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Ranulph Tarkin was a male human from Eriadu and the paternal cousin of Wilhuff Tarkin. He bore an uncanny resemblance to Wilhuff's father, his uncle, so much so that they could have passed for twins. In the last decades of the Galactic Republic, he was one of the most respected commanders of the Outland Regions Security Force. At some point, Tarkin designed a ploy to avenge Eriadu Mining and Shipping from Greater Seswenna raids done by the Q'anah's Marauders by introducing a computer virus in the hyperdrive motivators of several container ships. However, Eriadu Mining refused to go along with his plan on cost grounds. Years later, when Wilhuff Tarkin had become a lieutenant in the anti-piracy task force of the Outland, the security force acquired a lead on which containers Q'anah's Marauders would target, and Eriadu Mining finally agreed to finance Ranulph Tarkin's scheme. His plan worked and the Pirate queen Q'anah was captured and executed.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
In the current Star Wars canon, Ranulph Tarkin was first mentioned in the 2014 novel Tarkin, written by James Luceno.[1] The character originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where he first appeared in the first issue of The Stark Hyperspace War story arc, written by John Ostrander, illustrated by Davidé Fabbri,[2] and published by Dark Horse Comics on November 28, 2001.[3]
