Supreme Commander Gilad Pellaeon

### Overview:

Gilad Pellaeon is both a land and a space hero. In Galactic conquest, he appears as a space only hero at tech level 3 when playing as the Imperial Remnant. Ability wise in galactic conquest, he can remove corruption; meanwhile in space battles he gives a 15% HP and Damage boost to allied units. In space battles he commands either the *Bloodfin* or The *Chimaera* Imperial Star Destroyer, which has a *Tractor Beam* and *Energy Weapon* ability. Pellaeons ISD also has a unique garrison of 4 TIE Intercepters, 3 Vasari Preybird intercepters, 2 TIE Scimitars, 1 V2 frigate, and 1 Acclamator escort frigate.

Gilad Pellaeon is also playable in his ground form in Skirmish as the Imperial Remnant. He is a field commander style hero who can be recruited right at the start of the skirmish match. Ability wise he can *sprint* and offers a small combat bonus. Additionally he gets escorted by a squadron of Shocktroopers.

### History:

Gilad Pellaeon is a veteran of the Clone Wars, Galactic Civil War, and was a loyal Imperial Officer to Palpatines Dark Empire as well. Originally he fought in the Clone Wars, where he with the Rank of Captain commanded an Experimental Acclamator class warship. Later on during the Imperial Era his career seemingly stalled. Pellaeon spent some twenty years aboard the *Chimaera* as second-in-command without advancing in the fleet. Pellaeon's dedication to the Fleet was most evident in his expectations of his subordinates. He demanded that their conduct, discipline, and efficiency be worthy of the honor and prestige of an officer's commission in the Imperial Navy. He would not tolerate sloppiness, inefficiency, or casual demeanor from the *Chimaera*'s crew but instead instilled his own sense of professionalism and pride in the Fleet within them. Eventually the Battle of Endor happened and Pellaeon was sickened as he saw the Empire start to flake away and wither. Pellaeon served the rump of the Empire for years, even as more and more warlords broke away, and this splintering only made him more furious. Pellaeon was popular among the fleet and had an excellent reputation, but Isard refused to promote him to admiral for unknown reasons. Nonetheless, Pellaeon remained an important part of the Imperial fleet and played a leadership role, especially after Isard lost Coruscant and fled to Thyferra. Pellaeon did not see himself as a contender for leadership, but merely as a steward and caretaker of the Imperial Fleet and cooperated with other high-ranking officers to preserve it as best they could. He shepherded the remaining Imperial forces as their territory continued to shrink, hating the number of retreats he was forced to order.

Some time into the fall of the Empire, Pellaeon was noticed by the Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn who took him under his wing as his protege, and had selected Pellaeon as his second in command. After Thrawn's death and the failed return of Palpatine, the Empire crumbled around Pellaeon. He found himself serving as the second-in-command of the warlord Treuten Teradoc, but when Admiral Natasi Daala shared with him her vision of rebuilding the Empire and ending warlordism, he defected to her and played a key role in forming the Imperial Remnant, of which he became the Supreme Commander of. Using the experience he got from Thrawn, Pellaeon did his best to try and restore the Empire, but due to incompetence/corruption of his fellow officers like Moff Disra, Pellaeon struggled to get the Victories he desired. Nevertheless the New Republic still saw him as a big threat.