Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin is a major antagonist and former false protagonist in the Star Wars canon.
(64 BBY - 0 BBY) (64 years old)
In the original Star Wars movie, he was portrayed by the late Peter Cushing. In Rogue One, he was portrayed by Guy Henry. In the animated TV series, he was voiced by Stephen Stanton.
Victims[]
Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel[]
- TBA
Star Wars: Rebels[]
Season 3[]
The Citadel[]
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Counterattack[]
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Citadel Rescue[]
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Season 5[]
Point of No Return[]
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The Jedi Who Knew Too Much[]
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To Catch a Jedi[]
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The Wrong Jedi[]
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith[]
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The Bad Batch[]
Season 1[]
Aftermath[]
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Replacements[]
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Star Wars: Darth Vader[]
Issue #5[]
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The Bad Batch[]
Season 1[]
Return to Kamino[]
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Season 2[]
Tipping Point[]
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The Summit[]
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Plan 99[]
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Star Wars: Darth Vader[]
Issue #13[]
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Issue #14[]
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Issue #15[]
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Issue #16[]
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Issue #17[]
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Darth Vader Annual #2[]
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Adventures in Wild Space: The Cold[]
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Adventures in Wild Space: The Rescue[]
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Tarkin (Novel)[]
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Star Wars: Darth Vader[]
Issue #18[]
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Thrawn (Novel)[]
- None
Star Wars: Thrawn[]
Issue #3[]
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Issue #4[]
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Han Solo & Chewbacca[]
Issue #8[]
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Lost Stars[]
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Star Wars: Rebels[]
Season 1[]
Call to Action[]
- Taskmaster Myles Grint - Beheaded by the Grand Inquisitor with his double-bladed lightaber, on Tarkin's orders.
- Commandant Cumberlayne Aresko - Beheaded by the Grand Inquisitor with his double-bladed lightsaber, on Tarkin's orders.
- Total - 2
Rebel Resolve[]
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Fire Across the Galaxy[]
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Leia, Princess of Alderaan[]
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Leia Organa: Ordeal of the Princess[]
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Star Wars Rebels: Steps Into Shadow[]
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Star Wars: Rebels[]
Season 3[]
Zero Hour[]
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Season 4[]
Jedi Night[]
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Thrawn: Treason[]
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Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle[]
Issue #1[]
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Issue #2[]
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Issue #5[]
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Star Wars Adventures[]
Issue #5[]
Tales of Villainy: The Short Goodbye[]
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story[]
- Director Orson Callan Krennic - Incinerated when Tarkin ordered the Death Star to blast the Citadel tower.
- TK-4012 - Killed when Tarkin ordered the Death Star to blast the Citadel Tower.
- General Sotorus Ramda - Killed in the destruction of the Scarif.
- Lieutenant Niles Gavla - Killed in the destruction of the Scarif.
- Lieutenant Milton Putna - Killed in the destruction of the Scarif.
- Captain Cassian Jeron Andor - Killed in the explosion of the Scarif along with Jyn Erso.
- Sergeant Jyn Erso - Killed in the explosion of the Scarif along with Cassian Andor.
- Total - 7
Age of Rebellion: Grand Moff Tarkin[]
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope[]
- Viceroy Bail Organa - Killed when Tarkin had his gunners blow up Alderaan with the Death Star's superlaser.
- Queen Breha Organa - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- WA-2V - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- CZ-70B - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Visaiya - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Anderam - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Lintreyst - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Chrigeld Tinnine - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Tanivos Exantor Divo - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Two Billion People - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Chief Gunner Endo Frant - Launched into space by Grand Moff Tarkin for refusing to blow up Alderaan.
- Total - 2,000,000,010
Kill Count[]
- Total - 2,000,000,019 (So Far)
- 2,000,000,010 Humans
- 2,000,000,000 Victims of Unknown Gender
- 13 Male
- 3 Female
- 3 Droids
- 2,000,000,010 Humans
Characters Killed By Tarkin[]
- Taskmaster Myles Grint - Beheaded by The Grand Inquisitor with his double-bladed lightsaber, on Tarkin's orders.
- Commandant Cumberlayne Aresko - Beheaded by The Grand Inquisitor with his double-bladed lightsaber, on Tarkin's orders.
- Director Orson Callan Krennic - Incinerated when Tarkin ordered the Death Star to blast the Citadel tower.
- TK-4012 - Killed when Tarkin ordered the Death Star to blast the Citadel Tower.
- General Sotorus Ramda - Killed in the destruction of the Scarif.
- Lieutenant Niles Gavla - Killed in the destruction of the Scarif.
- Lieutenant Milton Putna - Killed in the destruction of the Scarif.
- Captain Cassian Jeron Andor - Killed in the explosion of the Scarif along with Jyn Erso.
- Sergeant Jyn Erso - Killed in the explosion of the Scarif along with Cassian Andor.
- Viceroy Bail Organa - Killed when Tarkin had his gunners blow up Alderaan with the Death Star's superlaser.
- Queen Breha Organa - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- WA-2V - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- CZ-70B - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Visaiya - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Anderam - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Lintreyst - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Chrigeld Tinnine - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Tanivos Exantor Divo - Killed in the destruction of Alderaan on the orders of Wilhuff Tarkin.
- Chief Gunner Endo Frant - Launched into space by Grand Moff Tarkin for refusing to blow up Alderaan.
Death[]
- Killed when Luke Skywalker blew up the Death Star by shooting two proton torpedoes down a thermal exhaust port. (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope)
Note[]
- The only thing the prevents Wilhuff Tarkin from being considered pure evil is his romantic relationship with the stormtrooper TK-421. (Of MSE-6 and Men)
