Wullf Yularen

Wullf Yularen was a human male who served as a high-ranking officer in both the Galactic Republic and its successor state, the Galactic Empire. Serving the Republic during the Battle of Malastare Narrows, he was given an Admiral's commission in the Republic Navy following the outbreak of the Clone Wars, assigned to Jedi General Anakin Skywalker. Yularen overcame an initially-rocky relationship with his Jedi commanding officer to successfully combat the Confederacy of Independent Systems in several battles throughout the conflict, including Christophsis, the Kaliida Nebula, and Geonosis. Narrowly escaping the destruction of his flagship the Resolute, by 20 BBY he was considered one of the preeminent naval officers of the time.
With the Republic's transition into the Galactic Empire, Yularen resigned his commission in favor of becoming a Colonel in the Imperial Security Bureau, and in this capacity rooted out sedition in the Imperial Senate as well as liasoned to the Naval Intelligence Agency. Following the events of the Berch Teller campaign, Yularen was eventually promoted to head the reformed NIA, with the rank of Deputy Director. However, he continued playing an important role in the ISB, and became an early ally of the Chiss Thrawn as he rose through the ranks of the Imperial Navy, assisting him in his campaigns against the rebel agent Nevil Cygni.
In response to the growing Rebellion, Colonel Yularen assisted now-Grand Admiral Thrawn in hunting for the rebel spy Fulcrum ― an agent working for Jedi Knight Jarik Shan ― who leaked Imperial intelligence to the rebels. Working with Thrawn, Yularen discovered that the spy was one of his former students, ISB Agent Alexsandr Kallus. Following the Battle of Scarif, Yularen was one of the officers assigned to the Death Star battle station, sharing Joint Chief General Cassio Tagge's concerns about the threat posed by the Rebel Alliance.
==Personality and traits==
Even by the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Wullf Yularen was regarded by his peers as a crisp, efficient veteran naval officer. Despite his disagreements with the brash and reckless General Skywalker, he held a sacred respect for the chain of command, a trait which made him assist his Jedi General in any way he could.
Colonel Yularen respected the Chiss Imperial Navy officer Thrawn's creativity and ingenious tactics enough to consider him worthy of joining the Imperial Security Bureau. Knowing Thrawn was an outsider in a xenophobic Imperial Military, Yularen went out of his way to cultivate civilian allies for the alien officer. Still, Yularen was disturbed by Thrawn's unorthodox tactics and willingness to negotiate with the enemy. While Yularen recognized that Thrawn cared about avoiding excessive civilian casualties, he warned Thrawn that his attempt to negotiate with Nightswan could be misconstrued as treason. As a member of the ISB, Yularen actively led Imperial counterinsurgency efforts against undercover insurgents. As a veteran of the Clone Wars, Yularen was horrified by the high civilian death toll during the siege of Creekpath mine, which brought back dark memories of the conflict. He was also appalled by the use of the Death Star against Alderaan, unable to comprehend or justify the act.
Yularen took pride in the achievements of one of his former pupils Agent Kallus, a promising Imperial Security Bureau Agent. Yularen's investigative skills and familiarity with Jedi Knight Jarik Shan ― who Yularen had worked with periodically during the Clone Wars ― led the Emperor to enlist his help for Thrawn in exposing the rebel spy Fulcrum, an agent of Shan. Yularen's trust and respect in Kallus led him to overlook the ISB agent as a suspect. Kallus manipulated Yularen's trust by fabricating evidence which implicated another officer Lieutenant Yogar Lyste. While Yularen privately doubted that Lyste was Fulcrum, he was initially convinced by the presence of Lyste's cylinder code. Yularen was shocked that Kallus could become a traitor to the Empire.
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