Ackbar's Rescue

Ackbar's Rescue is a short narrative story published in The Star Wars Sourcebook in 1987. The story recounts Gial Ackbar's time as a slave serving Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin. It was reprinted in the second edition of the book in 1994.

Plot summary

Gial Ackbar, once a respected leader in Mon Calamari society, finds himself as a slave of Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin. Learning from Tarkin and studying the tactics of the Galactic Empire, Ackbar is eventually rescued by the Alliance and becomes one of their foremost naval officers.

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Gial Ackbar Palpatine (Indirect mention only) Wilhuff Tarkin

Events

Liberation of Gial Ackbar Subjugation of Mon Calamari

Locations

Dac (Indirect mention only) Coral City

Organizations and titles

Alliance to Restore the Republic Fleet Galactic Empire Imperial Military Grand Moff Interpreter Officer Admiral

Sentient species

Mon Calamari

Vehicles and vessels

Battlestation DS-1 Orbital Battle Station (Indirect mention only) Flagship Shuttle Star Destroyer

Miscellanea

Planet Slavery