Universe | Star Wars |
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Type |
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Founded | 2 BBY, with the signing of the Declaration of Rebellion |
Location | Alderaan, Atollon, Dantooine, Yavin, Hoth, Tureen VII, various other hidden bases |
Leader |
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Key people |
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Technologies | pressurized rooms, medical droids |
Affiliations | Alliance Army, Alliance Navy, Alliance Starfighter Corps, Jedi Order, Clandestine cell systems |
Enemies | Galactic Empire |
Currency | Galactic Standard Credit (Imperial Dataries) |
Founding document | Declaration of Rebellion |
Official language | Basic |
The Alliance to Restore the Republic (also called the Rebel Alliance or simply the Rebellion) is a stateless interstellar coalition of nationalism-revolutionary factions and pro-democratic republicclandestine cell systems in a resistance movement and a proto-state within the fictional universe of Star Wars.
As a direct reaction to the formation of the Galactic Empire, the Rebel insurgency conducted covert operations on Imperial garrison-worlds and guerrilla warfare against the Imperial Fleet throughout the Star Wars galaxy. While the Empire considers all dissent and rebellion as acts of extremism and terrorism in Imperial propaganda, the Alliance is described and portrayed in various Star Wars media as a group of resilient freedom fighters, based on tolerance, self-empowerment, and a hope for a better future using insurgency weapons and tactics.
The Rebel Alliance was first featured as the main protagonist-faction in the films Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). The faction's origins were alluded to in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), and their early activities are featured in the Disney XD television series Rebels and the anthology film Rogue One (2016).
- 1Depiction
- 1.1Origin
- 1.2Organization of power
- 1.3Galactic Civil War
- 2Legends content
- 2.1Members
Depiction[edit]
Origin[edit]
Founding members[edit]
- Senator Mon Mothma – Co-founder; current commander-in-chief
- Senator Bail Organa – Co-founder; early constituting member and head of the Alliance Council
- Deceased during Episode IV: A New Hope, when the Death Star destroys Alderaan[1]
- Senator Padmé Amidala – Co-founder; early constituting member. She died few days after founding the Alliance. (While the scene from Revenge of the Sith was deleted from the film, the information was affirmed by other official sources.)[2]
- Deceased during Revenge of the Sith while giving birth to Luke and Leia
Early insurgency[edit]
The origins of the Alliance to Restore the Republic are told during the events of Revenge of the Sith. It is explained that the Delegation of 2000 is a group of Senators who are disgruntled about the already unjustified extraordinary powers of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, as the Clone Wars were waning. The group included Bail Organa, Padmé Amidala, and Mon Mothma, amongst others. At the time, Amidala was the most famous and prominent of the group, and was thus their spokesperson. She realized that this made her a target and later advised the others to go quiet in their dissent and exclude her from any future proceedings. The young senator died in premature childbirth not long after her last-ditch attempt to prevent Anakin Skywalker's fall.
The Disney TV series Rebels depicts the rebellion against the Galactic Empire beginning five years before A New Hope and fourteen years after the fall of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order in Revenge of the Sith. The show focuses on a motley group of rebels (all of whom have been affected by the Empire in one form or another) that band together aboard a freighter starship called Ghost. By the end of the first season, it is revealed that there are various clandestine cell systems that are resisting the Empire. Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan and former JediAhsoka Tano both play a pivotal role in coordinating these splinter cells into a legitimate threat capable of challenging Imperial rule. Funded primarily by the Royal House of Alderaan, the alliance began to allocate resources towards a united front against Imperial rule.
Formal declaration of rebellion[edit]
Near the end of the third season of Rebels, one of the Alliance founders, Senator Mon Mothma, escaped assassination for speaking out against the Emperor. She calls out to the various rebel cells and insurgency factions to unite into a unified coalition:
We, the beings of the Rebel Alliance, do this day send forth this Declaration to His Majesty, the Emperor, and to all sentient beings in the Galaxy, to make clear to all the Purposes and Goals of this Rebellion.
We believe that the Galactic Empire has willfully and malignantly usurped the rights of the free beings of the Galaxy and therefore, it is our unalienable right to abolish it from the Galaxy.We, the Rebel Alliance, do therefore in the name—and by the authority—of the free beings of the Galaxy, solemnly publish and declare our intentions:
- To fight and oppose you and your forces, by any and all means at our disposal;
- To refuse any Imperial law contrary to the rights of free beings;
- To bring about your destruction and the destruction of the Galactic Empire;
- To make forever free all beings in the galaxy.
To these ends, we pledge our property, our honor, and our lives.[3][4]
Many Rebel ships arrive at a rendezvous point above Dantooine to unite and form the 'Alliance to Restore the Republic'.
Organization of power[edit]
Senior civil government and military high command[edit]
- Gial Ackbar – Supreme Commander of the Alliance Fleet.
- Deceased during Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, when a squadron of TIE fighters destroys the bridge of a Resistance ship.
- Cassian Andor – Pilot and Intelligence Officer.
- Deceased during Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in the Battle of Scarif.
- Crix Madine – General of the Alliance Special Forces.
- Ahsoka Tano – Former Jedi Padawan; covert operations spymaster.
- Breha Organa – Adoptive mother of Princess Leia Organa; ruling monarch of Alderaan; manager of the Rebel Alliance's funds, as revealed in the 2017 novel, Leia: Princess of Alderaan. Played a pivotal role in securing Alderaan's support for the Rebel Alliance as its primary galactic advocate.
- Deceased during Episode IV: A New Hope, when the Death Star destroys Alderaan.
- Wedge Antilles – Commander of Rogue Squadron; General of the Alliance Starfighter Corps.
- Raymus Antilles – Captain of the famous Alderaanian cruiser Tantive IV. Escort to members of the Royal House of Alderaan.
- Deceased during Episode IV: A New Hope, killed by Darth Vader.
- Lando Calrissian – General and former Cloud City administrator.
- Carlist Rieekan – General and Commander of the Alliance's Echo Base on Hoth.
- Jan Dodonna – General and Commander of the Alliance's Base One on Yavin IV.
- Hera Syndulla – General and pilot of the Ghost.
- Crix Madine - Imperial Defector and General
- Luke Skywalker – Commander and Jedi Knight; former Commander of Rogue Squadron and former Grand Master of the New Jedi Order.
- Deceased during Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, of exhaustion.
- Leia Organa – Representative of the planet Alderaan in the Imperial Senate and Senior diplomat of the Alliance; General of the Resistance.
- Han Solo – General and former smuggler.
- Deceased in Episode VII: The Force Awakens, killed by his own son Kylo Ren (Ben Solo).
Alliance Starfleet[edit]
The Alliance Starfleet and its activities were overseen by Alliance High Command, who managed the logistical and strategic matters of the Rebellion's efforts against the dominant Galactic Empire, with Gial Ackbar serving as admiral of the fleet.
The Alliance military largely consisted of improvised, repurposed, or stolen civilian ships; they lacked the means or resources to build and crew thousands of capital ships. The biggest and most powerful warship they had available were several MC80 star cruisers supplied to the Alliance by Mon Calamari, but the Alliance Fleet kept these in reserve and never risked deploying them, even when strategically-critical bases in Atollon, Yavin, and Hoth came under siege. The Alliance fleet is geared towards fabian strategy, space superiority, wolfpack operations, hit-and-run tactics, secret missions, subterfuge, and general elements of a stateless military grand strategy. They used gunships and corvettes to screen Imperial starfighters. Their warships carried a complement of expensive endurance-capable starfighters that traveled alongside the fleet. These were equipped with life support systems, deflector shields, and FTL-drives. The Alliance's focus on small light combat ships and on starfighters allowed them to effectively fight the Galactic Empire's well-funded and well-armed military.
The Alliance Starfleet almost never placed their ships at risk; they avoided pitched battles, frontal assaults, war of attrition and conventional engagements with the Imperials at all costs'. Instead of engaging the Imperials in open firefights, the Rebel Alliance largely embraced flexible non-committal attack tactics utilizing mainly fast attackCR90 corvettes supplied to the Alliance by Alderaan. The Imperial leadership considered collateral damage as 'acceptable margins' in rooting out insurgents; this contrasted against the Alliance's surgical precision to avoid civilian casualties. To minimize losses, the Alliance military leadership heavily favored carrier battle groups supporting starfighter strike crafts for fast-attack style of warfare. Anti-Imperial operations emphasized depredation and delayed actions, covertly relocating compromised bases to another secured system, interdiction in slowing down the Imperials' momentum, and inflicting maximum damage on the enemy without, in principle, becoming decisively engaged.
Alliance Starfighter Corps[edit]
The Alliance finds its strength almost entirely in the starfighter arena, offering some of the most effective and versatile small strike craft within Star Wars canon. Although rebel fighters were limited in numbers, they Alliance doctrine proved flawless in singling out vulnerable targets and attacking only when they had strength, and only when the results were spectacular. The introduction of the A-wing, B-wing and X-wing, along with the former Imperial officers who piloted them, only improved upon that advantage.
- Gold Squadron, commanded by Jon Vander, was an BTL-A4 Y-wing light bomber squadron that served as part of the Rebel Alliance's elite starfighter corps during the Galactic Civil War. This unit was instrumental in escorting Senator Mon Mothma safely to Dantooine, participated in the Battle of Scarif, and was nearly wiped out by Darth Vader in the Battle of Yavin. Under the command of Lando Calrissian, it succeeded in destroying the second Death Star's reactor during the Battle of Endor.
- Green Squadron, commanded by Arvel Crynyd, was a RZ-1 A-wing Interceptor squadron that served as part of the Rebel Alliance's starfighter corps during the Galactic Civil War. The squadron most notably participated in the Alliance's most decisive campaigns, including: the Battle of Atollon; the Battle of Scarif; and the Battle of Endor. It was Arvel Cyrnyd who crashed his A-wing into the bridge of the Executor, thereby disabling the ship.
- Red Squadron, commanded by Garven Dreis, was a T-65B X-wing starfighter squadron that served as part of the Rebel Alliance's starfighter corps during the Galactic Civil War. The squadron most notably participated in the Alliance's most decisive campaigns, including: the Battle of Scarif; the Battle of Vrogas Vas; the Battle of Hoth; and the Battle of Endor.
- Blue Squadron, commanded by Antoc Merrick, was an airspeeder and starfighter squadron that served as part of the Rebel Alliance's elite starfighter corps during the Galactic Civil War. The squadron most notably participated in the Alliance's most decisive campaigns, including: the Battle of Scarif; the Siege on Tureen VII; the Battle of Hoth; and the Battle of Endor.
- Rogue Squadron, commanded by Wedge Antilles, was a starfightersquadron in the Star Wars franchise. The squadron appears in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as 'Rogue Group'. In the 2016 film Rogue One, Rebel fighters on a suicide mission to steal the plans for the Death Star (which causes the Battle of Scarif) self-identify as 'Rogue One', a possible precursor to Rogue Squadron.[5]
Galactic Civil War[edit]
The fall of the Old Republic and the birth of the Empire, as depicted in Revenge of the Sith, signaled the beginning of the bloody Galactic Civil War.
Decisive losses and victories[edit]
The Rebels episode, 'Zero Hour', demonstrates the Imperials' absolute naval supremacy when they successfully entrapped the 'Phoenix Fleet' during the Battle of Atollon, and forced them in engaging on equal footing; resulting a decisive victory for the Imperials and the total decimation of the Rebel fleet.
During the events of Rogue One and A New Hope, the Alliance learns of the construction of the Death Star, an enormous battle station intended to secure the Empire's power. With the help of the Rogue One squad led by Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor, the Rebels successfully steal the schematics of the station. This win was the Alliance's first major battle against the Empire on Scarif; but at a 75% starfleet casualty rate and with all remaining imperial and rebel forces planetside decimated, it was ultimately a pyrrhic victory. After successfully downloading the Death Star plans, Alderaanian soldiers aboard a Mon Calamari flagship barely manage to escape Imperial forces with the stolen data plans. Right after the battle, the Tantive IV, an Alderaanian corvette carrying Princess Leia Organa is captured by the Imperial fleet while attempting to deliver the Death Star Plans to Bail Organa on Alderaan. All members of the Alderaanian Consular Security onboard are either killed or taken prisoner and Princess Leia Organa is held hostage for a time by Darth Vader. In order to punish both her and her home planet's central involvement in the Rebel Alliance, Leia is forced to witness Alderaan's destruction by the Death Star. The Princess is subsequently rescued by Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, who then deliver the station schematics to the Alliance. This leads directly to the Alliance's victory in the Battle of Yavin and the loyalty of Luke Skywalker; the Rebellion's only remaining member with training in the Force.
In the Star Wars comics, the Rebellion wins numerous victories against the Empire after the destruction of the Death Star, destroying its major weapons factory on Cymoon 1, breaking an Imperial blockade around the Rebel world of Tureen VII by stealing the Star Destroyer Harbinger and recruiting the Mon Calamari trading fleet to be refited as an assault fleet. Such firepower would finally allow the Alliance to attack the Empire on a larger scale. However, one of the Rebellion's allies, Queen Trios of Shu-Torun (whose world's technology had been fitted into the ships of the new Rebel fleet), revealed herself as an undercover Imperial agent sent by Darth Vader to sabotage their efforts. With their ships unexpectedly paralyzed by the Shu-Torun technology, the gathered Rebel fleet could do little as they were targeted for destruction by Vader's Imperial fleet. Half the Rebel ships were destroyed in the battle before Leia found a way around the sabotage and allowed the remaining ships to escape. However, Generals Jan Dodonna and Davits Draven, as well as several other high-ranking Rebel officers, were killed during the battle and the remaining Rebel ships were separated in their flight. Mon Mothma instructed all Rebel cells to regroup in time while striking out at the Empire when and how they could. Not until the Battle of Endor would the whole force of the Rebellion be once again united in a single place.
In The Empire Strikes Back, the Alliance suffers a crushing defeat on Hoth when one of their main command centers, Echo Base, is overrun by the Empire's 501st Legion. The remaining forces of the Rebellion are forced to stay mobile, using Admiral Ackbar's flagship, Home One, as their headquarters.
By Return of the Jedi, the Alliance has regrouped and learned that a new Death Star is being constructed, and will be completed under Emperor Palpatine's personal supervision. Mon Mothma has Admiral Ackbar and Lando Calrissian command the Alliance fleet and dispatches Han Solo and Princess Leia to disable the station's defenses while Luke distracts Vader. The Alliance subsequently wins the Battle of Endor, in which Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine, and much of the Imperial hierarchy are destroyed.
Successor[edit]
Following their victory at the Battle of Endor, a provisionalNew Republic was officially formed by the Alliance. This, combined with the Imperial power vacuum and political infighting, encouraged thousands of inhabited planets to either declare independence from the Empire, or defect to the Alliance. In addition, the declining popularity of the Empire pushed many long time Imperials to the Rebel cause, including those of Inferno Squadron, who after Operation Cinder, which saw the destruction of countless Imperial worlds, opened the eyes of many to the atrocities of the Empire. Even the most dedicated Imperials such as Inferno Squadron commander Iden Versio were moved to defect after the witnessing the destruction of her homeworld Vardos. Finally realizing the Empire's evils, many Imperials began to feel shame over their actions in particular over the destruction of Alderaan. The Alliance Fleet, now finding itself with no shortage of recruits and resources, shifted military doctrine; the guerrilla warfare aspect of the grand strategy was de-emphasized, and conventional forces took over the primary prosecution of the war. Once the New Republic became powerful enough, the Alliance Fleet was reorganized into the New Republic Military, charged with the defense of the New Republic.
About a year after the Battle of Endor, the Rebellion defeated the Empire during the Battle of Jakku and formally established the New Republic.[6] Thus, the Galactic Civil War officially ended. Three decades later, by the time of The Force Awakens, the New Republic backed the Resistance army, a successor of the Alliance, to stand against the First Order, a new military power formed by remnants from the Empire.[7]
Legends content[edit]
After Disney's acquisition of the franchise, Lucasfilm announced in 2014 that previous works outside the theatrical films and The Clone Wars would no longer be considered canon, but began to be republished under the Legends banner.[8]
- According to Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, the Cantham House Meetings of Coruscant, including the participation of Senators Mon Mothma and Bail Organa, take place with the purpose of discussing the formation of a Galactic Alliance in opposition to Palpatine's Galactic Empire. In addition, the RPG tells that although throughout the galaxy many sectors are already fighting against Imperial interests, resistance is relatively quiet until the incident on the planet Ghorman, which takes place 18 years before the Battle of Yavin. The incident begins when an Imperial military cruiser commanded by Captain Wilhuff Tarkin is blocked by peaceful anti-Empire protesters who refuse to move off the ship's landing pad. With implied permission from the Emperor, Tarkin lands the ship anyway, injuring and killing many, an incident that history would record as the Ghorman Massacre.[9] The myriad of civilizations which are fighting the Empire continue to grow in number and progressively coalesce into a ragtag organization known as the Resistance. They intend upon removing the evil Emperor, but the growing ruthlessness of the Imperial state forces them into secrecy, as they are initially unable to undermine the Empire's regime. The RPG tells that part of the strategy of the Rebel Alliance is the Doctrine of Space Denial, wherein the Rebellion would attack Imperial shipping frigates in hit and run raids, both to disrupt Imperial supplies and operations, and also to loot desperately needed materials. These Rebel starfighters were equipped with hyperdrive capability along prearranged routes which would allow this kind of harassment and escape before the Empire may react.[9]
- The video game The Force Unleashed presents a differing view of the Alliance's beginnings, hinting that the Emperor actually secretly pushed for its formation. Palpatine clandestinely bids for the creation of another opposing force, intent on starting yet another war in order to consolidate his power with the fledgling Empire, just as he had done earlier with the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The Emperor orders his apprentice Darth Vader to use his own secret apprentice, Galen Marek (called 'Starkiller'), as a pawn to gather together the Empire's enemies, manipulating him into believing that the intention is to start a rebellion. Vader quickly realizes that this is obviously a ploy by Palpatine in order to lure any significant rebels into a trap; however, it is unclear whether Vader (or the Emperor) had intended for the Rebellion to survive. At the supposedly secret meeting known as the Corellian Treaty, Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, Garm Bel Iblis, Jedi-General Rahm Kota, and others meet to formally create the Rebellion against the Empire. However, the proceedings are ambushed by Vader under orders from the Emperor, whom had actually secretly orchestrated the Treaty himself in order to gather all the Rebel leaders together and eliminate them. Starkiller, now aligned with the Rebellion after two betrayals by his former master, manages to save the principal founders from the Empire, though at the cost of his own life. Regrouping on Kashyyyk, the Senators formally proclaim an open Declaration of Rebellion, which states the grievances of the Empire against the Alliance to Restore the Republic and concludes with an open threat to depose the Emperor. This marks the formal 'founding' of the Rebel Alliance, and Galen Marek's family crest is chosen by Leia as its official symbol.[10] Thus, the Rebel Alliance is effectively founded by Darth Vader himself, and, by extension, Emperor Palpatine, though it is clear neither had imagined that the Alliance would actually ever become a serious threat. The Galactic Civil War consequently ensues, during which the Rebellion confronts the Empire many times throughout the galaxy.
- Empire at War depicts various allies contributing secretly to the Alliance, slowly making the united Rebel Force more powerful. The most notable equipment contributions include the defection of the Incom Corporation staff and all relevant material involved in the development of an advanced spacefighter, the X-wing.[11]
- A 'Declaration of Rebellion' was depicted in the 1990 book The Star Wars Rebel Alliance Sourcebook.
- After its victory on Endor, the Rebellion was temporarily stationed there and renamed the 'Alliance of Free Planets'.[12]
Members[edit]
The list of characters that do not exist within the canonical Star Wars story-line, and therefore only factor into the non-canonical Legends plot.
Founders[edit]
- Senator Bana Breemu – Co-founder; early constituting member (deceased)
- Senator Garm Bel Iblis – Co-founder; financed private army to fight against the Empire; rejoined Alliance during the Thrawn campaign.
Senior civil government and military high command[edit]
- Col Serra – Commander of Renegade Squadron
- Ylenic It'kla – Commander and Jedi Knight who escaped Order 66, serving as a personal aide to Bail Organa on Alderaan. Works with Alderaanian authorities to coordinate rebel activity.
- Qu Rahn – General and Jedi Master who survived Order 66, mostly due to his connection and training with Yoda.
- Rahm Kota – General and former Jedi Master who survived Order 66, thanks to the aid of his own private militia.
- Echuu Shen-Jon – General and Jedi Master who survived Order 66, thanks to his exile on Krant.
- Talon Karrde – General and former smuggler who aided the New Republic during the Thrawn campaign.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Databank: Bail Organa'. StarWars.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^'Databank: Rebel Alliance'. StarWars.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-02. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^Star Wars: Propaganda – A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
- ^The Star Wars Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
- ^Fischer, Russ (April 19, 2015). ''Star Wars: Rogue One' Details: Theft of Death Star Plans Confirmed as Plot; Plus Footage and Concept Art'. /Film. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^McDonagh, Tim (2016). Star Wars: Galactic Atlas. Disney–Lucasfilm Press. pp. 13, 44. ISBN978-1368003063.
- ^Lussier, Germain (August 21, 2015). 'The First Order and the Resistance Rule In New Star Wars: The Force Awakens Photos'. io9. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
- ^'The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns a New Page'. StarWars.com. April 25, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ abRebel Alliance Sourcebook. West End Games. April 1994. ISBN0-87431-209-4.
- ^LucasArts (September 16, 2008). The Force Unleashed. Xbox 360. LucasArts.
- ^Star Wars: Empire at War
- ^'Databank: Endor'. StarWars.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Rebel Alliance in the StarWars.com Databank
- Rebel Alliance on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rebel_Alliance&oldid=901298405'
Star Wars: Empire #1 (September 2002)
Star Wars: Empire was a series of comics published by Dark Horse Comics. The first issue was released on 4 September 2002. It ran for 40 issues, and was continued in the Star Wars: Rebellion series.
- 1Star Wars Empire: Betrayal
- 2Star Wars Empire: Princess.. Warrior
- 3Star Wars Empire 7: Sacrifice
- 4Star Wars Empire: Darklighter
- 5Star Wars Empire: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell
- 6Star Wars Empire 13: What Sin Loyalty?
- 7Star Wars Empire 14: The Savage Heart
- 8Star Wars Empire: To the Last Man
- 9Star Wars Empire 19: Target: Vader
- 10Star Wars Empire: A Little Piece of Home
- 11Star Wars Empire 22: Alone Together
- 12Star Wars Empire 23: The Bravery of Being Out of Range
- 13Star Wars Empire: Idiot's Array
- 14Star Wars Empire: 'General' Skywalker
- 15Star Wars Empire 28: Wreckage
- 16Star Wars Empire: In the Shadows of Their Fathers
- 17Star Wars Empire 31: The Price of Power
- 18Star Wars Empire 35: A Model Officer
- 19Star Wars Empire: The Wrong Side of the War
Star Wars Empire: Betrayal[edit]
Star Wars Empire: Betrayal consists of issues 1 to 4 of the Star Wars: Empire comics series published by Dark Horse Comics
Synopsis[edit]
On Coruscant, Darth Vader, Grand Moff Trachta and Moff Kadir test the blaster accuracy of a battalion of a newly trained stormtroopers. Vader is so impressed by their skill that he orders them sent to escort Governor Wilhuff Tarkin to the Death Star. Kadir objects, as the men were assigned to his Coruscant City Guard. Vader threatens him that the previous commander of Coruscant Security also made demands for more soldiers, and that Kadir should be silent if he doesn't wish to share his predecessor's fate. As Vader leaves, Kadir and Trachta express their annoyance with the Sith. Trachta hints that there might be a solution to the Sith problem, and tells Kadir that he'll be sent for.
Emperor Palpatine and Trachta meet. Palpatine asks Trachta to provide a skilled detachment of stormtroopers for his escort to the Death Star. He then says that he would have assigned Trachta to oversee the construction of the Death Star instead of Tarkin, if only Trachta wasn't necessary for the Emperor's operations on Coruscant. Meanwhile, Darth Vader thinks back to a conversation he had with Qui-Gon Jinn before he was introduced to the Jedi Council. He then meets with Palpatine, who gives him a mission to hunt down a lightsaber-wielding criminal on the planet Dargulli. They both suspect it could be one of Vader's children.
Issues[edit]
- Star Wars Empire 1: Betrayal, Part 1
- Star Wars Empire 2: Betrayal, Part 2
- Star Wars Empire 3: Betrayal, Part 3
- Star Wars Empire 4: Betrayal, Part 4
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Star Wars Empire: Princess.. Warrior | Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire |
Dramatis personae[edit]
- Anakin Skywalker; Padawan (human male) (Flashback)
- Atali; first officer, Star Destroyer, Mathayus (human male)
- Bartam; Grand Moff; Galactic Empire (human male)
- Boba Fett; bounty hunter (human male clone)
- Carsan; officer, Imperial military (human male)
- Cliegg Lars; moisture farmer (human male) (Flashback)
- Coy; admiral, Imperial Navy; commander, Star Destroyer, Mathayus (human male)
- Darth Vader; Sith Lord (human male)
- Dezsetes; captain, Imperial Navy; second officer, Star Destroyer, Mathayus (human male)
- Ganji; bounty hunter
- Gauer; assassin (human male)
- Kadir; Moff, Galactic Empire; commander, Coruscant Security (human male)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi; Jedi Knight (human male) (Flashback)
- Padmé Amidala; queen, Naboo (human female) (Flashback)
- Palpatine; Emperor, Galactic Empire; Sith Lord (human male)
- Qui-Gon Jinn; Jedi Master (human male) (Flashback)
- Shmi Skywalker Lars; mother of Anakin Skywalker (human female) (Flashback/Deceased)
- Skosef; general, Imperial Army (human male)
- Trachta; Grand Moff, Galactic Empire (human male)
- Wilhuff Tarkin; Grand Moff, Galactic Empire (human male) (Mentioned only)
Star Wars Empire: Princess.. Warrior[edit]
Star Wars Empire: Princess .. Warrior is a two-part story arc in the Star Wars: Empire series of comic books written by Randy Stradley. The first issue was published on 5 February 2003 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the Star Warsgalaxy one year before the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Issues[edit]
- Star Wars Empire 5: Princess .. Warrior, Part 1
- Star Wars Empire 6: Princess .. Warrior, Part 2
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Way of the Wookiee | Star Wars Empire: Betrayal |
Synopsis[edit]
Dramatis personae[edit]
- Bail Organa; ruler of Alderaan (human male) (Referenced)
- Basso; Ralltiir resistance (human male)
- Darth Vader; Sith Lord (human male)
- Jiir; Ralltiir resistance (human male)
- Karg; commander, Imperial Army (human male)
- Leia Organa; princess, Alderaan; senator, Galactic Empire (human female)
- Mia Ikova; leader of Kattada (human female)
- Palpatine; Emperor, Galactic Empire; Sith Lord (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Raymus Antilles; captain, Tantive IV; Royal Alderaan Civil Fleet (human male)
- Spilik; lieutenant, Imperial Army (human male)
- Tion; officer, Imperial Army (human male)
Star Wars Empire 7: Sacrifice[edit]
Star Wars Empire 7: Sacrifice is the 7th issue of the Star Wars: Empire comic book series. It was originally published on 9 April 2003, and later collected in the Boba Fett: Man with a Missiontrade paperback.
Summary[edit]
Dramatis Personae[edit]
- Ardal
- Daron
- Lol
- Malvander Bren
- Naia
- Rabutz
- Tark
- Yarda
- Yolan Bren
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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The Long, Bad Day | Star Wars Empire 14: The Savage Heart |
Star Wars Empire: Darklighter[edit]
Star Wars Empire: Darklighter is a four-part story arc in the Star Wars: Empire series of comic books written by Paul Chadwick. The first issue was published on 21 May 2003 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the Star Warsgalaxy shortly before, and during the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Synopsis[edit]
Issues[edit]
- Star Wars Empire 8: Darklighter, Part 1
- Star Wars Empire 9: Darklighter, Part 2
- Star Wars Empire 12: Darklighter, Part 3
- Star Wars Empire 15: Darklighter, Part 4
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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First Impressions | The Princess Leia Diaries (pages 10–12) |
Star Wars Empire Vs Rebels 2017
Dramatis personae[edit]
- Biggs Darklighter; officer, Imperial Navy; first mate, Rand Ecliptic (human male)
- Delund (human male)
- Derek 'Hobbie' Klivian; officer, Imperial Navy; second mate, Rand Ecliptic (human male)
- Heliesk; captain, Imperial Navy; commander, Rand Ecliptic (human male)
- Jan Dodonna; general, Alliance Military (human male)
- Kandji; childhood friend of Biggs Darklighter (human female) (Holo image)
- Luke Skywalker (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Mon Mothma; co-founder, Rebel Alliance; senator, Galactic Empire (human female)
- Palpatine; Emperor, Galactic Empire; Sith Lord (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Peate Kurin (human male)
- Roons Sewell; general, Alliance Military (human male) (Mentioned only/Deceased)
- Vanden Willard; tactical advisor and military officer, Alliance Military (human male)
Star Wars Empire: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell[edit]
Star Wars Empire: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell is a two-part story arc in the Star Wars: Empire series of comic books written by Paul Chadwick. The first issue was published on 23 July 2003 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the Star Warsgalaxy one year before the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Synopsis[edit]
Issues[edit]
- Star Wars Empire 10: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell, Part 1
- Star Wars Empire 11: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell, Part 2
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire | A New Hope |
Dramatis personae[edit]
- Jan Dodonna; general, Alliance Military (human male)
- Masla; actress (human female) (Flashback)
- Mon Mothma; co-founder, Rebel Alliance; senator, Imperial Senate (human female) (Flashback)
- Palpatine; Emperor, Galactic Empire; Sith Lord (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Roons Sewell; general, Alliance Military (human male) (Flashback)
Star Wars Empire 13: What Sin Loyalty?[edit]
Star Wars Empire 13: What Sin Loyalty? is the 13th issue of the Star Wars: Empire comic book series. It was originally published on 26 November 2003, and later collected in the Star Wars Empire: The Imperial Perspectivetrade paperback.
Summary[edit]
4 days BBY, the planet Ralltiir. What was supposed to be a small rebel cell turned out to be a planetwide rebellion. Commander Akobi led Imperial forces. In some cases, the Rebels used women and children to defend themselves. The Rebels jammed communications and disrupted sensors. During an Imperial bombing run on a Rebel supply depot, the TIE Bombers sensors failed. Akobi ordered them to go on anyway. The Bombers bombed a Med Center by accident, killing scores of civilians. The Imperials covered it up, and made Akobi into a hero. While he was trying to get power back up, the Rebels tried to bomb him. His friend and bodyguard, a Stormtrooper, TK-622 saved him. The Commander believed it to be an accident. Akobi and 622 were then assigned to the Death Star. During a meeting of officers, a RA-7 Death Star Droid opened fire, killing some of the officers. 622 shot it down before it could do more harm. The remains of the droid was brought to a Technician. While he was scanning it 622 came across an excplicit order to kill Commander Akobi. Just then, the droid's memory banks exploded. While TK-622 was escorting Commander Akobi to a medals ceremony for his actions on Ralltiir, an errant Probe droid attacked them. It severely wounded Akobi. While medtechs were fighting to save Akobi's life, 622 tried to track any leads. He did not find anything that could help. At this time, the Millennium Falcon was brought on board, eventually escaping with Princess Leia. Akobi died, but not before telling 622 about what really happened on Ralltiir. TK-622 went to the tech's station, where he was attacked by the Technician. They begin to fight, as the Battle of Yavin rages. A nearby surface impact caused debris to fall on the Technician, killing him. Before his death though, the traitor confessed to the attacks on Akobi from the power generator bomb on Ralltiir, to the Probe droid's attack. The Technician was from Ralltiir, and was a Rebel agent. TK-622 watched as Luke Skywalker's X-wing starfighter fired into the Thermal Exhaust Port. He knew the station was about to explode, and in his last seconds, he reflected on his life.
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Smuggler's Blues | Day After the Death Star |
Dramatis Personae[edit]
- Akobi; commander, Imperial Army (human male)
- Chewbacca; co-pilot, 'Millennium Falcon' (Wookiee male) (Background)
- Garven Dreis; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; leader, Red Squadron (human male) (Voice only)
- Han Solo; smuggler; captain, 'Millennium Falcon' (human male) (Background)
- Luke Skywalker (human male) (Background)
- TK-622; stormtrooper; sergeant, Imperial Army (human male clone)
- TK-717; stormtrooper (human male clone)
Star Wars Empire 14: The Savage Heart[edit]
Star Wars Empire 14: The Savage Heart is the 14th issue of the Star Wars: Empire comic book series. It was originally published on 10 December 2003, and later collected in the Star Wars Empire: The Imperial Perspectivetrade paperback.
Summary[edit]
Escaping from the Battle of Yavin in his TIE/Advanced fighter, Darth Vader crash lands on the planet Vaal. The only Imperial presence on the planet is a small Imperial communications outpost, led by the lazy Sergeant Reybn and two other men. They prefer to relax and have fun, rather than doing actual work, reasoning that they're on one of the Empire's most distant outposts. Meanwhile, Vader encounters a pack of canine creatures, who attempt to kill him. After slaying the pack leader, Vader is regarded as the new leader by the hounds. He helps them kill a large, horned mammal, then walks to the Imperial outpost, with the pack following him. The outpost crew is shocked over seeing Vader suddenly arrive, and are petrified as they watch him enter their Lambda-class shuttle. As Vader blasts off, the hounds kill Reybn and the two other men. Later, Vader arrives on Coruscant, and informs a commander that the communications outpost on Vaal will need a new crew.
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Star Wars Empire 7: Sacrifice | Star Wars Empire: To the Last Man |
Dramatis Personae[edit]
- Darth Vader; Sith Lord (human male)
- Palpatine; Emperor, Galactic Empire; Sith Lord (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Privitt; officer, Imperial Army (human male)
- Reybn; sergeant, Imperial Army
Star Wars Empire: To the Last Man[edit]
Star Wars Empire: To the Last Man is a three-part story arc in the Star Wars: Empire series of comic books written by Welles Hartley. The first issue was published on 28 January 2004 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the Star Warsgalaxy during the same time period as the events in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Synopsis[edit]
Issues[edit]
- Star Wars Empire 16: To the Last Man, Part 1
- Star Wars Empire 17: To the Last Man, Part 2
- Star Wars Empire 18: To the Last Man, Part 3
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Star Wars Empire 14: The Savage Heart | New Planets, New Perils |
Dramatis personae[edit]
- Dix; officer, Imperial Army (human male)
- Frickett; commander, Imperial Army (human male)
- Gage; captain, Imperial Army (human male)
- Janek Sunber; lieutenant, Imperial Army (human male)
- Palpatine; Emperor, Galactic Empire; Sith Lord (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Ziering; general, Imperial Army (human male)
Star Wars Empire 19: Target: Vader[edit]
Star Wars Empire 19: Target: Vader is the 19th issue of the Star Wars: Empire comic book series. It was originally published on May 12, 2004, and later collected in the Star Wars Empire: The Imperial Perspectivetrade paperback. The events in this story take place approximately five months after the events in Episode IV: A New Hope.
Summary[edit]
Darth Vader arrives on Void Station, an asteroid city, seeking the Bothan information broker Jib Kopatha. Vader complains that Kopatha has not provided the Empire with any information other than speculations for several months. To re-establish the Empire's faith in him, Vader says, Kopatha must provide him with information regarding the Rebel Alliance. Kopatha complies, and tries to persuade Vader to stay in the city for a few days, offering him various delicate foods and women, but is turned down. As Vader walks back to the hangar to leave, A Falleen female named Xora approaches him, promising him information about the Rebels. Vader follows her into a seemingly empty room, where he is attacked by several Falleen, seeking revenge for his massacre of an entire city on the planet Falleen. He kills them, and leaves.
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Death Star Pirates | Star Wars Empire: A Little Piece of Home |
Dramatis Personae[edit]
- Darth Vader; Sith Lord (human male)
- Jib Kopatha; information broker (Bothan male)
- Palpatine; Emperor, Galactic Empire; Sith Lord (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Xora (Falleen female)
- Zuur (Falleen male)
Star Wars Empire: A Little Piece of Home[edit]
Star Wars Empire: A Little Piece of Home is a two-part story arc in the Star Wars: Empire series of comic books written by Ron Marz. The first issue was published on 26 May 2004 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the Star Warsgalaxy less than one year before the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
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Issues[edit]
- Star Wars Empire 20: A Little Piece of Home, Part 1
- Star Wars Empire 21: A Little Piece of Home, Part 2
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Star Wars Empire 19: Target: Vader | Wars Empire 22: Alone Together |
Dramatis personae[edit]
- C-3PO; protocol droid (masculine programming)
- Chewbacca; co-pilot, Millennium Falcon (Wookiee male)
- Darth Vader; Sith Lord (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Han Solo; smuggler; captain, Millennium Falcon (human male)
- Heeth Panteer (human male)
- Leia Organa; princess, Alderaan; Rebel Alliance; senator, Imperial Senate (human female)
- Luke Skywalker; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military (human male)
- Nallen; servant to the Panteer family (human male)
- Raal Panteer (human male)
Star Wars Empire 22: Alone Together[edit]
Star Wars Empire 22: Alone Together is the 22nd issue of the Star Wars: Empire comic book series. It was originally published on 14 July 2004, and later collected in the Star Wars Empire: Allies and Adversariestrade paperback. The events in this story take place approximately six months after the events in Episode IV: A New Hope.
Summary[edit]
Dramatis Personae[edit]
- C3PO; protocol droid (masculine programming)
- Chewbacca; co-pilot, 'Millennium Falcon' (Wookiee male)
- Deena Shan; private, supply officer, Alliance Military (human female)
- Han Solo; smuggler; captain, 'Millennium Falcon' (human male)
- Leia Organa; princess, Alderaan; Rebel Alliance (human female)
- Luke Skywalker; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Red Five, Red Squadron (human male)
- Prentiss
- Yenley; prime minister, Aguarl III
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Star Wars Empire: A Little Piece of Home | Star Wars Empire 23: The Bravery of Being Out of Range |
Star Wars Empire 23: The Bravery of Being Out of Range[edit]
Star Wars Empire 23: The Bravery of Being Out of Range is the 23rd issue of the Star Wars: Empire comic book series. It was originally published on 18 August 2004, and later collected in the Star Wars Empire: Allies and Adversariestrade paperback. The events in this story take place approximately six months after the events in Episode IV: A New Hope.
Summary[edit]
Dramatis Personae[edit]
- BoShek; smuggler; outlaw tech; captain, 'Infinity' (human male)
- Garm Bel Iblis; general, Alliance Military; co-founder, Rebel Alliance (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Karn; Rebel Alliance (human male)
- Lhira; Rebel Alliance (Twi'lek female)
- Rasha Bex; spy, Galactic Empire (human female)
- Tam (human male)
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Wars Empire 22: Alone Together | Star Wars Empire: Idiot's Array |
Star Wars Empire: Idiot's Array[edit]
Star Wars Empire: Idiot's Array is a story-part story arc in the Star Wars: Empire series of comic books written by Ron Marz. The first issue was published on 8 September 2004 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the Star Warsgalaxy approximately six months after the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Synopsis[edit]
Issues[edit]
- Star Wars Empire 24: Idiot's Array, Part 1
- Star Wars Empire 25: Idiot's Array, Part 2
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Star Wars Empire 23: The Bravery of Being Out of Range | Star Wars Empire: 'General' Skywalker |
Dramatis personae[edit]
- Chewbacca; co-pilot, Millennium Falcon (Wookiee male)
- Choba; torturer (Dug male)
- Darth Vader; Sith Lord (human male)
- Han Solo; smuggler; captain, Millennium Falcon (human male)
- Jan Dodonna; general, Alliance Military (human male)
- Jib Kopatha; information broker (Bothan male)
- Leia Organa; princess, Alderaan; Rebel Alliance (human female)
- Mon Mothma; co-founder, Rebel Alliance (human female)
- Sheel Odala; smuggler (human female)
Star Wars Empire: 'General' Skywalker[edit]
Star Wars Empire: 'General' Skywalker is a two-part story arc in the Star Wars: Empire series of comic books written by Ron Marz. The first issue was published on 10 November 2004 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the Star Warsgalaxy approximately seven months after the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Synopsis[edit]
Issues[edit]
- Star Wars Empire 26: 'General' Skywalker, Part 1
- Star Wars Empire 27: 'General' Skywalker, Part 2
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Star Wars Empire: Idiot's Array | Star Wars Empire 28: Wreckage |
Dramatis personae[edit]
- A-1707 ('Able'); clone trooper (human male clone)
- Aayla Secura; Jedi Knight (Twi'lek female) (Memory)
- An'ya Kuro ('Dark Woman'); Jedi Master (human female) (Memory)
- Anakin Skywalker; Padawan (human male) (Memory)
- Bennington Narra; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Red Leader, Red Squadron (human male)
- C-3PO; protocol droid (masculine programming) (Memory)
- Camax; lieutenant, Alliance Military (human male)
- Chewbacca; co-pilot, Millennium Falcon (Wookiee male) (Memory)
- Darth Sidious; Sith Lord (human male) (Memory)
- Darth Vader; Sith Lord (human male) (Memory)
- Grievous; general, Confederacy of Independent Systems (Kaleesh male cyborg) (Memory)
- Han Solo; smuggler; captain, Millennium Falcon (human male) (Memory)
- Kit Fisto; Jedi Master (Nautolan male) (Memory)
- Leia Organa; princess, Alderaan (human female)
- Luke Skywalker; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Red Five, Red Squadron (human male)
- Mace Windu; Jedi Master (human male) (Memory)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi; Jedi Master (human male) (Memory)
- Padmé Amidala; queen, Naboo (human female) (Memory)
- Palpatine; Supreme Chancellor, Galactic Republic; Emperor, Galactic Empire; Sith Lord (human male) (Memory)
- R2-D2; astromech droid
- Saesee Tiin; Jedi Master (Iktotchi male) (Memory)
- Shaak Ti; Jedi Master (Togruta female) (Memory/Mentioned)
- Wedge Antilles; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Red Two, Red Squadron (human male)
- Wilhuff Tarkin; Grand Moff, Galactic Empire (human male) (Memory)
- Yoda; Jedi Master(Memory)
- Zev Senesca; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military (human male)
Star Wars Empire 28: Wreckage[edit]
Star Wars Empire 28: Wreckage is the 28th issue of the Star Wars: Empire comic book series. It was originally published on 29 December 2004 The events in this story take place approximately seven months after the events in Episode IV: A New Hope.
Summary[edit]
Dramatis Personae[edit]
- Aron Harcourt; captain, Imperial Navy; captain, Star Destroyer 'Anya Harcourt' (human male)
- Boba Fett; bounty hunter (human male clone)
- Jak; TIE pilot; Imperial Navy (human male)
- Janelle Harcourt; wife of Aron Harcourt (human female) Holorecording
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Star Wars Empire: 'General' Skywalker | Star Wars Empire: In the Shadows of Their Fathers |
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Star Wars Empire: In the Shadows of Their Fathers[edit]
Star Wars Empire: In the Shadows of Their Fathers is a two-part story arc in the Star Wars: Empire series of comic books written by Thomas Andrews. The first issue was published on 23 February 2005 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the Star Warsgalaxy approximately eight months after the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Synopsis[edit]
Issues[edit]
- Star Wars Empire 29: In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 1
- Star Wars Empire 30: In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 2
- Star Wars Empire 32: In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 3
- Star Wars Empire 33: In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 4
- Star Wars Empire 34: In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 5
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Star Wars Empire 28: Wreckage | Star Wars Empire 31: The Price of Power |
Dramatis personae[edit]
- Anakin Skywalker; Padawan (human male) (Flashback)
- Beru Whitesun Lars; wife of Owen Lars; aunt of Luke Skywalker (human female) (Referenced)
- C-3PO; protocol droid (masculine programming)
- Darth Vader; Sith Lord (human male)
- Demmings; commander, Imperial Navy; captain, Star DestroyerReprisal (human male)
- Derek 'Hobbie' Klivian; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Red Four, Red Squadron (human male)
- Dunaub; Jabiimi Loyalists (human male)
- Jorin Sol; mathematician, Rebel Alliance (human male)
- Leia Organa; princess, Alderaan; Rebel Alliance (human female)
- Luke Skywalker; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Red Five, Red Squadron (human male)
- Luscen; Jabiimi resistance (human male)
- Nera Dantels; smuggler (human female)
- Nolan Gillmunn; leader, Jabiimi Loyalists (human male)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi; Jedi Master (human male) (Flashback)
- Orliss Gillmunn; captain, Jabiimi Loyalists (human male) (Flashback)
- Owen Lars; moisture farmer; uncle of Luke Skywalker (human male) (Referenced)
- R2-D2; astromech droid
- Sirrus; Jedi Master (human male) (Flashback)
- Soames; lieutenant, Jabiimi Loyalists (human male)
- Tal Hesz; co-leader, Jabiimi Loyalists (human male)
- Thorne Kraym; Jabiimi Nationalists (human male)
- Trigg; Jabiimi resistance (human male)
- Wedge Antilles; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Red Two, Red Squadron (human male)
Star Wars Empire 31: The Price of Power[edit]
Star Wars Empire 31: The Price of Power is the 31st issue of the Star Wars: Empire comic book series. It was originally published on 18 May 2005, and in October 2006, it will be collected in the Star Wars Empire: In the Footsteps of Their Fatherstrade paperback. The events in this story take place approximately eight months after the events in Episode IV: A New Hope.
Summary[edit]
Dramatis Personae[edit]
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- Antha-Kres; Mayor, Tiss'sharl League (Tiss'sharl male) (Mentioned only/Deceased)
- Astre-De-Kay; vice president, Tiss'sharl League (Tiss'sharl male) (Mentioned only/Deceased)
- Darth Vader; Sith Lord (human male)
- Demmings; commander, Imperial Navy; captain, Star Destroyer 'Reprisal' (human male)
- Geor-Dan-Thi; vice president, Tiss'sharl League (Tiss'sharl male)
- Lai-O-Sid; secretary, Tiss'sharl League (Tiss'sharl male) (Mentioned only/Deceased)
- Leia Organa; princess, Alderaan; Rebel Alliance (human female) (Referenced)
- Palpatine; Emperor, Galactic Empire; Sith Lord (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Si-Di-Ri; president, Tiss'sharl League (Tiss'sharl male)
- Timi Rotramel; former senator, Imperial Senate; Rebel Alliance (Mon Calamari male)
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Star Wars Empire: In the Shadows of Their Fathers | Star Wars Empire 35: A Model Officer |
Star Wars Empire 35: A Model Officer[edit]
Star Wars Empire 35: A Model Officer is the 35th issue of the Star Wars: Empire comic book series. It was originally published on 21 September 2005, and in January 2007, it will be collected in the Star Wars Empire: The Wrong Side of the Wartrade paperback. The events in this story take place approximately eight months after the events in Episode IV: A New Hope.
Summary[edit]
Dramatis Personae[edit]
- Darth Vader; Sith Lord (human male)
- Demmings; commander, Imperial Navy; captain, Star Destroyer 'Reprisal' (human male)
- Garil Dox; lieutenant, Imperial Navy; gunner, Star Destroyer 'Reprisal' (human male)
- Palpatine; Emperor, Galactic Empire; Sith Lord (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Sankaran; captain, Imperial Navy (human male)
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Star Wars Empire 31: The Price of Power | Star Wars Empire: The Wrong Side of the War |
Star Wars Empire: The Wrong Side of the War[edit]
Star Wars Empire: The Wrong Side of the War is a five-part story arc in the Star Wars: Empire series of comic books written by Welles Hartley. The first issue was published on 12 October 2005 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the Star Warsgalaxy approximately eight months after the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Synopsis[edit]
A squad of Rebel soldiers, led by Luke Skywalker, infiltrate an Empire-run fueling depot in an attempt to steal much-needed fuel and rescue a valuable prisoner.
The Rebels are accepted as Imperial officers and allowed to on base under restrictions. The mission is also complicated by the revelation of prisoners from a planet, Jabiim, that the Rebels had lost to the Imperials very recently.
The focus of previous stories, Lt. Sunber, had been on Jabim just recently. The loss of many of his men against the Rebels and the disheatening way the prisoners are treated make him question his role in the Imperial army.
There is also the problem that Sunber is a close childhood friend of Luke Skywalker ..
Issues[edit]
- Star Wars Empire 36: The Wrong Side of the War, Part 1
- Star Wars Empire 37: The Wrong Side of the War, Part 2
- Star Wars Empire 38: The Wrong Side of the War, Part 3
- Star Wars Empire 39: The Wrong Side of the War, Part 4
- Star Wars Empire 40: The Wrong Side of the War, Part 5
Preceded By: | Followed By: |
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Star Wars Empire 35: A Model Officer | Boba Fett: Overkill |
Dramatis personae[edit]
- A-1707 ('Able'); clone trooper; Alliance Intelligence Corps (human male clone)
- Basso; sergeant, Alliance Intelligence Corps (human male)
- Biggs Darklighter; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Red Three, Red Squadron (human male) (Mentioned only/Deceased)
- Clynn; lieutenant, Imperial Army (human male)
- Darth Vader; Sith Lord (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Deena Shan; Alliance Intelligence Corps (human female)
- Goran; slave (human male)
- Harran; captain, Alliance Intelligence Corps (human male)
- IT-O; interrogation droid
- Janek 'Tank' Sunber; lieutenant, Imperial Army (human male)
- Jodeen; captain, Imperial Army (human male) (Mentioned only)
- Jorin Sol; mathematician, Rebel Alliance (human male)
- Jundland; lieutenant, Imperial Navy; alias used by Luke Skywalker (human male)
- Kale Roshuir; captain, Imperial Army (human male)
- Luke Skywalker; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Red Five, Red Squadron (human male)
- Mouse; Alliance Intelligence Corps (Neimoidian male)
- Noils; general, Imperial Army; base commander, Kalist VI garrison (human male)
- Palpatine; Emperor, Galactic Empire; Sith Lord (human male) (Mentioned only)
- R2-D2; astromech droid
- Wedge Antilles; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Red Two, Red Squadron (human male)
- Zuud; lieutenant, Imperial Intelligence (human female)
Trade paperback collections[edit]
- Star Wars: Empire Vol 1: Betrayal (#1-4)
- Star Wars: Empire Vol 2: Darklighter (#8-12, 15)
- Star Wars: Empire Vol 3: The Imperial Perspective (#13-19)
- Star Wars: Empire Vol 4: The Heart of the Rebellion (#5-6, 20-22; A Valentine Story one-shot)
- Star Wars: Empire Vol 5: Allies and Adversaries (#23-27)
- Star Wars: Empire Vol 6: In the Shadows of Their Fathers (#29-34)
- Star Wars: Empire Vol 7: The Wrong Side of the War (#35-40)
- Star Wars Omnibus: Boba Fett (includes #7, 28)
- Star Wars Omnibus: At War with the Empire Vol. 1 (#1-6, 10-11, 13-14, 19-22, 24-25, 31)
- Star Wars Omnibus: At War with the Empire Vol. 2 (includes #26-27, 29-30, 32-35; A Valentine Story one-shot)
- Star Wars Omnibus: The Other Sons of Tatooine (includes #8-9, 12, 15-18, 23, 36-40)
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Do you remember the first time you noticed the symbols of the Empire and Rebellion appear in the original trilogy? The Imperial insignia can be seen on uniforms, and the Rebel Alliance starbird appears on the helmets of the X-wing pilots who take on the Death Star. Symbols like those appear throughout the Star Wars universe in the films, television series, books, games, and comics. Like emblems in our world, the symbols allow you to tell which organization someone has pledged his or her allegiance to with a quick glance. Here are five such symbols from the galaxy far, far away:
1. Rebel Alliance
The Rebel Alliance stood against the Galactic Empire in the original trilogy and after years of fighting, the Rebellion eventually signed a concordance with the Empire. Their symbol, a starbird, is most often spotted on pilots’ helmets and can also be seen on uniforms on the Resistance base in The Force Awakens. The design may have roots in the phoenix/starbird graffiti Sabine Wren leaves behind in Star Wars Rebels.
The Rebel Alliance stood against the Galactic Empire in the original trilogy and after years of fighting, the Rebellion eventually signed a concordance with the Empire. Their symbol, a starbird, is most often spotted on pilots’ helmets and can also be seen on uniforms on the Resistance base in The Force Awakens. The design may have roots in the phoenix/starbird graffiti Sabine Wren leaves behind in Star Wars Rebels.
2. Galactic Empire
When Sheev Palpatine formed the Galactic Empire, he adopted a different version of the Galactic Republic’s crest. The new cog with six spokes was used throughout the organization. It’s visible on uniforms, flags, and even propaganda posters. The symbol is associated with the might of the Empire, and its presence on a world signifies Imperial control. In other words, the Empire knew how to brand itself.
When Sheev Palpatine formed the Galactic Empire, he adopted a different version of the Galactic Republic’s crest. The new cog with six spokes was used throughout the organization. It’s visible on uniforms, flags, and even propaganda posters. The symbol is associated with the might of the Empire, and its presence on a world signifies Imperial control. In other words, the Empire knew how to brand itself.
3. First Order
Though the remnants of the Empire signed the Galactic Concordance with the New Republic, not everyone wanted peace. The First Order rose from the ashes of the Empire. Like the Imperial crest, the First Order’s new insignia is prominently featured on uniforms and displays throughout their operations. It’s distinctive from the Imperial crest and represents a very different institution.
Though the remnants of the Empire signed the Galactic Concordance with the New Republic, not everyone wanted peace. The First Order rose from the ashes of the Empire. Like the Imperial crest, the First Order’s new insignia is prominently featured on uniforms and displays throughout their operations. It’s distinctive from the Imperial crest and represents a very different institution.
4. Galactic Republic
Often referred to as the Republic, the Galactic Republic governed the galaxy before the Clone Wars and the rise of the Galactic Empire. The Republic was allied with the Jedi Order and managed the universe through the Galactic Senate. The Republic’s insignia was an eight-spoked cog.
Often referred to as the Republic, the Galactic Republic governed the galaxy before the Clone Wars and the rise of the Galactic Empire. The Republic was allied with the Jedi Order and managed the universe through the Galactic Senate. The Republic’s insignia was an eight-spoked cog.
5. Jedi Order
The Jedi Order was all about peace until the Clone Wars. Though a few Jedi survived Order 66 and the purge that followed, the Order as it was in the days of the Galactic Republic is no more. Their symbol of wings and what looks like a shining light represents their role and beliefs.
The Jedi Order was all about peace until the Clone Wars. Though a few Jedi survived Order 66 and the purge that followed, the Order as it was in the days of the Galactic Republic is no more. Their symbol of wings and what looks like a shining light represents their role and beliefs.
Do you have tattoos featuring any of these symbols? Share links in the comments or send me photos on Twitter — be sure to tag @StarWars!
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Summary
Star Wars takes place 'in a galaxy far, far, away' which is trapped in the iron grip of the Emperor of the Galactic Empire, Sheev Palpatine. The series opens with Palpatine's enforcer, the feared Darth Vader, boarding Tantive IV, the personal starship of Princess Leia Organa, the princess of Alderaan. Before being arrested by Vader and Imperial Forces, Organa uploads the plans of the Death Star superweapon being constructed in secret as well as a holographic plea to Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi to R2-D2, an astromech droid once belonging to famed Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. After evading Vader's grasp, R2-D2 and his companion, the translator droid C-3PO, land on Tatooine, where the plans and the message fall into the hands of LukeSkywalker, a young moisture farmer living with his aunt and uncle. This fateful event would soon drag Luke into a conflict that will define the fate of the galaxy.
Decades before the rise of the Galactic Empire existed the Galactic Republic, a representative democracy that spanned the whole of the galaxy and had representatives from nearly every inhabited world. During this time, the Jedi Order, an organization of peacekeepers who sought to preserve balance in the Force and harmony across the galaxy, was forced to step into the ensuing civil war between the Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems as the latter attempted to secede from Republic control. The so-called 'Separatists' were backed by the Sith, the Jedi Order's counterparts who wished to utilize the Force as a means of gaining power and control. With the Republic's forces outnumbered by the Separatists' ever-growing army of droids, the Jedi and the Republic turned to creating an army of clones to bolster their ranks. Hence the times became known as the Clone Wars, in which conflict, corruption, and war raged across the galaxy, eventually leading to the fall of both the Republic and the Jedi Order as well as the advent of the Empire.
Since Disney's acquisition of the franchise, Star Wars has been split into two separate continuities. The current 'Canon' consists of the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the third trilogy that began with the release of The Force Awakens, and supporting materials and spin-offs released since ownership changed hands. All other comics, novels, video games, and other materials released before the series' acquisition as part of the 'Star Wars Extended Universe' (frequently abbreviated as EU) have been designated as part of the 'Legends' continuity. These materials include (but are not limited to) The New Jedi Order novels and comics, the Legacy comics, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, and The Thrawn Trilogy.
Power of the Verse
Disney Continuity
In the current 'Canon', also referred to as the 'Disney Canon', even Jedi Younglings who have just begun their Jedi training have showcased Large Building level to City Block level telekinetic feats. Force sensitives on the level of well trained Jedi Padawans and fully fledged Jedi Knights have showcased casual City Block level feats, with their highest showings reaching Town level+ or higher. Fully fledged Jedi Masters, Sith acolytes, and Sith Lords have showcased casual Small Town level to Town level+ feats, with the highest showings being in the Large Town level range. Virtually all notable Force adept possess Subsonic running speed with Force augmentation as well as Massively Hypersonic to Massively Hypersonic+ combat speeds and reactions that are augmented by precognition.
The most powerful characters in the continuity, The Ones of Mortis, are vastly above any normal Force adept and can potentially destroy the galaxy if they were ever to come to blows.
The Disney continuity is decently powerful in terms of technology. Soldiers and bounty hunters have access to hand-held weapons ranging from Small Building level pistols to Large Building level+ heavy weaponry. They also have access to body armour with similar range of tiers of durability (Small Building level to Large Building level+).
Ground vehicles range from simple scout vehicles with Building level to Large Building level+ firepower and durability to monstrous main battle tanks which can not only dish out Town level+ to Large Mountain level firepower but also take Town level+ firepower. Spaceships in the verse range from several metre long starfighters packing Small Town level laser cannons and Mountain level bombs/missiles to city sized capital ships packing weaponry which can melt large cities, cause extremely violent earthquakes, even life-wipe planets and reduce the crust to molten slag. The verse also boasts of impressive FTL travel technology called “hyperdrives”. The highest rated hyperdrives allow for traversing distances of tens of thousands of light-years in just several hours. The most powerful vessels in the Canon so far are the superweapon equipped battle stations which boast of Large Planet to Large Star level firepower.
Legends Continuity
More often the focus is on Force-User characters, specifically those who are Jedi or Sith. With broken abilities such as high level telepathy capable of dominating entire planetary populations, draining worlds, extremely fine level precision use of telekinesis as well as other esoteric powers, Force-Users are formidable opponents.
An upper-mid tier Jedi Master such as Obi-Wan Kenobi at his prime has no difficulty moving and reacting when augmented by the Force and his own perceptions, performing reactionary feats and attack speeds against entire armies to pull off up to mach 4000-16,000 speeds and move his lightsaber so fast it appears like he created a literal spherical force field around himself.
Even weaker Jedi Knights precognition works beyond their own understanding and can adapt against lightspeed attacks.
This is thanks to a bevy line-up of ridiculously powerful telepaths, beings who can wipe out entire worlds, technology great enough to manufacture planet razing self-adapting and evolving city size automated factories to small starships capable of wiping out entire star systems, and beings who have mastered technology and mystical powers like the Celestials who have seemingly become omniscient and went onto a higher realm or plane of existence.
Timeline
Legends Timeline
In the Legends timeline, formally known as the Expanded Universe, Star Wars is divided into multiple publishing eras to signify the work's placement in the timeline. The eras are as follows:
- Before the Republic (Prior to 25,053 BBY): Over a thousand generations ago, before the Galactic Republic had even existed, the Je'daii Order (Later known as the Jedi Order) were the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy. Major stories in this era include Dawn of the Jedi (25,793 - 29,792 BBY).
- Old Republic Era (5000 - 1000 BBY): After several millennia of isolation, the Sith Empire returned to the galaxy in the Great Hyperspace War, beginning constant on-and-off battles with the Republic for four thousand years. Major stories in this era include Tales of the Jedi (5000 - 3986 BBY), Knights of the Old Republic (3956 BBY) and its sequel, Knights of the Old Republic II (3951 BBY), The Old Republic (3643 - 3630 BBY) and Darth Bane: Path of Destruction (1003 - 1000 BBY).
- Rise of the Empire Era (1000 - 0 BBY): After the seeming extinction of the Sith, the Republic thrived in a golden era of peace. But underneath the surface, the Sith grew in secret, plotting to overthrow the Republic once again. In 22 BBY, thousands of systems seceded from the Republic and formed the CIS (Confederacy of Independent Systems), before beginning the Clone Wars. Three years later, both the CIS and the Jedi Order were all but destroyed, and Darth Sidious reorganized the Republic into the Galactic Empire, sending the galaxy into an age of tyranny and fear. Major stories in this era include Darth Bane: Rule of Two (1000 - 990 BBY), Darth Bane: Dynasty of Evil (980 BBY), Darth Plagueis (67 - 32 BBY), the Prequel Trilogy (32 - 19 BBY), The Force Unleashed (3 - 2 BBY) and its sequel, The Force Unleashed II (1 BBY).
- Rebellion Era (0 BBY - 5 ABY): With the formation of the Alliance to Restore the Republic (Also known as the Rebel Alliance), the galaxy stood a fighting chance against their tyrannical rulers. Ultimately, with the help of Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker, two of the Empire's greatestsuperweapons were destroyed, and the galaxy was freed from the Empire's grasp. Major stories in this era include the Original Trilogy (0 BBY - 4 ABY), Dark Forces (0 BBY - 1 ABY) and Shadows of the Empire (3 - 4 ABY).
- New Republic Era (5 - 25 ABY): After the destruction of the second Death Star and the fragmentation of the Galactic Empire, the Rebel Alliance was reorganized into the New Republic and attempted to bring peace to the galaxy, with Luke Skywalker forming the New Jedi Order. However, multiple splinter factions of the Empire would rise to try and take their place, alongside new Dark Jedi. Major stories in this era include Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (5 ABY), the Thrawn Trilogy (9 ABY), Dark Empire (10 - 11 ABY), the Jedi Academy Trilogy (11 ABY), Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (12 ABY), the Callista Trilogy (12 - 13 ABY), Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (14 ABY), and the Hand of Thrawn Duology (19 ABY).
- New Jedi Order Era (25 - 37 ABY): Twenty-one years after the Battle of Endor, the galaxy was invaded by an extragalactic species known as the Yuuzhan Vong. They proved nearly insurmountable, requiring the full might of the New Republic (And later, the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances) as well as the New Jedi Order to bring down. Six years after the end of the war, a new threat arose in the Gorog, the Dark Nest of Killiks in the Unknown Regions. Major stories in this era include The New Jedi Order (25 - 29 ABY) and the Dark Nest Trilogy (35 - 36 ABY).
- Legacy Era (37 - 140 ABY): With the Dark Nest Crisis over, the galaxy poured its resources into reconstruction after the Yuuzhan Vong War for the next four years. However, the secession of the Five Worlds into the Confederation, the arrival of the Sith Lady Lumiya and the fall of Jacen Solo as the Sith Lord Darth Caedus sparked the Second Galactic Civil War. Two years after this, the Lost Tribe of the Sith (A group of Sith isolated on the planet Kesh since 5000 BBY) emerged in the galaxy, before allying themselves with the Jedi to stop the Force entity known as Abeloth. Nearly a century later, the Sith had once again returned en masse and established their own Galactic Empire, with the New Jedi Order all but destroyed. Major stories in this era include Legacy of the Force (40 - 41 ABY), Fate of the Jedi (43 - 44 ABY) and the Star Wars: Legacy comics (130 - 140 ABY).
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Rebel Alliance/The Resistance
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Pre-Republic Era (Prior to 25,053 BBY)
Light Je'daii
Dark Je'daii
Infinite Empire
Old Republic Era (25,053 BBY - 1000 BBY)
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Sith Empire
Eternal Empire
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Rise of the Empire/Rebellion Era (1000 BBY - 4 ABY)
Jedi
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New Republic/New Jedi Order Era (5 - 45 ABY)
New Republic/New Jedi Order
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Legacy Era (45 - 139 ABY)
New Jedi Order
One Sith
Fel Empire
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Gunships and Light Transports
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