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"We have moffs rebelling and claiming Palpatine is alive, we have Grand General Loring dug in on Malastare—"
―Rae Sloane[1]

Kenner Loring was a human male officer who served in the army of the Galactic Empire. After attending the Imperial Academy of Uyter, he came to lead the Empire's 204th Imperial Fighter Wing and eventually held the rank of grand general by the late Galactic Civil War. Following the Emperor's death at the Battle of Endor, Loring's own splinter group of the Empire became an obstacle to Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax, the "de facto" ruler of the fractured Empire. Loring conspired with Commander Valent, but Rax learned of their relationship and had the commander killed.

Biography[]

"The sacrifice of the Scythe was a necessary one. Besides, Commander Valent was conspiring with Loring—we cannot stand any more needless fractures in this, and he was too stubborn to be brought into the fold."
―Gallius Rax, on having Valent killed[1]

At the beginning of his military career, Loring attended the Galactic Empire's officers' academy on[1] the planet[3] Uyter, along with the future commander, Valent. At some point prior to the Battle of Endor,[2] which occurred in 4 ABY,[4] Loring had command over the 204th Imperial Fighter Wing, using his position as leverage to rise the ranks of the Imperial Military.[2] By the late Galactic Civil War, Loring held the rank of Grand General in the Imperial Army,[1] which had once been held by Cassio Tagge[5] before he perished[6] between 0 ABY and 1 ABY.[7] A number of Imperial individuals, including Rae Sloane, wondered why the grand general received his position over General Hodnar Borrum, a longtime veteran of the Empire.[1]

Following the death of Emperor Palpatine at the Battle of Endor, the Empire fragmented. While Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax claimed de facto rule of the Empire, Loring and an Imperial faction became an obstacle for Rax.[1] In 5 ABY,[8] The grand general conspired with Commander Valent, who was allied with Rax, and entrenched himself on[1] the planet[9] Malastare. After concluding Valent to be a potential dissenter, Rax used messages from Grand Admiral Rae Sloane's station to lead Valent and his Star Destroyer, the Scythe, into a New Republic trap with the help of Sloane's aide Adea Rite. The commander was lost along with his vessel.[1]

Personality and traits[]

"Some of my colleagues didn't notice you until—well, until Nacronis—but we both know you were spectacular for years. If Grand General Loring had appreciared you more, if Vader had paid more attention to the starfighter corps, you'd probably have been at Endor yourselves."
―Caern Adan[2]

A human male, Kenner Loring[1] utilized his leadership of the 204th Imperial Fighter Wing as a stepping stone to greater opportunities with in the Imperial military hierarchy, not acknowledging the true potential of the fighter wing.[2] After the Emperor's death, the grand general became a challenge for Gallius Rax's leadership and conspired with one of the fleet admiral's associates, Commander Valent.[1]

Behind the scenes[]

Kenner Loring was first mentioned in the 2016 novel Aftermath: Life Debt, written by Chuck Wendig.[1]

Appearances[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Aftermath: Life Debt
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Alphabet Squadron
  3. Aftermath
  4. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
  5. StarWars-DatabankII General Tagge in the Databank (backup link)
  6. Darth Vader (2015) 25
  7. Cassio Tagge died in Darth Vader (2015) 25, which took place between the Battle of Yavin, which takes place in 0 BBY as stated by Star Wars: Galactic Atlas, and the assault on the Mako-Ta Space Docks, which Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition places one year after the Battle of Yavin, which, as already stated, takes place in 0 BBY, and therefore that assault takes place in 1 ABY. As such, Tagge's death occurs between 0 ABY and 1 ABY.
  8. Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Aftermath: Life Debt to 5 ABY.
  9. StarWars-DatabankII Malastare in the Databank (backup link)
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