
Later, veteran Senator Garm Bel Iblis of Corellia becomes involved as he begins to fear that the New Order is causing Corellia to lose its distinctive identity.

Two Senators, Bail Organa of Alderaan and Mon Mothma of Chandrila, secretly discuss organized resistance in Organa's Cantham House residence on Coruscant.

However, cooperation is limited by the fear of detection and the ignorance of others' activities. Victories are difficult to achieve, and few make a lasting impact on the galaxy.īehind the scenes, a few powerful Imperial Senators have struggled for decades in a battle against oppressive Imperial edicts. Although they might be temporarily successful, none of these uprisings comes close to challenging the vast military power of the Empire. Updated on June 9th, 2021 by Josh Davison: The Star Wars universe continues to grow with new movies, videogames, television series, and comic books. This means that new designations of Stormtroopers are introduced, and audiences get to see how the Galactic Empire enforced its rule in specific situations across the galaxy.The following covers the major events leading up to the state of the Rebellion during The Rebellion Era, and should make it easier to understand the current state of The Rebel Alliance.ĭark Times uprisings are small and restricted to specific planets or regions. It wouldn’t be until their accelerated-aging process made them too old to serve in the Stormtrooper's ranks and forced the Empire to start using human-born recruits. When the Republic was eventually redesigned as the first Galactic Empire by Chancellor Palpatine, the Clone Troopers were conscripted into the Imperial Army and became the first Stormtroopers. They began as clones with the sole purpose of becoming a Grand Army of the Republic. The Empire created Stormtrooper variants to match the details of every mission, to operate in any environment, and to succeed whatever the cost. RELATED: Star Wars: 5 Traits Anakin Kept From His Youth (& 5 He Outgrew)

These soldiers are recruited, trained, and dispatched to police the galaxy and enforce Emperor Palpatine’s iron will as the most visible symbol of Imperial martial law. In the Star Wars universe, the Empire’s supremacy is most visible in the rows upon rows of its white and black infantry, the Stormtrooper Corps.
