In 14 BBY, Darth Vader requested that Willough have Tarkin hunt him and even told the recently promoted Imperial Grand Moff to kill him if he had to, as Tarkin owed Vader a favor for capturing Lee Char on Moncala. The Grand Moff deduced that because of how successful Vader and the Inquisitorious was in hunting down and killing surviving Jedi, the Sith Lord saw the challenge to keep his skills sharp. Tarkin agreed to hunt Vader on the outer-ramp planet Chandar's folly and enlisted 20 hunters to assist him. Grand Moff Tarkin decided to outfit his hunters with slug throwers and flamethrowers to evade the possibility of Vader deflecting their shots. At one point, Tarkin's strategy changed and he and his hunters were able to steal Vader's lightsaber, thinking this would make the Sith Lord defenseless. However, this only enraged Vader, who then relied on his force powers to take Tarkin's remaining hunters out one by one. After hunting the Sith Lord for nine days, and with all of his hunters killed, Tarkin nearly succeeded in defeating Vader when he lured the Sith apprentice into an open area where he was soon struck by lightning, thinking Vader was defeated. Tarkin called for aid, but Vader forced the Imperial Governor to show him that he'd not lost just yet.