Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin (64 BBY - 0 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, portrayed in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope by British actor Peter Cushing.

Star Wars Episode III Revenge Of The Sith
Tarkin appeared super briefly at a prevent of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, played by Wayne Pygram. He neither speaks nor is addressed therein role, & is sole seen walk off from the Emperor to make way for Darth Vader on the bridge of the command ship. These are known that at this point that Tarkin was already a regional governor, the position that, based on datthe from either a deleted scene from the motion-picture show, experienced non existed for super hanker.

Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope
The indigen of the planet Eriadu, Tarkin had the reputation as a brutal, cold & remorseless Imperial officer dating to the early days of the Empire. The big class action of protesters stood on a landing platform directly underneath his transportation, protesting the Purple taxation on the distant planet Ghorman. Tarkin ordered his ship to l& anyway, crushing and killing hundreds of Majestic cases. This incident became called a "Ghorman Massacre." Like than punish Tarkin, Emperor Palpatine manufactured him a sector moff for Seswanna, where Eriadu was placed. A slaughter was a 1st manifestation of what became called a Tarkin Doctrine, also referred to as a "doctrine of fear." Tarkin explained it only: "Rule through the fear of force, rather than force itself."

A Rebel Alliance frequently jumped through Regal sectors to make sure your not detection. As a countermeasure, Tarkin proposed dividing a Empire into "priority sectors." These would overlap a existent astrographic & political sectors & exist as defined per level of treasonous activity. These sectors would exist as commanded by of these official, the "Grand Moff." the Emperor granted Tarkin a title & a immense base of operations on the Outer Rim.

A few experienced reservations just about Tarkin's methods, suspecting the babies to become merely efforts to enlarge his have position, inside open opposition of Palpatine's agenda; projects of his, like his Maw Installation (the research center in the Maw, which developed most of a superweapons a Empire was noted for, like the Death Star, the World Devastators and the Sun Crusher) only supported such theories.

Death
When a share of the triumvirate (using Admiral Motti and High General Tagge) that commanded the foremost Dying Star, he destroyed Princess Leia's home planet of Alderaan merely as a show of inflict. By this instance, Palpatine was suspicious of Tarkin's loyalty & sent Vader to oversee construction & keep a Grand Moff under control. He was flushed once a Rebels destroyed a Dying Star at a Battle of Yavin.

Appearances
Appearances (Chronological): Darth Maul: Saboteur Cloak of Deception Scallywag Planet Boba Fett: Pursuit Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Empire: Betrayal Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope