Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Rooting Out Rebels and Other Traitors

ISB Rank Insignia

ISB personnel below the rank of Captain typically wear black uniforms and sometimes body armor. Distinctive white uniforms are worn by those Captain and above. The rough equivalent Imperial Naval Rank is given for the sake of comparison. In practice, all branches of the regular military give the fanatically loyal members of the ISB a wide berth

The ISB is separate from, and was established as a deliberate rival to, the Imperial Intelligence apparatus. Staffed solely by the most trusted adherents to the New Order, the ISB usually serves more of a police function than do agents of Imperial Intelligence. ISB operatives frequently identify themselves publicly, reveling in the intimidation value provided by their parent organization's sinister reputation.

The ISB concerns itself chiefly with enforcing loyalty to the Empire and rooting out Rebels wherever they may be found. Below are the officer ranks found in the organization. ISB personnel in the field frequently commandeer supporting forces drawn from the Stormtrooper Legions. Sometimes additional Imperial Army or Naval personnel are also used, depending on the needs of the mission at hand.
Plaque
ISB rank
Navy rank
Director
Fleet Admiral
Deputy Director
Admiral
Admiral
Vice-Admiral
Vice-Admiral
Rear Admiral
Colonel
Commodore
Captain
Captain
Commander
Commander
Agent
Lt. Commander
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Sub-Lieutenant
Sub-Lieutenant










Sources
Star Wars Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition, WEG, 1994 (Gorden, Schweighofer)
Star Wars: Rebels, Lucasfilm Animation, 2014 (Filoni, Kinberg, et al)
Star Wars: Lost Stars, Disney-Lucasfilm Press, 2015 (Gray)

2 comments:

  1. Of course, the latest episode of Rebels (Season 201, Ep. 9, "Legacy") has Agent Kallus wearing a different rank insignia than that shown in this chart (which is the one he used to wear).

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    1. In this episode his rank insignia plaque is a one line bar with 3 blue followed by 2 orange/red. He's still called "Agent" Kallus, which, of course, might be a general job description, not an outright rank. Might try to re-work that into the above rank structure.

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