Galactic Empire

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The symbol of the Galactic Empire.

The Galactic Empire is a government that was formerly the Old Republic, a democratic interplanetary government based on the planet Coruscant. The Republic was subverted and twisted over years by then-Senator Palpatine, who, following the Clone Wars, eventually managed to install himself as Emperor and change the representative democracy into a dictatorship. The Senate of the Republic was dissolved, and the Galactic Empire was born.

The Rebel Alliance, with such heroes as Princess Leia Organa, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Lando Calrissian on their side, battled the Empire, sparking the Galactic Civil War with the Battle of Yavin. More and more star systems were liberated over the years, until, finally, the Empire was shattered at the Battle of Endor, where Palpatine and his lieutenant, Darth Vader, both died.

During the collapse of the Empire, the Rebel Alliance came to form the New Republic. In the aftermath, the remnants of the Imperial forces regrouped in the Unknown Regions where they established the First Order.

Overview

Leadership of the government lay in the complete authority of the Galactic Empire.

Governors of entire regions of space had the title of Grand Moff.

Command over large fleets were given to skilled officers that held the rank of Grand Admiral.

The Empire established the Imperial Security Bureau for the duty of maintaining security, silencing sedition and apprehending traitors. Imperial Intelligence was another division within the Empire that was responsible for espionage and information gathering activities. In the development of weapons, the Empire maintained the Advanced Weapons Research Division that contained numerous scientists in charge for the latest advancements and arsenals.

Among its elite soldiers were the feared Death Troopers that were part of Imperial Intelligence. These operatives were encased in specialized Stormtrooper armor notable by its dark ominous gleam. Imperial Death Troopers could be deployed as bodyguards and enforcers were key personnel in the Empire.

They made use of a variety of Walker designs that included:

• AT-DP Walker :
• AT-ST Walker :
• AT-AT Walker :
• AT-ACT Walker :

Within their fleets, they utilised:

• Raider II-class corvette : these agile ships had a sizable crew that manned its turbolasers and hyperdrives with it being a dangerous enemy to Starfighters.
• Gozanti-Class Cruiser : the Imperial included heavier shields, faster engines and enhanced weapons with them being used for transporting walkers to a planetary surface or deploying several TIE Fighters.
• Arquitens-class light cruiser : these Imperial Light Cruisers
• Imperial Interdictor : these massive ships were initially experimental vessels that were equipped with gravity well generators which could be used to pull ships out of hyperspace.

Members

• Palpatine :
• Darth Vader :
• Grand Moff Tarkin :
• Thrawn :
• Orson Krennic :

Notes

• The Galactic Empire first appeared in the Original Trilogy where they appeared as antagonists.

Alternate Versions

• In the Star Wars: Legends continuity, the Empire was replaced by the New Republic, though some pockets remained under Empire control for years to come and battled the burgeoning new government.

In other media

Video games

• In Star Wars: TIE Fighter, the Galactic Empire featured in the setting of the video game. Among the highest ranks in the navy was the Grand Admiral with the Emperor having an inner circle of 12 such individuals. During the campaign, players took the role of an unnamed pilot in the Imperial fleet with the accompanying novella along with strategy guide referring to the character as Maarek Stele.
• In Star Wars: Dark Forces, the Galactic Empire featured in the setting of the action video game. General Rom Mohc of the Imperial military was in charge of the Dark Trooper Project that created powerful battle droids for use by the Empire against the Rebel Alliance.
• In Star Wars: Force Commander, the Galactic Empire featured in the setting of the strategy-based video game. The campaign mode saw players take the role of Imperial officer Brenn Tantor who was in the Imperial military.
• In Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, the Galactic Empire appeared in the setting of the action video game. During the story mode, it was shown that Dark Jedi Jerec sought to rebuild the Empire under his control.
• In Star Wars Galaxies, the Galactic Empire appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game.
• In Star Wars: Battlefront, the Empire appeared in the setting of the video game.
• In Star Wars: Battlefront II, the Empire appeared in the setting of the video game. In the campaign mode, the player took the role of the 501st Legion of the clone army of the Galactic Republic and continued service from being Clone Troopers to being Stormtroopers of the Galactic Empire.
• In Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, the Empire featured heavily in the setting of the video game. It was shown that they had conquered the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk which was where Darth Vader found a young boy able to use the Force and adopted the child as his secret apprentice named Starkiller.
• In Star Wars: Battlefront, the Empire appeared as a playable faction in the setting of the video game. An elite unit of Imperial Special Forces known as Inferno Squad were shown to be used by the Empire.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope:
• Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back:
• Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi:
• Star Wars: Rebels:
• Rogue One:

Links

Internal Links

• Evil Empire

External Links

• Wikipedia Entry