Galactic Empire

The official flag of the Galactic Empire

The **Galactic Empire**, also known as the **First Galactic Empire**, the **New Order**, or simply **The Empire**, was a major galactic government of the Andromeda Galaxy from 19 BBY - 5 ABY. It was created at the end of the Clone Wars, when Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic, Sheev Palpatine declared himself emperor of the new order. After being dissolved in 5 ABY, it became posthumously known as the **Old Empire**.

The Republic, which lasted for at least 25,034 years, ended following a period of intense political turmoil and the subsequent devastation during the Clone Wars. After the death of Count Dooku above Coruscant, the death of General Grievous, and the massacre of the leaders of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, Chancellor Palpatine (by then ruling with near-absolute power) began a purge of the Jedi Order, and then proclaimed himself Emperor of the galaxy and reorganized the Republic into the Galactic Empire.

The Empire found itself in a state of tension against its adversary, the Terran Alliance, during the Intergalactic Cold War. While also dealing with a growing rebel insurgency within its own territory, which eventually formed into the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The Rebels and Terrans ultimately fought the Empire in the Galactic Civil War, destroyed both of their Death Stars, which led to the deaths of Palpatine and his apprentice, Darth Vader. After the war, Empire was dissolved into squabbling various remnants. The New Republic ultimately replaced the Empire as major government of the Andromeda Galaxy.

## History

In the aftermath of the Order 66 also known as the Great Jedi Purge and it's betrayal to their former ally the Terran Alliance, the Republic were reorganized as a Galactic Empire, the direct successor to the former Sith Empire lead by a Human Force-senstive Dark lord of the Sith Darth Sidious known as former Chancellor Sheev Palpatine who declared himself as the new Galactic Emperor of the new Empire in the Andromeda Galaxy, while they were subjugating the whole systems and former CIS territories in the Galaxy while being declared as the enemy of the Terran Alliance and the reformed Jedi Order known as the Terran Jedi Order.

## Politics and Government

The Galactic Empire was a dictatorship ruled by Darth Sidious, a Sith Lord whom the galaxy knew as Emperor Sheev Palpatine. Dictatorship was a form of government in which the ruler possessed absolute power and absolute authority, in contrast with democracy. Through the Empire, the Sith secretly controlled the galaxy for a generation similar to the Old Sith Empire in the past period.

The legislature consisted of the former Republic Galactic Senate, renamed the Imperial Senate. As an autocracy, the democratic and forward-thinking policies of the former Republic became obsolete within the new corridors of power. The Imperial Senate lost the prestige it once held as the forum for galactic debate, and became a rubber-stamp needed for passing legislation, which could be overruled by the Emperor for any reason. In 0 BBY, the Senate was dissolved by the Emperor, effectively wiping away the last remnants of the Old Republic. Legislative authority over the various star systems and sectors passed directly to regional governors—effectively transforming the Empire into a stratocracy.

They share similarities with the former totalitarian regimes like the Roman Empire, Nazi Germany and German Empire on Earth/Terra.

## Propaganda

The Galactic Empire uses numerous Propaganda through Strength and Fear towards to their enemies, they use numerous types of Propaganda to encourage their citizens to join the Military and support their cause which includes the Hatred towards to the former Jedi Order of the Andromeda Galaxy and their former allies the Terran Alliance as Collaborators to " Overthrow " the former Republic, though many citizens opposed it like Ezra's parents and others, the Empire also use the Propaganda of Fear and Xenophobia towards aliens as they view them as Inferior as well as intimidation to convince the Imperial subjects to follow the Empire's new order and its laws that enforced by the Emperor himself. The Imperial regime also use the justification of Slavery towards to the Alien species across the Galaxy as part of their Xenophobic and Humanocentrism to show their Human Supremacy, in contrast to Earth's Racism towards to their fellow Humans based on their skin colors, the Empire however is quite opposite though they allow Human-like Aliens to join to their ranks like Thrawn (until he defected to Earth).

Following destruction of Alderaan and the official entry of the Terran Alliance at the Galactic Civil War, the Empire justified the destruction of Alderaan as they insist that they support the Rebel Alliance and it's benefactor the Terran Alliance which their ally and backer, however this move only backfired when the Citizens of the Empire, including the Alderaans who left their Homeworld at the Coruscant and across the Andromeda Galaxy were protested, rebelled and even resisted against the Empire's brutality towards it's Imperial Citizens, some of which were joined the Rebel Alliance including the Alderaans who served at the Imperial Military are also defected to the Rebels or Terran Forces during the early years of the Rebellion, some of them were involved at the Sabotage of the Empire's Military Operations across the Galaxy, some were provided intel and valuable information to the Rebel and Terran Forces about the Empire's activities. However despite of their resistance against the Imperial Forces, they were outmatched to their superiority. This is the reason why the Empire calls the Rebel Alliance as Terrorists, Insurrectionists and Scumbags, while the Terran Alliance are called as Galactic Invaders.

The purpose of propaganda was to influence public perception and support an agenda, for example they use Toys that are meant for children were also utilized for the Imperial propaganda. One popular line used by the Imperials on their Propaganda are examples such as: " *The Empire did Nothing Wrong* " or " *The Empire is Right* ".

Flag of the first Galactic Empire with stripes.
## Military

*see: Imperial Military*

The Imperial Military, also referred to as the Imperial Armed Forces, comprised the various branches of the armed forces of the Galactic Empire, such as the Imperial Army and Imperial Navy and the Stormtrooper Corps, as well as agencies such as Imperial Intelligence. Formed as a realignment of the Republic Military following the Clone Wars and the transformation from Galactic Republic to the Empire in the aftermath of the Order 66 by betraying both Jedi Order and the Terran Alliance, the nascent Imperial Military was tasked with enforcement across the Empire and was used for suppressing planetary uprisings, continuing the Great Jedi Purge and chasing holdouts of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, as well as gathering intel from their new enemy: the Terran Alliance on the Milky Way Galaxy.

## Trivia:

* Surprisingly, in contrast to Earth's racism were based on skin color. The Racism on the Galactic Empire is only applies to the Aliens due to the Xenophobic anti-Alien policy of the Empire as well as it's Human High Culture and Humamocentrism as they accept all Human beings regardless of their Ethnicity and Origin, this is the reason why the Alien refugees from Andromeda Galaxy and later Residents of Eath were doing the same favor against the Empire on how they treated them all.

## Appearances

* *Rise of the Terran Alliance (first appearance)*
* *The Terran Alliance Strikes Back*
* *The Terran and the Mandalorian*

## See Also:

* Galactic Republic - (Predacessor)
* Sith Empire - (Precurssor)