Best Star Wars Military Commanders

Best Star Wars military commanders (Admirals, Grand Admirals, Grand Moffs, Generals)

The Top Ten

1 Grand Admiral Thrawn

Grand Admiral Thrawn is a Chiss male from the Star Wars universe created by Timothy Zahn. He first appeared in Star Wars Heir to the Empire, serving as the primary antagonist of the Thrawn trilogy. Thrawn has more recently appeared in Star Wars Rebels, and has been the central focus of several novels written by Timothy Zahn. He is portrayed by Lars Mikkelsen.

I would say he is actually a better commander than Tarkin simply because unlike Tarkin he never let Cruelty or Pride alter his tactics

2 Grand Moff Tarkin

Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. Tarkin served as Governor of the Outer Rim territories, and eventually earned the rank of Grand Moff. Tarkin also oversaw the production of the Death Star. Tarkin was portrayed in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope by Peter ...read more.

3 General Hux

General Armitage Hux is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. First introduced in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, he is portrayed by Irish actor Domhnall Gleeson.

4 General Grievous

General Grievous is a fictional character and antagonist in the Star Wars franchise. He served as the Supreme Commander of the Confederacy of Independent Systems' Droid Armies during the Clone Wars. He is voiced by Matthew Wood.

5 Admiral Ackbar

Admiral Gial Ackbar is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. A member of the amphibious Mon Calamari species, Ackbar was the foremost military commander of the Rebel Alliance who led major combat operations against the Galactic Empire. He also appeared in the sequel trilogy, where he served ...read more.

6 Director Orson Krennic

Director Orson Krennic is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, first appearing in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. As director of Advanced Weapons Research for the Imperial military, Krennic is obsessed with the completion of the long-delayed Death Star project. Krennic was portrayed by Ben ...read more.

7 General Leia Organa

8 Admiral Kassius Konstantine

9 Admiral Raddus