First Order (Star Wars)

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The First Order is a government that features in Star Wars.

History

The First Order was a government that consisted of the surviving remnants of the Galactic Empire following its collapse after the Battle of Endor when Emperor Palpatine was killed on the Death Star. In the aftermath, the New Republic came to rise in power with the Empire falling in size and being forced to sign a strict disarmament treaty along with punishing reparations. However, it was in the Unknown Regions of the galaxy that former Imperial soldiers along with nobles and technologists plotted a return to power. They built fleets and armies in secret with this movement becoming known as the First Order that came under the control of Supreme Leader Snoke with this faction looking to reclaim their lost Imperial power.

Kylo Ren headed an initiative by the Order in finding the location of the missing Luke Skywalker. A map containing the coordinates of the Jedi Master was present on the planet Jakku with the First Order arriving on the world to recover it. During the raid, a Resistance pilot was discovered named Poe Dameron who had been dispatched by Leia Organa with finding the map but was captured though he entrusted the information in his astromech droid BB-8. Dameron was taken to the Star Destroyer in orbit but a Stormtrooper named Finn had a change of heart and sought to defect. He freed Poe with the pair escaping on a TIE Fighter where they crashed back on the surface of Jakku with the First Order attempting to recover them.

Overview

In appearance, the First Order was an interstellar government that resembled many of the traits of its predecessor that was the Galactic Empire. The leader of the Order took the title of Supreme Leader. They were protected by the crimson-clad Elite Praetorian Guard who served as guardians and loyal protectors that wore ornate armor with them being skilled fighters who protected their leader from danger.

Its military followed the structure of its parent namely the Imperial military of the Galactic Empire with Stormtroopers being the staple of their armed forces. It operated effectively through the absolute loyalty of its followers with any soldier found guilt of treason being executed by a special branch among the Stormtroopers. Children were taken from their families when they were young where they spent their entire lives training to be become loyal soldiers of the First Order. They were not given names and were instead assigned a alphanumerical code as a means of identification.

It made use of dark, gleaming BB astromech units of their own that keep their starships and machinery operational.

Their ground forces made use of bipedal walkers that assisted their infantry in engagements. A more powerful walker model was the AT-M6 Walker that were lumbering armored vehicles which operated as enormous transports that aided in securing worlds for the First Order's expanding territories. One element of their army forces was a slow moving siege cannon that was developed from miniaturised Death Star technology. This weapon was dragged across landscapes until it approached its target where it fired its superlaser to break through barricades and defensive lines.

For support, they made use of the latest generation of the TIE line that it was inherited from the Imperial Navy that resembled its predecessor. The TIE/FO Fighter had improved cells along with higher-capacity convertors that made them much more deadlier than their Imperial era ancestors. In addition, they had on-board deflector shields as the First Order valued its pilots as key military assets thus leading to dedicated protection for them. A special two-set strike fighter variant was used known as the TIE/SF that were utilised by the First Order's elite Special Forces pilots. These were more powerful than standard TIE's with them having laser cannons, a heavy turret and a warhead launcher. Special Forces TIE Fighters also had their own hyperdrives, deflector shields and high-yield cells to provide additional power requirements for their on-board systems. This allowed them to be used as versatile attacks ships of the First Order with a range of mission profiles from reconnaissance to combat operations.

Central to the fleet of the First Order were Star Destroyers with the development of a new series known as the Resurgent class with these being built in clear violation of treaties with the New Republic. These starships had heavy weapons with turbolasers more powerful as well as faster recharge rate compared to Imperial era weapons along with a compliment of two starfighter wings, hundreds of assault craft and an entire legion of Stormtroopers. A more powerful vessel in their arsenal were Dreadnoughts that were designated as Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnoughts. These massive ships were described as being fleet killers which were armed with massive central auto-cannons that could devastate targets with the orbital bombardment cannons able to penetrate planetary shields. These ships were equipped with point defense cannons to protect them from fighter attacks as concentrated assaults from bombers could destroy them.

A central facility of the Order was Starkiller Base that was a superweapon the size of a planet. The fortified ice planet was capable of fire a destructive energy beam that were able to destroy entire star systems from a great distance.

The First Order developed the technology for active tracking allowing equipped ships to follow targets through hyperspace.

Members

• Snoke :
• Kylo Ren :
• Hux :
• Phasma :

Notes

• The First Order were introduced as antagonists in the third trilogy starting with Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens.

In other media

Video games

• In Star Wars: Battlefront II, the First Order featured in the campaign mode of the video game with players also able to play as Stormtroopers and officers in the multiplayer mode.

Appearances

• Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens:

External Links

• Wikipedia Entry

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