Punk Academia’s Reviews > Tarkin > Status Update

So much better than I expected.
Switches between pre-Clone Wars and post-Revenge of the Sith.
Where was Tarkin during the Clone Wars? He was a planetary governor, hence not an active military commander.
He's on a first-name basis with Senator Palpatine.
He knows Count Dooku and suspects the trade war was staged because Dooku's separatist actions make no logical sense to him.

Establishing that there were people within the Empire that were frighteningly competent (as opposed to stormtroopers who allegedly can't hit anything) serves to enhance the struggle and heroism of the rebelling. In this essay I will...

I wasn't sure that I'd, how do I put this, CARE about Tarkin's backstory, but it makes him into a truly frightening character, fills in some holes in the lore, and is incredibly compelling.

So far, enjoying the Peter Cushing in-jokes. Gotta get boots that fit! IYKYK