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Warning ! This post contains despoiler for Star Wars : Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Siege # 2
After nine years , Star Warshas finally revealed the face ofEmperor Palpatine’ssecret regal protégé . Having first debut in theAftermathnovels by Cuck Wendig , this secret retainer of Palpatine was an indispensable histrion in the Battle of Jakku and the eventual parturition of the First Order itself . Now , the face of Counselor Gallius has at long last been reveal in Marvle ’s new and canonicalBattle of Jakkuseries which detail the issue direct up to the major conflict that the novels did n’t cover .
As seen inStar Wars : Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Siege # 2by Alex Segura and Stefano Raffaele , Counselor Rax is quite displeased with the rogue actions of theself - style Grand Moff Adelhard and his lockdown of the Anoat Sector , defying the greater Imperial Navy and its mission to fulfill the posthumous wish of Emperor Palpatine . While Rax ’s presence had been shown antecedently inBattle of Jakku’sfirst chapter , Insurgency Rising , his face was kept in the shadow . Now , Republic Under Siege # 2finally evince Rax in full , complete with his bloodless uniform and unique ruby ness :
Joined by Grand Admiral Sloane and other members of theImperial Shadow Councilformed after the Battle of Endor , Gallius Rax is fully debuting with very little patience for those who do not like to follow his orders and the will of the late Emperor .
The Face of Gallius Rax Has Finally Been Revealed
Palpatine’s Secret Protégé
With Rax also get his own variant cover with the upcomingRepublic Under Siege # 4,it ’s singular that it ’s take this recollective to reveal the face of a case who was so instrumental in shaping theStar Warsgalaxy ’s hereafter in the subsequence trilogy . Having been contain on Jakku , Rax was discovered by Palpatine as a unseasoned boy when the Emperor first begin mental synthesis on his secret observatory on the desert Earth . tax the boy with protect the observatory and carrying out his posthumous designs , Rax was the Imperial prentice no one knew Palpatine had .
" Rax is hiding the true purpose of Jakku and Palaptine ’s contingencies from the respite of the Empire ’s remaining leaders … "
In the nowadays , Rax has been guiding all Imperial forces to Jakku , preparing to come up up a monolithic force against the New Republic in reach and on the surface of the desert world . This explains why there is so much wreckage to be scavenged , as find out with Rey Skywalker long time after inThe Force Awakens . However , Rax is hiding the true purpose of Jakku and Palaptine ’s contingencies from the residual of the Empire ’s rest leader .
Rax Was Essential In Making Sure The Empire’s Future Was Secure Post-Palpatine
Operation Cinder And Beyond
Rax began his employment as Imperial Counselor by ensuring the mop up ofthe unrelenting bombardment campaign known as Operation Cinder , Palpatine ’s posthumous payback on the Galax urceolata . Now , Rax has also been draw the Empire toward this major conflict on Jakku , as theAftermathnovels revealed that Palpatine ’s observatory could be used to explode Jakku ’s kernel . Per the Emperor ’s ordering , the intention was for both the New Republic and Empire to be put down in the result end , while a modest force of select imperial would be spar to become the succeeding First Order .
inclose in Star Wars : The Force Awakens as Rey ’s homeworld , break down - backbreaking Star Wars buff know there ’s a fortune more to the desert satellite .
TheAftermathnovels confirm that Rax ultimately fails to blow up the core and is subsequently belt down during the Battle of Jakku . However , the future First Order still comes to fruition after take flight into the Unknown Regions to after be lead by Palpatine ’s proxy Supreme Leader Snoke . As such , it reach sense that Rax is keeping Jakku ’s on-key function cover from the other purple leaders he intends to sacrifice for Palpatine ’s time to come . Having been such a key figure post - Return of the Jedi , it ’s very exciting to finally see Rax ’s face in this newStar Warsseries .
Star Wars : Battle of Jakku - Republic Under Siege # 2is on sale now from Marvel Comics .
