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Geist

Geist

Biographical information
Died	138 ABY, Taivas
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Hazel
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Legacy era
Affiliation	Fel Empire Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire Moff Council Imperial Army

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"Thus we are all sent back to our kennels."

―Geist^[src]

Geist was a male Human serving as a Moff in the Galactic Empire at the time of the Second Imperial Civil War. He was also the topmost official in the Imperial Army.

1 Biography
2 Personality and traits
3 Appearances
4 Sources
- 4.1 In other languages

BiographyEdit

BackgroundEdit

"We have less real power than we did under Fel."

―Moff Geist^[src]

Geist was one of the hardliner members of the Moff Council and the head of the Imperial Army. He was also a vocal opponent of the Victory Without War program followed by Emperor Roan Fel, preferring war and conquest over the peacefulness of the Imperial Mission. In addition, he opposed Grand Moff Morlish Veed's ambitions to become Emperor.

Geist supported the Sith–Imperial War and the alliance of the Fel Empire with the One Sith as a way for the Moffs to regain the power they had wielded during the Imperial Remnant, prior to the rise of the Fel dynasty. He was also tired of being constantly played against his fellow Moffs by Emperor Fel.

The Second Imperial Civil WarEdit

"Shut it, Veed! You knew this was going to happen!"
"If that's so, Geist, you'd best choose your next words very carefully."

―Moff Geist confronts High Moff Veed^[src]

Following the Imperial victory at the Battle of Caamas and the occupation of Coruscant, Geist was present when Darth Krayt, the Dark Lord of the Sith, executed a coup against the man who sat on the Coruscant throne and named himself Emperor. As Darth Krayt slaughtered the Imperial Knights defending the man in the throne, Geist confronted Veed, accusing him of knowing of the attack beforehand, only to be pacified and warned to choose his next words carefully. After Veed swore allegiance to Darth Krayt, Geist and his fellow Moffs followed the Grand Admiral's example.

Seven years later, Geist was present for a meeting of the Moff Council in which they were informed by Darth Maladi that the hunt for Cade Skywalker had been called off. There, he voiced his frustration at being forced to report to Emperor Krayt's Sith Lords, comparing himself and his fellow Moffs to a pack of attack dogs being sent back to their kennels. He also voiced his suspicions that Moff Konrad Rus was a spy for Fel.

Months later, following the "incapacitation" of Emperor Krayt and the ascent of Morlish Veed to the rank of Regent, Geist was present in a meeting of the Council in which Veed announced Operation: Thunderstroke, an attack on a meeting between Roan Fel and members of the New Jedi Order with the goal of capturing Fel for a public trial and execution.

While Operation: Thunderstroke was underway, Geist joined Darth Stryfe and Admiral Krion Grail aboard the Relentless, flagship of the Outer Rim Third Fleet. The Relentless was sent to the planet Dac to confront the Galactic Alliance Remnant Core Fleet. Dac had been infected with viral spores that would eliminate all life within seven days as part of the Final Protocol. Moff Geist considered the trap to be a chance to capture or destroy the Imperious-class Star Destroyer Alliance as well as Admiral Gar Stazi; however, Lord Stryfe countered that Lord Wyyrlok's prime directive was the extinction of the Mon Calamari species.

As the battle progressed, the Relentless and the Third Fleet suffered heavy damage. Stryfe ordered the fleet to intercept the Evacuation fleet leaving Dac, much to Geist's opposition. However, Stryfe silenced Geist by threatening him physically. The Alliance and the remnant fleet put itself between Sith Imperial fire and the evacuation ships, resisting enemy fire. However, a Fel-loyalist strikeforce under the command of General Oron Jaeger jumped out of hyperspace to aid Admiral Stazi. As the Relentless suffered attacks from both Stazi and Jaeger's ships, Geist convinced the fanatical Stryfe to withdraw and deprive the enemy of the joy of destroying them. Lord Stryfe accepted's Geist's reasoning and ordered the fleet to leave.

Final battle and deathEdit

"I've been waiting for this. All units, launch your attacks as the orbital bombardment ceases!"

―Geist leading the Imperial Army at the frontlines^[src]

By 138 ABY Darth Krayt had returned to Coruscant to reclaim the Imperial throne and unleash a massive war against the Galaxy. The Sith Emperor ordered a full-scale assault on the Hidden Temple of the Jedi Order on the world of Taivas. Moff Geist, garbed in armor similar to that worn by AT-ST pilots during the Galactic Civil War, deployed the Imperial ground forces, consisting of stormtroopers, AT-ATs and Sith-Imperial walkers, leading them from the very front line. As the battle progressed, however, it became clear that the Imperial forces had been caught in a trap, the Jedi were well protected in their natural fortress.

Nevertheless, Emperor Krayt had devised a trap of his own. With the Imperial and allied forces engaged in battle, the Dark Lord released his new Sith troopers as well as his Annihilator-class starfighters and Dragon ships, which tore through any vessels in their path, Imperials included. As Krayt's secret weapons descended, they destroyed everything standing in their way. Grand Moff Veed tried to warn Geist of the impending danger but it was too late. Geist died alongside a number of stormtroopers in a explosion caused by the Sith Emperor's relentless forces.

Personality and traitsEdit

"Never had any use for Rus or his Imperial Mission. 'Victory Without War.' What's the point of that?"

―Geist^[src]

Like his predecessors in the Army of the First Galactic Empire, Geist was a hardliner and conservative militarist who longed for the times in which the Empire spread its influence by force of arms instead of the more subtle way of the Victory Without War Program of Emperor Jagged Fel. His favorite tactics were to threaten and to intimidate his opponent. He was ambitious like his fellow Moffs, though he lacked the political acumen and talent for manipulation of Nyna Calixte.

Nevertheless, despite his ambitions for power, Geist was a warrior at heart, preferring to lead his troops from the front line and enjoying being in the heat of battle.