Josef Grunger

Josef Grunger was a Human male serving in the Navy of the Galactic Empire. A Grand Admiral, Grunger was one of the twelve original beings elevated to the rank by Emperor Palpatine two years before the Battle of Yavin. Neither subtle nor loyal by nature, Grunger nonetheless remained devoted to Palpatine until 4 ABY, when the Emperor was killed at the Battle of Endor. The Grand Admiral, having been busy patrolling space near the planet Gargon, seized the world when he received the news of the defeat at Endor. Almost immediately, he set himself up as a warlord and declared that he was the new Emperor. By 5 ABY, Grunger had amassed a sizable armada of Star Destroyers and smaller cruisers, using the Super Star Destroyer Aggressor as his command ship.

News of Grunger's claim to the vacant throne came to the Central Committee of Grand Moffs on Kessel. Their leader, the mutant Slavelord Trioculus, vowed to deal with Grunger after receiving the dark blessing of the Supreme Prophet of the Dark Side Kadann, which the slavelord required to be named Emperor. Grunger doubted Trioculus' claims but nonetheless vowed to follow the mutant if he received Kadann's approval. Trioculus died not long after obtaining the blessing, however, and Grunger—having retained full control of his armada—became a warlord once more. Plotting a strike at the former capital of Coruscant, the Grand Admiral moved his forces into the Corellian sector. Above the planet Tralus in the Corellian system, Grunger's fleet was confronted by Grand Admiral Danetta Pitta, who took command of a Torpedo Sphere and used it to annihilate his opponent's armada. Faced with defeat, Grunger rammed the Aggressor into the Torpedo Sphere, obliterating both warships and killing both Grand Admirals.

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