Corf Ferno

Vice Admiral Corf Ferno was a member of the Imperial Navy during the Imperial Era. Serving as the commanding officer of the ISD Dark Omen with the military rank of captain by 2 BBY, Ferno operated under Grand Admiral Thrawn in the 7th Fleet before Ferno himself led the remnants of the fleet following the Liberation of Lothal under Supreme Commander Grand General Cassio Tagge. Ferno was an experienced senior fleet commander, and was a member of the Joint Chiefs of the Imperial Military following his appointment by Tagge.
Ferno was in the briefings with other high-ranking officers prior to the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY, and later participated in the Defense of Kuat, where he was captured by the New Republic. During his imprisonment, Ferno was interrogated by the New Republic and eventually released, later writing his own memoir titled Fighting with the Galactic Empire. Ferno and details of his career were included in historian and Resistance paramilitary member Beaumont Kin's book The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire in 35 ABY. 
==Biography==
===Captaincy and promotion===
Corf Ferno was an individual who, by the time of the Battle of Atollon in 2 BBY,Star Wars: Timelines served as a Star Destroyer captain within Grand Admiral Thrawn's 7th Fleet as the commanding officer of the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Dark Omen. At the start of the battle, Ferno was in command of the initial attack, with the Dark Omen serving as the lead destroyer of a five-ship strong squadron, though Admiral Kassius Konstantine had overall command until Thrawn's arrival.
As Ferno was not present during the Liberation of Lothal that took place in 1 BBY, his career was relatively unscathed unlike his peers such as Captain Gilad Pellaeon due to the Imperial defeat and destruction of much of the 7th Fleet. Following the Battle of Yavin in 0 BBY,Star Wars: Galactic Atlas Supreme Commander Grand General Cassio Tagge promoted Ferno to Vice Admiral and placed him in command of the remains of the 7th Fleet, tasking him and the fleet to patrol the Outer Rim Territories. Tagge also appointed Ferno to the Joint Chiefs of the Imperial Military due to the vacuum left after Yavin and he participated in the Galactic Civil War between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance. In 3 ABY, Ferno's Dark Omen later participated in an ambush of a rebel convoy at Derra, which was a vital Imperial victory.
===War service and imprisonment===
In 4 ABY, Ferno was present at briefings shortly prior to the Battle of Endor with multiple Imperial officers, including Fleet Admiral Firmus Piett on the Star Dreadnought Executor, Vice AdmiralStar Wars Battlefront II Rae Sloane with the Vigilance, ISB Admiral Garrick Versio on the Eviscerator, Admiral Jhared Montferrat with the Devastator, and others. The battle ended in a defeat for the Empire, forcing Sloane to order a retreat. In 5 ABY, Grand Admiral Sloane deployed Ferno and reinforcements to Kuat, a vital factory world in the Core Worlds,Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide to bolster Moff Pollus Maksim's Imperial forces during the Defense of Kuat, as the New Republic–formed from the Rebel Alliance–attacked the Kuat shipyards in an effort to blockade or capture them.
Kuat's Imperial forces fell under the command of Moff Maksim, while control of the fleet fell to Ferno's Dark Omen. With the fighting lasting for weeks and becoming heavily attritional, communications between Maksim and the local fleet commanders occurred to discuss whether they should continue defending the shipyards or attempt to break out. Surviving vessels attempted to break through the New Republic forces, while Maksim decided to stay behind. As the breakout failed, communications between the Dark Omen and Maksim intensified, with Ferno suggesting Maksim to present a surrender. Eventually, the surrender was issued and the shipyards fell. As a result, Ferno was imprisoned by the New Republic.
As one of the few senior fleet commanders that was captured alive by the New Republic, Ferno had a high level of importance to New Republic interrogators. Ferno's interrogation reports consisted of files #139-152 in the New Republic Archives, Section Imperial Prisoners. In one of the final interrogations, Ferno was asked why he advised Moff Maksim to present a surrender. Following Ferno's eventual release, Ferno wrote a memoir titled Fighting with the Galactic Empire which differed significantly from the interrogations he provided to the New Republic.
===Legacy===
In 35 ABY, the historian and Resistance paramilitary member Beaumont Kin mentioned Corf Ferno in several instances in hisStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary book The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire. The book included a citation to Ferno's interrogation reports from the New Republic Archives.
==Personality and traits==
Ferno was an Imperial officer capable of leading fleet formations and participating in combat. He also experienced many wars and battles to the point that he understood when one was lost. By the end of the Galactic Civil War, Ferno spoke on his tiredness and homesickness. Ferno was also a writer, penning his own memoir on his experiences with the Galactic Empire. Following Grand Admiral Thrawn's disappearance, Ferno was a Thrawn loyalist within the Imperial Navy.
==Skills and abilities==
Corf Ferno was considered a shrewd tactician by historian Beaumont Kin, with Kin noting that an officer, who he believed to be Ferno, recounted Grand Admiral Thrawn's strategy during the Battle of Atollon shortly prior to the Battle of Endor.
==Equipment==
Throughout his Imperial career, Ferno utilized the Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Dark Omen as his flagship.
==Behind the scenes==
Corf Ferno was first mentioned in Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy, a 2021 reference book.
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy 
*Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
==Notes and references==
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