Since after the rebel assault on Eadu Krennic knew that Galen had betrayed him in some manner regarding the Death Star, and that there were people within the Alliance who knew at least somewhat of its existence, he should have immediately become suspicious of Galen's design and guarded the Death Star plans more carefully. If Krennic were a competent leader, he would have prevented Galen Erso from communicating with Bohdi in the first place. Krennic never displayed understanding of the Death Star greater than that of Tarkin since he was unaware of the secret flaw that Galen implanted into the Death Star, it is highly unlikely that he would have known to guard that particular trench and prevent Luke from blowing up the Death Star. I Am One With the Force and the Force Is With Me is a mantra chanted by the character Chirrut mwe (played by Donnie Yen) in the 2016 Star Wars film Star Wars: Rogue One, which he repeats to focus himself and remain calm during an intense or difficult situation.

He was incredibly insecure and constantly needed approval from his superiors, and was not dedicated to the Empire as was Tarkin. If you read the Rogue One prequel novel you can see how Krennic constantly made poor decisions that significantly inhibited the Death Star project even before the Alliance formed. Krennic was an incompetent engineer who manipulated his way to a military rank. Overall, Tarkin's cockiness and committal to his doctrine cost the Empire more than any other person, and Krennic would probably have done much better in his place commanding the Death Star. Krennic seems more like the type to parade the Death Star Peace Moon around the galaxy, showing what the Empire was capable of moreso than telling.Īlso, I feel that since he was more involved in the construction project from the beginning, I feel like there was a greater chance Krennic would have stumbled upon the design flaw sooner and taken measures to counter it, unlike Tarkin, whose engineers learned of its existence minutes before their death. Had Krennic been in Tarkin's place when Leia was brought before him, I highly doubt he would have destroyed the planet- it doesn't seem his style. Not to mention that the Tarkin doctrine was pretty much rubbish, especially considering that destroying Alderaan was what made many flock to the Rebellion. While Krennic did have his pitfalls, underestimating the rebels (which is what lead to most of the Empire's losses) was not one of them.

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