I think Tarkin held more power tbh. He answered only to the Emperor, was responsible of the Death Star after taking over Krennic, had some kind of authority even in vader
As has been stated time and time again across numerous different sources, the *only* being in the Empire who outranked Tarkin at the time of ANH, was Palpatine himself.
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Mas Amedda is like a royal secretary. If Palpatine wants to speak with someone, for example, he might have Amedda arrange the meeting for him... But he had no control over Tarkin whatsoever.
As mentioned, Palpatine himself was the ONLY person in the Empire with more authority than Tarkin... If Amedda tried to give him an order of his own, Tarkin would probably laugh in his face before having him executed.
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Last edited by Galan007 on Jan 17th, 2020 at 05:38 PM
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From the Tarkin novel-
Vizier Mas Amedda, swathed in rich maroon robes, the cyan tint of the holofield darkening the Chagrian’s natural blue pigmentation. From bulging extrusions of flesh on either side of Amedda’s thick neck dangled tapered horns that matched the pair crowning his hairless cranium.
“We trust all is well at Sentinel Base, Governor.”
Tarkin couldn’t be certain if or how much Amedda knew about the recent attack. On Coruscant information was closely guarded, if only as a means of maintaining one’s cachet, and even the head of the Ruling Council might not have been made privy to details known to Military Intelligence and the Admiralty.
The ambitious amphibian vouchsafed a tight-lipped smile at his end of the duplex holocomm. Obstructive and fault finding during his years as vice chancellor of the Republic Senate, he had become one of the Emperor’s most valued advisers, as well as the Empire’s most formidable intermediary.
“Governor, your presence is required on Coruscant,” Amedda said after a moment.
Definitely seems like Amedda was Tarkin's superior to me.
a.) In the dialogue immediately following the excerpt you posted, Tarkin flat-out ignored Amedda's "order":
It wasn't until Amedda told Tarkin that the order came from Palpatine himself that he finally obliged:
b.) That scene took place before Tarkin had been promoted to Grand Moff(he was still just a standard Moff/Governor there)... Yet he still didn't give a shit what Amedda had to say. Quite telling, imo...
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Last edited by Galan007 on Jan 18th, 2020 at 03:37 PM
As mentioned, Tarkin didn't give a single f*ck what Amedda had to say back when he was just a Moff... Amedda's word would have meant less than nothing to him as a Grand Moff.
I've posted this stuff before, but...
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At the time of ANH, Tarkin was the undisputed #2 in the Empire -- even Vader was his subordinate.
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That's what I was thinking.
At least on Coruscant everything seemed to go through Amedda. He was the intermediary between the Emperor and the galaxy. He was basically the Emperor's voice.
That's not true at all. Tarkin didn't have to use an intermediary when he wanted to talk to Palpatine... He had that number on speed dial, and had one-on-one conversations with Sheev quite frequently.
Again, Amedda was beneath Tarkin's notice.
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Last edited by Galan007 on Jan 19th, 2020 at 01:04 PM
And there is substantially more evidence stating that Tarkin outranked Vader -- I posted it all in one of the other Tarkin threads some time ago. It is an irrefutable fact at this point.
Granted, there seemed to be a mutual respect between the two, but when it came down to it, Tarkin was definitely in command.
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