Imperial Remnants

The **Imperial Remnants**, also known as **Imperial holdouts**, **Imperial hideouts**, or the **Remnant Empire**, were the various fractured political and military organizations that emerged from the collapse of the Galactic Empire. The **Imperial Remnant** referred to rogue remnants of the Empire that rejected the Empire's surrender to the New Republic and refused to abide by the terms of the Galactic Concordance.

The first Imperial Remnants emerged after the death of the Galactic Emperor, Darth Sidious, in 4 ABY. Without a ruler to hold them together, the Empire began to fragment and collapse across the galaxy, while the Imperial Navy and its forces retreated into the Outer Rim Territories. The Battle of Jakku saw the defeat of loyalist forces and their exodus into the Unknown Regions, prompting the Empire to surrender to the New Republic and sign a peace treaty, the Galactic Concordance. The treaty dismantled the Empire, reduced it to a rump state, and ceased all fighting with the remnants.

Nevertheless, some Imperial holdouts rejected the legitimacy of the treaty, and fortified their positions in the Outer Rim. These holdouts continued to operate against the New Republic on the fringes of the galaxy as part of what was referred to by some as the Imperial Remnant. Among these holdouts, the Dark Empire, which was secretly led by the reborn Darth Sidious and later openly by General Veers, and the Restored Empire were some of the most notorious. Meanwhile, the remnants in the Unknown Regions became a military movement dedicated to rebuilding their forces and reclaiming the Imperial legacy, and eventually were gaining a foothold as elements of the New Republic joined the First Order.

## Description

Imperial Remnants, also known as Imperial holdouts, or referred to as the Remnant Empire, were the various remains of the Galactic Empire that were left over throughout the galaxy. These remnants included successor states, such as enclaves controlled by ex-Imperial governors and fiefdoms held by warlords, loyalist military holdouts, including the scattered and fragmented Imperial Navy, as well as Army strongholds whose staff still maintained some control over. Although they persisted across the galaxy, the Imperial Remnants were scattered and fragmented, as Galactic Emperor Darth Sidious had left behind no instructions of succession for the Imperial throne.

Nevertheless, some Imperial Remnants clandestinely worked together through the Shadow Council to subvert the New Republic, with the dreaming of restoring the Empire. These holdouts that violated the Galactic Concordance were collectively referred to by some as the Imperial Remnant. However, the secrecy of their operations made this a contested term, as some in the New Republic believed the remnants were not collaborating, dismissing the rumors as an alarmist conspiracy.

## History

Following the Battle of Endor which resulted in the destruction of the Death Star II battle station by the Alliance to Restore the Republic's fleet and the deaths of both Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine and his Sith apprentice Darth Vader, the Galactic Empire suffered a heavy blow. Despite its rule over the galaxy technically still in place, protests erupted in many planets including the galactic capital of Coruscant thanks to Princess Leia Organa's holographic message relaying news of the event to the galactic citizens. Immediately after the battle, the Alliance reorganized itself into the New Republic and formally declared war on the Empire's remains, beginning with an attack on Endor's Imperial outpost to clear out all Imperial presence from the system.