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'''Sate Pestage''' is a fictional character from the ''[[Star Wars]]'' universe.

Pestage was a long-time advisor of [[Palpatine]] and one of the few people who truly knew him. When Palpatine became Emperor, Pestage was appointed his [[Grand Vizier]]. His daily tasks ranged from managing Palpatine's [[schedule]] to tasting his food to see if it was [[poison]]ed. Sate Pestage was also a member of Emperor Palpatine's Inner Circle. The other members of the Inner Circle were [[Janus Greejatus]], [[Sim Aloo]], [[Ars Dangor]] and [[Kren Blista-Vanee]]. He was so influential, and trusted, that by the [[Battle of Hoth]] Pestage was doing the day to day business of the government. The only two people more powerful in the Imperial hierarchy were the Emperor and [[Darth Vader]]. After Palpatine was killed at the [[Battle of Endor]], he assumed control of [[Coruscant|Imperial Center]] until [[Ysanne Isard]] betrayed him by revealing Pestage would allow Coruscant to be captured by the [[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]] in return for immunity. His credibility gone, he fled to his private holdings, the Cuitric Hegemony. Isard sent Admiral Delak Krennel to arrest him; Krennel killed Pestage, seized the hegemony, and declared himself a warlord.

This Pestage, however, was merely a clone created by Emperor's Hand Sarcev Quest. The real Pestage later helped Emperor Palpatine return to life on the planet [[Planets of Star Wars#Byss|Byss]]. He nearly died there when the [[Galaxy Gun]] destroyed the planet, but narrowly escaped.

==Trivia==
The character of Sate Pestage (originally called Sate Molock) was meant to appear in the film [[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]]. Pestage was to be in scene 286 as a "shimmering holographic image" who warns Darth Vader of the Emperor's foul mood. According to the film's shooting schedule, this scene was shot on [[June 18]], [[1979]], but never made it into the movie's final cut. [[Kenner]] toys even produced a [[Star Destroyer]] playset featuring a toy hologram apparently intended to be Sate Pestage. An enclosed instruction sheet reads, "Darth talks to the Grand Vizier with the pretend viewing screen."

In a Q&A session, [http://www.starwars.com starwars.com] stated Sate Pestage is among the robed Imperial dignitaries accompanying the Emperor in several scenes during [[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|Return of the Jedi]], though neither the script nor the credits identify him. 

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|title = [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Galactic Emperor]]
|years = [[Dates in Star Wars#SW6|4]]-7 [[ABY]]
|before = [[Palpatine|Palpatine/Darth Sidious]]
|after = [[Ysanne Isard]]}}
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  | title = [[Galactic Emperor]]
  | years = 10 [[ABY]]
  | before = resurrected [[Palpatine/Darth Sidious]]
  | after = [[Xandel Carivus]]|}}
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