However, Emperor Suntzu was only on the throne for a short period when a civil war erupted between the Army and Navy. Suntzu, Commanding Officer of the Imperial Navy, was next to sit on the throne. Main articles: Emperor Suntzu and Order of Darkness However, the damage was done, as the galaxy collapsed into innumerable local wars between local warlords. The Seperatists, eventually, were worn down and broke apart due to their massive losses and internal factionalisation, its members collapsing into obscurity or being absorbed by others so only a few largely independent factions of varying influence remained. At the same time, other political bodies and trade groups broke away to form their own independent territories as their own.

The 'Seperatists', armed with vast droid armies, fought openly with the newly created Clone Army of the Republic. Events rapidly deteriorated until armed conflict was inevitable. More and more factions, both political and economic, grew weary of the stagnation and bureaucracy to the point where they gathered together to seceed and declare themselves independent from the Republic. As the largest power in the Galaxy however the Empire is identified with general law and order, and this therefore brings it into competition and conflict with pirate and terrorist organisations, such as Eidola.Īfter a thousand years of growing mismanagement and corruption, the Galactic Republic fell. Beyond this, the political landscape of enemies and friends changes regularly for the Empire. The Galactic Empire is locked in a mortal battle with the Rebel Alliance, an organisation that considers the Empire a corrupt of the old Republic and aims to replace it with a New Republic. Even a Gamorrean, Hovstad Stockmann rose to the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Imperial Army before defecting to the Rebel Alliance. Historically, non-humans have been permitted to join the Galactic Empire at various times and a number have even become members of Imperial High Command. DII has been known to use aliens, for example, and aliens have served in parts of the government. The Galactic Empire is by policy human-only, though it is believed that aliens can be employed in some capacities in particular circumstances. The shadowy role of Darth Knyte is not well known, but he isn't believed to play a major role in day-to-day management.

The current Executor is Guinar Ndengin who acts as the Emperor's deputy in all public matters. Represented on this are the various branches the ministries of the government, the Sectors (headed by Moffs), the Imperial Army, the Imperial Navy, COMPNOR, and the city-states. The highest aspect of the Imperial government is the Imperial High Command, which is chaired by the Emperor and his two lieutenants: the Executor and Dark Lord of the Sith.

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