Restored Empire The Kaarenth Dissension , later known as Restored Empire , was an Imperial faction created by Ennix Devian after the Battle of Endor but became prominent after the Imperial Reunification , refusing the authority of the Imperial Remnant . The members of the Restored Empire were informally known as the hard - liners . Description . The Restored Empire symbol was a modified Imperial crest with an additional inner circle , and a dot at the center . It was led by Supreme Commander Ennix Devian , an admiral and former Imperial assassin . General Vota , Bulger , Durrei , Klemp , and Trooper Lonkin were all members . The Restored Empire base was a secret Clone Wars - era military base on the planet RZ7 - 6113 - 23 . History . When Darth Vader and Palpatine died over Endor and the Galactic Empire fractured into myriad factions . Ennix Devian , a personal hitman of the Emperor , concluded that in order for the Empire to restore itself it needed a group that truly believed in the ideals of the Human High Culture , so Devian founded the Kaarenth Dissension . The Kaarenth Dissension was dedicated to " the sacred Restoration of the True Empire of Palpatine . " His first move was to seize control of two incompleted Worldcraft but , too expensive to finish , Devian rerouted them to opposite ends of the galaxy : one to the Moddell sector and the other to Spawn Nebula . The Worldcraft on Moddell , which had been deliberately modified by Devian to be modeled after the infamous Death Star superweapons as part of a feint against the Alliance of Free Planets ( the successor group of the Rebel Alliance ) , was destroyed by Rebel agents and Star Tours ' s passengers . The Kaarenth Dissension resurfaced following the Battle of Bilbringi and Operation Shadow Hand under the public control of the silver - tongued Meres Ulcane . The Dissension now was dedicated to incite the various alien races of the Outer Rim Territories against the New Republic . A fleet of warships and accompanying repair station was constructed in the Spawn Nebula . Meres Ulcane proved to be a motivational speaker , and managed to stir up a great deal of animosity towards the New Republic . The Dissension successfully launched a strike against a New Republic communications center on the gas giant Galaan . However , Meres Ulcane was eventually discovered on Betha II , and fled back to the Spawn Nebula . The New Republic tracked him , and engaged the Kaarenth Dissension in a battle that wiped out much of its fleet . Ulcane himself was killed in the destruction of the repair station , in truth the second worldcraft . In 13 ABY , calling his group Restored Empire , Supreme Commander Devian organized a complex plot to destroy the New Republic and take control of the Imperial Remnant . The first phase of his operation was an attempt to assassinate Leia Organa Solo and her children on Coruscant . The attack failed due to the intervention of Mirith Sinn but it was without consequence for the following operations . Another part of Devian ' s plot included the bounty hunter Boba Fett , the Yuuzhan Vong Nom Anor and the former Royal Guard Kir Kanos . While Devian hired Fett to bring Kir Kanos to the Restored Empire headquarters , Nom Anor hired a team of thieves to attack the class - 3 toxic weapons dump on Nyara in order to retrieve a chunk of zinethium . Devian wanted to use this destructive material to destroy the Imperial Palace on Coruscant and eliminate the Republic government . As expected , Kir Kanos refused to join the hard - liners who imprisoned him . Devian later let him escape and sacrificed some stormtroopers to convince Kanos he was really free . Kir Kanos immediately departed to Coruscant to warn the Republic but he was unaware that Devian had embedded the zinethium inside the shuttle , predicting Kanos would travel to the galactic capital . This time , it was Jedi Master Luke Skywalker who prevented the attack . Devian later learned that Republic and Imperial diplomats , including Kanos , Mirith Sinn and Feena D ' Asta , had planned to meet to discuss a truce between the two factions . The Restored Empire stormtroopers who attacked the meeting were all eliminated , but D ' Asta was killed Shocked by the death of Feena D ' Asta and suspecting a Republic betrayal , Admiral Gilad Pellaeon ordered the Imperial Navy to attack the Republic in retaliation , leaving the Imperial capital Orinda insufficiently defended . The ancient but massive Restored Empire fleet was able to destroy the small defense fleet and attack the planet . Military forces . Although using stormtroopers , the rest of its military hardware appeared to consist entirely of vehicles and vessels used by the Grand Army of the Republic , including : Following the end of the Clone Wars , numerous weapons and ships scheduled for decommission or scrapping were rerouted to the Restored Empire ' s base , constituting with the years a massive military force . Other ships included TIE / sr starfighter s and " Delta " - class JV - 7 escort shuttles .