An individual providing guidance and counsel to another, frequently a leader like a military officer, king, or an emperor, is known as an advisor or adviser. During the Clone Wars on the planet Mon Cala, Mon Calamari Captain Gial Ackbar functioned as a military advisor to King Yos Kolina. Ahsoka Tano, previously a Jedi Padawan who departed from the Jedi Order and was no longer affiliated with the Grand Army of the Republic, could not be the commander of a Republic division for the Siege of Mandalore; thus, Clone Captain Rex became the leader, and Tano assumed the role of advisor.
Throughout his reign, Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine used the expertise of several bureaucrats who advised him on governing his galaxy-spanning Empire. Grand Admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo held the position of Chief Advisor to the Emperor, specifically concerning issues related to the Unknown Regions. During the pursuit of Crimson Dawn, [Sabé](/article/sab%c3%a9], formerly a Naboo Royal Handmaiden, was appointed as a Lieutenant Commander and advisor within the Imperial Military by order of Darth Vader. Approximately four years following the Battle of Yavin, Gallius Rax declared himself Counselor to the Empire, an unprecedented designation created to provide guidance to the fractured Empire.