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'''Jeratai''' was an [[Admiral/Legends|Admiral]] of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire's]] [[Imperial Navy/Legends|Imperial Navy]]. Although considered brilliant, he had a reputation for recklessness, and enjoyed putting his men in danger to push for his own victory. Despite this, Jeratai himself was a coward who feared danger.

He was one of the funders of [[Carnor Jax]]'s plan to sabotage [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine's]] [[Cloning/Legends|clones]]. After the [[Battle of Onderon (Galactic Civil War)|Emperor's death]], Jeratai became a member of Jax's [[Imperial Ruling Council/Legends#The_.22Council_of_Blood.22|Interim Ruling Council]]. A staunch [[xenophobist]], he was suspicious of the aliens on the council. Jeratai believed that the assassinations on the council were caused by an insider, most likely a nonhuman. Admiral Jeratai was imprisoned by [[Xandel Carivus]] when he disbanded the council to rule as [[Galactic Emperor/Legends|Emperor]].

Following Carivus' death, he was taken into [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] custody.

==Behind the scenes==
In ''[[Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood]]'', Jeratai describes leaving his fleet to join the Council at Jax's invitation. It is possible that he was in fact one of the "six former starfleet commanders" who joined the [[Imperial Ruling Council/Legends|Cabal]] before the Imperial [[Second Battle of Coruscant|reconquest]] of [[Coruscant/Legends|Coruscant]], at the time when Jax, backed by [[Sarcev Quest]], was originally positioning himself as the Ruling Council's figurehead.

==Appearances==
*[[Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood 2|''Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood'' 2]] {{1st}}
*[[Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood 5|''Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood'' 5]]

==Sources==
*''[[Star Wars Handbook 2: Crimson Empire]]''
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''

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