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GubernatorFan wrote:Thanks for the extra resource. I'm glad Rogue One tried to be systematic (though they did make some unforgivable mistakes in terms of continuity in costuming). However, the received opinion is that insofar as the badges were consistent, it was in A New Hope, and that Empire began the process of introducing inconsistencies. And that seems correct, if nothing else, because A New Hope introduced all this in the first place (and any inconsistencies may be due to retcon -- e.g., retrospectively naming and titling characters not actually named and titled onscreen).
The ANH ranks are pretty confusing, and I don't know whether much thought went into them, but as you say the retrospective naming and titling has only made it more difficult to rationalise them.
I looked at the behind the scenes info for the ANH characters named in Glyn Dillon's chart, to see how much original intent there was in relation to the rank bars on screen. It's apparent that there wasn't much set in stone from the beginning:
Motti...was played by Richard LeParmentier, who was credited as "General Motti".[4] Motti was originally intended to be an admiral, but as LeParmentier proved to be too tall for the uniform that he was to wear, he was fitted in the uniform of a general and Motti's rank was changed.[12]
Wullf Yularen first appeared as an unnamed background character in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, whom the fan website Aveleyman claims was portrayed by Robert Clarke,[36] and he was given the name Wullf Yularen by the Star Wars Legends card game Star Wars Customizable Card Game.
Chief Bast...was portrayed by Leslie Schofield and credited only as "Commander #1."[2]
The character of Romodi [Hurst] first appeared in the novelization of the 1977 movie Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, released several months prior to the film. Attending a meeting aboard the Death Star, he delivers a line[10] that is instead given to Admiral Motti in the movie.[1] Although his appearance in the novel rendered him a part of Expanded Universe continuity, it was unclear if Romodi actually appeared in the film until 2012 when author Jason Fry confirmed that he was the "bald guy" present at the meeting;[11] a character whom the fan website Aveleyman claims was portrayed by Ian Selby.[12] In that same year, Fry and Paul R. Urquhart provided the first name of "Hurst" in the reference book The Essential Guide to Warfare.[13]
General Tagge was created by George Lucas for the 1977 film Star Wars, in which he was portrayed by Don Henderson. The character is credited erroneously as General Taggi in the film's end credits. In early drafts of the film's screenplay, Lucas swapped the names of General Tagge and Admiral Motti, which had repercussions in the film's various adaptations. Early dialogue for Tagge revealed that he, like Motti, has reservations about Darth Vader's capacity to recover the data tapes of the Death Star plans. This version of the script is reflected in the first part of Marvel Comics' adaptation of the film, although the character's appearance more closely reflects that of the actor playing Admiral Motti, Richard LeParmentier, rather than Henderson.[2] The comic issue also gives Tagge the rank of commander rather than general. Alan Dean Foster's novelization of Lucas's screenplay further confuses the issue, giving Motti's lines to Tagge, and as a result it is General Tagge who is strangled by Darth Vader in the scene.[2] Foster's novel also gives Tagge his earlier line regarding Darth Vader, and features him arguing with another character, Romodi. The novel also features dialogue from Tagge that concerns his opinion on Tarkin, which does not appear in the film.
Trech Molock...reached the rank of High General, he acted as the first Death Star's Army Operations Chief under Cassio Tagge....
Although he appeared in the 1977 movie Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope,[2] Molock was only identified as such in 2013 in The Death Star Coup, an article written by Jason Fry for the Special Edition 2014 of the Star Wars Insider magazine. The article, however, does not precise whether Molock died in the destruction of the Death Star over Yavin 4 or not.[1]
It's in my nature to try and make sense of these things, but over the course of the Original Trilogy it's just not possible. By contrast the system in Star Trek is much more satisfying, whether it's sleeve bands or collar pips you can tell a character's rank.
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on the hunt for the evil mystical LORD SHINRYU
Ear rings, shoes & hair clip.
Nah...I don't want to go all "deep" here. It was just fun. 
