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==Canon==
===Biography===
This '''bald man''' served aboard the [[Death Star]] shortly before it blew up.
===Personality and traits===
The Imperial was bald and male and was a master of looking bored in staff meetings.
==Legends==
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'''Hurst Romodi''' was a [[Sexes|male]] [[Human]] who served as a [[colonel]] in the [[Grand Army of the Republic|Grand Army]] of the [[Galactic Republic]] and later a [[general]] in the [[Galactic Empire]]'s [[Imperial Army]]. [[Reproduction|Born]] on the [[planet]] [[Matacorn]], Romodi served with distinction in [[Lambda sector]]'s [[Planetary Security Forces]] before becoming one of the Galactic Republic's first non-[[Cloning|clone]] [[commander]]s during the [[Clone Wars]]. After the [[Mission to Mustafar|defeat]] of the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]] and the [[Declaration of a New Order|rise]] of the Galactic Empire, Romodi was appointed a general in the Imperial [[Army]]. Romodi led Imperial [[Ground warfare|ground forces]] against [[Separatist holdouts]] in the [[Ciutric Offensive]] of [[19 BBY]] and the [[Western Reaches Operation]] of [[17 BBY]], winning several major victories and becoming a celebrated figure in the [[Core Worlds]]. During the latter campaign, Romodi's forces were [[Ambush at Bryndar|ambushed]] by [[Iska pirates]] at [[Bryndar]]; Romodi won the day, but was left blind and deeply scarred. Romodi left [[Imperial Military|military]] service to become the [[senator]] of the Lambda [[sector]]. However, he suffered recurring [[Dream|nightmares]] and an inability to concentrate as a result of his injuries, and retired after a single term in office. Romodi was offered the opportunity to continue working as [[adjutant]] to [[Grand Moff]] [[Wilhuff Tarkin]] and served under Tarkin as [[Battle Station Operations]] [[chief]] aboard the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station|Death Star]] [[battlestation]] at the [[time]] of its [[Battle of Yavin|destruction]] by the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebel Alliance]] in [[0 BBY]].
===Biography===
====Service to the Republic====
The [[Sexes|male]] [[Human]]<ref name="ANH" /><ref name="Fry" /> Hurst Romodi was [[Reproduction|born]] on the [[planet]] [[Matacorn]]<ref name="EGTW" /> in the [[Lambda sector]] of the [[Mid Rim]]<ref name="TEAOC">{{SW|url=media/general/atlas-appendix.pdf|text=''Star Wars: The Essential Atlas'' Online Companion|int=Star Wars: The Essential Atlas Online Companion}}</ref> during the final [[Standard decade|decades]] of the [[Galactic Republic]]. The Lambda [[sector]] had a long history of conflict involving the [[Aqualish]] [[species]] and, during Romodi's lifetime, the sector was embroiled in a [[Andoan Wars|war]] between [[Ando]]<ref name="EGTW" />—the Aqualish [[homeworld]]<ref name="Ando">{{CSWECite|I|30|Ando}}</ref>—and the [[Andoan Free Colonies]]. Serving in the sector's [[Planetary Security Forces]], Romodi made a name for himself fighting Aqualish rebels around this [[time]].<ref name="EGTW" /> In [[22 BBY]] the sector was further divided, with Ando among those worlds seceding from the Republic during the [[Separatist Crisis]].<ref name="HNN">{{Hnn|45|news/13228_1.html|Ando, Sy Myrth Secede}}</ref> Romodi, however, remained loyal to the Republic and, after the [[Clone Wars]] [[First Battle of Geonosis|broke out]] between the Galactic Republic and the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]] later that [[year]], Romodi joined the [[Grand Army of the Republic]]. One of the first non-[[Cloning|clones]] to command [[clone trooper]]s in the Clone Wars, Romodi rose to the [[Military rank|rank]] of [[colonel]] and was decorated for his role in battles at [[Battle of Peldon Minor|Peldon Minor]], [[Battle of Tulatharri Junction|Tulatharri Junction]] and [[Battle of Mygeeto (Clone Wars)|Mygeeto]].<ref name="EGTW" />
====Imperial Army====
[[File:Hurst Romodi.jpg|thumb|left|220px|General Romodi leading from the open hatch of a Floating Fortress]]
In [[19 BBY]], following the [[Mission to Mustafar|conclusion]] of the Clone Wars and the subsequent [[Declaration of a New Order|reorganization]] of the Republic into the [[Galactic Empire]],<ref name="NEC">''[[The New Essential Chronology]]''</ref> Romodi was commissioned as a [[general]] in the [[Imperial Army]]. With the Confederacy of Independent Systems defeated, [[Confederacy of Independent Systems military|Separatist forces]] from [[Muunilinst]] and [[Mygeeto]] fled to the [[Ciutric sector]] and the surrounding region of the [[Outer Rim Territories]], where they joined forces with [[pirate]]s and [[Thalassian slavers]]. As part of a [[Reconquest of the Rim|series of offensives]] aimed at bringing order to the far reaches of the Empire, [[Imperial Military|Imperial forces]] launched a [[Ciutric Offensive|campaign]] to eliminate the [[Separatist holdouts]], for which Romodi was assigned to [[Tenth Army|Crimson Dagger Command]], based out of [[Axxila]], and given command of the [[Ground warfare|ground forces]]. The Ciutric Offensive saw Romodi work closely with [[Imperial Navy]] [[Admiral]] [[Terrinald Screed]], defeating Separatist forces in the [[Kanz sector|Kanz]], [[Tragan Cluster|Tragan]], Ciutric, [[Nijune sector|Nijune]], [[Sprizen sector|Sprizen]], and [[Quelii sector]]s. Following a major victory at the [[Battle of Vinsoth (Imperial Period)|battle]] of [[Vinsoth]], Romodi and Screed pursued the Separatists to [[Binquaros]]. There Romodi remained to lay [[Siege of Binquaros|siege]] to the [[Muun]] leadership while Screed followed the enemy [[fleet]] to [[Bimmiel]]. While Screed was away, however, pirates driven from the [[Salin Corridor]] by Imperial forces joined forces with [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] from [[Serenno]] and broke Romodi's siege, allowing the remaining Separatists to flee to the [[Unknown Regions]]. After Screed returned from his [[Battle of Bimmiel|victory]] at Bimmiel, he and Romodi once more gave chase. Acting on intelligence from a [[Unidentified pirate captain (Vardoss)|pirate captain]], the Imperials finally caught and [[Battle of Vardoss|defeated]] the Separatists at [[Vardoss system|Vardoss]]. News of the victories at Vinsoth and Vardoss reached the [[Core Worlds]] and Romodi was praised as an example of the [[New Order]]'s success upon his return to the [[capital]] world of [[Coruscant|Imperial Center]] at the conclusion of the campaign.<ref name="EGTW" />
For two years Romodi remained out of the field as the Empire grew and expanded. In [[17 BBY]], [[Galactic Emperor|Emperor]] [[Palpatine]] charged [[Moff]] [[Wilhuff Tarkin]] with pacifying the [[Western Reaches]], where the remnants of Confederate General [[Grievous]]'s forces were hiding out among the pirate and [[Slavery|slaver]] groups. Tarkin requested considerable military resources, among them Romodi, who was appointed as [[commander]] of [[army]] operations.<ref name="EGTW" /> The [[Western Reaches Operation]] saw the Empire gain full control of dozens of worlds across eight sectors<ref name="Insider132">{{InsiderCite|132|The Guns of Kelrodo-Ai (short story)|The Guns of Kelrodo-Ai}}</ref> and received widespread media coverage throughout the Empire. [[HoloNet]] footage of Romodi in the [[Battle of Kelrodo-Ai|battle]] of [[Kelrodo-Ai]]<ref name="EGTW" />—where Separatist holdouts had taken shelter in the [[Citadel of Axes]], protected from the Imperial [[Navy]] by a [[planetary shield]]<ref name="Insider132" />—and the [[Battle of Ord Vaug (Imperial Period)|victory]] at [[Ord Vaug]] made him famous for his unique leadership style, directing his battles from the open hatch of a [[Heavy Assault Vehicle/repulsorlift A9 Floating Fortress|Floating Fortress]] assault vehicle. After years of exposure to [[artillery]] shell explosions, Romodi had his [[ear]]drums replaced with [[Cybernetics|cybernetic implants]] to avoid the possibility of hearing loss.<ref name="EGTW" />
It was during the [[Ambush at Bryndar|operation]] at [[Bryndar]] that Romodi, fighting alongside Admiral [[Bannidge Holt]], was ambushed by [[Iska pirates]] in the guise of local officials. Holt was [[Death|killed]] and Romodi was badly wounded by shrapnel from a detonating [[fragmentation grenade]]. Left blind and with severe injuries to his face, [[Limb|arms]] and chest, Romodi was placed in a [[bacta tank]], but refused to leave the battlefield and continued to direct the last of the battle until the enemy had been routed with his subordinates describing events to him. [[Doctor]]s were able to save Romodi's life but he was left badly scarred,<ref name="EGTW" /> with wounds so deep that neither reconstructive surgery<ref name="ANHn" /> nor [[Nanotechnology|nano-surgery]] could return his face to its undamaged self. Cybernetic [[eye]]s were installed to replace his ruined, natural ones, causing many in his company to be deeply unnerved by the unblinking nature of the implants.<ref name="EGTW" />
====Serving the Lambda sector====
[[File:ImperialsConferencing-ANH.png|thumb|right|250px|Romodi attends a meeting aboard the Death Star.]]
After suffering grievous injuries in the field, Romodi retired from active duty and instead became the [[senator]] for the Lambda sector, working on Imperial Center as part of the [[Imperial Senate]]. During his time in the [[Senate Building]], Romodi was a strong proponent for military spending and one of [[Emperor]] Palpatine's fiercest advocates. Despite his strong will and vocal support for the Empire, Romodi's colleagues and [[aide]]s soon came to realize that the decorated general had indeed suffered more than physical wounds during his service to the Empire. Plagued by horrific night terrors and complaining of having difficulty focusing on his senatorial duties, Romodi was forced to retire after serving only a single term.<ref name="EGTW" />
Following Romodi's withdrawal from the Senate, [[Grand Moff]] Tarkin offered him a position as his [[adjutant]].<ref name="EGTW" /> In [[0 BBY]], the Empire completed work on the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station|Death Star]], a [[battlestation]] armed with a [[superlaser]] capable of destroying a planet, which Tarkin intended to use to [[Tarkin Doctrine|instill fear]] in the population and end the growing [[Alliance to Restore the Republic|Rebellion]]. With the [[Death Star]] under Tarkin's command,<ref name="ANH" /> Romodi was appointed as the [[space station]]'s [[Battle Station Operations]] [[chief]], despite his state of declining lucidness.<ref name="EGTW" /> Shortly after the Death Star became operational, Rebel [[Spy|spies]] [[Battle of Toprawa|stole]] the [[Death Star plans|battlestation's schematics]]. While attempting to retrieve them, the [[Dark Lord of the Sith]] [[Anakin Skywalker|Darth Vader]] oversaw the [[First Battle of Tatooine (Galactic Civil War)|capture]] of [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]], a senator and member of the Rebel Alliance, who was taken aboard the Death Star for [[Torture|questioning]].<ref name="ANH" /> Romodi was one of several senior [[Imperial officer|officers]] present at a subsequent meeting in the Death Star's [[Death Star conference room|conference room]], during which Tarkin announced the [[Dissolution of the Imperial Senate|dissolution of the Senate]] and Vader assured the assembled [[officer]]s that the stolen plans would soon be back in Imperial hands.<ref name="ANH" /><ref name="Fry" /> Despite Vader's assurances, some of Romodi's fellow officers, among them General [[Cassio Tagge]], were concerned that the Rebels may discover a weakness in the Death Star.<ref name="ANH" /> Romodi, however, was confident that Vader would successfully recover the missing plans and that the Rebels posed no threat to the Death Star. Romodi's faith ultimately proved misplaced;<ref name="ANHn" /> when the Death Star confronted Rebel forces over their [[Great Temple (Yavin 4)|main base]] on [[Yavin 4]], Rebel [[starfighter]]s led a successful [[Battle of Yavin|attack]] on the battlestation, resulting in its destruction and the loss of every life on board.<ref name="ANH" />
===Personality and traits===
Romodi was a capable military leader who distinguished himself in service to Lambda sector's Planetary Security Forces and the Galactic Republic before being appointed a general in the Imperial Army. Romodi's actions led to him being decorated and hailed as a hero in the early [[Imperial Period|Imperial era]]; such was the level of Romodi's fame in the Core Worlds that many Imperial citizens could remember where they were when they learned that Romodi had been injured at Bryndar. The army and navy were not always known to cooperate smoothly, but Romodi developed a mutual respect with Admiral Terrinald Screed during the Ciutric Offensive. Romodi described Screed's forces as "guardians above the blue sky" while Screed came to trust Romodi's instinct for when a situation required the precision of Imperial Army forces. Romodi was fearless on the battlefield, known for leading his forces into battle from the open top hatch of his Floating Fortress. When warned that this would lead to loss of hearing, Romodi opted to have his eardrums replaced with cybernetics rather than change his command style. Even when gravely wounded on Bryndar, Romodi refused to leave the battlefield until the enemy were defeated.<ref name="EGTW" />
The injuries that Romodi suffered during the Western Reaches Operation left him with cybernetic eyes and scars that made him feared by many during his later career as an Imperial senator. However, Romodi had suffered more than physical injuries; he increasingly struggled to concentrate and suffered from recurring [[Dream|nightmares]], ultimately leading to his departure from the Senate. By the time he served aboard the Death Star under Grand Moff Tarkin, Romodi was only lucid intermittently, leading others to question why Tarkin tolerated his presence and the Grand Moff to remind them of Romodi's loyalty and sacrifices to the Empire.<ref name="EGTW" /> Romodi's belief in the Death Star's invulnerability put him at odds with some of his senior officers, among them General Cassio Tagge.<ref name="ANHn" /> Romodi had light skin and [[Color|brown]] [[hair]] which had heavily receded by 0 BBY.<ref name="ANH" /><ref name="Fry" />
==Behind the scenes==
===Canon===
He used to have a name and interesting story, but who cares about that?
===Legends===
{{Quote|Dangerous to your starfleet, General Tagge, but not to this battle station. I happen to think Lord Vader knows what he's doing. The rebellion will continue only as long as those cowards have a sanctuary, a place where their pilots can relax and their machines can be repaired.|Romodi's line in the ''Star Wars Episode IV'' novelization|Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)}}
Romodi first appeared in the [[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|novelization]] of [[George Lucas]]'s [[1977]] movie ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]''. Romodi's only appearance is in the scene set in the Death Star conference room, in which he delivers a single line during an argument with General Cassio Tagge. In the movie, Tagge is arguing with Admiral [[Conan Antonio Motti]], who delivers a variation on Romodi's line. In such situations, [[Lucasfilm Ltd.|Lucasfilm]] consider the films to be the more [[canon]] source.<ref name="Blog">{{Blog|holocron|33|What'd I say again? Select posts by me regarding continuity|Keeper of the Holocron's Blog|Leland Chee{{!}}Leland Y Chee}}</ref> In [[2007]], Lucasfilm's [[Leland Chee]] stated that Romodi was a senator;<ref name="Chee">{{Cite web|url=http://forums.starwars.com/thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=1170|title=Holocron continuity database questions|accessdate=2007-03-03|author=[[Leland Chee]]|date=[[January 15]], [[2007]] 10:06|work=[[StarWars.com Message Boards]]|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070303055800/http://forums.starwars.com/thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=1170|archivedate=2007-03-03}}</ref> this was later repeated in Romodi's entry in [[2008]]'s ''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''. Romodi was given a complete backstory in the [[2012]] release of ''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]'' by [[Jason Fry]] and [[Paul R. Urquhart]]. ''The Essential Guide to Warfare'' revealed Romodi's first name of Hurst and detailed his military and senatorial career, culminating in his role aboard the Death Star. Jason Fry later confirmed that Romodi is the "bald guy" during the Death Star conference room scene from the ''A New Hope'' film.<ref name="Fry" />
==Appearances==
===Canon===
*''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]''
===Legends===
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' novel]] {{1st}}
*''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'' {{Ret}}
*''[[Star Wars Manga: A New Hope 1]]'' {{Ret}}
==Sources==
===Canon===
===Legends===
*{{Topps|Star Wars Widevision}} {{C|Card:Conference Room}} {{Po}} {{Ret}}
*''[[Star Wars: Behind the Magic]]''
*''[[Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary]]'' {{Po}} {{Ret}}
*{{CCG|Reflections III|link=ReflectionsIII-Dark/large/auselessgesture.gif|cardname=A Useless Gesture}} {{Po}} {{Ret}}
*{{InsiderCite|93|May The Facts Be With You: Part One}}
*{{InsiderCite|96|Set Piece|Set Piece: Death Star Conference Room}} {{Po}} {{Ret}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*{{DB|character|admiralmotti|Admiral Conan Antonio Motti|archivedate=20110517075415}}
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]'' {{1stID|Hurst}}
*{{InsiderCite|133|The Art of Warfare}} {{Po}}
*''[[Death Star Owner's Technical Manual (real-life)|Death Star Owner's Technical Manual]]''
*{{InsiderCite|Special Edition 2014|A Certain Point of View (Star Wars Insider)|The Death Star Coup}}
==Notes and references==
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