Thrawn

Grand Admiral Thrawn is a Chiss military genius who rises through the Imperial ranks by studying his enemies' art to anticipate their tactics — making him one of the Empire's most formidable and coldly methodical commanders.

Few villains in the galaxy command the page quite like Thrawn, the coldly brilliant Imperial strategist who made his Marvel Comics debut in 2018's Star Wars: Thrawn #1, brought to life by artist Luke Ross. A Modern Age addition to the sprawling Star Wars universe, he moves through stories that feature some of the saga's most legendary names — Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Leia Organa, and Han Solo among them — which speaks to just how central this calculating figure has become to the broader mythos. His appearances span titles including Free Comic Book Day 2024: Star Wars and Star Wars: Battle of Jakku — Insurgency Rising, marking him as a character Marvel has continued to invest in across the years. If you've ever been drawn to the cerebral, chess-master side of Star Wars storytelling, Thrawn is absolutely worth tracking down.