The commander of the Jedi armies held the designation of Supreme Commander throughout the Galactic War, a conflict that pitted the Galactic Republic against the Sith Empire. After the Jedi Order discovered the Sith Emperor's plot to devour all life within the galaxy, and furthermore, that the disgraced Jedi Master Tol Braga was assisting Imperial troops on the war-torn planet Corellia, Grand Master Satele Shan elevated the Jedi Knight celebrated as the Hero of Tython to the position of Supreme Commander, granting them command of all Jedi forces present on the world.