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Josef Grunger

Declared himself Emperor, then rammed his flagship into a rival Grand Admiral and killed them both.

Species
Human
Homeworld
Not established
Affiliation
Galactic Empire, later his own warlord fleet
Rank
Grand Admiral; self-proclaimed Emperor
First appearance
The Glove of Darth Vader (Paul and Hollace Davids, 1992)
Continuity
Legends
Claimed
The Imperial throne, from Gargon
Flagship
Super Star Destroyer Aggressor
Fate
Killed ramming Danetta Pitta at Tralus, 5 ABY

Josef Grunger is a human Grand Admiral, one of the twelve promoted in 2 BBY, and a Star Wars Legends character first appearing in The Glove of Darth Vader (1992), the opening volume of the Jedi Prince young-reader series. After the Emperor died at Endor he seized the planet Gargon, declared himself the new Emperor, and assembled a substantial fleet of Star Destroyers and cruisers by a mixture of coercion and lying.

He offered conditional support to the claimant Trioculus without ever committing to the Central Committee of Grand Moffs, and kept his armada independent after Trioculus died. In 5 ABY he moved on Imperial Center and ran into Grand Admiral Danetta Pitta near Tralus in the Corellian system. Losing the engagement, he rammed his Super Star Destroyer Aggressor into Pitta's Torpedo Sphere, destroying both ships and killing both Grand Admirals.

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