5 Most Powerful Imperial Warlords and Factions | Star Wars Legends Lore 

I much prefer the warlords splintering off to the idea that a year after Endor the Empire made peace and then a small group snuck off to form the First Order

I like the fact that the Empire broke up into competing factions after Palpatine's death. It kind of mirrors like in real life when Alexander the Great's Empire fell apart after his death into competing successor States. Lends some believability to a fictional universe.

I've always like the Imperial Civil War. To me, it makes more sense than having all the Imperials retreat to the Unknown Region. Also, you can't beat Thrawn.

This is an era Legends handled really well. I know, some of it was over the top, but to see the Empire break apart from the infighting while the New Republic was being formed, with all of it's own issues... Just great. Oh, and Pellaeon is the coolest dude around. A man of honor and compassion, that truly learned from history in his later years.

I'm glad Pellaeon is on the list, one of my favorite characters, surprised he was at the top spot alongside one of my most despised characters, I thought Thrawn would be more fitting at number one though....

The determination and savagery of the Imperial Command that survived after the Battle of Endor and splintered into warlords is what made the EU enjoyable. I just love it :]

Given the same fleet and navy, Thrawn would most likely win. But given that they didn't all have the same navy, this seems right.

I return from my vacation in the Unknown Regions and this is what I’m welcomed back with? Thank you, Loremaster Eck.

To me Thrrawn is the only true Warlord that was actually effective. All these other Warlords did was bombard and try to eviscerate people. Thrawn on the other hand was attempting to get people to surrender without having to fire a single shot. Even though he had to fire a few shots right at the beginning, a good example is when he attacked Coruscant and laid a ton of asteroids and fake asteroids above the planet. After he left he didn't have to ever fire single shot over Coruscant again and let space rocks do the work for him. Regardless of what the other Warlords did in the end thrawn was the king. I'm really glad you were sticking to Legends because they are way better stories and cannon from disney in my opinion can go take a long walk off a short pier into a Rushing River. Keep up the amazing comparisons!

After reading Rogue Squadron books and Wraith Squadron? Warlord Zsinj. After reading thrawn trilogy? Thrawn After reading all the post Thrawn info? Pellaeon Honorable mention to Palpatine, as he created the Empire and made certain it stayed with such a strong military specifically so it could counter the Yuuzhan Vong.

Pelleaon was always my favorite imperial. In the Thrawn Trilogy, he's a likable character, and one of the first cases of an imperial being shown as a good man, who happens to work for the Empire.

Honestly, who can top Thrawn? Dude was the closest to restoring the Empire back to its full potential (minus clone Palpatine) and probably could've help prevent the galaxy being less fucked-up than it originally was in Legends.

Oh no my thrawns revenge flashbacks are coming back.

Thrawn is amazing and awesome.

When Zsinj attacked Kuat to Steal Razor's Kiss it was still imperial Remnant under the Ruling Council.

Great vid. I’d put Thrawn at the top, but that’s just me.

Natassi Dalla is one of my favorite characters! I wish there were more stories about her.

Pellaeon is my favorite character hands down. I don't even know where to begin with all the great things about him. But also, he has short comings which help make him a more real person. Argh he's just so good!

I totally dig Thrawn and Pellaeon - the latter is my favourite Legends character. Daala was actually quite unlucky because after being isolate in the Maw, she lost 1 Star Destroyer during the escape of the Sun Crusher, representing 25% of her combat strength in her first real battle!

Blacklight Virus vs The Flood *127th Attempt!!! I WILL NOT STOP!!!*

Natasi Daala is so underestimated that hurts.

Small addendum to Admiral Dala's story, while she was a capable leader, its worth adding that she only received her rank as an Admiral at as young an age as she did, because she was Grand Moff Tarkin's mistress. She wasn't the best commander in the Imperial navy, because while she did almost always win in simulations and wargames, she only did so with massive casualties. I think its clear she was a better strategist and politician than she was an actual frontline commander.

For a vehicle VS: AT-AA vs the AA Wraith For a factions compared: Which Faction had the best repulsorlift tank

I miss the EU

Pellaeon is probably my favorite. He was pragmatic and honorable, if not particularly brilliant. I love his depiction in Crimson Empire.

I thought superior general delvardus and the eraidu authority was pretty cool

I love Star Wars lore after return of the Jedi

Wow easily one of your best videos

I think most people could agree that the books and comics of the Warlord Era got pretty complicated, but there were some BANGERS, and I do love the fact that it wasn't just, "the emporer died, so... peace forever", like NO, there's still multiple MASSIVE fleets, and MANY loyalist commanders and warlords to take on.

Eckhart please make a video dedicated to Pellaeon. He's a strongly understated but very deep and important character in Legends. He became not just all Thrawn was but more.

Suggestion: Kamino defence force vs CIS fleet at Serenno

I really enjoy your videos; i don't have too much Star Wars knowledge and I love watching your well choreographed and accurate comparisons.

I'd have to say that Grand Admiral Thrawn was my all time favorite Imperial Warlord with Daala coming in a very close second, almost tied in fact.

Thrawn is my waifu

Toss up between Thrawn and Pellaeon for me there. Thrwan is just awesome in his own right, but what I like about Pellaeon is the development he went through over the course of his appearances, from a capable if conservative commander to someone who took more than just one page from Thrawn and was quite able to hold his own (leading a fleet against the Vong from a Bacta tank and mocking his opponent? Hard to top that in my opinion).

Great episode! Definitely my favorite period of Star Wars. There are so many good stories from this time period. Thank you for this video. I really enjoyed it.

You reposted in the wrong galaxy!

I Say Thrawn is my favorite Warlord.

Why didn't you mention Trioculus? he was beyond our comprehension.

Thrawn is a better War Lord Can't wait for Thrawn Alliances Thrawn and Vader are going to team up

To defeat an ennemy you must know them. Not simply their battle tactics, but their history, philosophy... Art.

I remember how, when I was a kid, Ysanne Isard was my first real exposure to the post-Endor stuff when I read The Bacta War for a book report (and the mentioning of Zsinj in it too).

Super great video. I knew who your top (at least one of your tops) would be as soon as I looked at the thumbnail though :D

Here's what you should do, EckhartsLadder. *1. Imperial II Star Destroyer (Star Wars) vs Lucrehulk-class Droid Control Ship (Star Wars)* *2. Imperial II Star Destroyer (Star Wars) vs Romulan D'deridex-class, B-type Warbird (Star Trek)* *3. Tempest Shadow (My Little Pony: The Movie) vs Darth Vader (Star Wars)* *4. Darth Sidious/Palpatine (Star Wars) vs Mewtwo (Pokemon)* *5. Leatherhead (TMNT 2003) vs Wampa (Star Wars) aka "Could Leatherhead protect Luke against a Wampa?"* *6. What if Master Splinter (TMNT 2003) was a Jedi?* Please do these ones.

This video is one of the best he has made, fantastic work.

this is a really good video just joined ur discord and patreon planning on donating tonight : )

I know this is a super old video, but I wanna thank you for turning me onto the Plauegis novel, not quite finished, but you were so right it's amazing!!!!

Liking the new format

Thank you eck I love your videos

I've got a lot of gaps in my star wars knowledge so it was really interesting to hear you talk about Thrawn not being at no.1 like I expected.

The excellent quality of this video gave away the fact that you're talking about your favorite era ;)

Very interesting , I really liked how you added bits and pieces of lore behind all the warlords. Could you do a video series on the gong war showcasing all the lore that happens. I don't have much time to read the books and haven't found a RU-vid who talks about as a entirety?

Thrawn is without a doubt my favorite warlord. Would be cool if you made a video of what the other Grand Admirals did during the Imperial Civil War since a lot of them have pretty interesting stories.

One of my my favorite videos already watched three times

Love this video and this era! Pentastar alignment's my fav by far

Good video and Eckhartsladder could you please do a video on the usan vong war?

This is my favourite video you have ever done

I like your video. It makes me want to read more Lost Legends. If I have to choose a favorite warlord, I have to choose Grand Admiral Thrawn. The “man” is so brilliantly evil. A villain with class that you can’t help but love.

Thrawn's seventh fleet vs Trench's fleet (The separatists spider admiral) You haven't done a vs battle in a while and this could be an interesting one to start it up again

Small mistake: At the time Zsinj made a strike against Kuat, Kuat was still under control of the Imperial Remnants.

Just in time man tnx

Grand Admiral Thrawn is my favourite, he came across as being a great military leader in the Thrawn Trilogy and I'm enjoying his portrayal in Rebels.

I can't even imagine the amount of destruction and success the Imperial Remnant would have had if Admiral Daala came out of hiding from the Maw Installation and joined with Grand Admiral Thrawn while Pellaeon was still under him. You combine Thrawn's tactical brilliance with Daala's political moves (Though they could be very violent) to unite the rest of the Warlords and the Rebels would have had no chance IMO.

I kept rooting for Thrawn to win in the...well...Thrawn Triology. XD He was just an awesome character. Btw, I would love to see more mass effects vids from you! I enjoyed the ones you made in the past.

Ok, I didn't know you were going to do this video, and I actually thought about asking you to do it the other day as I was playing Thrawn's Revenge. Weird...

Great Video!

I do find it tragic and ironic that Thrawn was not beaten in battle but was assassinated. Pellaeon was a simple officer. He never had these grand schemes and dreams of becoming the next Emperor of the galaxy. All he wanted was to try and win a war that many could say had been lost at Endor. So why not do a video on the Imperial Remnant VS. the First Order. Granted we know vary little about civilian government side of the First Order.

I didn't realize how much i wanted this video. I was just starting on Thrawn's Revenge myself, and had no real idea what most of the factions in the mod are. Also, where do you find which warlords joined Palpatine during Dark Empire? I didn't read that in the comic.

Admirals Dalaa and Pallaeon are my favorite. They both represent the potential of imperial might as humans. Which is y even if Thrawn were to be first on the list, these two accomplished more than Thrawn ever did in his lifetime in leading the imperial remnants.

I’m so glad about the top slot you awarded for this vid. Some characters deserve to get more exploration :-)

I would like to see a video on the Hapes consortium. Seeing how they play such a pivotal role in the later books.

Eclipse vs Supremacy (no super weapon just a ship on ship battle.)

Good VID man keep the good work and may the force be with us (Obi wan can take them all on he just needs the high ground)

Great vid as usual for you. There was one person I think should have at least earned an honorable mention, especially since you mentioned Director Isard. Delak Krennel and his Citruic Hegmony.

Loved the video

You should do a narration of what happened to the Empire from start to finish right after the battle of Endor.

Palpatine: alright guys I'm back and WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!!! Warlords: hey boss

seeing the Empire eventually join up with the Republic is something that makes me Happy inside

Lore about the Imperial Warlords is one of my favourite subjects in legends.

You are the best star wars channel eith the most interesting content

Hmm I wonder why he chose this specific topic... lol

Few ideas. What if the CIS built the Death Star? Recusant Class Light Destroyer vs Something (Assault Frigate Mark II or MC75 maybe?) Trench Fleet vs Thrawn Fleet Best Support Ship, best tactics/tactician Combined Mass Effect navies vs Covenant (Minus Reapers)

Echart, weird request but is there anyway to have you mention when spoilers are coming lol I had trouble guessing where the thrawn stuff ended. After all you're the one who got me into those books and I'm not quite thought the first one yet

Zsinz was also the reason why Wedge Antilles created Wraith Squadron. You should do an episode of Wraith Squadron and their unique tactics throughout their 3 book run in the Star Wars X-Wing series as well as what they did during the Yuuzhan Vong war.

My favorite is definitely is Grand Admiral Trawn is a Military tactical and knows his enemies weakness by studying there art and exploiting there moral And Back in Battle of attolon he did one savage blow to Phoenix Squadron and the Massasi Group

Epic vid

I voted for this on discord At last legends!! Abeloth vs the jedi high council

I think this is the difference between legends and Disney, in the movies the empire stayed unified and thus remained a single target. After the battle of Jakku they were categorically defeated and driven out, leaving the new republic to become complacent and weak. In Legends there was no single battle, minor conflicts rumbled on for decades as each warlord kept expanding or retreating. The New Republic could never afford to disarm because yet another threat kept popping up out of nowhere forcing them to maintain a formidable, if somewhat cumbersome, military.

Keep up the good work! :-)

You have to wounded what would have happened if the Pentis star alliance did fight with Thrawn

I still don't know why Disney couldn't integrate the Thrawn Trilogy into the current canon and have TLJ and TFA fit into it. Makes me sad

Enjoyed your Video., it needs a reference time for those events ie like how many ABY did they occurred??

I love you and your content so much! could you do more stuff with halo?

Excellent.

Absolutely incredible video! Great job on all your research and memory I assume? I read all this stuff years ago growing up. I recently read the new Thrawn Trilogy which was incredible but now I'm going back n reading the originals by the same author (one of my favorites) Timothy Zhan (which I love cuz it sounds just like a SW name). Btw totally agree, my favorite area if SW EU "legends" sigh* (I love the new sequels don't get me wrong I enjoyed them, but... Not as much as this old shit.) As soon as I started listening to Heir to the Empire audiobook I was just hit with the highest most emotional wave of nostalgia. I was at work n I literally had to stop n sit down my metal drill n my ass n just let it wash over me for several minutes in stunned silence as all my old memories n feelings came flooding back to me n I re-experienced the same old wonder n enchantment n love for SW that got me hooked in the first place. Not to mention back then, and I'm 33 now btw I was 14-18 back when I was reading/listening to these, this shit was all I had all I needed!... I hadn't discovered cool music yet, I didn't have hardly any friends, no gf's, no other fandoms really or outlets... That shit was my life n my salvation, my escape from my oppressive crazy conservative brainwashed baptist cult Christian dead boring family n life they imposed on my brother n I by homeschooling. So safe to say I have some pretty strong feelings about this shit, not to mention it was so for the most part well written n fantastic shit. So... Thank u Ek! Yer my man! Lol one of my top fave SW channels, maybe more then SW Theory or Explained although u do take a more negative critical approach to things I like it don't even always necessarily disagree with but it's almost sacred to me. I can handle criticism but it's still a lil touchy for me.

Thrawn and Admiral Pellaeon are the best of this list

A few years late, but here I go. 1. Thrawn's cool, though mostly because I like the idea of someone other than Anakin/Vader being one of the more rational members of the Empire. As well as the idea of them being friends. 2. Daala is pretty underrated. She's the opposite of Thrawn in that, while intelligent in some ways, is crazy in others. Also, the idea of her guarding the top secret research facility in the Maw sounds cool. Might have a counterpart in the Disney Timeline named Ellain Zahra... 3. Does Lumiya count as a warlord? While she tended to work more behind the scenes, she made her own plays for power. Such as taking in Flint as her own Sith apprentice in the Marvel Comics.

Can you do a video series or something about the entire Yusung-Yong War please, it would be awesome to actually here what the war was like and how the new republic and imperial remenuat came together to fight.(Sorry about my spelling)

Gilad Pellaeon is in my opinion the ideal of what an imperial officer should have been. He was a stardestroyer captain under Darth Vader in his death squadron. He was at the battle of Endor, and one of the strongest proponents of going back and destroying the partying and weakened rebels. He was a solid to great admiral and leader, one of the strongest enemies of the Vong, the respected and beloved leader of both the Galactic alliance’s military and the imperial remnants armies, and he was a good man. Became friends with Luke skywalker and the rest of our heroes. Was murdered on Jacen Solo’s orders, when he had the moral fortitude to stop him from committing war crimes at the battle of fondor. He was a total BOSS!

Awesome!