Why does Darth Vader take orders from Grand Moff Tarkin?

Another example is about the time of "a new hope" where he was to serve under Grand Moff Tarkin on the first Death Star . Vader, the only power who overrules him is papa Palpatine. The reason why Vader obeyed tarkin was out of a sense of respect for him as a military leader, not as his superior.
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Did Grand Moff Tarkin know Anakin was Vader?

James Luceno's novel Tarkin confirms the Grand Moff had deduced who Darth Vader really was. Tarkin had worked with Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars, and he found the Dark Lord of the Sith eerily familiar, even recognizing some of his tactics.
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Is Tarkin afraid of Vader?

Although Tarkin didn't believe in the Force, he respected Vader a lot, as he was the Emperor's enforcer, and he even grew to admire Vader's way of inducing fear within others. Grand Moff Tarkin was one of the most feared forces within the empire.
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Did Tarkin know Palpatine was a Sith?

Tarkin is not aware of Darth Sidious the Sith lord and only knows "Emperor Palpatine." The Emperor he serves cackles a lot and wears Sith robes and that's alright with him.
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Who ranks higher thrawn or Tarkin?

Tarkin probably outranked Thrawn since he was a Grand Moff (a political rank) whereas Thrawn was a Grand Admiral (military rank).
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Why did Palpatine like Tarkin?

Palpatine recognized that Wilhuff Tarkin was a brilliant strategist and he was not afraid to be ruthless. Palpatine helped Tarkin swiftly rise through the ranks of the Republic.
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Who killed Tarkin?

When Luke Skywalker fired the proton torpedo that destroyed the space station, Tarkin was killed in the explosion.
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What did Tarkin think of Anakin?

A passage in the Canon novel, Tarkin, reveals the Grand Moff suspected Darth Vader was Anakin through the way he interacted with the Stormtroopers he commanded and how he wielded his lightsaber. He used the power of observation to get the answer he required. It's not like he'd ask him outright. Tarkin wasn't a fool.
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Does Tarkin like Anakin?

Yet it is Tarkin who sees Vader as a human being and Obi-Wan who views him as a monster. This makes Tarkin the only person in the Star Wars universe to have ever liked both Anakin and Vader. And more than that, he views them in a continuity.
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Did Vader know Boba was a clone?

Vader definetely knew who Boba was as a bounty hunter. He was called Boba Fett. Anakin KNEW Jango Fett, as he had history with him.
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What is Darth Vader's military rank?

Specific references had Vader and Skywalker as "Supreme Commander of the Imperial Forces" and Pellaeon rather as "Supreme Commander of the Imperial Fleet" or "Supreme Fleet Commander"; but all three men's ranks were sometimes abbreviated to "Supreme Commander".
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Who is Palpatine's blue friend?

Mas Amedda was the Vice Chair of the Galactic Senate during Chancellor Valorum's term, a position he continued to hold as Chancellor Palpatine transformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire.
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How many Jedi has Darth Vader killed?

Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker has nine confirmed Jedi kills in Canon and around thirty-five throughout Legends.
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Did Tarkin survive the Death Star?

Tarkin saw the Death Star as a way to crush all dissent to the Empire's rule -- fear of the station's planet-killing superlaser would keep the galaxy's star systems in line. He demonstrated the station's power by destroying Alderaan, but died soon afterwards when the Death Star itself was destroyed.
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How many kills does Darth Vader have?

So, not accounting for droids, and going by the Gimli School of Counting that ships "still only count as one" -- not to mention the presumed deaths of countless others off-page -- we can conservatively estimate that Vader has killed 373 people in the comics, and that's just between Episodes IV and V... so far.
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What did Tarkin think of the Death Star?

A proponent of the doctrine of fear, he believed that the battle station and its planet-killing superweapon would terrify the galaxy into total submission. At Tarkin's command the Core World Alderaan was destroyed by the Death Star, instantly killing billions of Alderaanians.
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Who is the bald woman next to Palpatine?

An Umbaran female, Sly Moore had pale skin and white eyes, and her head was bald. She was always at Palpatine's side—even when he addressed the galaxy from atop his podium in the Senate Chamber—but kept silent in most situations and zealously guarded her master's secrets.
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Why did Tarkin join the Empire?

Tarkin shows the Death Star, under construction, to Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader. Tarkin, who as Moff had been granted a special purview over the development of military technology, was entrusted with control over aspects of construction of the Death Star—and he hoped to gain total oversight of the project.
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Is Moff vs Grand Admiral higher?

The High Moff was the Grand Admiral in charge of the military, and the Council also included the Director of Imperial Intelligence and the heads of the Imperial Mission, Imperial Navy, Imperial Army and the Imperial Diplomatic Corps.
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What Vader thinks of Thrawn?

Thrawn was one of if not the only Imperial who wasn't afraid of Vader and was one of the few officers who actually respected Vader for his commitment and loyalty to the Empire. Vader in turn held great respect for the Grand Admiral's intelligence and strategic influence.
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