Lemmet Tauk
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Lemmet Tauk was a trainee at the Imperial Royal Guard Academy on Yinchorr and a close friend of Kir Kanos.
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[edit] Biography
Like all other prospective Guardsmen, Lemmet Tauk was already one of the Empire's top soldiers when he was transferred to the Imperial Guard Academy. He excelled among his fellows and was pared with Kir Kanos over the years that the two spent enduring the harsh survival training regimen that killed so many of the other students. In the process, the two of them also developed a very close friendship.
However, as their final test, Palpatine himself had Tauk and Kanos battle to the death. Kanos ran Tauk through with his blade, killing his friend. To Tauk's corpse, Kanos said, "I'm sorry," but was reprimanded by Darth Vader, who slashed Kanos's face with his lightsaber, reminding him that the will of the Emperor was never his to question or to offer opinion upon.
[edit] Behind the scenes
The death of Lemmet Tauk is analogous to the rite of initiation that SS members underwent in Nazi Germany. Cadets were given German Shepherd dogs to bring up and raise as they went through their education. As a final act before becoming a full-time member of the SS, the cadets were required to kill their dogs thus demonstrating their loyalties to the state over personal relationships.
[edit] Appearances
- Crimson Empire (Appears in flashback(s))
