Adar Tallon

Adar Tallon was a human individual that served with distinction in the armed forces of the Galactic Republic and subsequently as an officer of the Galactic Empire prior to his defection to the Alliance to Restore the Republic. As an Alliance officer, Tallon authored Treatise on Starfighter Tactics, a book that explored and codified starfighter engagement and techniques.
==Biography==
Adar Tallon was a human individual who served with distinction in the Galactic Republic's armed forces and later as an Imperial officer in the Galactic Empire before he defected to the Rebel Alliance and became an officer there. Following his defection, Tallon authored Treatise on Starfighter Tactics, a book that explored the rules of starfighter engagement in detail and codified starfighter techniques. Tallon examined and formulated five important moments in any battle, describing them as Detection, Closing, Attack, Maneuver, and Disengagement; which were collectively referred to as the Five Stages of Combat.
Tallon at one point observed a hologram of a battle between several rebel warships and an Imperial-class Star Destroyer. In 35 ABY, the historian and Resistance paramilitary member Beaumont Kin mentioned Adar Tallon 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 the Rebel Alliance Archives, Section: Defections & Debriefings, File: Adar Tallon.
==Personality and traits==
Adar Tallon had light skin, blue eyes, and black hair.
==Skills and abilities==
Beaumont Kin believed Tallon to be a notable example of a skilled analyst and tactician who left the Empire for the Alliance.
==Equipment==
In at least one occasion, Tallon wore an Alliance officer military uniform that included black gloves and a beige collared shirt with pins that was worn under a brown military tunic.
==Behind the scenes==
Adar Tallon was first mentioned in the current Star Wars canon in the twenty-ninth issue of De Agostini's Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon model-building magazine released around July 22, 2015. Tallon was pictured in the Sector Fleet Rules PDF released by Fantasy Flight Games for Star Wars: Armada, a miniatures space warfare game.
Adar Tallon originated from the Star Wars Legends continuity, where he debuted in the Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game adventure book Tatooine Manhunt, which was published in 1988 and authored by both Bill Slavicsek and Daniel Greenberg.Tatooine Manhunt Tallon was subsequently pictured in the LucasArts video game Star Wars: Rebellion, which was released in 1998.Star Wars: Rebellion
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*Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
==Notes and references==
Category:Alliance Military officers
Category:Authors
Category:Galactic Republic military personnel
Category:Humans
Category:Imperial defectors
Category:Individuals of unspecified gender
Category:Individuals with he/him pronouns
Category:Officers of the Galactic Empire