This report indicates that Krennic may want to use the Death Star as a way to solidify his importance, but Darth Vader believes they should exercise caution with using the superweapon.
Although Orson Krennic is one of the top Imperial military officers shortly before A New Hope, a report from three weeks ago shed some light on the adversity he’ll face in Rogue One.
If there’s one thing we all learned watching the Original Trilogy, it’s that not following through on Vader’s wishes comes at one’s peril.
Because he didn’t come from the same aristocratic background as other important officers in the Empire, Orson had to slowly climb up the ladder to earn his esteemed position, and according to director Gareth Edwards, this means he’ll hit a “brick wall in the hierarchy” during Rogue One’s main events and be forced to defend what he’s earned from others who want to take him down a couple pegs.