I know the Jedi were Generals in the grand army of the Republic, but did they hold top rank on the battlefield? I ask because it seemed like they could walk into almost any battle and take full command.
Yeah, Admirals and above outranked Jedi in military matters.
Clone: "General Skywalker... Admiral Tarkin has ordered that no one be allowed in there."
Anakin: "I don't care what she's been accused of! Let...Me...In!"
Clone: "Sorry, sir... The Admiral's orders stand. This is now a military operation, and under HIS jurisdiction."
*Anakin is escorted out of the facility*
-TCW S05E18
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That’s debatably just because the Jedi were stripped of authority in regards to Ahsoka’s case though, not necessarily because they didn’t outrank Tarkin. As Kurk mentioned, we see a lot of cases where the Jedi outrank Admirals.
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The Jedi hadn't yet been formally stripped of any authority regarding Ahsoka, because Ahsoka herself was still recognized as a Jedi/Padawan at that point in the story.
The scene I quoted simply came down to a General being overruled by the standing orders of an Admiral.
Ergo: "This is now a military operation, and under [Tarkin's] jurisdiction."
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Nah, Padawans are commanders, above captains but beneath admirals.
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It was a military matter and considering that it was thought to be from one of their own (which it was in Barriss) they probably wanted to keep Ahsoka isolated from any other Jedi.
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It was a blanket order, though -- it didn't single out anyone in particular: "Admiral Tarkin has ordered that no one be allowed in there."
If Anakin held higher authority than Tarkin, the Clone likely would have allowed him to enter... We've seen this happen before in canon:
That said, I suppose this IS Tarkin we're talking about. The dude has always seemed to hold more sway/influence within his rank than everyone else, so maybe *that* is the reason why Anakin had to acquiesce to his orders in that instance... Perhaps a different Admiral wouldn't have held an equal level of authority there. /shrug
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Last edited by Galan007 on Apr 30th, 2018 at 09:21 PM
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They could have been, just not in the conventional sense. You can strip someone of authority by stripping everyone of it. The prison is specifically said to be under Tarkin’s jurisdiction, so it’s likely he was assigned direct control over the facility since he was acting as the military representative for the whole affair.
I doubt Anakin could have just asked Yularen to change the order, for example. I doubt all admirals and generals would be outranked by Tarkin when it comes to the running of that facility.
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