. 's Partisans. Empire ( Legends). New Jedi Order ( Legends)CurrencyGalactic Standard Credit (Imperial Dataries)Founding documentsDeclaration of a New OrderImperial CharterOfficial languageThe First Galactic Empire is a fictional featured in the franchise. It was first introduced in the 1977 film and appears in its two sequels: (1980) and (1983). It is the main antagonist faction of the.
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The government collapses a year following the conclusion of the in Return of the Jedi, and the is formed by Imperial remnants. An oppressive, autocratic regime with a complicated bureaucracy, the Galactic Empire seeks to ensure singular rule over every planet and civilization within the galaxy.At its peak, the Galactic Empire sprawls over much of the known Star Wars galaxy, which consists of millions of star systems and billions more fringe colonies, shipyards, fortress worlds, and outer territories. The Empire's origins are depicted in the prequel (2005), where it replaces the at the end of the orchestrated by, who was then the Republic's Supreme Chancellor. Palpatine is also secretly a named Darth Sidious, intending to purge the and restore the Sith to power.Palpatine falsely accuses the Jedi of causing the Clone Wars, a secessionist war, to weaken the Republic and gain power. Palpatine manipulates the into using clone troopers created during the conflict to kill the Jedi. After engineering these threats himself, Palpatine reorganizes the Republic into a state that could 'ensure the security and continuing stability, and provide a safe and secure society' – a with himself as its Emperor.
Cassian Andor was a human male soldier, pilot and Intelligence officer who served in the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars and then the Alliance to Restore the Republic during Operation Fracture and the Galactic Civil War. This is a Republic Non Clone Officer. The hat is an exact match too.
The Senate overwhelmingly applauds this decision and lauds Palpatine's apparent resolve, bravery, and selflessness.Though Palpatine's Sith identity remains a secret to all but a handful of individuals, his apprentice, the Sith Lord maintains a more public presence, acting as a personification of the Empire's power. By the time of Episode IV – A New Hope, the Empire has transformed into an regime, opposed by the. The completion of the, a doomsday weapon, allows Palpatine to dissolve the powerless Imperial Senate. The Galactic Empire is described and portrayed in various Star Wars media as an arrogant and brutal, one based on ', enslavement and of non-humans, threat of lethal force, and, above all else, constant '.
See also:Star Wars creator sought to make the Galactic Empire aesthetically and thematically similar to and to appear to be. Similar to Nazi Germany, the Galactic Empire is a dictatorship based on rigid control of society that dissolved a previous democracy and is led by an all-powerful supreme ruler. The Empire, like the Nazis, desires the creation of totalitarian order and utilizes excessive force and violence to achieve their ends. The name of the Empire's main soldiers, the Stormtroopers, is somewhat similar to the name given to Hitler's (SA, 'storm detachment') paramilitary bodyguards. The visual appearance of in his all-black uniform combined with his devout obedience to the Emperor has allusion to the black-uniformed Nazi (SS). The uniforms of Imperial military officers also bear resemblance to uniforms used in Nazi Germany as well as nineteenth-century Germany's (mounted lancers)—who wore a tunic, riding breeches, and boots like the Empire's officers wear—as well as the Imperial officers' cap resembling the field caps historically worn by German and Austrian troops.
In addition to Nazi Germany, there was also at least one portion of the Galactic Empire that was based on the, which is the various military personnel and TIE Fighters are flying in formation as Palpatine arrives on the Death Star in Return of the Jedi. In the commentary track for the film's DVD release, Lucas said that the ceremony for the Emperor's arrival was inspired by military parades in the Soviet Union. Further information:The Imperial Naval Command (INC), also referred to as the Imperial Starfleet, is the military arm of the Galactic Empire in charge of maintaining security, peace and order in the galaxy.
Commanded by, it absorbed the military forces of the Galactic Republic after Palpatine's declaration of the New Order. Organization of the Imperial Navy is assigned to the Moffs.At its peak, the Imperial Navy fields millions of warships, including an estimated 25,000 Star Destroyers, fulfilling the Emperor's will throughout the galaxy. The Empire's central warship cadre is well structured and uniformed, but the Imperial Navy suffers against strike craft, largely due to the inadequacies of its own starfighters and point defense. The Empire's focus on size, firepower, and terror comes at the expense of a well-balanced fleet.
After its defeat at the Battle of Endor, the Galactic Empire splits up into warring factions, and the Imperial Starfleet along with it. While much of the remnants of the Imperial Navy are later reunited under impressive Imperial commanders, the military organization ceases to exist shortly after the death of the Emperor.Specific responsibilities of the Imperial Navy include defending Imperial citizens from space-based threats (such as pirates, smugglers and rebel contingents), enforcing Imperial will, and overseeing commerce through customs and blockade operations. The Imperial Navy also performs orbital bombardments and transports major ground force deployments, supporting them with space, orbital, and aerial support.
Imperial Navy officers wear the same standard uniform that their Army counterparts use but is colored grey, and both services use colored chest plaques to denote rank.Imperial Starfighter Corps. In black SS uniform, visiting a. According to a Lucasfilm-authorized source, 's relationship with is like Himmler's relationship with.
Mary Henderson in Star Wars: The Magic of Myth contends that 's all-black uniform and his devout obedience to the Emperor is an allusion to 's SS.With the formation of the Empire and the purge of the Jedi now complete, martial law is immediately declared throughout the galaxy. Those in hiding, or attempting to either flee from or oppose the New Imperial Order, are subject to persecution or death. This is the start of the bloody decades-long Galactic Civil War fought between the Empire and the.While Force-sensitive are sacred to the Jedi and are at the core of every, the Empire explores ways to weaponize them. They mine for kyber crystals across worlds and are thwarted twice in securing massive crystals by the. But on they uncovered a surplus of kyber, which would be enough to power their dreaded Death Star.The Death Star, a moon-sized battle station with sufficient firepower to destroy an entire planet, is designed to be the supreme weapon of the Empire's power.
Grand Moff, the station's commander, shortly after informing the heads of the Imperial Military that Palpatine has dissolved the Senate, demonstrates that power in A New Hope, when he destroys as a show of force. In the, however, the station is assaulted by a small force of Rebel starfighters who have come into possession of the station's blueprints. The battle ends with the Death Star's destruction at the hands of, which is the Rebel Alliance's first major success against the Empire.After three more years of conflict, the Alliance achieves a decisive victory over the Empire in. In the film's climactic battle, the Rebellion destroys the second Death Star and a number of capital ships that contain a great portion of the Imperial Navy's highest-ranking officers. During this battle, Vader redeems himself by killing Palpatine in order to save his son Luke Skywalker, but in this act of self-sacrifice he is himself mortally wounded in the process.In the aftermath of Endor, the loss of the Emperor and the majority of decorated military leadership creates chaos and instability.
The Empire is a wounded beast thrashing around in a hundred directions, causing random and wanton destruction across the galaxy. By design, the Empire had no clear line of succession; and there was no second-in-command.
The insidious -philosophies of the -Ideology were engineered into the Imperial administration and have permeated of the Empire's remaining upper echelon. Revolts, infighting and warlordism gradually fracture the Empire apart more effectively than any damage capable of being inflicted by the Rebel Alliance, as the Moffs and Grand Moffs maneuver to grab power for themselves amidst civil unrest.Palpatine left posthumous orders. Upon verification of the Emperor's death, messenger droids are sent to select Imperial officers to relay the last orders of the Emperor: to begin Operation: Cinder at once. Operation: Cinder—a central piece of the late Emperor's contingency plan—tasks Imperial fanatics to destroy entire planets, heedless of their former loyalties, as part of Palpatine's policy. Palpatine does not desire the Empire continue without his presence; if he cannot live forever as the galaxy's Emperor, he would rather see it destroyed.If an Empire cannot protect its Emperor then that Empire must be deemed a failure. It collapses not only because its central figure is gone, but because it must not be allowed to remain!
Further information:The Galactic Empire no longer exists as an official government or a major power, being replaced by warlords and rump states competing with each other and the Galactic Republic over the power vacuum left behind. These 'Imperial remnants' each claim true legitimate successorship to the Empire. The most successful remnants of the Empire reforms as the, led by and former Imperial officers. They become a major faction in the galaxy in and face a reformed Rebel Alliance called the Resistance.Legends.
Further information:With the 2012 acquisition of by, most of the licensed Star Wars novels and comics produced since the, known as the Expanded Universe, were rebranded as Legends and declared in April 2014. In Legends, the New Republic fights to claim the galaxy from remaining Imperials styling themselves as independent controllers of portions of the galaxy. 'Palpatine, Emperor,' in Stephen J. Sansweet, Star Wars Encyclopedia (New York: Del Rey, 1998), p. 224,. ^ Mary S.
Henderson; Mary Henderson (1997). Bantam Books. P. 184. ^ Mary S. Henderson; Mary Henderson (1997). Bantam Books. P. 146.
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'Lucas was fascinated by the notion of how a tiny nation could overcome the largest military power on Earth, and this was baked into The Star Wars right from its earliest notes in 1973'. Michael Ondaatje. The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film. 'The message boiled down to the ability of a small group of people to defeat a gigantic power simply by the force of their convictions. The rebel group were the North Vietnamese, and the Empire was the United States. And if you have 'the force,' no matter how small you are, you can defeat the overwhelmingly big power.' .
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