"In this one deleted scene, when the Emperor tells Jejerrod to destroy the Endor moon if necessary, Jejerrod says: "But we have several battalions stationed on the moon." Further deleted scenes also prove that because Jejerrod did not carry out this order, nobody on the moon of Endor was destroyed. Basically, the Empire could have blown up the Endor moon at any point after the shield generator was taken down by Han Solo, but they didn't, and the deleted scenes are pretty convincing that Jejerrod's semi-moral internal conflict was the reason."
"Known for his impressive stage work and films like The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987) and The Iron Lady (2011), Star Wars fans know him best as Moff Jerjerrod, the guy who tells Darth Vader that he "needs more men" at the beginning of Return of the Jedi, and, in a nearly forgotten deleted scene, questioned the Emperor in a way that wouldn't seem remotely possible in the two previous films."
"In a lackey named Chief Bast (Leslie Schofield) warned Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing) that they should maybe think about evacuating the Death Star. Tarkin, the guy in charge of the Death Star, said no way. "Evacuate in our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their chances." Technically, just four years later, the guy in Tarkin's exact position is Moff Jerjerrod. And, in a really great deleted scene - found on the 2011 Star Wars Blu-ray box set - Jejerrod pushes back against the Emperor in a way that Tarkin never would have."
Michael Pennington died at age 82, remembered for stage work and film roles including The Return of Sherlock Holmes and The Iron Lady. Star Wars fans know him as Moff Jerjerrod in Return of the Jedi, where he tells Darth Vader that he needs more men. Deleted scenes from the 2011 Blu-ray box set show Jerjerrod pushing back against the Emperor’s order to destroy the Endor moon if necessary. Jerjerrod cites battalions stationed on the moon, and further deleted material indicates the moon was not destroyed after the shield generator fell. Another deleted scene shows Jerjerrod questioning Vader’s plan to see the Emperor unannounced, followed by a brief Force-choke. These moments portray internal conflict within a relentless villain.
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