#the galactic empire

[ravenhairedwaywanderer]

Gonna go make me some food, pack me a vase full of happy trees, and then Ahsokatime 😂

#ahsoka tano #star wars #once a rebel always a rebel #anakin and ahsoka #grand admiral thrawn #sabine wren #ahsoka show #hera syndulla #chopper the war criminal #dave filoni #get ready to watch some wars in the stars #george lucas #the galactic empire #the new republic

[emilianadarling]

Some of the Imperial propaganda pictures I referenced and used as inspiration for a scene in the latest chapter of my fic ‘only as strong as the warrior next to you’. 😊 (Please do mind the tags.)

All of the images above can be found in “Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy”. It’s an amazing reference book and I’m really enjoying it!! It also came with 10 free posters included... bonus. 😃🙏 Also, made a rebels equivalent -- check it out!

#star wars #star wars propaganda #propaganda #the galactic empire #darth vader #stormtroopers #dinluke #only as strong as the warrior next to you #is the fic in question #and it's a dinluke fic so #tagging that also #maybe i'll do a rebel version also but for story reasons ofc the imperial propaganda is the kind that the characters are exposed to #star wars propaganda a history of persuasive art in the galaxy

[welcome-to-the-holonet]

It’s time for all the companies and organizations to change their logos to rainbow and pretend it makes them the worlds best allies!

Happy pride everyone! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

#social media #star wars #twitter #the galactic empire #pride month

[short-wooloo]

"There's like no logical way the CIS would have ended up like the empire"

Yes, it would have, that's the only way it could have ended

The Separatists are: an authoritarian imperialist slaver state controlled by a dark side cult with power concentrated in the hands of military and corporate leaders that uses the trappings of democracy to create a facade fools people into thinking they have power and is determined to wipe out the Jedi

The empire is: an authoritarian imperialist slaver state controlled by a dark side cult with power concentrated in the hands of military and corporate leaders that uses the trappings of democracy to create a facade that fools people into thinking they have power and is determined to wipe out the Jedi

Couldn't have ended up like the empire? Please, the separatists are the blueprint for the empire!

#wooloo-writes #wooloo writes #star wars #sw #star wars separatists #separatists star wars #confederacy of independent systems #sw separatists #separatists sw #the empire #the galactic empire #the overlap between the empire and the separatists is a fucking circle

[hegodamask]

New canon reference book about the Empire? Written by an actual historian? Dropping this year?

#star wars #the galactic empire #Chris Kempshall #the rise and fall of the galactic empire #how am I just finding out about this now??

[unityrain24]

ok people here's my essay. (also note that this was for my english class so it is written in a different style than i usually would. it had to be all formal and grammatically correct and such)

2212 words, analytical essay

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: A Queer Allegory for Religious Trauma

ND Stevenson’s She-Ra and The Princesses of Power is an animated Netflix original series rebooting the classic 80s show Shera: Princess of Power. This time, however, the show is chalk-full of diversity, varied body types, queer representation, pleasing colour palettes, and a friends-to-enemies-to-lovers lesbian romance. The first four seasons follow Adora (aka She-Ra) and the princesses of Etheria’s fight against the Evil Horde, using their magic to try bringing peace and justice to the planet. A portal is opened at the end of the fourth season, however, bringing the planet of Etheria out of the isolated dimension of Despondos. No longer separated from the rest of the universe, Horde Prime arrives at Etheria- not only bringing higher stakes than any season preceding it, but an entirely new layer of symbolism to the series. The final season was a clear allegory for religious trauma, an especially relevant topic for the show’s majorly queer audience.

When his armada arrives at Etheria, Horde Prime sends his army of clones and robots down to take the planet by force. Unlike the Evil Horde that had been trying to take the planet before Prime’s arrival, who were disorganized, messy, and industrial, everything under Prime is sleek, elegant, efficient, and most importantly: white. Horde Prime’s ships are white, Horde Prime’s robots are white. Horde Prime’s skin is white, his hair is white, his clothes are white, as are all his clones. Pure, unblemished white, with only sparing accents of grey or green.

In colour theory, white has a few meanings. The colour can represent purity, cleanliness, innocence, and even righteousness. This colour theory is heavily incorporated into biblical verses, metaphors, and artwork (and some might even argue that our modern idea of white comes from the Bible). In art, God and angels are almost always depicted wearing white, as is Jesus in his resurrection. Halos of white or light yellow are shown adorning holy figures' heads. Several bible verses use white robes or other white objects as a metaphor of the wearer’s purity. White is still used in several Christian rituals/customs today, such as weddings, baptisms, and more. White is one of (if not the) most important colour in Christian lore. Even in instances where pure white isn’t used, there is a clear correlation between light versus dark and good versus evil. 

White has more than one meaning, however- on the opposite side of the coin, white can also represent coldness, blankness, emptiness, and loneliness. The most interesting thing about the show’s use of white is that it encapsulates both facets of its representation. Horde Prime uses white to represent his purity and perfection, but to the people of the colourful, messy world Etheria, this is a cold, eerie colour. As are Horde Prime’s ideals. His perfection and purity is synonymous to coldness. The white represents both- not only simultaneously, but as the same thing.

Horde Prime’s empire being entirely white is no coincidence- neither in-story by Prime, nor in real life by the writers. Horde prime uses white to represent everything he stands for, and the writers use white to represent everything Christianity stands for.

Horde Prime is a being that has lived an amount of lifetimes beyond comprehension- every time his body starts to grow old and fail, he selects a new clone of his to insert his memory and very essence into. So even though he has a new body, he is still him. And the reason for this? To fulfill his self imposed purpose of bringing peace and perfection to the universe. To thousands of planets he has been, one at a time, to reach this. Horde Prime believes there is only one right way to do things, and that humanity cannot be trusted to govern themselves.

Every planet he takes goes the same: he arrives with his ships, and slowly implants chips into the neck of each and every being on a planet. These chips take away the autonomy of the host, and they are left blank. No personality, no choices, no person. All their actions are perfectly automated and controlled by a hive mind, and Horde Prime can take specific control of and see through the eyes of any individual at any given time. With Horde Prime in control, there is no war, no famine, no pain. There is only peace, perfection, and purity. And anyone who does not conform, does not accept his gracious rule, are dealt with accordingly. Entire planets have been left desolate and barren, entire peoples subjected to genocide for not accepting Horde Prime. All dead in the name of peace.

These ideals upheld by Horde Prime are strikingly similar to Christianity. Perfection and purity are two of the main ideals of Christianity, in hand with righteousness. Christians strive to “be like Jesus,” to be their idea of a good person, to be loyal to their religion, and to make it into Heaven. Several rituals to “repent” exist when they feel they have not upheld these standards correctly- including prayer, confessionals, sacrament, and baptism. Even though true perfection, purity, and righteousness are typically seen as unattainable to everyone but the Godhead, it is common belief that constant trying will at least get you as close to it as possible. Conformity is another key aspect of Christianity, though it is not advertised, and to the exact extent it is upheld depends on the sect. In general, though, Christianity pressures every one of its followers (and even those who aren’t) to behave a certain way, to think a certain way, and to only associate with others among themselves.

Horde Prime’s way of upholding these ideals isn’t dissimilar to Christianity’s either. Much like Horde Prime’s Galactic Empire, Christianity has had a long history of forced assimilation. From the Spanish conquistadors to the pilgrims and other colonial settlers of North America, death and pain has come in the wake of the spread of Christianity for hundreds of years, amongst various sects of the religion. Native peoples have been murdered for their loyalty to their “savage” non-Christian ways, land has been stolen, and indigenous religions and other important cultural traditions have been changed past recognition or completely erased, all in the name of “saving,” all in the name of “love,” all in the name of “what’s right,” all in the name of God. Christianity is the only right way, Horde Prime is the only right way.

Its likeness to Christianization isn’t the only resemblance Horde Prime’s ways share with Christianity, however. When Horde Prime arrives at Etheria, three people are brought aboard his ship- Queen Glimmer, one of the Etherian rebels that had been fighting against the Evil Horde (and now the Galactic Empire), Catra, a high-ranking member of the Evil Horde that had been taking over Etheria before the Galactic Empire arrived (but is in love with Adora, who is one of the rebels), and Hordak, the leader of the Evil Horde. Hordak was a clone of Horde Prime’s that had been stranded on Etheria, which was in an isolated dimension. He spent his time in isolation trying to take the planet so that if he was ever reunited with Horde Prime, he would be seen as “worthy”. Horde Prime, however, is displeased by Hordak’s actions- claiming that Hordak was trying to take the planet for selfish reasons rather than for Horde Prime, and for giving himself a name. As such, Hordak must be “purified.”

In this purification process, Hordak’s mind is wiped, and he begs for forgiveness and to complete the process. He is then dressed in white and walks into a circular pool with liquid that reaches his waist. The liquid is electrified for several moments, and his screams can be heard, and then it stops. He is left blank, and Horde Prime and the other clones watching praise him for being the purest among them. Later, Catra is subjected to the same process against her will, and is now a mindless servant of Horde Prime as well. This process is almost identical to the Christian concept of Baptism. While exactly how baptism is carried out varies between sects (full submersion under water versus just a sprinkling, infant versus child, etc), the purpose remains the same- to purify past sins.

A more abstract similarity between Horde Prime’s empire and Christianity is the use of titles. Prime’s clones refer to each other as “brother” (and to Catra as “sister,” once she has been “purified”), and Horde Prime as “big brother.” Not all sects of Christianity use such titles to refer to each other, but some do; notably Catholic nuns or members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons). But even those sects who do not refer to each other as brother and sister often view Jesus as their “older brother” and God as their “heavenly father.” 

Horde Prime himself has many more titles than simply “brother” or Emperor of the Galactic Horde, however. Other titles given to him include Ruler of the Known Universe, Regent of the Seven Skies, He Who Brings the Day and the Night, Revered one of the Shining galaxies, and Promised one of a Thousand Suns. In Christianity, Jesus also is referred to by many names. The Saviour, the Redeemer, the Son of God, the Son of Man, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, the Prince of Peace, the Lamb of God, and several more. In addition to titles, some of the phrases in general used by Christians and the Galactic Empire are common. Both use the word “rejoice” when telling of their faith. Amongst Christians, “glory to God in the highest” and “[God] is the same yesterday, today, and forever” are not uncommon phrases. “Glory be to Horde Prime” is a common phrase expressed by the clones, and even more so, the infamous mantra “Horde Prime sees all, Horde Prime knows all” repeated so many times throughout the season.

The titles used for each other perpetuate a feeling of conformity and a feeling of “otherness” concerning those who do not conform. The titles used for their leaders perpetuate subservience, power imbalances, respect, and devotion. The phrases used in relation to their leaders perpetuate devotion and omnipotence. These are true of both Horde Prime’s Galactic Empire and Christianity.

Horde Prime was a genuinely disturbing villain who represented every painful thing Christianity is made of- toxic perfectionism and purity, conformity, obedience, control, and omnipotence. Loss of expression and individuality. The fear of being constantly watched. These are things that anyone with religious trauma may deal with, but it’s especially true of queer people. Queer people have had a long history of oppression at the hand of Christianity (and colonialism in general). From outright murder to conversion therapy and other abuses, from abandonment to dismissal, Christianity has perpetuated all of it for centuries. And it’s still something that happens today.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power has a majorly queer audience, due to both the creative process of the show and the representation within the series itself. Not only is the creator of the series (ND Stevenson) queer, but so was practically every character- whether they were a main character, side character, or background character with only a few seconds of screen time. One of the main plots of the show is the complicated lesbian romance between Adora and Catra. As such, the series attracted a good number of queer fans, and religious trauma (or at the very least, religious fear) is a topic that hits uncomfortably close for many.

Other pieces of media that incorporate religious imagery have a tendency to be unclear about how it is framed. Is the imagery shown to be wrong and the victim is right and prevails? Is the imagery shown to be right, and the pained victim in terrified denial? Is the imagery shown to be truly wrong but inevitably triumphant anyways, no matter what the victim tries? It is so muddy in so many pieces of media. The important thing about the fifth season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power was how it was framed. Perhaps it was because it was a kids show, or perhaps it was the queer creators’ spirit and defiance, but the series was clear in their framing of Horde Prime. The perfect white make the audience uneasy. Horde Prime’s retelling of his victories fill the audience with dread and then hollowness. The “baptisms” of Hordak and Catra are disturbing. Every aspect of Horde Prime and everything he stood for was presented as wrong. Without any doubt.

 And even more importantly, the people of Etheria were able to prevail. She-Ra and the other princesses were able to defeat Horde Prime and his empire, and free those forced into subservience by his chips. Catra (and Hordak) were saved. The ships were destroyed. The people of Etheria were allowed to be free and express themselves and be people. This message was something very important to the queer audience. Not only was the fifth season an expression of queer pain, but an expression of queer hope. Neither thing should be ignored. Pain is valid. Hope is needed. To be healthy, both need to be recognized. To have a series that expressed both, and in such a queer way, was extremely important to so many people.

#long post #unityrain.txt #tw christianity #religious trauma #christian religious trauma #ex mormon #shera #she-ra #she ra #spop #shera spop #she ra spop #she ra and the princesses of power #she-ra and the princesses of power #shera and the princesses of power #meta #analysis #analytical essay #horde prime #the galactic empire #hordak #spop meta

[quasi-normalcy]

#star trek the next generation #star wars #the borg #the galactic empire

[mustafar-far-away]

crossover AU idea: star wars× hunger games

The Republic has fallen, and the Jedi have been eradicated. In order to maintain control, the Empire needs to find a way to keep force sensitive children from becoming too powerful, and keep the planets of the Empire under control.

To do this, the empire maintains a list of all force sensitive children in the Empire. Every year, a lottery is drawn for two champions from each planet, to be taken to an artifically constructed arena to fight to the death. Most of these children have no training in the force, as doing so would be punishible by death for not only the child, but everyone involved. The winners are taken away from their families forever, to be trained in the dark side of the force by the Sith emperor and his apprentice, Lord Vader. The champions become soldiers, and the Empire finds a certain joy in breaking them down until nothing but anger and fear remains.

For years, the Empire has subjugated countless planets, revelling in the continued murders of these children and extermination of the Jedi. But secretly, on the remote outer rim planet Tattooine, a young boy named Luke Skywalker has been learning about the Force from his old friend, a recluse named Ben Kenobi. When the unthinkable happens, and Luke's name is drawn, he prepares to head to the Capitol of the Empire to fight for his life, and the lives of everyone he loves. But what will happen to luke when he learns his father, the great champion Anakin Skywalker, may not only still be alive, but may be someone he will have to defeat in order to survive?

#prequel trilogy #star wars #star wars original trilogy #luke skywalker #star wars au #hunger games #the hunger games au #anakin skywalker #the galactic empire #the hunger games #hunger games au #darth vader #jedi #sith #sw original trilogy #obi wan kenobi #ben kenobi #writing prompt #mine #musings

[nateofgreat]

I don't think I've ever been more apathetic than when I heard that Disney's doing a "Tales of the Empire" show and that there's a trailer out for it. I just don't care, and I'm not even the slightest bit curious because I ALREADY KNOW what the show's going to be.

It's not that a show about villains, a spy within the Empire, or even a hapless rookie who doesn't know what they're getting into couldn't be fun. It's that I don't trust Lucasfilm to MAKE it fun.

After all, almost every show made by big studios today follows the trope of "moral grayness" as an absolute law of fiction due to its recent popularity, and are furthermore very lazy and predictable in how they write it.

So just like how "Tales of the Jedi" focused almost exclusively on showing the "flaws" of the Jedi on account of them being the heroes. I'm almost certain that "Tales of the Empire" will focus almost exclusively on the "good side" of the Empire.

I don't think Disney will ever actually posit that the Empire is good or anything but they'll want to present them as morally gray instead of evil for the sake of following modern tropes. Which will only further the silly perception that SW isn't about good vs evil and is actually some gray mush of a story with no good guys and bad guys.

So, yeah. I'm not interested.

Oh and I refuse to watch anything that goes along with Dave Filoni's mangling of the character Bariss just because he wanted Ahsoka to leave the Jedi and he was the only friend of hers that he could remember her having.

#Star Wars #anti Tales of the Jedi #anti totj #totj critical #The Galactic Empire #The Jedi Order #Tales of the Jedi critical #Tales of the Empire critical #Dave Filoni critical

[jediknightanakin-skywalker]

#star wars #star wars memes #the galactic empire #walmart #conspiracy theories

[rapha-reads]

Wait, I have a question about Foundation, the TV show more precisely. They keep talking about "humanity" and "saving mankind". The Empire is the entire Milky Way (I presume). Even people presenting biological differences like the Thespians and the Anacreons are still called humans.

Does this mean that there are no non-human sentient beings in the whole of the Galaxy? Or were they all killed when the Empire was established? Or were they assimilated to the broader population of the Empire until no difference could be made?

Because I find it really peculiar that an Empire comprised of an entire galaxy and millions of star systems would only be inhabited by homo sapiens.

Though, Asimov was more of the robot strand of sf, than the aliens one. But the show, afaict, is only loosely based on the books.

If anyone has an answer, thanks.

#foundation #foundation tv #foundation apple tv #isaac asimov #the galactic empire #rapha talks #rapha watches shows

[ospreyeamon]

The former Separatists must have been left feeling so horribly, bitterly vindicated after Palpatine proclaimed himself Emperor. Not the top leadership, who knew they’d gotten into bed with a Sith Lord, but the regular Seps who had no more idea that their government was being puppeteered by the Sith than the ordinary people who remained loyal to the Republic whose government the Sith had also subverted.

Joined Separatists because you hated Palpatine or were just unhappy that he outstayed his term as Supreme Chancellor? Turns out the guy was evil all along.

Joined the Separatists because you felt the representation in the Senate was unfairly weighted in favour of the Core Worlds to the detriment of the other regions? The Senate is now so undemocratic it’s not even pretending to be a democracy.

Joined the Separatists because you worried too much power had been consolidated in the position of Supreme Chancellor, destroying the balance of power between the different branches of government? The position has been formerly transformed into an autocratic Emperor.

Joined the Separatists because you were outraged the Republic was interfering with systems' legal right to cede, eventually resorting to military force to do so? The new Empire is openly consolidating its grip on power and widening its territory through conquest.

#Meanwhile in a Galaxy Far Far Away #star wars meta #Confederacy of Independent Systems #The Galactic Republic #The Galactic Empire #star wars prequels

[renegade0897]

"Join me, or die..."

"If you're not with me, then you're my enemy..."

"This, empire..."

END OF PART IV

#star wars #clone force 99 #the bad batch #the galactic empire

[genyasglockk]

the jedi order was very flawed and while they did play a part in their own downfall, i think it's just very incorrect to say they were the sole reason for their destruction. to put the full blane on them for their own genocide is just. . . don't do that. there were other factors at play. they are not solely responsible for the purging of their own people.

#star wars #jedi order #obi wan kenobi #anakin skywalker #darth vader #lord palpatine #order 66 #the galactic empire #its just really rubs me the wrong way when people say shit like that #like what are u talking about

[short-wooloo]

"The empire is only partially based on nazi germany, it's actually primarily based off the united sta-"

NO!! IT ISN'T!!

George Lucas has been very clear! The empire is very explicitly based off of the nazis thematically, aesthetically, politically and in methodology!

There is only one-ONE!-instance of Lucas comparing the empire to the US, and it's when he compares the fight between the Rebels and the empire to Vietnam against the US, but he wasn't talking about the politics of the two or making some kind a commentary on the US! Lucas was talking about the numerical and technological disparity between Vietnam/the Rebels and the empire/US, he wasn't saying the US is the empire!

The major US analogy in SW is the late Republic of the prequels, with the political corruption and out of control capitalism and the power of corporations over government, but its ultimately still an exaggeration and Lucas makes a point of saying (through the Jedi and Senators like Padme/Bail) that the Republic is still worth saving, it can be good, and it's end is ultimately a tragedy and loss for the galaxy

Honestly this whole stupid "empire is the US" thing is just childish "US bad" mindset, contrarianism, and tankie "the US is uniquely evil and source of evil" nonsense all mixed together and applied to SW in an attempt at coming off as enlightened

#wooloo-writes #wooloo writes #star wars #sw #george lucas #the galactic empire #the empire #galactic empire #galactic republic #usa #us #united states #united states of america #the galactic republic

[hegodamask]

“You’re in my net. Are you a fish? Or are you a thief?”

DENISE GOUGH in ANDOR (2022)

#Star Wars #StarWarsEdit #AndorEdit #SWEdit #Andor #Dedra Meero #Denise Gough #Death Troopers #the galactic empire #gif #edit2 #i support women's rights. but more importantly...i support women's wrongs ❤ #denise gough is such a good actress she's gonna body this #look at her eyes in that second gif....not a hint of sanity to be found #i love her already