Galactic Empire

The Galactic Empire, declared as the First Galactic Empire, commonly referred to as simply the Empire, is a human-ethnocentric fascist galactic government that replaced the Galactic Republic in the aftermath of the Clone Wars and the primary antagonistic faction in Rico's Brigade.

Also known as the New Order, the Empire was founded and ruled by Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine—who was secretly in fact the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious—the new regime rose to power with a groundswell of populist support, promising peace and stability from the destructive Clone Wars. At the end of the Clone Wars, Order 66 was executed, the entire Jedi Order branded traitors and massacred to a few fugitive survivors, and Palpatine declared himself emperor of the Republic, now the Galactic Empire. The reorganized regime quickly instituted fascist, xenophobic, and militaristic policy, and expanded from the galactic core outward, instituting permanent military rule on all planets initially in the Republic, and annexing almost all formerly independent worlds. Though the Empire promised peace and prosperity to worlds ravaged by the Clone Wars, the populace soon found this a lie as many non-human species were enslaved, taxes skyrocketed to pay for the Empire's massive war machine, and draconian laws were instituted despite the Empire's own widespread corruption and incompetence. Pockets of resistance sprung up, but due to the Empire's massive military, no rebel group was able to gain any sort of foothold. But roughly two years after Order 66, a new hope emerged from the far corners of the galaxy; the military force known as Rico's Brigade.

Commanders in the Empire include fallen Jedi Darth Vader, Grand Moff Tarkin, The Dutchman, Commander Cody and Commander Fox. All are under the command of Emperor Palpatine, who frequently employs bounty hunter Boba Fett, and occasionally makes use of Sith-trained assassins such as Trip Hansen. The Galactic Empire's primary infantry are Stormtroopers; human conscripts and recruits from the Empire's populace. Because the Empire prefers quantity over quality in most respects and has no regard for it's individual, non-elite citizens, Stormtroopers have a deserved reputation for being an ineffective fighting force when not given the advantage of overwhelming numbers, a brilliant commander, or proper support, due to their cheaply-made equipment, low morale, and minimal training. However, by only three years after the Clone Wars, there exist roughly 100 billion Stormtroopers in the galaxy, compared to Rico's Brigade's roughly 20 billion clone troopers, meaning the Empire will almost always have the advantage in resources over any enemy. There are also many variants of Stormtroopers, including Flame Troopers, Lava Troopers, Noval Troopers, Nova Troopers, Snow Troopers and Coruscant Guard, distinguishable by their special armor.

The rarest and most elite infantry in the Empire include Death Troopers and Red Guards.

Members

 * Darth Sidious
 * Darth Vader
 * Wilhuff Tarkin (Formerly)
 * Boba Fett (Contractor)
 * The Flying Dutchman
 * Commander Cody
 * Commander Fox (Formerly)
 * Trip Hansen (Formerly)
 * Zen Kalab
 * Stormtroopers
 * Vader's Fist
 * Death Troopers
 * Imperial Officers
 * Red Guards
 * Naval Troopers
 * Shadow Troopers
 * Nova Troopers
 * Snow Troopers
 * Forest Troopers

Appearances

 * Clone Baptism By Fire (first appearance)
 * Fortress of Ryloth
 * Imperial Retaliation
 * An Unexpected Ally
 * Amphibious Clone Assault
 * Downed Gunship Rescue
 * Enemies and Allies
 * Clone Legion Ambushed
 * A Fallen Leader
 * Invasion of Kamino
 * Sith Counter Attack

Allies

 * Hutt Cartel (Formerly)

Enemies

 * Rico's Brigade
 * Rebel Alliance
 * Jayden Dooku's Droid Army (possibly)
 * Droid Rebellion (Possibly)
 * Chaos's Army