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<div>{{Star Wars character<br />
|name=Wilhuff Tarkin<br />
|image= Grand Moff Tarkin.jpg<br />
|caption= Tarkin as seen in ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]].<br />
|color=Empire<br />
|position=[[Death Star]] commander<br />
|species=[[Human (Star Wars)|Human]]<br />
|gender=[[Male]]<br />
|planet=[[List of Star Wars planets (E-G)#Eriadu|Eriadu]]<br />
|affiliation=[[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Galactic Empire]] <br />
|occupation=Antagonist<br />
|portrayer=[[Peter Cushing]] <small>(Episode ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|IV]]'')</small><br>[[Wayne Pygram]] <small>(Episode ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith|III]]'')</small><br>[[Keene Curtis]] <small>(''Star Wars: The Original Radio Drama'')</small><br>[[Stephen Stanton]] <small>(''Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)'')</small><br />
}}<br />
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'''Governor Wilhuff Tarkin''' or '''Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin''' is a [[fictional character]] in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[fictional universe|universe]], appearing as the main antagonist of ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'', played by [[United Kingdom|British]] actor [[Peter Cushing]]. A younger version of the character makes a brief cameo in the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel]] film ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'', where he was portrayed by [[Wayne Pygram]]. He was also portrayed by [[Keene Curtis]] in the [[Star Wars (radio)|''Star Wars'' radio drama]]. Recently, the young Captain Tarkin was voiced by [[Stephen Stanton]] in [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'']]. Tarkin has been called "one of the most formidable villains in ''Star Wars'' history".<ref>{{Cite web|first=Todd|last=Gilchrist|url=http://dvd.ign.com/articles/724/724655p1.html|title=Star Wars Speeches: Grand Moff Tarkin|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=8 August 2006}}</ref><br />
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==Depiction==<br />
===Films===<br />
In ''A New Hope'', Tarkin is the Governor of the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Imperial]] Outland Regions and commander of the first [[Death Star]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Peter Cushing in "Star Wars"|work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=13 August 1976|pages=29}}</ref> He is charged, along with [[Darth Vader]], with pursuing and destroying the [[Rebel Alliance]]. He threatens [[Princess Leia Organa]] with the destruction of her home planet of [[Alderaan]] if she does not reveal the location of the Rebels' main base of operations. When she names the planet Dantooine as the location of the base, he destroys Alderaan anyway. In the [[Battle of Yavin|film's climax]], Tarkin dies when [[Luke Skywalker]] destroys the Death Star with Tarkin still on-board.<br />
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Tarkin also appears at the end of ''Revenge of the Sith'', set 19 years earlier, overseeing the construction of the Death Star alongside Darth Vader and [[Palpatine|Emperor Palpatine]].<br />
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===Television===<br />
In the television series ''The Clone Wars'',<ref>{{Cite web|first=Christian|last=Blauvelt|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/02/17/star-wars-clone-wars-grand-moff-tarkin-exclusive-video/|title=Star Wars - The Clone Wars: Grand Moff Tarkin makes his debut!|publisher=[[EW.com]]|date=17 February 2011}}</ref> set 20 years before ''A New Hope'', Tarkin (voiced by [[Stephen Stanton]]) is seen as a Captain in the Republic Navy. When introduced in the 2011 episode, “The Citadel,” Tarkin meets [[Darth Vader|Anakin Skywalker]], the future Darth Vader, who rescues him and Jedi Master Even Piell from the titular Citadel. Skywalker and Tarkin begin to clash shortly after their first meeting, but quickly grow close, due to their shared desire to win the war at any cost.<br />
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===Expanded Universe===<br />
In the ''Star Wars'' [[Star Wars Expanded Universe|Expanded Universe]], Tarkin also appears in ''[[Darth Maul: Saboteur]]'' and ''[[Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader]]''. [[West End Games]]' roleplaying material describes the "Tarkin Doctrine", which emphasizes ruling "through the fear of force, rather than force itself". He is also mentioned during the ''[[Legacy of the Force]]'' novel series as to have been present on Zonama Sekot with [[Anakin Skywalker]]. Apparently, Tarkin also left a wife and a mistress behind. In the comic series ''Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command'', Tarkin is seen telling Vader of a missing convoy of Imperial craft and adds that his own son was in command of the convoy and is also missing.<br />
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==Production==<br />
The character of ''Tarkin'' was originally conceived as a holy man from [[Aquilae]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/grandmofftarkin/|accessdate=2010-09-06|publisher=[[Lucasfilm]]|title=Tarkin, Grand Moff|work=Databank}}{{Dead link|date=January 2012}}</ref> Cushing asked George Lucas for permission to wear his own slippers during filming, since the costume boots were too uncomfortable for him. Lucas agreed.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Giza Death Star Deployed|author=Joseph Farrell|publisher=Adventures Unlimited Press|pages=1|year=2003|isbn=9781931882194}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Smirk, Sneer and Scream|author=Mark Clark|pages=119|chapter=Peter Cushing|publisher=McFarland|year=2004|isbn=9780786419326}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Science Fiction|author=Adam Charles Roberts|pages=88|chapter=The History of Science Fiction|publisher=Routledge|year=2000|isbn=9780415192057}}</ref><ref name=Duke>{{cite book|title=Harrison Ford: The Films|author=Brad Duke|pages=39|publisher=McFarland|year=2005|isbn=9780786420162}}</ref><br />
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