Orson Krennic

Orson Callan Krennic was a Lieutenant Commander in the Galactic Republic, serving under the command of Mas Amedda in the Strategic Advisory Cell and being assigned to Project Stardust: the development of a super-weapon capable of destroying entire worlds through a kyber crystall-powered cannon.

Following Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, Krennic seeks to earn favor with the ruler as much as he can from his newly-anointed position of Director of Advanced Weapons Research. This and his overseeing of the Death Star's construction puts him in direct competition with Wilhuff Tarkin, his most-hated rival.