In its place rose the Galactic Empire. Across the galaxy, people rejoiced and celebrated the end to war—and the promises of tomorrow. But that tomorrow was a lie.

Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire gives us a rare example of viewing the world of Star Wars through a critical lens. “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.” So opens almost every Star ...

In the original Star Wars trilogy, most high-ranking members of the Galactic Empire, ranging from officers like Grand Moff Tarkin to Emperor Palpatine himself, spoke with British accents.

As other Legends-era sources have revealed, the Ghorman Massacre originally took place in 18 BBY – only a year after Palpatine’s coup that putrefied the Galactic Republic into the Empire.

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If Padmé Amidala had turned to the Dark Side with Anakin Skywalker, the Galactic Empire could have been unstoppable.

The Galactic Empire has always had an appetite for the theatrical. It's the Sith Lords sitting at the top table who set that agenda, whether it's Darth Vader stomping down corridors in a billowy ...

The Galactic Senate has a fair amount of screen time in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, which recently completed a successful weeklong theatrical rerelease celebrating its upcoming 20th ...