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The Galactic Empire, also known simply as the Empire, is a fictional autocracy featured in the Star Wars franchise. Introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars , it is the main antagonistic faction of the original trilogy , which also includes The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983).
Coruscant (/ ˈ k ɒr ə s ɑː n t /) [a] is an ecumenopolis planet in the fictional universe of Star Wars. It was first described in Timothy Zahn's 1991 novel Heir to the Empire. The planet made its first on-screen appearance in a scene added to Return of the Jedi for its 1997 re-release.
A depiction of Trantor, a fictional ecumenopolis from Isaac Asimov's Galactic Empire. Ecumenopolis (from Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē) 'the inhabited world' and πόλις 'city'; lit. ' world city '; pl. ecumenopolises or ecumenopoleis) is the hypothetical concept of a planetwide city.
This system was controlled by the Empire until the second Death Star was destroyed. [51] Endor (moon) Return of the Jedi: 1983 Film Forest moon that the second Death Star orbits, and home to an Imperial outpost. Inhabited by Ewoks. The location of the battle between the Rebel Alliance and the Empire leading to the destruction of the second ...
Virgin Galactic stock saw its biggest drop since June after founder Richard Branson said he won't be giving the company any more money.
There was a galactic empire called the Sith Empire founded by Darth Revan. This galactic power was close to overthrowing the Jedi's Republic during the Jedi Civil War. As a military dictatorship based upon fear and terror, the Empire is an explicitly villainous force with linguistic and visual traits directly reminiscent of Nazi Germany.
Virgin Galactic stock skyrocketed almost 20% to settle at $1.86 per share on Thursday after the commercial space travel company announced it would cut 18% of its workforce and shift focus to a new ...
Reign of the Empire: Palpatine's Galactic Empire rules the galaxy and the remaining Jedi are hunted down. [139] This era includes Solo: A Star Wars Story, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor, Rogue One, the animated series The Bad Batch and Rebels, and the video games Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Vader Immortal. [139]