Vanko
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era
Affiliation	Galactic Empire

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Vanko was an Imperial Moff during the Galactic Civil War.

BiographyEdit

When Emperor Palpatine declared his Galactic Empire in 19 BBY, Vanko was made Grand Moff of the Bright Jewel Oversector and assumed the role of commander of the 8th Sector Army.^[1]

An elderly career soldier and a friend of Emperor Palpatine, Vanko was one of two Moffs with territories bordering the Maelstrom. Along with Moff Torpin, Vanko submitted falsified budgets and financial reports to the Empire to try and disguise the fact that he was losing a great deal of money to a pirate group called the Riders of the Maelstrom. He and Torpin met in secret on the planet Aris, then boarded the Kuari Princess to discuss what their next moves would be. Both believed that the pirate groups were working with the Rebel Alliance to plan a major offensive against their forces. Vanko and Torpin barely escaped from the Princess after it was hijacked by the Riders and rescued by Alliance agents.

AppearancesEdit

•  Riders of the Maelstrom (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

• The Essential Guide to Warfare

Notes and referencesEdit