- "Note in the official record that we will be referred to in history as the Imperial Future Council, or the IFC."
- ―Admiral Rae Sloane
The Imperial Future Council (IFC) was a group of high ranking officials of the Galactic Empire who attended a summit on the planet Akiva in aftermath of the Battle of Endor to decide the future of the Empire. The surviving Imperial elite who gathered included financier Arsin Crassus, General Jylia Shale, adviser Yupe Tashu, Grand Moff Valco Pandion, and Admiral Rae Sloane. The members of this council could not come to an agreement on most issues, forcing Sloane, the chairbeing and organizer of the meeting, to often make decisions on her own without the full consensus of the group.
History[]
- "Palpatine felt that the universe beyond the edges of our maps was where his power came from. Over the many years he, with our aid, sent men and women beyond known space. They built labs and communication stations on distant moons, asteroids, out there in the wilds. We must follow them. Retreat from the galaxy. Go out beyond the veil of stars. We must seek the source of the dark side like a man looking for a wellspring of water."
- ―Yupe Tashu, to the Imperial Future Council.
According to the Sith historian Yupe Tashu, the Imperial leaders that would later form the Imperial Future Council had been responsible for helping the late Emperor Sheev Palpatine send scouting parties into the uncharted regions of space beyond the galactic frontier, which Palpatine had seeded with facilities in preparation for his emergency Contingency Plan. Following their official formation after the Battle of Endor, Tashu felt that the remaining Imperial forces should retreat "beyond the veil of stars" to search for the source of the dark side and believed this was the only way to rebuild a stronger, better Empire that would hide in the shadows, and strike the New Republic. The banker Arsin Crassus, was at odds with Tashu and wanted to negotiate a truce with the Republic and establish a formal splinter Empire. In contrast, the self-proclaimed Grand Moff Valco Pandion opined that the Empire needed to attack in a demonstration of its sustained military strength, which clashed with the caution exhibited by the pragmatic General Jylia Shale, who spoke critically about certain actions committed by the Empire, including the sheer manpower and resources that it had poured into constructing both the first and second Death Star. Although Grand Admiral Rae Sloane initially hoped that the IFC would be able to decide the future of the Galactic Empire with the input of several of its highest-ranking leaders, she eventually pulled rank over her peers after realising that they would never come to a final concession.[1]
However, when the fledgling New Republic sent forces and affiliates discovered the Imperial Future Council, they set about to disrupt it, causing it to fall apart. Part of this involved rallying the citizens of Akiva, who were angry at Imperial control. The Galactic Empire then lost control of the planet after the leaders of the IFC were forced to flee. In the space above Akiva, the Imperial fleet was attacked by a New Republic fleet under Commander Kyrsta Agate. Crassus and Pandion were killed while Shale and Tashu were captured by the New Republic. Sloane was the only member of the now defunct IFC to escape, retreating to the Imperial fleet.[1]
Appearances[]
- Aftermath (and audiobook) (First appearance)
- Aftermath: Life Debt (and audiobook) (Indirect mention only)
Sources[]
Star Wars Helmet Collection 26 (Databank A-Z: Imperial Future Council–Inquisitorius)- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- Star Wars: Timelines
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
