(DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight"), Garak spent the rest of the war decoding Cardassian transmissions for Starfleet Intelligence. But I don't trust coincidences. [7][42] Pellaeon hated warlordism and did so only reluctantly, but there was no longer a significant Empire for him to serve, and Teradoc had the largest fleet remaining. He also attempted to counter Omas's growing resentment of the Jedi, whom he felt were undermining his administration; Pellaeon had great faith in Skywalker and the Jedi. [47] Pellaeon angrily took the Reaper to Adumar and bombarded the recalcitrant world. It never did. Pellaeon was not optimistic as to the future of the Empire. In the confusion, the Alliance succeeded in destroying the flagship Executor. Basdor, who had been leaking information to Devian, was revealed to be a traitor. By the end of the battle, Esva's Eastern Fleet was shattered. Organa Solo did not have the authority to agree to such an arrangement, but promised to make the offer to the New Republic. Pellaeon made it clear that he expected them to improve the security of their sectors while he was at the front, and he would not tolerate lack of support for the endeavor. Garak became deranged and killed a Starfleet officer, Amaro, before being subdued by Chief Miles O'Brien. Pellaeon was convinced that allowing them to do so would lead to rebellion and chaos, and approved a plan drawn up by one of his chief advisers, Admiral Cha Niathal, to have the Jedi sabotage the weapon. [37], The fleet retreated to the border of the Unknown Regions, where Pellaeon took stock of the situation. During this time, he was briefly assigned to interrogate Odo using an experimental device that prevented him from shape-shifting when approaching the point when Odo would have to return to his natural form, but Garak eventually ended it after Odo revealed nothing more interesting than that he still wanted to return to his people, Garak realizing that he didn't have it in him to torture those he was close to any more. Mitth'raw'nuruodo was born on the planet Csilla during the final decades of the Galactic Republic. [9] Pellaeon had an eye for women, and pursued a series of casual relationships and rendezvouses. Garak was played by actor Andrew Robinson. When the politicians finally arrived, a reception was held on the Ithorian herdship Tafanda Bay. The art inside the sourcebooks produced by West End Games—Heir to the Empire Sourcebook, Dark Force Rising Sourcebook, The Last Command Sourcebook, and The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook—showed Pellaeon as a thin, elderly man with a bushy mustache. Mollified, the Dark Jedi left, but Pellaeon once more expressed his concerns over C'baoth to Thrawn. He, Niathal, and Solo held a conference aboard Bloodfin. Garak attends a conference on DS9 called by Odo to deal with the threat of the Hur'q; following the conference, he can be regularly found in his old tailor's shop. Solo, meanwhile, led a portion of the Fourth Fleet against the orbital yards. The ambush itself failed, however, when Skywalker reverse-triggered his acceleration compensator in a risky maneuver that caused the tractor beams to lose lock. Thrawn explained that Wayland had been Palpatine's private storehouse, untouched since his death. Indeed, before the campaign had even commenced, Pellaeon was convinced that Thrawn could well be the greatest tactician and strategist the Empire had ever seen. ", "I believe in coincidences. Father: Active (2375) (DS9: "For the Cause"), In hopes of finding any survivors of the Cardassian fleet, Garak returned to the Gamma Quadrant on the Defiant in 2372. [2] Though Solo still had command of the Galactic Alliance and the Imperial Remnant remained loyal to him, Niathal formed a government-in-exile at Fondor. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. [78], There is some question over whether Pellaeon appeared in Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood. [1][6][7][33][35][53] One exception was Pellaeon's appearance in Star Wars Galaxies, in which Pellaeon did not closely resemble any prior depiction. Just over two weeks later, Pellaeon and New Republic President Ponc Gavrisom signed the Pellaeon–Gavrisom Treaty, also known as the Bastion Accords, aboard the Chimaera in a public ceremony. Pellaeon traveled to Deep 3, a secret shipyard based in the Deep Core. [1] Pellaeon was eager to become an officer[4] in the armed forces of the Republic, and to that end he sought to enter the prestigious Raithal Academy. (DS9: "Cardassians", "The Wire", "Profit and Loss", "Broken Link", "Behind the Lines", "What You Leave Behind"), Elim Garak was the son of Enabran Tain, a nefarious Cardassian who never grew tired of repeating to his son "I should have killed your mother before you were born. [64] In 43 ABY, Tahiri Veila was arrested by the Galactic Alliance and tried for murdering Pellaeon. [3][76] Almost all other illustrations, however, correspond with the Essential Guide to Characters depiction. Pellaeon was able to destroy the fleet carrier Endurance, robbing Antilles of most of his starfighters. [15], Pellaeon's first lieutenant, Rumahn, alerted him when a Separatist fleet entered a nearby sector. [9][36][37] After the initial rush of enthusiasm, Pellaeon had a hard time getting used to the idea of an alien officer; whether because of speciesism or the simple novelty of such a thing under the Empire is unclear. Pellaeon was stunned and overjoyed; hope for the Empire had returned. Skywalker, however, suggested that the coup was only a diversion to keep the Jedi from focusing on Killik preparations in the Utegetu Nebula. A potentially powerful source of munitions, Adumar adored pilots, and Pellaeon sent as its delegation Turr Phennir and three other pilots from the 181st Imperial Fighter Group while Admiral Teren Rogriss ferried them there in the Agonizer. [58] When Queen Mother Tenel Ka of the Hapes Consortium gave her full support to the Galactic Alliance, Pellaeon made the decision to share the Galactic Alliance's prototype long-range turbolaser technology with her. You knew more about 'Garak' or 'Gul Dukat', ultimately, than you knew about 'Riker'." Thrawn himself went to the ground, disguised as a stormtrooper officer, and was finally able to secure the painting. [53], Jedi Knight Tahiri Veila hatched a plan to insert a strike force on the surface, which Pellaeon approved. [25], As Pellaeon was searching the ship, Chimaera came under attack from within. Thrawn would not get the new warships he had wanted for his clones to staff; the Battle of Sluis Van, supposed to be the first victory which would set up the rest of the campaign, was instead a defeat. Galactic Alliance Supreme Commander Sien Sovv devised a plan to strike Bilbringi, which Pellaeon could reach without having to cross Yuuzhan Vong space. Pellaeon knew it would not change his high opinion of the man if he did turn out to be his son, and did not want to be disappointed if Reige was not. The Deep Space Nine relaunch novel A Stitch in Time, written by Andrew Robinson himself, portrayed Garak's life on Cardassia, following the Dominion War, and the role he played in the rebuilding of Cardassian society, detailing his role in Cardassia's reconstruction. He had been using his cranial implant continuously for two years to alleviate the pain of being exiled to a Bajoran space station. [1], Pellaeon's scouts soon found Vorrik's rearguard, just Coreward of the Remnant. [22] Pellaeon would later look on these years under Palpatine's Empire without fondness, though there was little evidence of overt discontent; certainly not enough for Pellaeon to have defected. Pellaeon was sad to see Skywalker, whom he respected and had a certain camaraderie with, leave. ? Inside the freighter, in a cloaked bay, were several TIE fighters and the stolen mole miners. [69] Pellaeon's love of gardening was also preserved in the Pellaeon Gardens, where Emperor Roan Fel would later meditate. ", "I'm going to miss our lunches together." Captain Pellaeon issues orders at the Battle of Merson. It had been three weeks since Vermel had left, and without any word, Pellaeon had to assume his aide had been captured. Parck's counterargument was cut short by an emergency signal advising all nearby Imperial forces of the assassination of Governor Ferrouz, which required the Admonitor's task force to join the Chimaera. Pellaeon had served alongside Jedi during the Clone Wars, perhaps giving him some measure of respect for the Jedi Order. [11] Pellaeon also abolished slavery and took significant steps against anti-alien bias in the new regime; he wished to remove some of the Palpatinist excesses of the old Empire. [2], Pellaeon retired to his day cabin to speak with Daala, but was followed in by Veila. Pellaeon securing his breath mask as Natasi Daala executes the warlords at Tsoss Beacon. Pellaeon came under blaster fire, making it clear to him that the ship had been sabotaged. After making overtures to the Moffs, warlords, and fortress worlds of the remaining Imperial presence in the New Territories, he moved his fleets into the Outer and Mid Rims. An officer pulled him out and placed him on a shuttle evacuating crewers from the dying Superior. Pellaeon sent Ghent off, Organa Solo departed to Coruscant to present Pellaeon's terms, and Pellaeon himself departed for Bastion to confront Disra. Upon unmasking his target, however, he discovered it was actually Sorro. He then seizes the Reckoning Tablet and explains how he heard rumors of it being buried on Bajor, but didn't believe them until now. Fortunately, Ghent was available. During his tour, the idea came to Pellaeon that a copy of the Caamas Document could be powerful leverage in his negotiations; the discovery of an incomplete copy which implicated Bothans in the destruction of Caamas was currently the source of widespread controversy and dissension in the New Republic. With the loss of Grand Admiral Nial Declann's battle meditation, a massive communications disruption due to the fact that communications had been routed through the Death Star's communications node, and the general confusion of battle, the Imperial fleet's performance became disorganized and sloppy. Pellaeon placed his two Star Destroyers between Vorrik's fleet and Esfandia, while the Galactic Alliance forces assaulted the yammosk ship they had detected. With Vermel, he returned to Bastion to confront Disra, but the Moff had left. The investigation continued until the regularly scheduled call from Coruscant came through requesting Pellaeon's report. [1][2][55] He dedicated his life to the military, internalizing its values of discipline, order, efficiency, and obedience to authority, and respected the military as a prestigious and honorable institution. [2][61], Pellaeon eventually reclaimed his position as head of state for the Remnant, with Vitor Reige, who resembled Devis and whom Pellaeon strongly suspected of being his son, as his chief aide. [7][33] In 17 ABY, believing an invasion imminent, the Moff Council elected to strike first, contacting Daala and her small fiefdom in the Deep Core to coordinate an assault. While that process began, C'baoth could aid in the battle's preparations. The captain conferred with his chief engineer, Lammin, about the refit, cataloging the new equipment's problems. So who he is, what he really is, who the hell knows? [9], That preparation came swiftly in the form of a multi-system strike carefully coordinated by C'baoth. [44] While no source explicitly prevents Pellaeon from holding the rank of Grand Admiral since 12 ABY, this would seem to be an anachronism considering that Pellaeon is consistently not referred to by the rank for another fifteen years in-universe. Recurring characters Bareil Antos. Teradoc promoted Pellaeon to Vice Admiral and gave him command of his fleet of seventy-three red-hulled Victory-class Star Destroyers, which Pellaeon led from the 13X. [1] Around this period, Pellaeon reconnected with Hallena Devis, resulting in the birth of Mynar Devis. Finally, his technicians were able to get a gravitic amplitude modulator set up as a yammosk jammer, disrupting the Yuuzhan Vong's command and control signal. Well, it worked. The northern flank would no longer be a significant threat. Organa Solo had arrived to negotiate. Thrawn was decidedly unhappy with the outcome. )), Ronald D. Moore commented: "I know that Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was definitely one of the influences on Garak's character. Slavery was outlawed, and anti-alien sentiment was discouraged; the Remnant became a state the New Republic had few troubles dealing with, and a respected member of the Galactic Alliance; its ethical reforms were credited largely to Pellaeon. Esva's/"Odo's" plan was coming to a head. The bad news was ameliorated with a good report from the engineers left on Wayland: eighty percent of the Spaarti cylinders were working or could be easily repaired. Pellaeon launched successful surprise attacks on Adumar, Taris, and Champala, but the New Republic hit back hard, sending the Third Fleet—including the Super Star Destroyer Guardian—and Fifth Fleet against him. [29], Pellaeon watched, sickened, as the massive Star Dreadnought plunged into the Death Star, taking thousands of the Fleet's most promising officers with it. Pellaeon was suddenly shocked, however, to find himself thrown across the bridge as his Star Destroyers were blasted out of the system. 1584 entries. As Pellaeon watched, his commander died. ", "I don't understand." The Remnant's main focus, however, was on fortifying its own position. [36], When another, more detailed sweep of the ship produced results, Pellaeon brought them to Thrawn. [26], In 1 ABY, the Chimaera had a stopover at Corellia for unknown reasons. In 36 ABY, Supreme Commander Sovv was killed in a vehicle collision as the Dark Nest Crisis was escalating. As a matter of fact, I know they did". (DS9: "Afterimage"), During the final months of the war, Garak used his contacts in the Cardassian Union to find the leader of the Cardassian Liberation Front, Damar. [9][36][37] Pellaeon returned in Kevin J. Anderson's Darksaber as the second-in-command of Admiral Daala before being promoted to leader of the Imperial Remnant, the capacity in which he appeared throughout Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology and The New Jedi Order series, after which he appeared in the Dark Nest Trilogy and the Star Wars: Legacy of the Force series as supreme commander of the Galactic Alliance before ending his life as the Imperial commander in Legacy of the Force: Revelation. [21] In short order, Thrawn had command of the Imperial military and began to prepare it for a grand new offensive. [19] During the years after the Empire's formation, the Chimaera sometimes undertook slaving raids to Kashyyyk on which Pellaeon served. Ardiff was inclined to dismiss it as a hoax, and Pellaeon very nearly was as well, but could not get over the possibility that it was real—and that Thrawn had bypassed Pellaeon entirely in making his return. (DS9: "When It Rains...") When the fledgling resistance was crushed by the Jem'Hadar, Garak, Kira, and Damar retreated to Tain's house, his boyhood home, where he was reunited with Tain's housekeeper and confidante, Mila. Pellaeon remained technically inferior to the Moffs, but by 25 ABY he effectively controlled the Council of Moffs via his influence over the military and by making sure that checks and balances hobbled the ability of the Moffs to make serious trouble for him. Pellaeon insisted that the Imperial ships respect the cease-fire and take advantage of the lull in the fighting to salvage ships and provide medical aid, forcing Quille to back down in his contention that the Remnant should take advantage of the confusion to conquer Fondor. Bareil Antos was a Bajoran Vedek.He was played by Philip Anglim.. Bareil becomes romantically involved with Major Kira Nerys of the Deep Space Nine space station. Species He despised Solo, who had no military experience and seemed to wish to rule as a despot; it was this opposition which finally caused his death. He was on Muunilinst, the financial capital of the Remnant, attempting to persuade its senior military officials to support the peace negotiations. The Essential Guide to Warfare–class. Pellaeon keyed his comlink to the emergency channel and was greeted by Senior Captain Thrawn, who revealed that Lord Odo was actually Nuso Esva. Pellaeon quietly accepted the news and departed, but was deeply cut by the sense that he had betrayed his son by not acknowledging him publicly. He arrived ahead of the warlords, who were only permitted to attend if they dismissed their fleets and bodyguards and came alone. Thrawn was convinced that he could control the man. Pellaeon did not believe the Corellian Bel Iblis to be as dishonorable as to ambush an opponent requesting a truce; to verify his identity, Pellaeon used a modified A-wing Slash against the attackers, striking with proton torpedoes from behind a decoy of Preybirds. I have threats against my life. After Thrawn's death and the failed return of Palpatine, the Empire crumbled around Pellaeon. Feena D'Asta announced D'Asta's full backing of an Imperial treaty, swearing that he would rejoin the Imperial ranks and intercede any potential rebellious Moffs who refused to adhere to the treaty's terms. Pellaeon was assigned to be the lead Galactic Alliance negotiator at the summit, which would be held at Toryaz Station over Kuat. Esva revealed to Thrawn and Pellaeon that the earlier "opera" of mouse droids was meant to distract the crew while a group of Mark Two seekers followed him to his target areas of the ship. (DS9: "In Purgatory's Shadow"), Ira Steven Behr commented: "I wish we could have done a little bit more with the Garak character. As the war drew on, he took Right to Rule to Mon Calamari, where he participated in planning sessions for the end stage of the war. Pellaeon was contacted by the Ryn Network, however, and they pointed him to Esfandia and promised to provide reinforcements if needed. As Pellaeon's TIEs began harrying the enemy, Solo was able to round up and expose the traitors in the fleet, ensuring that their plans would remain secure. Parts of this article have been identified as no longer being up to date. Active sensors confirmed that it was actually the destroyer Reaper using a false transponder code. It was only then that he discovered what precisely Thrawn had converted the former entertainment suite to and what he did in there: the chamber was full of art, including holographic representations of famous pieces. Pellaeon was simple and direct, desiring an informal and conciliatory tone. He rebuilt the fleet and fought a series of campaigns against the New Republic, but was frequently driven back as the Remnant's resources shriveled. [11], At Yaga Minor, Pellaeon met with the local commander, High General Hestiv, an old friend. Pellaeon resisted Thrawn's argument that the defeat at Endor had happened as a result of Palpatine's death and the loss of his battle coordination, and disliked even more the idea that the Fleet had been under Palpatine's mental influence throughout his reign. Ira in particularly is a big fan of that British series". [36], When Thrawn received a report from a captured Mara Jade, he shared it with Pellaeon: Karrde knew the location of the long-lost Katana fleet, two hundred slave-rigged Dreadnaughts. Disra had found a con man, Flim, who was able to assume an uncanny likeness to Thrawn. Esva's plan to discredit Thrawn had been neatly reversed, and Esva was instead discredited before his potential allies. Pellaeon announced to those assembled that the only way the Empire would survive would be by taking the offensive against the Yuuzhan Vong and not waiting for another strike against them. During the trip he was informed by the Female Changeling that there were no survivors, and that in fact, one day all Cardassians would die by the Dominion's hand. Pellaeon dispatched the Defiant to jam and destroy it as it had the first. And the fact now that he's so popular says something about how the audience has matured. Thrawn ordered Pellaeon to arrange C'baoth's transport to Jomark—and to then be ready to backtrack and ambush Skywalker along the route to Jomark. [7][71], Pellaeon himself demonstrated a strong respect for his counterparts on the other side, especially as the Galactic Civil War ended. Pellaeon had reached his own jump-off point, however, and set up Interdictor pickets along the major routes to his position, giving him an alert if he were to be ambushed—but with the HoloNet down, the Interdictors were forced to rely on couriers. The fleet would withdraw from Yaga Minor and proceed to Borosk, a heavily fortified world on the edge of Imperial space; the Vong would not rest until they destroyed the Imperial Fleet, and the spies they had among the fleet would bring an attack down on strategically vital Yaga Minor if the fleet remained there. Gilad Pellaeon Pellaeon strained to hit the emergency alarm, then turned to find Rukh's knife protruding from Thrawn's chest. The shadow version will also have a different name until you have acquired it, in this instance, the shadow version would be called 'Bringer of Misfortune'. Thrawn played to the man's vanity and was able to recruit him for his own purposes. You have always been a weakness I can't afford." Robinson reprised his role as Garak for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - The Fallen. Pellaeon was above all loyal to the Fleet as an institution; his main quarrels with the government were in the form of Palpatine's right hand, Darth Vader, whose easy spending of the officers under his command generated some significant measure of resentment within Pellaeon and many other Fleet officers; many officers also did not care for Palpatine's Death Stars, regarding them as bloated, inefficient expenditures that threatened the Fleet's position. In the course of the campaign, Garak discovers a transponder of apparent Dominion manufacture on the Dominion world of Karemma, attuned to lure in the Hur'q; he informs Odo and Captain Kira Nerys that he found one of similar design in the Kendra Province on Bajor just after the recent Hur'q attack against DS9. Daala's fleet was suddenly much more powerful. Pellaeon also did not neglect to keep an eye on the New Republic. Moffs such as Flennic and Freyborn were outraged, but Pellaeon played his trump card: if the Moffs would not agree, he would take the fleet and leave. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion (p. [41] To protect his crew amid the infighting in the aftermath of Palpatine's final death, Pellaeon joined the warlord Treuten Teradoc's Crimson Command, based in the Deep Core. People use language to express their ideas and concepts, and it uses symbols, thru words, that contain meaning to express them. After C'baoth arrived at Wayland, however, Pellaeon received shocking word from the garrison. Pellaeon began to think that Thrawn's supreme confidence might be overconfidence. During the jump, Thrawn was shadowing the Chimaera in a Mon Calamari DeepWater-class light freighter, but Odo had advised Captain Drusan that the freighter was likely one of Nuso Esva's agents, possibly Esva himself. [59] In response to the escalation of the situation and increasing unrest among the Corellian expatriates on Coruscant, Omas authorized the creation of the Galactic Alliance Guard and placed it under Jacen Solo, who was given the rank of colonel. Pellaeon proceeded to the system with seventeen Star Destroyers, commanding from the bridge of the Firestorm. With his authority reestablished, Pellaeon ordered the cessation of hostilities and had Bel Iblis, leading the raid, do likewise.