Conan Antonio Motti

Conan Antonio Motti was a human male bureaucrat and military officer who served as an admiral and naval chief for the Galactic Empire, the fascistic successor state of the Galactic Republic. Born into an influential and wealthy family on the Outer Rim planet of Seswenna, Motti became a highly decorated starship captain. By 14 BBY, he had swiftly risen through the ranks of flag officers and was acting as a naval chief, representing the Imperial Navy on the Joint Chiefs of the Imperial Military. Commander of the Star Destroyer Steel Talon, Motti became an ally of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, one of the Empire's most powerful leaders.

By the time of the Galactic Civil War, Motti had elevated to the position of Vice Admiral, Chief of the Imperial Navy, Admiral of the Navy, leader of naval operations for the DS-1 Death Star Mobile Battle Station, and commander of the Death Star's Imperial Navy garrison and fleet. A staunch believer in the capabilities of the Death Star, Motti viewed the battle station as invulnerable and was dismissive of the Alliance to Restore the Republic's purported threat to the station. His confidence led to confrontations with several colleagues, such as General Cassio Tagge and Darth Vader; during one meeting of the Joint Chiefs, Motti's outbursts in chastising the Sith Lord's failures led to him being Force choked. Motti bristled at the episode and formally protested Vader's actions.

Motti's ambitions, which grew in the wake of the battle station's completion, were short-lived, however. The Rebel Alliance, who had obtained a copy of the Death Star plans during the Battle of Scarif, discovered a weak spot in the station's thermal exhaust port and successfully exploited it, leading to the destruction of the battle station along with the deaths of everyone onboard, Motti included.

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