- "Under the circumstances, it's just as well that you got out when you did. With your obvious disdain for authority, you'd have been quietly eliminated in the Emperor's purge of those officers he hadn't been able to seduce to his side. And then things would have gone quite differently, wouldn't they?"
- ―Garm Bel Iblis, speaking of Han Solo’s leaving of Imperial Military
The Emperor's purge refers collectively to several related campaigns of repression and persecution in the Galactic Empire orchestrated by Emperor Palpatine during the Imperial Period, which removed his opposition from power. It involved the elimination of officers who he hadn't been able to seduce to his side.
Palpatine's first purge of the Imperial Navy occurred within just two weeks into the Empire's rule. One notable victim was Jace Dallin.
Another portion of the Emperor's Purge is the Great Jedi Purge, wherein the Jedi were denounced as traitors, and were killed by Darth Vader, as well as many bounty hunters, such as Boba Fett.
Appearances
- Star Wars Republic 78: Loyalties
- Dark Force Rising (First mentioned)