Valco Pandion

During the Age of the Empire, Valco Pandion functioned as a Moff. Following the Battle of Endor, in the aftermath of the Emperor's demise, Pandion laid claim to the title of "Grand Moff." He held command over a communications station situated on the world of Malastare. When this station was targeted by the New Republic, the governing body established by the Rebel Alliance, Pandion made his escape, leaving his troops behind. As one of the few high-ranking officers remaining in the Empire, the New Republic placed a bounty on Pandion, along with other Imperial "war criminals."

At the request of Admiral Rae Sloane, Pandion journeyed aboard his Imperial Star Destroyer, the Vanquish, to attend a clandestine gathering on the planet Akiva. This gathering's purpose was for a group known as the Imperial Future Council to decide the Empire's future. Upon arriving above Akiva, Pandion traveled to Myrra, the planet's capital city, aboard a Lambda-class shuttle. Other attendees included General Jylia Shale, Imperial advisor Yupe Tashu, and Arsin Crassus, an Imperial financier and slaver. Jas Emari, a Zabrak bounty hunter hoping to collect the bounty on Pandion, spotted him and the other delegates. However, Sloane's shuttle attacked Jas, who was then captured by Surat Nuat, a local Sullustan crime lord.

Satrap Isstra Dirus played host to Grand Moff Pandion and his fellow Imperials at his lavish residence. During a meal, Pandion questioned Sloane about her encounter with Jas, whom he called an "insurgent." Sloane reassured the delegates, telling them to relax and enjoy dinner. Pandion pressed Sloane about the insurgent, and Sloane claimed the individual was a local with no connections to the New Republic. After learning Sloane had captured Wedge Antilles, a pilot of a New Republic starfighter, Pandion disagreed with Sloane's idea to hold him hostage for negotiations with the "rebellion." Sloane reminded him that they were there to discuss the Empire's direction.

Pandion then voiced his opinion that the Empire needed a powerful Emperor rather than a "weak" council. Sloane replied that they would discuss it at the Imperial Future Council and questioned Pandion about his self-proclaimed title of Grand Moff. Pandion admitted to declaring himself Grand Moff, justifying it by saying he had the right to seek power. Pandion then retorted that Admiral Sloane had supposedly seized control of the last remaining Imperial Super Star Destroyer, the Ravager. When Pandion asked about the Fleet Admiral, Sloane claimed he was dead. In reality, Rax was still alive and had worked with Sloane to orchestrate the conference to eliminate his rivals.

Leading up to the Imperial emergency summit, Pandion questioned Sloane about the interrogation of Antilles, who was resisting. When Tashu offered to interrogate the New Republic pilot, Pandion angrily told him to call him Grand Moff and stated that the Sith were gone. Sloane then mentioned that her Star Destroyer, the Vigilance, had encountered two rebel A-wing scout fighters. When Crassus suggested ending the meeting, Pandion mocked him for being a coward. Sloane suggested moving the Star Destroyers to hyperspace to avoid detection by New Republic sensors, but he accused Sloane of cowardice and advocated deploying the Ravager as a show of force.

General Shale sided with Admiral Sloane, pointing out that the Empire lacked the resources to compete with the rebels, comparing their situation to a game of chatta-ragul. When Pandion asked her to be clear, Shale responded that Ackbar, the New Republic's Grand Admiral, was a skilled strategist analyzing the Empire's actions. Pandion and the other delegates, except for Sloane, were unaware that the Fleet Admiral was secretly providing Ackbar with intelligence on Imperial fleet movements. Despite Shale's warnings that the Empire had already lost significant resources and manpower, Pandion insisted on deploying the Ravager. Crassus agreed with him, but Tashu sided with Sloane and Shale. Pandion attempted to challenge Sloane's authority, but the Admiral stood firm. Eventually, Pandion conceded but "politely" offered to critique her decisions.

As the discussions continued, the Imperial Future Council considered raising funds to bribe the populace and negotiating peace with the New Republic. When Crassus started banging on the tables, Pandion supported Sloane when she reprimanded the Imperial financier. When Crassus protested, Pandion threatened to break his other hand. Pandion agreed with Shale that the Death Stars were a massive mistake but believed the New Republic would not consider a truce due to their supposed "blood lust" for Imperial officials. When Shale criticized the Emperor's oppressive policies and enslavement of aliens, Pandion remarked that her comments were punishable by death. Shale then responded that the Empire had become nothing more than executioners.

When Shale suggested surrendering to the New Republic, Pandion denounced the rebels as lucky criminals. He claimed the Empire still had the ships, men, and money. Shale corrected Pandion, reminding him that the Empire was losing ships and governors every week and that many worlds had rejected Imperial rule. Pandion responded that she had been watching rebel "propaganda" before demanding that Sloane share her Super Star Destroyer with his forces. Sloane replied that she had convened the Imperial Future Council to decide the Empire's future with input from several advisors, not just one. Pandion mocked Tashu when the Imperial advisor spoke about the Sith, the dark side, and suggested the Empire seek out the source of the dark side in the Unknown Regions.

After learning that Imperial forces had shot down a New Republic transport above Akiva, Pandion advocated a fleet battle between the delegates' Imperial forces and the New Republic. Pandion envisioned the fleet battle ending in an Imperial victory. When Shale argued that they should not waste their ships just to put on a show of force, he accused her of cowardice. However, Shale pointed out that Pandion was the coward for abandoning his post and men on Malastare. Admiral Sloane intervened and advised them to finish breakfast so they could discuss their summit agenda. She then announced the meeting would begin soon.

While the delegates were listening to Tashu's proposal to use a double to maintain the illusion that the Emperor was still alive, Norra Wexley, a New Republic pilot, and her group of rebels, including her son Temmin, broadcasted propaganda urging the people of Myrra to revolt against the Empire. As a result, a mob gathered at the Satrap's Palace, forcing the delegates to suspend the conference. The Imperials' situation was complicated by the fact that Antilles had managed to send a distress signal to the New Republic before being recaptured. To worsen matters for the Imperial delegates, Norra had bombed their shuttles, trapping them on Myrra.

After Norra bombed the Imperial shuttles, Pandion demanded that Sloane reveal the battle order of Imperial forces on Akiva. When Sloane informed him that she had only deployed minimal forces to Myrra, Pandion criticized her for not doing more to protect them. Sloane responded that they could not risk drawing attention to the conference by imposing a total occupation. Pandion and Crassus then demanded that Sloane bring their Star Destroyers out of hyperspace. However, Admiral Sloane reasserted her authority as acting fleet admiral and forced Crassus to provide his yacht, the Golden Harp, as an escape transport.

Pandion, Shale, Tashu, and Crassus boarded the Golden Harp as the mob stormed the Satrap's Palace. Admiral Sloane and her pilot Morna Kee piloted the shuttle. Several rebel prisoners, including Norra, the bounty hunter Jas Emari, and Sinjir Rath Velus, a former Imperial loyalty officer, accompanied the Imperials. Wedge Antilles was held in a separate room, while Sloane's aide Adea Rite rested in another room. During the journey, Pandion encountered Sinjir, whom he hated as a traitor. The two men immediately disliked each other, with Pandion threatening to cut his lip. Their flight coincided with the arrival of a New Republic fleet above Akiva.

After the yacht was hit by enemy fire, Pandion asked Sloane if the ship had escape pods. Sloane assured him they were safe and that they were approaching orbit soon. During the journey, Pandion mocked Sinjir for his weakness and foolishness. Sinjir responded by mocking Pandion's ambitions and making fun of the title of Moff. Losing his temper, Pandion slapped the ex-Imperial in the face. However, Sinjir kept mocking Pandion's title, and the Grand Moff grabbed the former loyalty officer by his collar and hit him three times. Sinjir distracted Pandion by spitting out a loose tooth and then headbutting the Grand Moff.

Before Pandion could kill Sinjir, Jas offered to kill the former loyalty officer herself. Against Crassus' protests, Pandion offered to pay the bounty hunter twenty thousand credits from the financier's coin purse. Pandion then told the financier that he would not in good faith deny the Empire. While Pandion was distracted, Norra's son Temmin freed Jas, Sinjir, and Norra from their restraints. Jas then grabbed Pandion around the neck and held a blaster to his head. However, Pandion seemed unconcerned because his men outnumbered the rebels. Before a gunfight could break out, the Golden Yacht crash-landed in the Vigilance's hangar.

Pandion survived the crash with a cut to his forehead and managed to escape the ship. However, Crassus was killed on impact, and the rebels took Shale, Tashu, and Adea captive. Several of the Emperor's Royal Guards and stormtroopers aboard were also killed or wounded. Sloane quickly boarded another shuttle and escaped, but Pandion snuck aboard and attempted to subdue the admiral, intending to take her place at the head of the fleet. Sloane revealed that the Ravager was under the command of the fleet admiral, who was still alive. When he lunged at her, Sloane shifted the control stick of the shuttle, causing Pandion to fall over. She then wrestled his blaster pistol from him, shooting him, and ejecting him from the cockpit. The shuttle then blew up after Sloane escaped in a pod, killing Pandion.

Valco Pandion was an ambitious and aggressive man who craved power. He often found humor in the events around him, but limited his emotions to smirking, sneering, and occasional outbursts of anger. He shared many ideals with the Galactic Empire as it was before the Battle of Endor, valuing strength above all else, calling his adversaries weak or cowardly. There was one solution to every problem, and that was brute force. Pandion was a hawk and clashed with pragmatists like General Jylia Shale and Admiral Rae Sloane. He was very self-centered, paying little attention to those below him in the ranks, dismissing their concerns and ignoring their opinions. Pandion also had a dismissive attitude towards spiritual matters and derided Adviser Yupe Tashu for his belief in the Force and the Sith. He refused to recognize the New Republic and dismissed them as rebels and malcontents.

Pandion was a stiff, hatchet-chinned man with a scar running across his brow. As a self-proclaimed "Grand Moff", he wore a unique rectangular emblem consisting of six blue squares in the top row and three red and three yellow squares in the bottom. Pandion felt that a big show of strength is what the Empire needed to regain its place in the galaxy, often telling the other members of the council that they must bring their fleet to war. Despite his hawkish rhetoric, Pandion once abandoned his men and a communications station on Malastare when the New Republic attacked. Pandion had an antagonistic relationship with Sloan and the two often argued over who should make the important decisions, although he was nevertheless impressed by the show of force to made to intimidate Arsin Crassus into complying with her demands, whistling as he commented how Sloane had "found her teeth", then flashing her a mysterious look. Despite Sloane's military experience, he derided her as a little girl who did not want to share her resources. Ultimately, this antagonism led Pandion to make an unsuccessful attempt on Sloane's life.

Pandion was also hot-tempered and was not above using force. On one occasion, he threatened to break Arsin Crassus's hand for banging on the table incessantly, which was ironically one of the few times during the emergency summit where he backed up Sloane. He took offense when the former Imperial loyalty officer Sinjir made fun of his title. Pandion assaulted Sinjir and punched him in the head three times. In addition to his lavish attitude towards the Empire's military forces, he also had a frivolous attitude towards Imperial money. On one occasion, he offered to pay the bounty hunter Jas Emari twenty thousand credits to execute Sinjir. When Crassus objected to the squandering of his money, Pandion countered that "what's mine is yours."