Grand Moff Tarkin is the Governor of the Imperial Outland Regions and commander of the Death Star. He sides with Darth Vader to push the Galactic Empire's reign over the Rebel Alliance after Emperor Palpatine dissolved the Galactic Senate. He also threatens Princess Leia with blowing up her home planet Alderaan if she does not reveal the Rebels main operation base. She does give him the information he required, however, he ends up destroying her planet anyways to make an example of what happens to those who support the Rebel Alliance. He first appeared in the film Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope in 1977, where actor Peter Cushing portrayed the character. The Mighty Mugg above portrays him in all of his evil looking glory wearing his commander suit.