How do we know he's really betrayed the jedi ,for all we know he could of seen what happened to the others who stood up for the jedi and Kept quiet much like Admiral Canaris from WW2 Germany was navy then head of intelligence yet at same time also a double agent ,tbh I think it's Wulf who's providing info to the Rebellion in secret would make sense with how many jedi are also founding members of rebel cells and surly there must be an original Cell of Rebels and Jedi who's been around since the beginning
He never say his face, never heard his REAL voice, he was taller because of his robot legs, and darth Vader claimed to have killed anakin so he wouldn’t have done anything anakin would’ve, so I don’t think he would but I could be wrong
@@DS9TREK Thrawn is on a whole other level though. Plus in the canon Thrawn books he actually did meet Anakin during the Clone Wars, but Im sure you know that, too.
@@Grivehn I’d disagree that Thrawn is on a whole other level. Thrawn is certainly a couple of steps ahead of Yularen, but from the beginning of the Thrawn trilogy, it’s clear that Yularen and Thrawn get along so well because they think so similarly. It seems reasonable to me given the circumstances that Yularen would know, particularly given he would have worked closely with Vader. Thrawn had extremely limited interaction with Anakin (I mean we’re talking a week at most here) whereas Yularen had years of being extremely close to the man.
He didn't have a choice. Wulf Yularen, just like Tarkin was already loyal to the Republic and Palpatine before the rise of the Empire. He wanted to get rid of corruption and find a better life than the Republic ever did. This is why he resigned from being an Admiral in the Republic Navy and then sign up to join the Imperial ISB. Sadly, he didn't see through the lies of the Emperor until he met his demise on the Death Star.
Oh please. He joined the secret police of a totalitarian regime. He’s trash, and probably always was. Even back during the Republic, he complained about “politicians” and “rules”
I'd argue Yularen is different than Tarkin in that sense. Tarkin didn't like the Jedi to begin with, and was essentially a sociopath. He felt absolutely no concern for the lives of others due to his frankly sadistic upbringing. Yularen it seems genuinely loved the Republic and the Empire and was unflinchingly loyal. He was doing what he felt was right. If the Republic/Empire said the Jedi had turned against them, he would only naturally seek to protect his people. His ultimate cause was the safety of the citizens. Though, like you said, he was obviously misled by the Emperor's lies and beguiled by them. He'd have been an amazing Rebel officer, but as far as he could see, the Alliance were just a bunch of terrorists trying to destabilize a healthy government. It's actually really sad.
@@AnnPMadera Plus, we do see him do small kinder things, like help Thrawn. It's likely Thrawn was only able to get into any position of power because of him. The guy really thought he was making the Empire better
@@rosesweetcharlotte That's a good point. Yularen actually championed Mitth'raw'nuruodo (Thrawn) as an ideal naval officer. Palpatine had his own reasons for liking Thrawn (he's extremely intelligent and absolutely ruthless) but Yularen liked him because he thought he was loyal (Thrawn was actually kind of out for himself; he wanted to replace Darth Vader as the Emperor's go-to guy). In the end, Wulf really just wanted to be useful and help the galaxy. That's why I said it's kind of sad. The mass amount of destruction he was party to was because he really thought it was good. There's something legitimately horrifying about that.
It's truly amazing. How they built this HUGE AMAZING BACKSTORY with so much lore and respect and amazingness.... All for a guy who didn't say a word and died in the first film of the franchise.
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That’s Star Wars, look at almost any background character and you’ll find a massive backstory, half the people in the cantina on Tatooine have the same thing
7:56 Fun fact one of the main characters in Lost Stars had said that the lives on the Death Star were valued more than the ones on Alderaan because the planet had harbored terrorists and her friends were on the Death Star.
Doesn't mean she's right, and by the later parts of the book, Ciena is completely aware that she's on the wrong side, but the honor-based demands of her culture prevent her from leaving despite her personal loathing for anything Imperial. She's very miserable about it, to the point that she tried suicide to escape the whole conundrums.
He wouldn't have. In Wulf Yularen's mind, they were nothing but a bunch of violent terrorists (which, to be fair, some rebel cells were; looking at you Saw). Does make for an interesting AU though. He'd probably have a position similar to Jan Dodona.
@@AnnPMadera I don’t think a smart guy who runs the ISB would be that blind to see a group fighting to restore the Republic he served for as well. If Kallus can open his eyes, so can Yularen. Especially if Mon Mothma and Leia talks to him. They’re very persuasive.
@@neofulcrum5013 Fair point, but Wulf is extremely ideologically bound. He may think he's seeing through them as trying to mislead him, even if they're right. Afterall, if you're so cocksure that your point of view is the right one, anyone who tries to say otherwise must be lying or foolish.
"Tbh as a child growing up watching the clone wars & loving Wulf Yularen in my childhood past- in my book Wulf Yularen will always be a hero to me regardless of what side he's in."
Well… Let’s not forget that he was directly involved in the blatantly disproportionate reorganization of sentencing within the empire that would make all forms of the justice system act only as entities to bring in FREE LABOR from prisoners, a vast majority of them innocent or guilty of minor crimes. Yularen doesn’t really have a leg to stand on when it comes to being a hero- especially when we learn of his role in it.
Glad you enjoyed! I absolutely love how Star Wars gives backstories to even the smallest background characters. They turned him from a a silent officer in two shots of A New Hope to a highly decorated clone wars hero
@@DS9TREK Yeah. Yularen is more of a warning in that regard. There's a line from Terry Pratchett that goes : "There isn't a single act of cruelty perpetrated by a depraved sadist that cannot be replicated by a loving family man who comes into work each day with a job to do." I think that describes what happened to Yularen perfectly. He's insulated from the visceral ugliness by the beaurocracy of the ISB. But he knows, at least intellectually, what all the numbers, ledgers, and reports he reads actually represent.
@@sheflashedus246No, there's no way. Palpatine didn't plan fot the destruction of the Death Star at all. And he had a ton of his highest ranking officers, including Tarkin who was basically his right hand man, along with Vader. Hell he even had a personal quarters like we see in Return Of The Jedi. He just luckily wasn't there during the attack.
Always great to see back stories of characters that had little screen time. Yularen is a great character, loyal to the Republic (Empire) and to its citizens. Another great story is the guy in the Death Star from Episode 4, the one who you'd only hear him say "Stand by." There's a reason he said that a few times before the DS's demise.
I don't know if anyone else has said this but I think they nailed the casting for Yularen. He doesn't match the old guy from A New Hope perfectly, but I think he perfectly matches an older version of the Clone Wars character. I always pictured Admiral Yularen in The Clone Wars looking something like John Cleese in his 'Fawlty Towers' days, and Malcolm Sinclair (the man credited to be playing Yularen in this episode) looks a lot like what John Cleese looks like now. Perfect casting for a perfectly-executed cameo.
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The Empire is the Republic. It was literally voted in. The transformation didn't happen in a single moment. It took decades of planning. The name change was a formality. The Rebel Alliance sought to create a BETTER Republic. Yularen staying with the Empire wasn't a betrayal, quite the opposite.
It was a betrayal of all sentient citizens of the galaxy and basic individual liberties. As was anyone else who took part in or went along with that transformation.
Palpatine declared an Empire, it wasn't voted on. Do you think he would've won a referendum among the people? Speaking of the people, they didn't vote for Palpatine either. Palpatine was made chancellor by the Senate, not a public election.
To be fair, if he was a member of the ISB. And did a full investigation of the 2000. He would’ve also been investigating all the relationships to each member of the 2000. Including Padme , so it’s probably pretty likely he found out about Anakin being Vader early on.
Considering that Yularen is a Navy officer and employed by the state (and not the Jedi), it makes sense. From his perspective it may be the same government and military, however restructured.
Not "from his perspective". This is what actually happened. Remember that at the end of Episode III Palpatine declared about reforming Republic into Empire. So, it's the same country, only restructured.
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"Believing in the cause" does not exonerate one from being evil. Having complex causes and reasons for being evil doesn't mean you aren't evil. Almost no one who is evil thinks they are evil. But they are.
Yularen is very much a gray character. He served the Empire looking at the Rebels and remaining Jedi as terrorists (a common perception by most Imperialists). I think if he had survived the Death Star, he would have had a chance to see that the Empire was committing to more and more actions that would have swayed him to the Rebels. It's a shame that we didn't see more of Yularen working beside Thrawn as he really did fit the personality of a Watson character.
@@DS9TREK It depends, mostly. Some officers never left the Empire. It's possible that Yularen may never have done it (Fighting corruption is a legitimate cause), but we do see a series of Imperial officers that defected (Crix Madine and Agent Kallus being one of many examples). However, after using the Death Star to massacre millions, I can imagine that even Yularen would have been heavily conflicted with Imperial ideals.
I really don't think he would have switched to the rebels. From the video it sounds like the reason he went along with the empire if because it was EXACTLY like the kind of government he thinks should be running the galaxy. Heck in Andor we see him just going along with the empire's new authoritarian policies, without a hint of questioning. The empire was horrible LONG before he died. At most he might come to realize that Palapatine shouldn't be the one sitting in the big chair, but he fully believed imperial ideals.
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I love this character! Tom kane was the perfect voice for him on the clone wars animated series! Such a shame he met his end in a new hope when the first death star blew up.
Maybe it was for the best. He was more of a rank and file soldier with deep loyalty to the Emperor and Empire. The rebels seems a bit too unorganized for a man like Yularen.
As an ISB agent, he damn well knew of the Empire's many atrocities, genocides, etc. And that's not even counting the very public fact of not being a democracy. So, yes, Yularen was an evil villain. It doesn't matter whether or not be 'believed' he was or meant to be.
He was a company man. Praise of him being a “good person” just because we liked him in TCW doesn’t absolve him of the what he did, or what he became. Yularen didn’t have an inhibitor chip; he alone is to blame for his actions. All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
I hope they show Wullf Yularen in the bad batch. It would be cool if he was both respected by both the clones and the other imperial officers and was a “good imperial” who didn’t see the clones as expendable like most of the new imperial officers we see in the bad batch because he saw them and fought along side them during the clone wars.
Shame that Yularen stuck with the Empire, imagine his interaction with Luke Skywalker and train the boy how to be an actual military leader. And the best part is Luke would listen to him, the man who fought alongside and knew his father Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars.
@@juleswoodbury58 No she was a Senator. She was never a General in the EU. Only the crappy Sequels. Empress Jaina Solo on the Other Hand. That was a Leader.
I want a book/comic just focused on Yularen, I want to see those final moments since he was such a great character in SW CW. I think the closure and acceptance of his death would be appropriate.
Yularen might not know it's Anakin under the suit, but he is also Colonel in the Intelligence Bureau, so if anyone is to know it's either the Emperor's inner circle or the ISB. And Yularen's in both.
I honestly think he didn’t have a choice…. Mainly because he grew up militarised the emperor needed his experience and he was a war time hero. I salut and respect wolf Tulare regardless of allegiance
Of course he had a choice. He could have gone to work at Dex's diner. He could have been homeless. He could have been killed. He could have joined the rebellion. Those are all perfectly legitimate and more honorable options. He chose evil.
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Isn't this the guy who always narrates the recaps or openings of The Clone Wars? I'm guessing it was somewhat of a homage to old TV serials and TV shows from the 50s and 60s.
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Nah. He was an absolute hipocrite. Talked a big game about rooting out corruption, yet his entire career was orchestrated by Palpatine to put a loyal attack dog in place, giving Yularen just what he wanted in return for Yularen's loyalty and obedience.
The problem is, most of the people that were in offices in the Old Republic just kept on keepin' on. And most of them never realized that The Republic transitioned to "The Empire". Even in Rebels, it took a while before they realized that The Republic and the Empire were effectively one and the same.
Yularen did what he had to do. He didn't particularly betray the Jedi, but being a friend of Palpatine, he didn't have much choice. He was a republic diehard.
He was a man of order and the Republic. Many viewed the Jedi as corrupt vigilantes that did whatever they wanted, of course he would view them poorly and continue his service with the Empire.
Having spent 3 years with Anakin, knowing how his plans would work out, how he commanded his ships, how his men were to him, I guarantee you that Yularen knew that Vader was Anakin.
I would not call him a traitor, yet this man does not look like a traitor, rather a military man who did his job. Alas, we do not know his reaction to order 66 and I doubt that he reacted like: "oh yes, there are no more Jedi, now I can work normally, how tired I am of them!" It seems to me that he could be shocked by what happened, especially since he worked with many of them for a long time, especially since he had a good relationship with Obi Wan and Anaken, so he clearly could not be indifferent to such news . Whether it's a matter of grieving for his lost friends, or to serve further and end the war, I think that Yularean chose the second path. Yes, as you said that the republic was officially re-engaged into an empire, and everyone supported this cause, so Yularen and others accepted this business and worked for the empire as a republic, there are no problems with this, but the fact that the Jedi were made traitors, then Polpatin believe in it was easier, the evidence is in the face! There is no reason to call Yularen a traitor, he is just a soldier who was loyal to his country, the Jedi were made traitors, but everyone believed in it, and Yularen is not Tarken, only Tarken could be glad that happened.
I don’t know Wullf’s story but I do know that British officers born in America before the start of the American Revolution continued to serve the Crown even after the start of war. Everyone picked a side. Many wanted to pick a sure winner, and i cannot blame them.
And some British-born generals refused to go to America to fight their countrymen. I think the one who finally did go to lead the British Army was third or fourth choice
Most people doesn't seem to be familiar to military world: Yularen betrayed no one, he just stayed in his place while the army of the Republic turned to be the Empire Army and condamned the jedi order for the assault to the Chancellor, that's it.
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How do we know he's really betrayed the jedi ,for all we know he could of seen what happened to the others who stood up for the jedi and Kept quiet much like Admiral Canaris from WW2 Germany was navy then head of intelligence yet at same time also a double agent ,tbh I think it's Wulf who's providing info to the Rebellion in secret would make sense with how many jedi are also founding members of rebel cells and surly there must be an original Cell of Rebels and Jedi who's been around since the beginning
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I certainly did
@@lucius6667 very interesting, thought provoking comment
like seriously when did Star Wars come out with all this history about Yularen? let me guess... the comic books right?
The man got a front seat to Anakin and Ahsoka's antics and it broke him.
😂
Not as much as Rex, and even then Rex remained pretty much against the Empire
@@davidvasquez08 Rex really did go through a lot before those two
@@rosesweetcharlotte true
Imagine if he joined the empire and thought, "At least I don't have to deal with that Skywalker anymore." *In comes Vader with..familiar strategies*
Seeing how he managed to identify Admiral Trench from just a single naval engagement, it’s almost impossible that he wouldn’t recognize Anakin...
He never say his face, never heard his REAL voice, he was taller because of his robot legs, and darth Vader claimed to have killed anakin so he wouldn’t have done anything anakin would’ve, so I don’t think he would but I could be wrong
@@nathanchappell9850 Thrawn worked out Vader was Anakin and teased him about, so Yularen may have worked it out too
@@DS9TREK Thrawn is on a whole other level though. Plus in the canon Thrawn books he actually did meet Anakin during the Clone Wars, but Im sure you know that, too.
@@Grivehn I’d disagree that Thrawn is on a whole other level.
Thrawn is certainly a couple of steps ahead of Yularen, but from the beginning of the Thrawn trilogy, it’s clear that Yularen and Thrawn get along so well because they think so similarly. It seems reasonable to me given the circumstances that Yularen would know, particularly given he would have worked closely with Vader.
Thrawn had extremely limited interaction with Anakin (I mean we’re talking a week at most here) whereas Yularen had years of being extremely close to the man.
No you see Anakin didnt wear a mask and Vader does. Its like Superman and Clark Kent.
He didn't have a choice. Wulf Yularen, just like Tarkin was already loyal to the Republic and Palpatine before the rise of the Empire. He wanted to get rid of corruption and find a better life than the Republic ever did. This is why he resigned from being an Admiral in the Republic Navy and then sign up to join the Imperial ISB. Sadly, he didn't see through the lies of the Emperor until he met his demise on the Death Star.
Oh please. He joined the secret police of a totalitarian regime. He’s trash, and probably always was. Even back during the Republic, he complained about “politicians” and “rules”
I'd argue Yularen is different than Tarkin in that sense. Tarkin didn't like the Jedi to begin with, and was essentially a sociopath. He felt absolutely no concern for the lives of others due to his frankly sadistic upbringing. Yularen it seems genuinely loved the Republic and the Empire and was unflinchingly loyal. He was doing what he felt was right. If the Republic/Empire said the Jedi had turned against them, he would only naturally seek to protect his people. His ultimate cause was the safety of the citizens. Though, like you said, he was obviously misled by the Emperor's lies and beguiled by them. He'd have been an amazing Rebel officer, but as far as he could see, the Alliance were just a bunch of terrorists trying to destabilize a healthy government. It's actually really sad.
He was an Admiral in the Navy, he was given Colonel when he joined the ISB.
@@AnnPMadera Plus, we do see him do small kinder things, like help Thrawn. It's likely Thrawn was only able to get into any position of power because of him. The guy really thought he was making the Empire better
@@rosesweetcharlotte That's a good point. Yularen actually championed Mitth'raw'nuruodo (Thrawn) as an ideal naval officer. Palpatine had his own reasons for liking Thrawn (he's extremely intelligent and absolutely ruthless) but Yularen liked him because he thought he was loyal (Thrawn was actually kind of out for himself; he wanted to replace Darth Vader as the Emperor's go-to guy). In the end, Wulf really just wanted to be useful and help the galaxy. That's why I said it's kind of sad. The mass amount of destruction he was party to was because he really thought it was good. There's something legitimately horrifying about that.
It's truly amazing.
How they built this HUGE AMAZING BACKSTORY
with so much lore and respect and amazingness....
All for a guy who didn't say a word and died in the first film of the franchise.
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That’s Star Wars, look at almost any background character and you’ll find a massive backstory, half the people in the cantina on Tatooine have the same thing
But then disney soullessly made a useless trilogy
@@jamesmayle3787 But does your Jesus say "Hello there" when he lands on a platform?
@@jamesmayle3787 Only a sith deals with absolutes
7:56 Fun fact one of the main characters in Lost Stars had said that the lives on the Death Star were valued more than the ones on Alderaan because the planet had harbored terrorists and her friends were on the Death Star.
I remember that manga. and yeah that was her rational after all was said and done.
@@jfb173jb i meant the book but i guess it s the same
You mean ciena
Doesn't mean she's right, and by the later parts of the book, Ciena is completely aware that she's on the wrong side, but the honor-based demands of her culture prevent her from leaving despite her personal loathing for anything Imperial. She's very miserable about it, to the point that she tried suicide to escape the whole conundrums.
Absolutely great book
Imagine if he joined the rebellion and met Luke. Oh the stories he’d tell him about anakin.
I won’t allow it
He wouldn't have. In Wulf Yularen's mind, they were nothing but a bunch of violent terrorists (which, to be fair, some rebel cells were; looking at you Saw). Does make for an interesting AU though. He'd probably have a position similar to Jan Dodona.
@@AnnPMadera I don’t think a smart guy who runs the ISB would be that blind to see a group fighting to restore the Republic he served for as well. If Kallus can open his eyes, so can Yularen. Especially if Mon Mothma and Leia talks to him. They’re very persuasive.
@@neofulcrum5013 Fair point, but Wulf is extremely ideologically bound. He may think he's seeing through them as trying to mislead him, even if they're right. Afterall, if you're so cocksure that your point of view is the right one, anyone who tries to say otherwise must be lying or foolish.
It would’ve been cool to see him reunite with Ahsoka as well
"Tbh as a child growing up watching the clone wars & loving Wulf Yularen in my childhood past- in my book Wulf Yularen will always be a hero to me regardless of what side he's in."
He was a good man in the Empire and in the Thrawn novels 💪🏻
Well… Let’s not forget that he was directly involved in the blatantly disproportionate reorganization of sentencing within the empire that would make all forms of the justice system act only as entities to bring in FREE LABOR from prisoners, a vast majority of them innocent or guilty of minor crimes.
Yularen doesn’t really have a leg to stand on when it comes to being a hero- especially when we learn of his role in it.
Why this in quotation marks
Why did you use quotation marks? Are you quoting someone?
I didn’t know he was in that round table scene in A New Hope. Thanks for the backstory!
Glad you enjoyed! I absolutely love how Star Wars gives backstories to even the smallest background characters. They turned him from a a silent officer in two shots of A New Hope to a highly decorated clone wars hero
He brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire!
Your overconfidence is your weakness and this is why you lost most of your good officers, Emperor.
Tell that to Kanjiklub.
There is nothing this mf won't corrupt...
YOUR new empire???
You broke the rule of two, coward 😡
(joking comment, no offence meant ❤)
Yularen is one of the Imperials that was actually a good person. It's a shame we don't see very much of that in canon.
I think Andor is showing exactly why that is. Anyone who isn't ruthless and mindlessly loyal is pushed aside or killed.
I don't think you can run the security apparatus of a dictator and be a good person.
@@DS9TREK Yeah. Yularen is more of a warning in that regard.
There's a line from Terry Pratchett that goes : "There isn't a single act of cruelty perpetrated by a depraved sadist that cannot be replicated by a loving family man who comes into work each day with a job to do."
I think that describes what happened to Yularen perfectly. He's insulated from the visceral ugliness by the beaurocracy of the ISB. But he knows, at least intellectually, what all the numbers, ledgers, and reports he reads actually represent.
what if hear me out. Palpatine knew this and put all the good imperials inside the Death star?
@@sheflashedus246No, there's no way. Palpatine didn't plan fot the destruction of the Death Star at all. And he had a ton of his highest ranking officers, including Tarkin who was basically his right hand man, along with Vader. Hell he even had a personal quarters like we see in Return Of The Jedi. He just luckily wasn't there during the attack.
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makes sense why he quit in the last episodes of season 7 :D
Always great to see back stories of characters that had little screen time.
Yularen is a great character, loyal to the Republic (Empire) and to its citizens.
Another great story is the guy in the Death Star from Episode 4, the one who you'd only hear him say "Stand by." There's a reason he said that a few times before the DS's demise.
I don't know if anyone else has said this but I think they nailed the casting for Yularen. He doesn't match the old guy from A New Hope perfectly, but I think he perfectly matches an older version of the Clone Wars character. I always pictured Admiral Yularen in The Clone Wars looking something like John Cleese in his 'Fawlty Towers' days, and Malcolm Sinclair (the man credited to be playing Yularen in this episode) looks a lot like what John Cleese looks like now. Perfect casting for a perfectly-executed cameo.
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@@jamesmayle3787 okay cool but what has this got to do with Admiral Yularen?
@@jamesmayle3787 okay cool but what has this got to do with Admiral Yularen?
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@@bmarshy yularen was a devout christian. only one in the entire galaxy. didn't you know?
The Empire is the Republic. It was literally voted in. The transformation didn't happen in a single moment. It took decades of planning. The name change was a formality. The Rebel Alliance sought to create a BETTER Republic. Yularen staying with the Empire wasn't a betrayal, quite the opposite.
It was a betrayal of all sentient citizens of the galaxy and basic individual liberties. As was anyone else who took part in or went along with that transformation.
Spot on
Isn’t this basically what Maul tells Ahsoka?
@@cancerstinks1 Precisely
Palpatine declared an Empire, it wasn't voted on. Do you think he would've won a referendum among the people?
Speaking of the people, they didn't vote for Palpatine either. Palpatine was made chancellor by the Senate, not a public election.
To be fair, if he was a member of the ISB. And did a full investigation of the 2000. He would’ve also been investigating all the relationships to each member of the 2000. Including Padme , so it’s probably pretty likely he found out about Anakin being Vader early on.
Idk if there really would've been much point in investigating Padme at that point considering she was dead.
Considering that Yularen is a Navy officer and employed by the state (and not the Jedi), it makes sense. From his perspective it may be the same government and military, however restructured.
Not "from his perspective". This is what actually happened. Remember that at the end of Episode III Palpatine declared about reforming Republic into Empire. So, it's the same country, only restructured.
But we can all agree to this he has a perfect narrator voice
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@@jamesmayle3787dude I think you commented on the wrong video
1:36 was listening to this in the background late at night and heard "Werewolf Yularan" and was positively stunlocked for no explicable reason.
I’ve been waiting for this video
Very well done & informative. I enjoyed the video clips as well. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed 😀😃
Nice to see another fan who understands the character and his motives. So many other fans on here seem to miss the mark. Nice video. 👍🏻
"Believing in the cause" does not exonerate one from being evil. Having complex causes and reasons for being evil doesn't mean you aren't evil. Almost no one who is evil thinks they are evil. But they are.
If anything, it makes it worse because on some level you know you done fucked up.
Same like the US created Osama bin Laden
Yularen is very much a gray character. He served the Empire looking at the Rebels and remaining Jedi as terrorists (a common perception by most Imperialists). I think if he had survived the Death Star, he would have had a chance to see that the Empire was committing to more and more actions that would have swayed him to the Rebels. It's a shame that we didn't see more of Yularen working beside Thrawn as he really did fit the personality of a Watson character.
We see more Yularen and Thrawn in the Thrawn books
If he didn't turn to the rebels during the first 19 years of the Empire, the last 4 or 5 years wouldn't have either
@@DS9TREK It depends, mostly. Some officers never left the Empire. It's possible that Yularen may never have done it (Fighting corruption is a legitimate cause), but we do see a series of Imperial officers that defected (Crix Madine and Agent Kallus being one of many examples). However, after using the Death Star to massacre millions, I can imagine that even Yularen would have been heavily conflicted with Imperial ideals.
I really don't think he would have switched to the rebels. From the video it sounds like the reason he went along with the empire if because it was EXACTLY like the kind of government he thinks should be running the galaxy. Heck in Andor we see him just going along with the empire's new authoritarian policies, without a hint of questioning. The empire was horrible LONG before he died. At most he might come to realize that Palapatine shouldn't be the one sitting in the big chair, but he fully believed imperial ideals.
either change with the times or die, and he didn't die a hero, but lived long enough to become a villain
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Good to see him back
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I love this character! Tom kane was the perfect voice for him on the clone wars animated series! Such a shame he met his end in a new hope when the first death star blew up.
thought you meant tom kane was on the death star for a second there
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This breakdown of why Yularen betrayed the Jedi was well thought out and excellently presented.
It’s a shame because in the end he was being used and never even got to figure it out
Maybe it was for the best. He was more of a rank and file soldier with deep loyalty to the Emperor and Empire. The rebels seems a bit too unorganized for a man like Yularen.
As an ISB agent, he damn well knew of the Empire's many atrocities, genocides, etc. And that's not even counting the very public fact of not being a democracy. So, yes, Yularen was an evil villain. It doesn't matter whether or not be 'believed' he was or meant to be.
He witnessed the destruction of Alderaan and stuck with the empire. Sounds pretty evil to me 🤷🏼♂️
lived a lie and demise.
@@nolanmartin8544 yep! And knew well enough why it was constructed.
Stories like this makes Star Wars so great
He was a company man.
Praise of him being a “good person” just because we liked him in TCW doesn’t absolve him of the what he did, or what he became. Yularen didn’t have an inhibitor chip; he alone is to blame for his actions. All evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
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Welcome aboard!
Probably still mad at Ahsoka for giving him that head injury.
What a perfectly executed and argued story.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I hope they show Wullf Yularen in the bad batch. It would be cool if he was both respected by both the clones and the other imperial officers and was a “good imperial” who didn’t see the clones as expendable like most of the new imperial officers we see in the bad batch because he saw them and fought along side them during the clone wars.
thank you for explaining this for us, it makes sense, i always did wonder why my favorite admiral ever would betray them
Funny how a guy who was so adamant in his stance anti-corruption only had his career furthered and elevated do to high levels of internal corruption.
"If you're familiar with where Wullf Yularen..." @ 1:36 -- Wait?! He's a w-w-w---werewolf!!! :D
Great video. Thanks!
He spent most of the time commanding Anakin's fleet, meaning he had to deal with his orders on a daily basis
That's enough to drive a man crazy
Shame that Yularen stuck with the Empire, imagine his interaction with Luke Skywalker and train the boy how to be an actual military leader.
And the best part is Luke would listen to him, the man who fought alongside and knew his father Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars.
he would have trained leia, i think. she was a true military leader. Luke was a squad leader at best but Leia was an actual general like her father.
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No she was a Senator.
She was never a General in the EU. Only the crappy Sequels.
Empress Jaina Solo on the Other Hand. That was a Leader.
@@devildolphin2102 wasn't Leia a general in the rebel alliance?
@@flashfire9825 no. Leia lacked a military rank but she had a position in the alliance high command so she was more of a political officer.
@@ImperialisMaximus so she was akin to a general?
@StarForceOne This was such a good video, learning about the history of Wulf Yularen. I am also sure he would have known that Anakin was Darth Vader
Brilliant video.
"Werewolf Yularen" sounds like a badass nickname.
"If you're familiar with where wullf Yullaren ended up" holy cow he's a werewolf?
Finally, a long video
I always wished they had of involved Yularen in the plot of Rogue One as a Rebel informant
😂Love the art at 6:15
7:25 Thrawn put the pieces together about the death star so I wouldn't be surprised if Yularen figured Skywalker to be Vader...
"Good Soldiers Follow Orders"
I want a book/comic just focused on Yularen, I want to see those final moments since he was such a great character in SW CW. I think the closure and acceptance of his death would be appropriate.
Damn. We will miss a good legend of Wullf Yularen.
Yularen might not know it's Anakin under the suit, but he is also Colonel in the Intelligence Bureau, so if anyone is to know it's either the Emperor's inner circle or the ISB. And Yularen's in both.
1:37 Took me a second to realise he didn’t say Werewolf Yularen
I feel with him being part of ISB, he probably had people and ears everywhere to figure out Anakin was Darth Vader.
I honestly think he didn’t have a choice…. Mainly because he grew up militarised the emperor needed his experience and he was a war time hero. I salut and respect wolf Tulare regardless of allegiance
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Of course he had a choice. He could have gone to work at Dex's diner. He could have been homeless. He could have been killed. He could have joined the rebellion. Those are all perfectly legitimate and more honorable options. He chose evil.
There's always a choice. He chose the cowards path though, no offence to you. Just my opinion.
You know you f-ed up when the narrator for the opening credits betrays the people he's talking about.
I can't believe I didn't notice him
5:36 I vote more Wulff Yularen In Tales of The Empire, Obi Wan Kenobi and Andor seasons 1-2-3(not Andor season 3)
People fear those who have too much power
2:06 Woah! Could’ve sworn he used to look different in that illustration
Rest I peace Wulff Yularen from Star Wars A New Hope
Peace to the Fallen to all members of the 1st Death Star
He rots in Star Wars hell
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That’s what I meant
@@andreasgrothe9940 5:38 the actor of Wulff Yularen in A New Hope
3:55 Obi Wan intense eye brow at Tarkin
Man I didn't realize how much the new actor looks the part, obviously it's no Tom Kane but I do hope he get's some time to shine.
"Werewolk Yularen..." XD
Didn't even realize those were all the same character, glad to now know
really hope we get to see more of him in andor S2!
Wullf Yularen's drive to rid the galaxy of corruption, despite being an Imperial officer, is what I admire and respect about him most.
I would just like to mention that at 0:03, Admiral Trench's name is spelled "Taranch".
He didnt betray anyone.He was an Republic Admiral. When the Republic became the Empire he stayed.
He didn't. The Jedi betrayed the Republic and attempted a coup.
Isn't this the guy who always narrates the recaps or openings of The Clone Wars? I'm guessing it was somewhat of a homage to old TV serials and TV shows from the 50s and 60s.
Yep, that’s the one!
It's kind of sad seeing where he ended up. But it's so fascinating that a background character from A New Hope would be made so important.
HOLY THATS YULAREN?!?!
YEP!
Lol you said Werewolf Yularen. The imperial version
I need a book about him and his time as an Admiral during the Clone Wars.
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Poor Wullf. He seems to have endured a chin reduction procedure in Andor.
Not as bad as Grand Inquisitor
I find it ironic that Palpatine had an anti corruption group
6:21 whats that picture
Nice video
Yularen wasn't a bad guy, he was just an extremely loyal guy who wanted a corruptionless galaxy
Nah. He was an absolute hipocrite. Talked a big game about rooting out corruption, yet his entire career was orchestrated by Palpatine to put a loyal attack dog in place, giving Yularen just what he wanted in return for Yularen's loyalty and obedience.
I would say Yularen is an example of how that can, in fact, turn you into a bad person if you aren't careful.
He is a career navy man. As long as he gets to command he is happy.
The problem is, most of the people that were in offices in the Old Republic just kept on keepin' on. And most of them never realized that The Republic transitioned to "The Empire". Even in Rebels, it took a while before they realized that The Republic and the Empire were effectively one and the same.
The stress is strobe with this one.
Didn’t know it was him, looks different
Yularen did what he had to do. He didn't particularly betray the Jedi, but being a friend of Palpatine, he didn't have much choice. He was a republic diehard.
He didn't betray the Jedi. The Jedi betrayed the legitimate governor of the Republic. He stayed loyal.
What?! They killed the narrator off screen in the first death star?! DATS SOME BULLSHIT!
Oh. That was him in Andor
He was a man of order and the Republic. Many viewed the Jedi as corrupt vigilantes that did whatever they wanted, of course he would view them poorly and continue his service with the Empire.
I think a better question is why he accepted a demotion from Admiral to Colonel.
8:03 i read this manga, its really good.
Rip Yularen
I don’t mean to be that guy but during the admiral trench section of this video there is a typo where palpatine is spelled palptine.
Having spent 3 years with Anakin, knowing how his plans would work out, how he commanded his ships, how his men were to him, I guarantee you that Yularen knew that Vader was Anakin.
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Yularen is an example of a principally good man in service to an evil system, who let's his desire for stamping out criminality get away from him.
I would not call him a traitor, yet this man does not look like a traitor, rather a military man who did his job. Alas, we do not know his reaction to order 66 and I doubt that he reacted like: "oh yes, there are no more Jedi, now I can work normally, how tired I am of them!" It seems to me that he could be shocked by what happened, especially since he worked with many of them for a long time, especially since he had a good relationship with Obi Wan and Anaken, so he clearly could not be indifferent to such news . Whether it's a matter of grieving for his lost friends, or to serve further and end the war, I think that Yularean chose the second path. Yes, as you said that the republic was officially re-engaged into an empire, and everyone supported this cause, so Yularen and others accepted this business and worked for the empire as a republic, there are no problems with this, but the fact that the Jedi were made traitors, then Polpatin believe in it was easier, the evidence is in the face! There is no reason to call Yularen a traitor, he is just a soldier who was loyal to his country, the Jedi were made traitors, but everyone believed in it, and Yularen is not Tarken, only Tarken could be glad that happened.
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I don’t know Wullf’s story but I do know that British officers born in America before the start of the American Revolution continued to serve the Crown even after the start of war. Everyone picked a side. Many wanted to pick a sure winner, and i cannot blame them.
And some British-born generals refused to go to America to fight their countrymen. I think the one who finally did go to lead the British Army was third or fourth choice
He didn't betray the Jedi, he was a loyal officer to the Republic and its office, a true patriot to the end and a good friend.
That's like saying Trump was a loyal supporter to the Congress. Lol.
Most people doesn't seem to be familiar to military world: Yularen betrayed no one, he just stayed in his place while the army of the Republic turned to be the Empire Army and condamned the jedi order for the assault to the Chancellor, that's it.