots had been framed by the Empire and arrested by CorSec . Hoping to rescue his colleague , Tallon enlisted the help of a wandering spacer . He needed security override codes that would allow him to get close enough to the prison ship carrying the pilot to successfully pull off a rescue operation . The operation was a success , and the pilot was spirited away , saving him from a fate of Imperial imprisonment on Dathomir . After the formation of the Rebel Alliance ' s successor state , the New Republic , Tallon joined his old friend General Jan Dodonna ' s " Gray Cadre , " together with former colleagues Vanden Willard and Pashna Starkiller . Dodonna had just been released from Ysanne Isard ' s prison ship " Lusankya " , and was unable to serve as a military advisor to Mon Mothma alone . In 4 ABY , Tallon oversaw New Republic starfighter opperations during the capture of the Imperial installation Bannistar Station by the New Republic First Fleet . As part of the Gray Cadre body , Tallon continued to advise the New Republic on military policy , especially during the reappearance of Palpatine in 10 ABY . Personality and traits . Adar Tallon always believed he was serving justice when fighting for the Republic . He voiced his ideals and beliefs strongly when he became , essentially , a celebrity . He would not suffer the antics of brash and reckless fools under his command , and he served his superiors efficiently and without question . Despite severe repercussions for those who spoke out against Palpatine and his Empire , Tallon did not hesitate , though it would eventually cost him his liberty . As time went by , Tallon became less patriotic and more content with his home life , but when hunted by Palpatine ' s agents , the war hero took an active role in the fight against the Emperor . He also cared enough about his men to personally aid in rescuing them . He was skilled , as well , in the modification of starships — so much so that corporations would later follow his examples . Behind the scenes . Adar Tallon first appeared in " Tatooine Manhunt " , a sourcebook written for West End Games ' s " " . 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 , " official " information in the campaign always suggests that Rebel agents ( the player characters ) helped Tallon ' s associates rescue Tallon from Jodo Kast and the other bounty hunters . Tallon was later mentioned in various other West End Games sourcebooks , and has featured in such works as the comic book story arc " " and the computer game " " . In the latter work , Tallon is the Alliance equivalent of the Empire ' s Bevel Lemelisk , being able to research in all three fields of technology : ship design , troop training , and facility design . Despite his canon ical past as a soldier , his combat and espionage skills are low , and his leadership abilities are average .