Tschel

"This is not a cattle market in Shaum Hii, Lieutenant Tschel. This is the bridge of an Imperial Star Destroyer. Routine information is not&mdash;repeat, not&mdash;simply shouted in the general direction of its intended recipient. Is that clear?"

- Captain Gilad Pellaeon

Tschel was a Human military officer in the military forces of the Galactic Empire, characteristic of Imperial personnel who came of age after the Battle of Endor.

Biography
By 9 ABY, Tschel held the rank of Lieutenant, and was assigned as a bridge officer aboard the Star Destroyer Chimaera, then serving as the command ship of Grand Admiral Thrawn himself. In the eyes of the flagship's captain, Gilad Pellaeon, Tschel was absurdly young to hold such an important post, with a lack of experience and self-control for which his training and enthusiasm could not compensate&mdash;but also all too typical of the young volunteers and conscripts who now made up the bulk of the Starfleet's front-line forces, and hardly to be blamed for his own lack of combat experience.

The subsequent campaign against the New Republic tempered and hardened Tschel and other young officers like him, but little is known of his service over the subsequent decade after the Battle of Bilbringi.

A Tschel served as a bridge officer aboard the Chimaera, with the rank of Major in 19 ABY under Captain Ardiff. It is possible that this same Tschel had risen to this rank, but it is not confirmed that they are one and the same.

Behind the scenes
Some fans have queried the identification of the Lieutenant Tschel of Heir to the Empire and the Major Tschel of Specter of the Past, claiming that it would be irregular for a Lieutenant in the Imperial Navy to rise to the rank of Major, which seems more appropriate for the Imperial Army or Starfighter Command.

This is not an absolute bar to identifying the two men, however, as there are other examples of officers with Army-style ranks serving in what would be considered Navy roles&mdash;for instance Major Sil Sorannan, a gunnery officer aboard Intimidator. Tschel could also be read as having transferred to a division of the military such as Imperial Intelligence or Fighter Operations where Army-style ranks were standard.

Alternatively, Major Tschel could be a relative, or possibly a clone, of Lieutenant Tschel.

Appearances

 * Heir to the Empire
 * Dark Force Rising
 * The Last Command
 * Specter of the Past

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