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===Colonies=== |
===Colonies=== |
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| − | The [[Colonies]] consisted of worlds colonized by the Core. Many of its planets sat along major trade routes, and were extremely wealthy. Notable planets included [[Abednedo (planet)|Abednedo]],<ref name="SWGA" /> [[Cato Neimoidia]] and [[Carida]].<ref name="TFABG" /> |
+ | The [[Colonies]] consisted of worlds colonized by the Core. Many of its planets sat along major trade routes, and were extremely wealthy. Notable planets included [[Abednedo (planet)|Abednedo]],<ref name="SWGA" /> [[Cato Neimoidia]], and [[Carida]].<ref name="TFABG" /> |
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{{Quote|The Sith killed each other, victims of their own greed. But from the ashes of destruction, ''I'' was the last survivor.|Darth Bane's specter|audio=GhostBane01-TCW.ogg|Sacrifice}} |
{{Quote|The Sith killed each other, victims of their own greed. But from the ashes of destruction, ''I'' was the last survivor.|Darth Bane's specter|audio=GhostBane01-TCW.ogg|Sacrifice}} |
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[[File:Darth Bane TCW.png|thumb|left|250px|Darth Bane was an ancient Sith Lord who created the Rule of Two centuries before the Clone Wars.]] |
[[File:Darth Bane TCW.png|thumb|left|250px|Darth Bane was an ancient Sith Lord who created the Rule of Two centuries before the Clone Wars.]] |
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| − | The history of the galaxy has unraveled for untold millennia. The development of civilizations in all of its regions was not only influenced by physical geography, but also by urban geography and architecture, as inhabitants sought to put their own stamp on the worlds in which they inhabited.<ref name="VE" /> |
+ | The history of the galaxy has unraveled for untold [[Millennium|millennia]]. The development of civilizations in all of its regions was not only influenced by physical geography, but also by urban geography and architecture, as inhabitants sought to put their own stamp on the worlds in which they inhabited.<ref name="VE" /> |
Due to the unimaginably large distances between systems, spacecraft utilized a [[Engine|propulsion system]] known as a [[hyperdrive]] to travel through hyperspace, an alternate dimension where a [[starship]] could take advantage of the wrinkles in the fabric of realspace to reduce journey [[time]] significantly, effectively "jumping" from point to point without having to travel directly between them.<ref name="Episode IV" /> |
Due to the unimaginably large distances between systems, spacecraft utilized a [[Engine|propulsion system]] known as a [[hyperdrive]] to travel through hyperspace, an alternate dimension where a [[starship]] could take advantage of the wrinkles in the fabric of realspace to reduce journey [[time]] significantly, effectively "jumping" from point to point without having to travel directly between them.<ref name="Episode IV" /> |
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+ | Approximately twenty five millennia before the [[Battle of Yavin]], one or more ancestor species discovered the hyperdrive, which opened the galaxy up for exploration and travel.<ref name="Tarkin" /> Some like [[Hera Syndulla]] believed that the space-faring [[purrgil]] inspired sentient beings to develop the hyperdrive and travel the [[star]]s.<ref name="The Call">{{Rebels|The Call}}</ref> |
The [[Jedi]] Order, a noble order of protectors unified by their [[Force-sensitive|ability]] to harness the [[Force power|power]] of [[the Force]],<ref name="Jedi Order DB">{{Databank|jedi-order|Jedi Order|archivedate=20190329084022}}</ref> was founded over twenty five thousand [[Standard year|years]] before the Battle of [[Yavin Prime|Yavin]].<ref name="Tarkin" /> According to [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]], the Jedi served as the guardians of peace and justice for over a thousand generations in the Old Republic.<ref name="Episode IV" /> Later, a group of Force-users split from the Jedi<ref name="Tarkin" /> to form the [[Sith]] during the [[Hundred-Year Darkness]].<ref name="Star Wars 9">[[Star Wars (2015) 9|''Star Wars'' 9]]</ref> In one of their wars, [[Malachor]] was devastated during the [[Great Scourge of Malachor]], which left the battlefield littered with the petrified corpses of the Sith and Jedi combatants.<ref name="Twilight of the Apprentice">{{Rebels|Twilight of the Apprentice}}</ref> |
The [[Jedi]] Order, a noble order of protectors unified by their [[Force-sensitive|ability]] to harness the [[Force power|power]] of [[the Force]],<ref name="Jedi Order DB">{{Databank|jedi-order|Jedi Order|archivedate=20190329084022}}</ref> was founded over twenty five thousand [[Standard year|years]] before the Battle of [[Yavin Prime|Yavin]].<ref name="Tarkin" /> According to [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]], the Jedi served as the guardians of peace and justice for over a thousand generations in the Old Republic.<ref name="Episode IV" /> Later, a group of Force-users split from the Jedi<ref name="Tarkin" /> to form the [[Sith]] during the [[Hundred-Year Darkness]].<ref name="Star Wars 9">[[Star Wars (2015) 9|''Star Wars'' 9]]</ref> In one of their wars, [[Malachor]] was devastated during the [[Great Scourge of Malachor]], which left the battlefield littered with the petrified corpses of the Sith and Jedi combatants.<ref name="Twilight of the Apprentice">{{Rebels|Twilight of the Apprentice}}</ref> |
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{{Quote|The Republic is not what it once was. The Senate is full of greedy, squabbling delegates. There is no interest in the common good.|Sheev Palpatine|Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace}} |
{{Quote|The Republic is not what it once was. The Senate is full of greedy, squabbling delegates. There is no interest in the common good.|Sheev Palpatine|Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace}} |
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[[File:Senatebldg.png|thumb|right|250px|For a thousand years the Senate of the Galactic Republic governed the galaxy from its headquarters on Coruscant.]] |
[[File:Senatebldg.png|thumb|right|250px|For a thousand years the Senate of the Galactic Republic governed the galaxy from its headquarters on Coruscant.]] |
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| − | A thousand years before the outbreak of the [[Clone Wars]], several star systems united to form the Galactic Republic, which was based on the planet Coruscant. As the home of the [[Galactic Senate]], Coruscant would become the [[Politics|political]] [[capital]] of the galaxy. The Republic would become the dominant galactic government until the [[Separatist Crisis]].<ref name="Episode II" /> With the establishment of the Republic, the Core Worlds underwent a wave of expansion by settling new worlds and establishing trading colonies. In the process, they also cut deals with native populations or simply overran them.<ref name="Tarkin" /> A |
+ | A thousand years before the outbreak of the [[Clone Wars]], several star systems united to form the Galactic Republic, which was based on the planet Coruscant. As the home of the [[Galactic Senate]], Coruscant would become the [[Politics|political]] [[capital]] of the galaxy. The Republic would become the dominant galactic government until the [[Separatist Crisis]].<ref name="Episode II" /> With the establishment of the Republic, the Core Worlds underwent a wave of expansion by settling new worlds and establishing trading colonies. In the process, they also cut deals with native populations or simply overran them.<ref name="Tarkin" /> A millennium before [[19 BBY]], the [[Yavin Code]] was established during the [[Yavin Convention]] to govern the treatment of [[prisoner]]s.<ref>{{TCW|The Big Bang}}</ref> |
In the years leading up to the Clone Wars, [[Jedi Master]] [[Sifo-Dyas]] foresaw an upcoming conflict and, against the wishes of the Jedi Order, commissioned the [[Kaminoan]]s to create a [[Grand Army of the Republic|clone army]] on [[Kamino]].<ref name="Episode II" /> In [[32 BBY]],<ref name="SWGA" /> a dispute between the Galactic Republic and the [[Trade Federation]] over the taxation of trade routes to outlying systems led the Federation to impose a [[Invasion of Naboo|blockade]] on the Mid Rim world of Naboo. The Federation was eventually expelled by a coalition of [[Naboo (people)|Naboo humans]], [[Gungan]]s, and Jedi. [[Senator]] [[Darth Sidious|Sheev Palpatine]] of Naboo took advantage of the occupation of his [[homeworld]] in order to succeed [[Finis Valorum]] as [[Supreme Chancellor]].<ref name="Episode I" /> In secret, Palpatine was the Sith [[Lord]] [[Darth]] Sidious, who was dedicated to reestablishing Sith rule over the galaxy.<ref name="Episode III">[[Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith|''Star Wars'': Episode III ''Revenge of the Sith'']]</ref> |
In the years leading up to the Clone Wars, [[Jedi Master]] [[Sifo-Dyas]] foresaw an upcoming conflict and, against the wishes of the Jedi Order, commissioned the [[Kaminoan]]s to create a [[Grand Army of the Republic|clone army]] on [[Kamino]].<ref name="Episode II" /> In [[32 BBY]],<ref name="SWGA" /> a dispute between the Galactic Republic and the [[Trade Federation]] over the taxation of trade routes to outlying systems led the Federation to impose a [[Invasion of Naboo|blockade]] on the Mid Rim world of Naboo. The Federation was eventually expelled by a coalition of [[Naboo (people)|Naboo humans]], [[Gungan]]s, and Jedi. [[Senator]] [[Darth Sidious|Sheev Palpatine]] of Naboo took advantage of the occupation of his [[homeworld]] in order to succeed [[Finis Valorum]] as [[Supreme Chancellor]].<ref name="Episode I" /> In secret, Palpatine was the Sith [[Lord]] [[Darth]] Sidious, who was dedicated to reestablishing Sith rule over the galaxy.<ref name="Episode III">[[Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith|''Star Wars'': Episode III ''Revenge of the Sith'']]</ref> |
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===Age of the Empire=== |
===Age of the Empire=== |
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| − | {{Quote|In order to ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society!|Darth Sidious|Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith}} |
+ | {{Quote|In order to ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society!|Darth Sidious|audio=Palpatine-Proclamation.ogg|Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith}} |
[[File:Moff Tarkin.png|thumb|right|250px|With the rise of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy was once more ruled by the Sith.]] |
[[File:Moff Tarkin.png|thumb|right|250px|With the rise of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy was once more ruled by the Sith.]] |
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The [[Fascism|fascist]] Galactic Empire became the dominant government of the galaxy for the next two and a half [[Standard decade|decades]]. The Empire assumed control over galactic society, interplanetary economies, the [[HoloNet]], and a sprawling [[Imperial Military]].<ref name="Star Wars Propaganda">''[[Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy]]''</ref> As Emperor, Palpatine wielded considerable power over the Empire's military, resources, and inhabitants. The revamped [[Imperial Senate]] saw more of its powers being transferred to planetary and regional [[governor]]s who had been appointed by the Empire.<ref name="Rebels Visual Guide">''[[Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide]]''</ref> |
The [[Fascism|fascist]] Galactic Empire became the dominant government of the galaxy for the next two and a half [[Standard decade|decades]]. The Empire assumed control over galactic society, interplanetary economies, the [[HoloNet]], and a sprawling [[Imperial Military]].<ref name="Star Wars Propaganda">''[[Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy]]''</ref> As Emperor, Palpatine wielded considerable power over the Empire's military, resources, and inhabitants. The revamped [[Imperial Senate]] saw more of its powers being transferred to planetary and regional [[governor]]s who had been appointed by the Empire.<ref name="Rebels Visual Guide">''[[Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide]]''</ref> |
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In [[10 BBY]], [[Han Solo]] set a new galactic record by making the [[Kessel Run]] in less than twelve parsecs aboard the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'', which he later acquired from [[Landonis Balthazar Calrissian|Lando Calrissian]]. Solo and his companions [[Chewbacca]], [[Qi'ra]], [[Tobias Beckett]], Calrissian, and [[L3-37]] had earlier [[Raid on Kessel|stolen]] [[coaxium]] from the spice mining world of [[Kessel]] in order to settle Beckett's debts to the [[Crimson Dawn]] syndicate. Solo and his companions were later involved in the [[death]] of the Crimson Dawn leader [[Dryden Vos]].<ref name="Solo">''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]''</ref> |
In [[10 BBY]], [[Han Solo]] set a new galactic record by making the [[Kessel Run]] in less than twelve parsecs aboard the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'', which he later acquired from [[Landonis Balthazar Calrissian|Lando Calrissian]]. Solo and his companions [[Chewbacca]], [[Qi'ra]], [[Tobias Beckett]], Calrissian, and [[L3-37]] had earlier [[Raid on Kessel|stolen]] [[coaxium]] from the spice mining world of [[Kessel]] in order to settle Beckett's debts to the [[Crimson Dawn]] syndicate. Solo and his companions were later involved in the [[death]] of the Crimson Dawn leader [[Dryden Vos]].<ref name="Solo">''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]''</ref> |
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| − | As the Empire tightened its grip on the galaxy, resistance movements sprang up on a number of worlds. Most of these movements were strictly local, determined to free an individual planet or star system from Imperial rule.<ref name="Rebel DB">{{Databank|rebel-alliance|Rebel Alliance|archivedate=20200806182636}}</ref> Eventually, however, dissatisfaction and opposition to the Empire culminated in a scattered network of [[rebel cell]]s. Around [[4 BBY]], rebel cells began to coalesce into larger groups such as the [[Phoenix Cell]], ending a previous policy of maintaining secrecy<ref name="Fire Across the Galaxy">{{Rebels|Fire Across the Galaxy}}</ref> and beginning the [[Galactic Civil War]].<ref name="GCW Date">The {{Databank|url=mustafar-history-gallery|title=Mustafar History Gallery|archivedate=20191225031915}} states that the [[action at Mustafar]], which ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Atlas]]'' dates to [[4 BBY]], was one of the earliest rebel victories in the [[Galactic Civil War]]. Therefore, the Galactic Civil War must have begun by 4 [[Galactic calendar|BBY]].</ref> As the rebellion grew in power, some Imperial tacticians such as Thrawn realized that the Empire was facing a galaxy-wide insurgency.<ref name="Steps Into Shadow" /> By [[2 BBY]], these disparate rebel groups had formed the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic]] under [[Mon Mothma]]<ref name="Secret Cargo">{{Rebels|Secret Cargo}}</ref> and [[Bail Organa]].<ref name="Rebel DB" /> In [[0 BBY]], in an attempt to obtain the [[Death Star plans]], the Rebel Alliance launched an [[Battle of Scarif|attack]] on Scarif,<ref name="Rogue One">''[[Rogue One: A Star Wars Story]]''</ref> which marked the first victory for the Rebellion in the Galactic Civil War.<ref name="Episode IV" /> |
+ | As the Empire tightened its grip on the galaxy, resistance movements sprang up on a number of worlds. Most of these movements were strictly local, determined to free an individual planet or star system from Imperial rule.<ref name="Rebel DB">{{Databank|rebel-alliance|Rebel Alliance|archivedate=20200806182636}}</ref> Eventually, however, dissatisfaction and opposition to the Empire culminated in a scattered network of [[rebel cell]]s. Around [[4 BBY]], rebel cells began to coalesce into larger groups such as the [[Phoenix Cell]], ending a previous policy of maintaining secrecy<ref name="Fire Across the Galaxy">{{Rebels|Fire Across the Galaxy}}</ref> and beginning the [[Galactic Civil War]].<ref name="GCW Date">The {{Databank|url=mustafar-history-gallery|title=Mustafar History Gallery|archivedate=20191225031915}} states that the [[action at Mustafar]], which ''[[Star Wars: Galactic Atlas]]'' dates to [[4 BBY]], was one of the earliest rebel victories in the [[Galactic Civil War]]. Therefore, the Galactic Civil War must have begun by 4 [[Galactic calendar|BBY]].</ref> As the rebellion grew in power, some Imperial tacticians such as Thrawn realized that the Empire was facing a galaxy-wide insurgency.<ref name="Steps Into Shadow" /> By [[2 BBY]], these disparate rebel groups had formed the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic]] under [[Mon Mothma]]<ref name="Secret Cargo">{{Rebels|Secret Cargo}}</ref> and [[Bail Prestor Organa/Canon|Bail Organa]].<ref name="Rebel DB" /> In [[0 BBY]], in an attempt to obtain the [[Death Star plans]], the Rebel Alliance launched an [[Battle of Scarif|attack]] on Scarif,<ref name="Rogue One">''[[Rogue One: A Star Wars Story]]''</ref> which marked the first victory for the Rebellion in the Galactic Civil War.<ref name="Episode IV" /> |
[[File:Ds2destroyed.png|thumb|left|250px|After a generation in power, the Empire sustained a major defeat at Endor, resulting in the loss of both the second Death Star and the Emperor.]] |
[[File:Ds2destroyed.png|thumb|left|250px|After a generation in power, the Empire sustained a major defeat at Endor, resulting in the loss of both the second Death Star and the Emperor.]] |
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{{Quote|Today is the end of the Republic! The end of a regime that acquiesces to disorder! At this very moment, in a system far from here the New Republic lies to the galaxy while secretly supporting the treachery of the loathsome Resistance. This fierce machine which you have built, upon which we stand, will bring an end to the Senate! To their cherished fleet! All remaining systems will bow to the First Order! And will remember this as the last day of the Republic!|[[Armitage Hux]]|Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens}} |
{{Quote|Today is the end of the Republic! The end of a regime that acquiesces to disorder! At this very moment, in a system far from here the New Republic lies to the galaxy while secretly supporting the treachery of the loathsome Resistance. This fierce machine which you have built, upon which we stand, will bring an end to the Senate! To their cherished fleet! All remaining systems will bow to the First Order! And will remember this as the last day of the Republic!|[[Armitage Hux]]|Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens}} |
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[[File:ThisIsTotallyNotHothAndJakkuIsNotTatooine-TFAT2-4KPub.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The fall of the Galactic Empire paved the way for the rise of the First Order, a military junta dedicated to reclaiming the Imperial legacy.]] |
[[File:ThisIsTotallyNotHothAndJakkuIsNotTatooine-TFAT2-4KPub.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The fall of the Galactic Empire paved the way for the rise of the First Order, a military junta dedicated to reclaiming the Imperial legacy.]] |
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| − | By [[34 ABY]], the [[Trans-Hydian Borderlands]] had become a buffer zone between the New Republic and the expanding First Order. Unwilling to risk conflict with the Order, the Republic ordered its military to avoid hostilities with any of it forces.<ref name="BTA">''[[Before the Awakening]]''</ref> After failing to stop the Resistance [[droid]] [[BB-8]], the [[scavenger]] [[Rey Skywalker|Rey]], the former [[Stormtrooper (First Order)|stormtrooper]] [[Finn]], and Han Solo from escaping with a [[Map to Skywalker|map]] leading to Luke Skywalker, the last Jedi, who had gone into self-exile after his [[Destruction of the Jedi Temple |
+ | By [[34 ABY]], the [[Trans-Hydian Borderlands]] had become a buffer zone between the New Republic and the expanding First Order. Unwilling to risk conflict with the Order, the Republic ordered its military to avoid hostilities with any of it forces.<ref name="BTA">''[[Before the Awakening]]''</ref> After failing to stop the Resistance [[droid]] [[BB-8]], the [[scavenger]] [[Rey Skywalker|Rey]], the former [[Stormtrooper (First Order)|stormtrooper]] [[Finn]], and Han Solo from escaping with a [[Map to Skywalker|map]] leading to Luke Skywalker, the last Jedi, who had gone into self-exile after his [[Destruction of the Jedi Temple|efforts to restore the Jedi Order were destroyed]], the First Order used their superweapon on Starkiller Base to launch a preemptive attack on the New Republic capital of Hosnian Prime.<ref name="Episode VII">[[Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens|''Star Wars'': Episode VII ''The Force Awakens'']]</ref> The [[Hosnian Cataclysm]] was witnessed across the galaxy since the First Order had discovered a way of firing [[dark energy]] through [[sub-hyperspace]] within [[Standard minute|minutes]].<ref name="TFA novel">[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens (novelization)|''Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' novelization]]</ref> In response, the Resistance [[Battle of Starkiller Base|destroyed]] Starkiller Base.<ref name="Episode VII" /> |
Prior to the outbreak of the [[First Order/Resistance War|open war]] between the First Order and the Resistance, the newbie Resistance [[spy]] [[Kazuda Xiono]] was posted to the ''[[Colossus]]'', a [[supertanker fuel depot]] based on the Outer Rim planet [[Castilon]].<ref name="The Recruit">{{Resistance|The Recruit}}</ref> The ''Colossus'' was subsequently [[Occupation of the Colossus|occupied]] by the First Order,<ref name="TFOO">{{Resistance|The First Order Occupation}}</ref> which wanted to exploit the station as a military supply line.<ref name="The New Trooper">{{Resistance|The New Trooper}}</ref> Following the Hosnian Cataclysm, Xiono and the rebel veteran [[Jarek Yeager]] led an [[Team Colossus|uprising]] and brought the ''Colossus'' into space.<ref name="No Escape Part 2">{{Resistance|No Escape: Part 2}}</ref> In response, the First Order launched a [[Hunt for the Colossus|hunt]] for the ''Colossus'', seeking to recapture or destroy it.<ref name="Into the Unknown">{{Resistance|Into the Unknown}}</ref> |
Prior to the outbreak of the [[First Order/Resistance War|open war]] between the First Order and the Resistance, the newbie Resistance [[spy]] [[Kazuda Xiono]] was posted to the ''[[Colossus]]'', a [[supertanker fuel depot]] based on the Outer Rim planet [[Castilon]].<ref name="The Recruit">{{Resistance|The Recruit}}</ref> The ''Colossus'' was subsequently [[Occupation of the Colossus|occupied]] by the First Order,<ref name="TFOO">{{Resistance|The First Order Occupation}}</ref> which wanted to exploit the station as a military supply line.<ref name="The New Trooper">{{Resistance|The New Trooper}}</ref> Following the Hosnian Cataclysm, Xiono and the rebel veteran [[Jarek Yeager]] led an [[Team Colossus|uprising]] and brought the ''Colossus'' into space.<ref name="No Escape Part 2">{{Resistance|No Escape: Part 2}}</ref> In response, the First Order launched a [[Hunt for the Colossus|hunt]] for the ''Colossus'', seeking to recapture or destroy it.<ref name="Into the Unknown">{{Resistance|Into the Unknown}}</ref> |
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| − | Despite the destruction of Starkiller Base, the Hosnian Cataclysm decapitated the New Republic. As a result, [[Supreme Leader]] [[Snoke]] deployed his [[legion]]s to seize military control over the galaxy. Rey predicted that the major systems would fall to the First Order within weeks. The First Order also launched an offensive against the Resistance, [[Battle of D'Qar|destroying]] their base on D'Qar and [[Attack on the Resistance fleet|pursuing]] them through space with a [[hyperspace tracker]]. Though the First Order inflicted heavy casualties on the Resistance, the First Order also sustained serious losses when [[Vice Admiral]] [[Amilyn Holdo]] rammed the Resistance's flagship [[Raddus (MC85 Star Cruiser)|''Raddus'']] into Supreme Leader Snoke's flagship ''[[Supremacy]]''. Snoke himself was assassinated by his dark side apprentice [[Ben Solo|Kylo Ren]], who claimed the title of Supreme Leader for himself. Ren pursued the surviving members of the Resistance to the planet Crait. There, Luke Skywalker made his [[Battle of Crait|last stand]] which gave the Resistance and Rey enough time to escape aboard the '' |
+ | Despite the destruction of Starkiller Base, the Hosnian Cataclysm decapitated the New Republic. As a result, [[Supreme Leader]] [[Snoke]] deployed his [[legion]]s to seize military control over the galaxy. Rey predicted that the major systems would fall to the First Order within weeks. The First Order also launched an offensive against the Resistance, [[Battle of D'Qar|destroying]] their base on D'Qar and [[Attack on the Resistance fleet|pursuing]] them through space with a [[hyperspace tracker]]. Though the First Order inflicted heavy casualties on the Resistance, the First Order also sustained serious losses when [[Vice Admiral]] [[Amilyn Holdo]] rammed the Resistance's flagship [[Raddus (MC85 Star Cruiser)|''Raddus'']] into Supreme Leader Snoke's flagship ''[[Supremacy]]''. Snoke himself was assassinated by his dark side apprentice [[Ben Solo|Kylo Ren]], who claimed the title of Supreme Leader for himself. Ren pursued the surviving members of the Resistance to the planet Crait. There, Luke Skywalker made his [[Battle of Crait|last stand]] which gave the Resistance and Rey enough time to escape aboard the ''Millennium Falcon''.<ref name="Episode VIII">[[Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi|''Star Wars'': Episode VIII ''The Last Jedi'']]</ref> The survival of the Resistance ensured that the First Order's war to conquer the galaxy would be met by staunch resistance.{{Fact}} |
===The Emperor's return=== |
===The Emperor's return=== |
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*''[[The High Republic: A Test of Courage]]'' |
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| + | *{{InsiderCite|201|Starlight: First Duty: Part One}} |
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*''[[The High Republic: Out of the Shadows]]'' |
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*''[[The High Republic: Race to Crashpoint Tower]]'' |
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*{{Shortstory|story=A Recipe for Death|book=Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens: Volume I}} |
*{{Shortstory|story=A Recipe for Death|book=Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Aliens: Volume I}} |
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| + | *''[[The Vow of Silver Dawn]]'' |
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*{{Jedi Temple Challenge|Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge - Episode 7|Episode 7}} {{Flash}} |
*{{Jedi Temple Challenge|Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge - Episode 7|Episode 7}} {{Flash}} |
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*[[Darth Maul (2017) 1|''Darth Maul'' 1]] |
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*[[Doctor Aphra Annual 1|''Doctor Aphra Annual'' 1]] |
*[[Doctor Aphra Annual 1|''Doctor Aphra Annual'' 1]] |
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*[[Doctor Aphra (2016) 10|''Doctor Aphra'' 10]] |
*[[Doctor Aphra (2016) 10|''Doctor Aphra'' 10]] |
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| − | *[[Doctor Aphra 11|''Doctor Aphra'' 11]] |
+ | *[[Doctor Aphra (2016) 11|''Doctor Aphra'' 11]] |
| − | *[[Doctor Aphra 12|''Doctor Aphra'' 12]] |
+ | *[[Doctor Aphra (2016) 12|''Doctor Aphra'' 12]] |
*[[Star Wars 35|''Star Wars'' 35]] |
*[[Star Wars 35|''Star Wars'' 35]] |
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*[[Doctor Aphra Annual 2|''Doctor Aphra Annual'' 2]] |
*[[Doctor Aphra Annual 2|''Doctor Aphra Annual'' 2]] |
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*''[[Aftermath]]'' |
*''[[Aftermath]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars: Uprising]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: Uprising]]'' |
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+ | *{{EA|games/starwars/squadrons/news/the-light-you-bring-short-story|The Light You Bring|int=The Light You Bring|archivedate=20201008213431}} |
| − | *{{EA|games/starwars/squadrons/news/count-to-three-short-story|Count to Three|archivedate=20201014012852}} |
+ | *{{EA|games/starwars/squadrons/news/count-to-three-short-story|Count to Three|int=Count to Three|archivedate=20201014012852}} |
*''[[Star Wars: Squadrons]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: Squadrons]]'' |
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*''[[Shadow Fall]]'' |
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==Sources== |
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*''[[Ultimate Star Wars]]'' |
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*{{InsiderCite|152|Rebel Rouser}} |
*{{InsiderCite|152|Rebel Rouser}} |
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| − | *{{InsiderCite|152|The Making of A New Dawn}} |
+ | *{{InsiderCite|152|The Making of A New Dawn|The Making of ''A New Dawn''}} |
*{{InsiderCite|152|Rebel Friends!}} |
*{{InsiderCite|152|Rebel Friends!}} |
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*{{SW|url=news/marvel-lucasfilm-and-a-new-era-of-star-wars-comics|text=Marvel, Lucasfilm, and a New Era of ''Star Wars'' Comics|archivedate=20171127135652}} |
*{{SW|url=news/marvel-lucasfilm-and-a-new-era-of-star-wars-comics|text=Marvel, Lucasfilm, and a New Era of ''Star Wars'' Comics|archivedate=20171127135652}} |
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*{{SWCT|Yoda - Jedi Master (ESB) - Base Series 1|Yoda - Jedi Master (ESB) - ''Base Series 1''}} |
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*{{SWCT|Yoda - Jedi Master (ROTS) - Base Series 1|Yoda - Jedi Master (ROTS) - ''Base Series 1''}} |
*{{SWCT|Yoda - Jedi Master (ROTS) - Base Series 1|Yoda - Jedi Master (ROTS) - ''Base Series 1''}} |
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| + | *{{GentleGiantCite|set=Star Wars: Rebels|pack=Zeb Maquette|link=story/front/Gentle_Giant_Ltd_Star_Wars_Rebels_Zeb_Maquette_158522.asp|archiveurl=https://archive.vn/93nxH}} |
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*{{SWCT|Bantha - Creature - Base Series 1|Bantha - Creature - ''Base Series 1''}} |
*{{SWCT|Bantha - Creature - Base Series 1|Bantha - Creature - ''Base Series 1''}} |
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*{{SWCT|Rebel Fleet Trooper - Rebel Alliance - Base Series 1|Rebel Fleet Trooper - Rebel Alliance - ''Base Series 1''}} |
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*{{HelmetCollectionCite|20|multiple=[[Helmets|Helmets: Rebel Trooper]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Leaders of the Rebel Alliance]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|20|multiple=[[Helmets|Helmets: Rebel Trooper]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Leaders of the Rebel Alliance]]}} |
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*{{HelmetCollectionCite|21|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Greedo–Gundarks]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: In Pictures]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Maz Kanata's Castle]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: Raid on Takodana]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|21|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Greedo–Gundarks]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: In Pictures]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Maz Kanata's Castle]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: Raid on Takodana]]}} |
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| − | *{{HelmetCollectionCite|22|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Gungans–Rako Hardeen]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: Phase I Clone Trooper |
+ | *{{HelmetCollectionCite|22|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Gungans–Rako Hardeen]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: Phase I Clone Trooper]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: The Supreme Chancellor of the Republic]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: The Battle of Geonosis]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|23|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Hassk Triplets–Holograms]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: In Pictures]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Princess Leia Organa]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|23|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Hassk Triplets–Holograms]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: In Pictures]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Princess Leia Organa]]}} |
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*{{HelmetCollectionCite|24|Databank A-Z|The HoloNet–General Hux}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|24|Databank A-Z|The HoloNet–General Hux}} |
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| − | *{{HelmetCollectionCite|25|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Hydroid Medusas–Imperial Academies]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: Commander Cody |
+ | *{{HelmetCollectionCite|25|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Hydroid Medusas–Imperial Academies]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: Commander Cody]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|26|Databank A-Z|Imperial Future Council–Inquisitorius}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|26|Databank A-Z|Imperial Future Council–Inquisitorius}} |
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*{{SW|url=news/where-in-the-galaxy-are-the-worlds-of-rogue-one|text=Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of ''Rogue One''?|int=Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Rogue One?|archivedate=20191010040646}} |
*{{SW|url=news/where-in-the-galaxy-are-the-worlds-of-rogue-one|text=Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of ''Rogue One''?|int=Where in the Galaxy Are the Worlds of Rogue One?|archivedate=20191010040646}} |
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*{{HelmetCollectionCite|30|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Tee Watt Kaa–Kamino]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: In Pictures]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|30|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Tee Watt Kaa–Kamino]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: In Pictures]]}} |
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*{{HelmetCollectionCite|31|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Kaminoans–King Katuunko]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: The Resistance]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: Assault on Starkiller Base]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|31|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Kaminoans–King Katuunko]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: The Resistance]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: Assault on Starkiller Base]]}} |
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| − | *{{HelmetCollectionCite|32|multiple=[[Helmets|Helmets: Hoth Rebel Soldier |
+ | *{{HelmetCollectionCite|32|multiple=[[Helmets|Helmets: Hoth Rebel Soldier]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Echo Base]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|33|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Admiral Kilian–Kowakian]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: The Republic Fleet]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|33|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Admiral Kilian–Kowakian]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: The Republic Fleet]]}} |
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*{{HelmetCollectionCite|34|multiple=[[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Citizens of Alderaan]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: Alderaan Survives!]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|34|multiple=[[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Citizens of Alderaan]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: Alderaan Survives!]]}} |
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*{{HelmetCollectionCite|35|Databank A-Z|Kyber Crystals–Laser Cannons}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|35|Databank A-Z|Kyber Crystals–Laser Cannons}} |
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| − | *{{HelmetCollectionCite|36|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Cut Lawquane–Lothal]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: Boushh |
+ | *{{HelmetCollectionCite|36|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Cut Lawquane–Lothal]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: Boushh]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Jabba's Courtiers]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|37|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Luggabeast–Malakili]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: The Battle of Ryloth]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|37|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Luggabeast–Malakili]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: The Battle of Ryloth]]}} |
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*{{HelmetCollectionCite|38|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Baze Malbus–Darth Maul]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: In Pictures]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|38|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Baze Malbus–Darth Maul]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: In Pictures]]}} |
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*{{HelmetCollectionCite|41|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: 'Occupier' Tank–Oola]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: In Pictures]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: The Secret of Kamino]]}} |
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*{{HelmetCollectionCite|42|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: OOM-9–Viceroy Bail Organa]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: The New Republic]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: Infiltrating Starkiller Base]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|42|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: OOM-9–Viceroy Bail Organa]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: The New Republic]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: Infiltrating Starkiller Base]]}} |
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| + | *{{HelmetCollectionCite|43|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Leia Organa]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: In Pictures]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Inhabitants of Jakku]]}} |
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| + | *{{HelmetCollectionCite|45|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Petranaki Arena–Proton Torpedoes]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: The Battle of Teth]]}} |
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*''[[Dawn of Rebellion]]'' |
*''[[Dawn of Rebellion]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars Lightsabers: A Guide to Weapons of the Force]]'' |
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| − | *{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Black Series|text=''Star Wars: The Black Series Centerpiece''|pack=Kylo Ren|link=Kylo-Ren-03-Star-Wars-The-Black-Series-Centerpiece-Hasbro.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908080357/ |
+ | *{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Black Series|text=''Star Wars: The Black Series Centerpiece''|pack=Kylo Ren|link=Kylo-Ren-03-Star-Wars-The-Black-Series-Centerpiece-Hasbro.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908080357/https://www.rebelscum.com/Kylo-Ren-03-Star-Wars-The-Black-Series-Centerpiece-Hasbro.asp}} |
*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Black Series|pack=Lando Calrissian|link=Lando-Calrissian-65-The-Black-Series-6-inch-hasbro.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415094110/https://www.rebelscum.com/Lando-Calrissian-65-The-Black-Series-6-inch-hasbro.asp}} |
*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Black Series|pack=Lando Calrissian|link=Lando-Calrissian-65-The-Black-Series-6-inch-hasbro.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415094110/https://www.rebelscum.com/Lando-Calrissian-65-The-Black-Series-6-inch-hasbro.asp}} |
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*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide]]'' |
*''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide]]'' |
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*{{FFGXW2|Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit|link=https://xwing-miniatures-second-edition.fandom.com/wiki/Outer_Rim_Smuggler|cardname=Outer Rim Smuggler}} {{C|Reissued in [[Millennium Falcon Expansion Pack (Second Edition)|''Millennium Falcon Expansion Pack'']]}} |
*{{FFGXW2|Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit|link=https://xwing-miniatures-second-edition.fandom.com/wiki/Outer_Rim_Smuggler|cardname=Outer Rim Smuggler}} {{C|Reissued in [[Millennium Falcon Expansion Pack (Second Edition)|''Millennium Falcon Expansion Pack'']]}} |
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*{{FFGXW2|X-Wing Second Edition Core Set|link=https://xwing-miniatures-second-edition.fandom.com/wiki/Blue_Squadron_Escort|cardname=Blue Squadron Escort}} {{C|Reissued in ''[[Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit]]'', ''[[T-65 X-Wing Expansion Pack]]''}} |
*{{FFGXW2|X-Wing Second Edition Core Set|link=https://xwing-miniatures-second-edition.fandom.com/wiki/Blue_Squadron_Escort|cardname=Blue Squadron Escort}} {{C|Reissued in ''[[Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit]]'', ''[[T-65 X-Wing Expansion Pack]]''}} |
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*''[[Star Wars: Alien Archive]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: Alien Archive]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: Scum and Villainy: Case Files on the Galaxy's Most Notorious]]'' |
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*{{FFGXW2|RZ-2 A-Wing Expansion Pack|link=https://xwing-miniatures-second-edition.fandom.com/wiki/Blue_Squadron_Recruit|cardname=Blue Squadron Recruit}} {{C|Reissued in ''[[Heralds of Hope Squadron Pack]]''}} |
*{{FFGXW2|RZ-2 A-Wing Expansion Pack|link=https://xwing-miniatures-second-edition.fandom.com/wiki/Blue_Squadron_Recruit|cardname=Blue Squadron Recruit}} {{C|Reissued in ''[[Heralds of Hope Squadron Pack]]''}} |
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*{{BuildXWingCite|1|Creating a Starship Fleet|Ralph McQuarrie – The Man Who Drew Star Wars}} |
*{{BuildXWingCite|1|Creating a Starship Fleet|Ralph McQuarrie – The Man Who Drew Star Wars}} |
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+ | *{{HelmetCollectionCite|53|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: ''Tantive IV''–Tatooine]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: Nien Nunb]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: Operation Yellow Moon]]}} |
| + | *{{HelmetCollectionCite|72|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Mace Windu]]; [[Helmets|Helmets: Pilot/Training Helmet]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Training the Jedi]]; [[Highlights of the Saga|Highlights of the Saga: Luke's Journey in the Force]]}} |
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*{{HelmetCollectionCite|76|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Xev Xrexus–Yavin 4]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Aurra Sing]]}} |
*{{HelmetCollectionCite|76|multiple=[[Databank A-Z|Databank A-Z: Xev Xrexus–Yavin 4]]; [[Weapons & Uniforms|Weapons & Uniforms: Aurra Sing]]}} |
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*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Black Series|pack=Padmé Amidala|link=Padme-amidala-81-E4081-B3834-The-Black-Series.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612004147/https://www.rebelscum.com/Padme-amidala-81-E4081-B3834-The-Black-Series.asp}} |
*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Black Series|pack=Padmé Amidala|link=Padme-amidala-81-E4081-B3834-The-Black-Series.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612004147/https://www.rebelscum.com/Padme-amidala-81-E4081-B3834-The-Black-Series.asp}} |
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*''[[Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars Character Encyclopedia, New Edition]]'' |
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| + | *{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Black Series|pack=Boba Fett|altlink=https://hasbropulse.com/collections/star-wars/products/sw-6-special-boba-fett|archiveurl=https://archive.vn/nhGZ0}} |
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*{{SWCT|Bo-Katan Kryze - Topps Finest 2019 - Base|Bo-Katan Kryze - ''Topps Finest 2019 - Base''}} |
*{{SWCT|Bo-Katan Kryze - Topps Finest 2019 - Base|Bo-Katan Kryze - ''Topps Finest 2019 - Base''}} |
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*''[[Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills]]'' |
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*{{SWCT|Paige Tico - Topps' Women of Star Wars|Paige Tico - ''Topps' Women of Star Wars''}} |
*{{SWCT|Paige Tico - Topps' Women of Star Wars|Paige Tico - ''Topps' Women of Star Wars''}} |
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*{{SWCT|The Mandalorian - 2020 Base Series 2|The Mandalorian - ''2020 Base Series 2''}} |
*{{SWCT|The Mandalorian - 2020 Base Series 2|The Mandalorian - ''2020 Base Series 2''}} |
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| − | *''[[Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu]]'' |
+ | *''[[Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu]]'' |
*{{SWCT|Bazine Netal - Topps' Women of Star Wars|Bazine Netal - ''Topps' Women of Star Wars''}} |
*{{SWCT|Bazine Netal - Topps' Women of Star Wars|Bazine Netal - ''Topps' Women of Star Wars''}} |
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*{{SWCT|Officer Sharest - Topps' Women of Star Wars|Officer Sharest - ''Topps' Women of Star Wars''}} |
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*''[[The Star Wars Book]]'' |
*''[[The Star Wars Book]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection]]'' |
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| − | *[[The Art of The Mandalorian (Season One)|''The Art of The Mandalorian'' Season One]] |
+ | *[[The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Season One)|''The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian'' Season One]] |
*{{AltayaCite|Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star}} |
*{{AltayaCite|Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star}} |
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*''[[Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian: Making of Season Two]]'' |
*''[[Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian: Making of Season Two]]'' |
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*{{BustCollectionCite|1|Star Wars Universe|Darth Vader}} |
*{{BustCollectionCite|1|Star Wars Universe|Darth Vader}} |
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*{{SWYoutube|PnWuQAYBp24|Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh: Characters of Star Wars the High Republic|archiveurl=https://archive.vn/OjNa8}} |
*{{SWYoutube|PnWuQAYBp24|Jedi Knight Vernestra Rwoh: Characters of Star Wars the High Republic|archiveurl=https://archive.vn/OjNa8}} |
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*{{SWYoutube|oRz7bDyoRg0|Avar Kriss <nowiki>|</nowiki> Characters of Star Wars: The High Republic|archiveurl=https://archive.vn/AbTH1}} |
*{{SWYoutube|oRz7bDyoRg0|Avar Kriss <nowiki>|</nowiki> Characters of Star Wars: The High Republic|archiveurl=https://archive.vn/AbTH1}} |
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*{{SWKidsYoutube|ARzH86orRno|Sabine <nowiki>|</nowiki> Star Wars A to Z|archivedate=20210220015828if_}} |
*{{SWKidsYoutube|ARzH86orRno|Sabine <nowiki>|</nowiki> Star Wars A to Z|archivedate=20210220015828if_}} |
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| − | *{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Black Series|pack=Elite Squad Trooper|altlink=https://hasbropulse.com/products/star-wars-the-black-series-elite-squad-trooper|archiveurl= |
+ | *{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Black Series|pack=Elite Squad Trooper|altlink=https://hasbropulse.com/products/star-wars-the-black-series-elite-squad-trooper|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129192913/https://hasbropulse.com/products/star-wars-the-black-series-elite-squad-trooper}} |
*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Black Series|pack=The Mandalorian Helmet|altlink=https://hasbropulse.com/collections/star-wars/products/star-wars-the-black-series-the-mandalorian-helmet|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201228081534/https://hasbropulse.com/collections/star-wars/products/star-wars-the-black-series-the-mandalorian-helmet}} |
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The galaxy, as it was commonly referred to, was one of the trillions of galaxies in the universe. The galaxy was a vast composite of over 400 billion estimated stars[1] and over 3.2 billion habitable systems[1] orbiting around a supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy.[6] The four galactic arms rotated around this black hole across a diameter of over 100,000 light-years.[4] It was home to countless sentient species and star systems.
The galaxy would serve as the setting for trade, politics, and war throughout galactic history. In historical memory, the galaxy would see the successive eras of the Galactic Republic, Galactic Empire, New Republic, among others, and was home to the Force-using orders of the Jedi and Sith.[9]
Astrography
- "There's so many! Do they all have a system of planets?"
"Most of them." - ―Anakin Skywalker and Qui-Gon Jinn
A map of the galaxy showing the locations of various planets.
The galaxy had at least two companion galaxies,[3] one of which was known as the Rishi Maze.[10]
The galaxy was divided into several regions. The regions were subdivided into sectors and then star systems which contained planets. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, oversectors were created and were composed of several sectors ruled by a Grand Moff.[7] Notable sectors/autonomous regions included the Arkanis sector, Bothan Space, Centrality, Corporate Sector, Gordian Reach, Greater Javin, Hapes Consortium, Hutt Space, Mandalorian Space, Moddell sector, Senex-Juvex, Tion Cluster,[5] and Western Reaches.[8]
The Standard Galactic Grid was used to give the location of a galactic point in grid coordinates.[11] Areas of the galactic disk could be referred to as the galactic north, south, east and west.[12]
Notable points of interest were the 50 wonders of the Core, 30 wonders of the Mid Rim and the 25 wonders of the Outer Rim.[2]
Deep Core
Main article: The Deep Core served as the innermost and most brightly lit region of space. It was the most densely-packed with stars, nebulae, and other anomalies. As such, it was dangerous to navigate, leaving it relatively few explorers.[13] It was from here that the ancient, super-massive black hole bound the galaxy together.[6]
Core Worlds
The Core Worlds were home to the richest and most important worlds in the galaxy. Densely inhabited and located on the strategic ends of several major trade lanes, its planets were hubs of fashion, education, finance, and technology.[1] It is where the human species arguably[1] began.[14] It was from Coruscant, Corellia, Kuat, Hosnian Prime, and other systems that the fate of the galaxy was often decided.[13]
Colonies
The Colonies consisted of worlds colonized by the Core. Many of its planets sat along major trade routes, and were extremely wealthy. Notable planets included Abednedo,[13] Cato Neimoidia, and Carida.[5]
Inner Rim
When first settled, the Inner Rim served as the frontier of galactic civilization for centuries, known simply as "the Rim." As colonization spread outwards, Inner Rim worlds prospered. Notable planets included Bestine, Onderon, Thyferra, and Taanab.[5]
Expansion Region
The Expansion Region contained many newer colonies sponsored by their coreward neighbors. Notable planets included Umbara, Mimban,[13][5] and the mining station known as the Ring of Kafrene.[15]
Mid Rim
The Mid Rim was a tranquil region of space that brimmed with varied galactic worlds that boasted successful governments and thriving economies. Distance from the Core gave these worlds less fame or notoriety than planets closer to the galactic center.[13] The Mid Rim was unofficially considered the lawful extent of the Galactic Republic and Galactic Empire.[6][1] Spillover piracy from the Outer Rim affected the region.[13] Those headed towards the Outer Rim saw it as the last taste of civilization, while those heading corewards saw it as the last grasp of frontier living.[16] Notable planets included Naboo, Malastare, Bothawui, Kashyyyk, Ruusan, Ringo Vinda, and Ord Mantell.[5]
Outer Rim Territories
The largest[13] region of the known galaxy, the Outer Rim Territories were considered to be lawless, strange, and savage. Criminal organizations, including the Hutt families of Hutt Space, the Black Sun, Pyke Syndicate, and Zygerrian slavers operated in abundance within the region.[1] Notable worlds included Arkanis, Mon Cala, Kessel, Ryloth, Eriadu, Sullust, Geonosis, Mustafar, Crait, Nal Hutta, Cantonica, Hoth, Lothal, Dagobah, Endor, Nar Shaddaa, Florrum, Yavin 4, Saleucami, Scarif, Felucia, Dathomir, and Tatooine.[5]
Unknown Regions
An incomplete map of the galaxy omits regions as yet unknown.
The Unknown Regions was composed of the westward arm of the galaxy that was mapped, but largely unexplored.[13] Hyperspace anomalies, solar storms, rogue magnetospheres, black holes, gravity wells, and other handicaps to hyperspace travel left it largely unexplored throughout galactic history.[17] Mysterious species shrouded in myth such the Chiss[18] and Grysk[19] originated from the Unknown Regions. Notable planets included Csilla, Ilum, Rakata Prime, Exegol, and Ahch-To.[20]
Wild Space
- "Those systems are beyond the Outer Rim, in Wild Space. Not on any map."
- ―Kanan Jarrus
Unlike other regions of the galaxy, Wild Space existed along the entire circumference of the galactic disk and on the borderlands of the Unknown Regions.[5] It was inhabited by sentient species but not fully charted, explored, and civilized.[8][7] Explorers and cartographers sought their fortune here at their peril.[13]
History
Early history
- "The Sith killed each other, victims of their own greed. But from the ashes of destruction, I was the last survivor."
- ―Darth Bane's specter
Darth Bane was an ancient Sith Lord who created the Rule of Two centuries before the Clone Wars.
The history of the galaxy has unraveled for untold millennia. The development of civilizations in all of its regions was not only influenced by physical geography, but also by urban geography and architecture, as inhabitants sought to put their own stamp on the worlds in which they inhabited.[1]
Due to the unimaginably large distances between systems, spacecraft utilized a propulsion system known as a hyperdrive to travel through hyperspace, an alternate dimension where a starship could take advantage of the wrinkles in the fabric of realspace to reduce journey time significantly, effectively "jumping" from point to point without having to travel directly between them.[9]
Approximately twenty five millennia before the Battle of Yavin, one or more ancestor species discovered the hyperdrive, which opened the galaxy up for exploration and travel.[7] Some like Hera Syndulla believed that the space-faring purrgil inspired sentient beings to develop the hyperdrive and travel the stars.[21]
The Jedi Order, a noble order of protectors unified by their ability to harness the power of the Force,[22] was founded over twenty five thousand years before the Battle of Yavin.[7] According to Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi served as the guardians of peace and justice for over a thousand generations in the Old Republic.[9] Later, a group of Force-users split from the Jedi[7] to form the Sith during the Hundred-Year Darkness.[23] In one of their wars, Malachor was devastated during the Great Scourge of Malachor, which left the battlefield littered with the petrified corpses of the Sith and Jedi combatants.[24]
The Sith built galactic-wide empires through the use of slave labor.[25][17] During their period of galactic dominance, the Sith built a shrine on Coruscant. After the Sith were driven away, the Jedi Temple was constructed over the shrine's foundations.[7] By 3966 BBY, galactic travelers were navigating hyperspace using hyperspace sextants.[16]
Roughly a millennium before the Battle of Yavin, the Sith were defeated by the Jedi and driven into hiding,[7] presumed extinct.[26] However, the Sith Lord Darth Bane survived and instituted the Rule of Two, passing the Sith legacy down to his apprentice,[27] Darth Zannah.[28] While the Old Republic collapsed, members of House Vizsla recovered the darksaber from the Jedi Temple[29] and used it to rally and unify the Mandalorians.[30] The Jedi also defeated the Zygerrian Slave Empire.[31]
Galactic Republic
- "The Republic is not what it once was. The Senate is full of greedy, squabbling delegates. There is no interest in the common good."
- ―Sheev Palpatine
For a thousand years the Senate of the Galactic Republic governed the galaxy from its headquarters on Coruscant.
A thousand years before the outbreak of the Clone Wars, several star systems united to form the Galactic Republic, which was based on the planet Coruscant. As the home of the Galactic Senate, Coruscant would become the political capital of the galaxy. The Republic would become the dominant galactic government until the Separatist Crisis.[3] With the establishment of the Republic, the Core Worlds underwent a wave of expansion by settling new worlds and establishing trading colonies. In the process, they also cut deals with native populations or simply overran them.[7] A millennium before 19 BBY, the Yavin Code was established during the Yavin Convention to govern the treatment of prisoners.[32]
In the years leading up to the Clone Wars, Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas foresaw an upcoming conflict and, against the wishes of the Jedi Order, commissioned the Kaminoans to create a clone army on Kamino.[3] In 32 BBY,[13] a dispute between the Galactic Republic and the Trade Federation over the taxation of trade routes to outlying systems led the Federation to impose a blockade on the Mid Rim world of Naboo. The Federation was eventually expelled by a coalition of Naboo humans, Gungans, and Jedi. Senator Sheev Palpatine of Naboo took advantage of the occupation of his homeworld in order to succeed Finis Valorum as Supreme Chancellor.[26] In secret, Palpatine was the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, who was dedicated to reestablishing Sith rule over the galaxy.[33]
The Clone Wars
- "The shroud of the dark side has fallen. Begun, the Clone War has."
- ―Yoda
The creation of the Republic clone troopers would herald the dawn of the first pan-galactic war in a thousand years.
By 22 BBY, dissatisfaction with the Galactic Republic had led to the emergence of a secessionist movement led by the former Jedi Count Dooku, who had secretly become Darth Sidious' apprentice Darth Tyranus. During the Separatist Crisis, several thousand star systems and corporations declared their intention to leave the Republic. The discovery of the clone army on Kamino and a Separatist Droid Army on Geonosis set the stage for the First Battle of Geonosis, which became the catalyst of the Clone Wars. At the urging of Junior Representative Jar Jar Binks, the Senate transferred emergency powers to Chancellor Palpatine, who used his new-found powers to formally create the Grand Army of the Republic.[3]
The Clone Wars engulfed much of the galaxy for the next three years.[13] Republic, Jedi, and Separatist forces fought on multiple worlds and fronts including Christophsis,[34] Ryloth,[35] Umbara,[36] Onderon,[37] Coruscant, Utapau, and Kashyyyk. The Confederacy of Independent Systems collapsed with the deaths of Dooku, General Grievous, and the Separatist Council on Mustafar. Palpatine then took the opportunity to destroy the Jedi Order and to transform the Republic into the first Galactic Empire. Emperor Palpatine also took on Anakin Skywalker as his new Sith apprentice Darth Vader.[33] With Order 66 marking the end of the Jedi Order, the Jedi, who once numbered thousands, practically disappeared. However, some managed to survive and the flames of the Jedi continued to burn in the galaxy, although with much less force than before.[38] Pursued by the imperial forces, some surviving Jedi chose to hide instead of fighting the new government that increasingly spread its dominance among the stars of the galaxy. Planets considered unimportant and unpleasant, like Tatooine,[39] a desert world with great criminal influence, Dagobah,[40] a wild and swampy world, and Bracca,[41] a scrap world where the Scrapper Guild worked, were used as hiding places by the Jedi.
Age of the Empire
- "In order to ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the first Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society!"
- ―Darth Sidious
With the rise of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy was once more ruled by the Sith.
The fascist Galactic Empire became the dominant government of the galaxy for the next two and a half decades. The Empire assumed control over galactic society, interplanetary economies, the HoloNet, and a sprawling Imperial Military.[42] As Emperor, Palpatine wielded considerable power over the Empire's military, resources, and inhabitants. The revamped Imperial Senate saw more of its powers being transferred to planetary and regional governors who had been appointed by the Empire.[43]
The Imperial Survey Corps took an interest in exploring the uncharted reaches of space, including the Unknown Regions[7] and Wild Space. As a result, the demand for maps and cartographers exponentially increased. This allowed explorers such as Auric and Rhyssa Graf to make a decent living from selling maps until they were kidnapped by the Imperial Captain Visler Korda.[44] In addition, the Empire created a galactic-wide network of Imperial Academies to indoctrinate and train youths to serve in the Imperial Military.[45] In secret, the Empire embarked on an ambitious program to create a planet-destroying superweapon called the Death Star.[7]
The Empire also expropriated land and resources and ruthlessly stamped out dissent. HoloNet and other media became a propaganda medium for the Empire.[45] In addition, the Empire was xenophobic and favored humans at the expense of alien species. In the Imperial order, aliens were regarded as serfs, slaves, and obstacles needing to be tamed, removed, or ignored. Humans came to dominate the Imperial government and military while alien species such as the Wookiees and Talz were enslaved.[46] Other alien species such as the Lasat[47] and Geonosians also experienced genocide.[48] Despite this entrenched xenophobia, some aliens rose to positions of prominence in the Empire such as the Chagrian Grand Vizier Mas Amedda,[7] the Pau'an Grand Inquisitor,[49] and the Chiss Grand Admiral Thrawn.[50]
In 10 BBY, Han Solo set a new galactic record by making the Kessel Run in less than twelve parsecs aboard the Millennium Falcon, which he later acquired from Lando Calrissian. Solo and his companions Chewbacca, Qi'ra, Tobias Beckett, Calrissian, and L3-37 had earlier stolen coaxium from the spice mining world of Kessel in order to settle Beckett's debts to the Crimson Dawn syndicate. Solo and his companions were later involved in the death of the Crimson Dawn leader Dryden Vos.[51]
As the Empire tightened its grip on the galaxy, resistance movements sprang up on a number of worlds. Most of these movements were strictly local, determined to free an individual planet or star system from Imperial rule.[52] Eventually, however, dissatisfaction and opposition to the Empire culminated in a scattered network of rebel cells. Around 4 BBY, rebel cells began to coalesce into larger groups such as the Phoenix Cell, ending a previous policy of maintaining secrecy[53] and beginning the Galactic Civil War.[54] As the rebellion grew in power, some Imperial tacticians such as Thrawn realized that the Empire was facing a galaxy-wide insurgency.[50] By 2 BBY, these disparate rebel groups had formed the Alliance to Restore the Republic under Mon Mothma[55] and Bail Organa.[52] In 0 BBY, in an attempt to obtain the Death Star plans, the Rebel Alliance launched an attack on Scarif,[56] which marked the first victory for the Rebellion in the Galactic Civil War.[9]
After a generation in power, the Empire sustained a major defeat at Endor, resulting in the loss of both the second Death Star and the Emperor.
Shortly later, the Empire destroyed the planet Alderaan under Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin's orders to showcase the power of the Death Star. In response, the Rebel Alliance used the stolen Death Star plans to destroy the Death Star during the Battle of Yavin.[9] For the next four years, the galaxy was locked in a civil war between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance. Fighting took place at locations like the Mid Rim, Sullust,[6] Hoth, and Cloud City.[57] In response, the Emperor commissioned the construction of a second Death Star above Endor and laid a trap for the Rebel Alliance in a calculated gamble. However, Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker managed to redeem his father Darth Vader, who sacrificed himself to save his son by killing the Emperor,[58] which restored balance to the Force.[59] The death of the Emperor and the destruction of the second Death Star had a cataclysmic effect on the galaxy.[60]
New Republic
- "Join us in the foundation of a new Republic to be shaped by the will of the governed. Claim your freedom and your future. Help is on the way."
- ―Leia Organa
After the Battle of Endor, the New Republic was formed to mark the beginning of a new chapter in galactic history.
Following the Battle of Endor, the Rebel Alliance transitioned into the New Republic. The Galactic Civil War reached a new crescendo as the New Republic made numerous advances on multiple fronts against the bewildered remnants of the Empire.[60] The Alliance and subsequent New Republic foiled Operation: Cinder, a posthumous contingency plan by the Emperor to devastate Naboo and at least a dozen other worlds.[61][62] In the months after the events at Endor, New Republic and Imperial forces clashed on numerous fronts including the Anoat sector,[14] Malastare, Geonosis, Naalol, Sevarcos, and Akiva.[60] A civil war also broke out on the galactic capital of Coruscant.[46]
By 5 ABY, the New Republic had reconstituted the Galactic Senate on Chandrila and gained control of the HoloNet and large swaths of the galaxy including Akiva and Kuat. Han Solo, Chewbacca, and a team of Wookiee exiles and other allies also liberated the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk from Imperial rule. However, the chaos caused by the civil war and the death of the Hutt crime lord Jabba Desilijic Tiure allowed various criminal factions including the pirate lord Eleodie Maracavanya and the Red Key Raiders to gain traction. A string of Imperial defeats led Grand Admiral Rae Sloane to propose peace talks with Chancellor Mon Mothma. However, the attack on Chandrila destroyed the mood for diplomacy and enabled Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax to seize power.[46]
Proclaiming himself Counselor to the Empire, Rax brought most of the Imperial remnants to the desert world of Jakku for a showdown with the New Republic. In truth, Rax planned to execute the final stage of the Emperor's posthumous secret Contingency plan which involved exploding the planet Jakku in order to destroy what remained of Empire. Rax planned to lead a worthy remnant into the Unknown Regions to build a new order. Several months later, New Republic agents discovered Rax's forces and the Senate dispatched a fleet to Jakku. Amidst the fighting, Sloane joined forces with the New Republic agents Norra and Brentin Lore Wexley to foil Rax's plans. Meanwhile, Mas Amedda escaped house arrest and signed the Galactic Concordance with Chancellor Mothma, facilitating the Empire's surrender to the New Republic. While the New Republic celebrated its victory, Sloane and other loyal Imperial forces fled into the Unknown Regions.[17]
Following the Battle of Jakku, the defeated remnants of the Empire signed the Galactic Concordance, which imposed harsh war reparations and demilitarized the galaxy. With the Empire defeated, the New Republic turned its attention to reshaping the galactic order. Under New Republic rule, the galaxy endured peace for the next twenty-nine years. A group of Imperial hardliners eventually left Imperial space and rebuilt themselves upon joining the First Order, a military junta founded by former Imperials in the Unknown Regions secretly dedicated to overthrowing the Republic. In the veil of the Unknown Regions, the First Order rearmed their military forces and built Starkiller Base in anticipation for their war to retake the galaxy, though this was all in direct violation of the Galactic Concordance.[16]
By 28 ABY, the New Republic had become weakened by infighting between two powerful factions: the Populists, who sought greater autonomy, and the Centrists, who desired a stronger central government. The New Republic's inability to enforce financial regulations and patrol the galactic shipping lanes allowed criminal factions such as Rinnrivin Di's cartel and the Amaxine warriors to emerge. In secret, these were front organizations that had been created by the First Order to generate revenue for its rearmament program and to subvert the New Republic. With the New Republic leadership unwilling to take action against threats to its existence, Princess Leia Organa founded a paramilitary outfit called the Resistance.[63]
Rise of the First Order
- "Today is the end of the Republic! The end of a regime that acquiesces to disorder! At this very moment, in a system far from here the New Republic lies to the galaxy while secretly supporting the treachery of the loathsome Resistance. This fierce machine which you have built, upon which we stand, will bring an end to the Senate! To their cherished fleet! All remaining systems will bow to the First Order! And will remember this as the last day of the Republic!"
- ―Armitage Hux
The fall of the Galactic Empire paved the way for the rise of the First Order, a military junta dedicated to reclaiming the Imperial legacy.
By 34 ABY, the Trans-Hydian Borderlands had become a buffer zone between the New Republic and the expanding First Order. Unwilling to risk conflict with the Order, the Republic ordered its military to avoid hostilities with any of it forces.[64] After failing to stop the Resistance droid BB-8, the scavenger Rey, the former stormtrooper Finn, and Han Solo from escaping with a map leading to Luke Skywalker, the last Jedi, who had gone into self-exile after his efforts to restore the Jedi Order were destroyed, the First Order used their superweapon on Starkiller Base to launch a preemptive attack on the New Republic capital of Hosnian Prime.[65] The Hosnian Cataclysm was witnessed across the galaxy since the First Order had discovered a way of firing dark energy through sub-hyperspace within minutes.[66] In response, the Resistance destroyed Starkiller Base.[65]
Prior to the outbreak of the open war between the First Order and the Resistance, the newbie Resistance spy Kazuda Xiono was posted to the Colossus, a supertanker fuel depot based on the Outer Rim planet Castilon.[67] The Colossus was subsequently occupied by the First Order,[68] which wanted to exploit the station as a military supply line.[69] Following the Hosnian Cataclysm, Xiono and the rebel veteran Jarek Yeager led an uprising and brought the Colossus into space.[70] In response, the First Order launched a hunt for the Colossus, seeking to recapture or destroy it.[71]
Despite the destruction of Starkiller Base, the Hosnian Cataclysm decapitated the New Republic. As a result, Supreme Leader Snoke deployed his legions to seize military control over the galaxy. Rey predicted that the major systems would fall to the First Order within weeks. The First Order also launched an offensive against the Resistance, destroying their base on D'Qar and pursuing them through space with a hyperspace tracker. Though the First Order inflicted heavy casualties on the Resistance, the First Order also sustained serious losses when Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo rammed the Resistance's flagship Raddus into Supreme Leader Snoke's flagship Supremacy. Snoke himself was assassinated by his dark side apprentice Kylo Ren, who claimed the title of Supreme Leader for himself. Ren pursued the surviving members of the Resistance to the planet Crait. There, Luke Skywalker made his last stand which gave the Resistance and Rey enough time to escape aboard the Millennium Falcon.[72] The survival of the Resistance ensured that the First Order's war to conquer the galaxy would be met by staunch resistance.[source?]
The Emperor's return
- "People are rising up all over the galaxy. Poe, we did it."
"We did it." - ―Finn and Poe Dameron
The Resistance united a citizens' fleet to confront the First Order and their so-called Final Order at Exegol.
In 35 ABY, Darth Sidious, who was restored to life after his first death, issued a broadcast under the guise of his old identity, Emperor Palpatine, vowing revenge. Using a wayfinder acquired from Mustafar, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren tracked the Sith Lord to the Unknown Regions world of Exegol, where the Emperor and his followers,[73] an organization of Sith cultists called the Sith Eternal,[74] had built a massive armada of Xyston-class Star Destroyers capable of destroying planets, the Final Order. Sidious revealed that he had created Ren's former dark side master, Snoke, and offered the Final Order and title of Emperor to Ren if he killed Rey, the last Jedi. Sidious warned Ren that Rey was, in fact, his granddaughter.[73]
With the help of an embittered General Hux, the Resistance discovered that Sidious had returned with an armada to attack the free worlds and reinforce the First Order. Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, Chewbacca, BB-8, and C-3PO embarked on a mission to recover a Sith wayfinder to reach Exegol. Following a series of adventures with the First Order and Knights of Ren, Rey acquired a wayfinder and fought with Ren on Kef Bir, in the process discovering her true lineage as Sidious' granddaughter. After sensing the death of his mother, General Leia Organa, and conversing with a memory of his father, Han Solo, Kylo Ren returned to the light side and reclaimed his identity as Ben Solo.[73]
After securing First Order Allegiant General Enric Pryde's fealty, the Emperor sent General Pryde one of his Star Destroyers, which was used to destroy the planet Kijimi as a demonstration of the Final Order's power. With the help of Rey, Generals Dameron and Finn led a Resistance attack on the Sith fleet at Exegol. While initially outnumbered, they were reinforced by a massive citizens' fleet led by General Lando Calrissian. Meanwhile, Rey and Ben Solo joined forces to defeat the Emperor at his Sith Citadel beneath Exegol. Realizing that the two were a Force dyad, Sidious drained their life energy and attacked the orbiting Resistance fleet with Force lightning. Rey was able to defeat and destroy the Emperor for good with the help of her Jedi predecessors. Thus, the rebirth of the Sith was prevented. Despite succumbing to her injuries, Rey was resurrected by Ben Solo, who transferred his life force to her.[73]
Following the final defeat of Sidious on Exegol, various worlds, including Bespin, Endor, and Jakku, rose up against the First Order. The Resistance and the wider galaxy celebrated their victory,[73]
