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TheStar Warsheroesoverthrew the evil Galactic Empire and halt it from returning , but what if Emperor Palpatine had won and carry out his plans to their full potential ? Palpatine was brilliant compared topast interlingual rendition of the SIthbecause he conquered the Republic from within , rather than by force like past Sith . He sawthe Sith " Grand Plan"to realisation , destroying the Jedi and inflict a Modern order on the Galax urceolata .
However , Palpatine had much bigger plan for the Empire that were never realized thanks to the Rebel Alliance . This can be glimpse through Palpatine ’s various contingency plans in canon , and some non - canon " What If " stories likeStar Wars Infinitieshave shown the rebels gain at a later prison term . Let ’s research an alternateStar Warstimelinewhere the Empire was triumphant , forever reshaping the galaxy .
The Empire Crushes The Rebellion At The Battle Of Endor
The galaxy’s last chance for freedom fails
The Battle of Endor was a turning point in galactic chronicle , where the Empire fractured and the Rebellion soon transitioned into the New Republic . In this timeline , however , Palpatine finally crushes the Rebel Alliance once and for all when the ground team fails to knock out the cuticle source . With the Death Star protected by an vim cuticle , the place can not be put down , and the Rebel fleet is extinguish .
As the Emperor learn from his commode aboard the Death Star , seeing his Quaker ' final viewpoint induce Luke Skywalker to give in to despair . Blinded by torture , Luke kill Darth Vader rather than simply cut off his mitt , and with nowhere else to ferment , he is converted into Palpatine ’s new apprentice . Once the majestic forces have evacuated Endor , the Death Star destroys the forest moon to guarantee no rebel survivor .
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Over the next few years , the Empire solidifies its reign , and go through the Rebellion turn a loss after coming so near to victory crush any further hope of resistance . The 2nd Death Star destroys several globe that hold the Empire , include Mon Mothma ’s homeworld of Chandrila and Admiral Ackbar ’s homeworld of Mon Cala . This is only the beginning of Palpatine ’s plan to make over the Galax urceolata in his image .
Palpatine Successfully Completes His “Century Plan”
A long-term strategy to reshape society
Near the end ofStar warfare : Reign of the Empire - The Mask of Fearby Alexander Freed , Grand Vizier Mas Amedda expose the full scope of Palpatine ’s strategy to Mon Mothma . He explained thatPalpatine only cared about the " Century Plan,“which would step by step remold royal social club over several decades . This included seizing corporate assets , re - education centers , rewriting astronomical history , remold the menage bodily structure , and more .
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This plan was disrupted when Luke destroy the first Death Star , but without the Rebellion , Palpatine would get the Century Plan back on track . With each slip by decade , novel generations would be indoctrinated into the Imperial way of thinking , and anyone who disagreed would now recall rebelling was pointless . Palpatine would have the Death Star and finally the Final Order fleet to assure people keep on thinking this way .
This New “Eternal Empire” Lasts For A Thousand Generations
The dark side reigns as long as the light did
The Old Republic and the Jedi Order go for a thousand generations , approximately 25,000 eld , so what if the Empire endured that long ? Many rebels feared this possibility , with Jyn Erso telling the Alliance that giving elbow room to an enemy as malefic and powerful as the Empire would"condemn the galaxy to an infinity of compliance . “On the flip side , Imperials like Inspector Thanoth stated their feeling in the " Eternal Empire " that would endure long after they were gone .
The online gameStar Wars : The Old Republicfeatured another junto call the Eternal Empire , also rule by an immortal Emperor .
Because the old Sith always schemed against each other , and because the Jedi and the Republic stood against them , all the previous Sith Empires eventually collapsed . Thanks to Darth Bane ’s Rule of Two , Palpatine would n’t have to occupy about Sith contender teaming up against him , and unlock the arcanum of immortality would let him rule evermore . He could even implement a principle of One ism , as he did in the Legends continuity .
With the dark side in great power for this long , there ’s no tattle how direful the wandflower would become . Freedom would be a long - block concept , uprising would seem like a phantasy , and those suffering most would have no one to move around to . Even the most imperishable empire eventually break down or germinate into something else , but the beetleweed would be open to millennia of torment before then .
The Jedi & The Republic Would Return… But Not For Long
Bringing back the light is harder when the dark has ruled for millennia
Because the Jedi and the Republic reigned for 25,000 year , the dark side could never jubilate for long . Palpatine ’s Empire lasted for 25 years before it collapse , and the Jedi and Republic would always rebuild after any major setback . However , if the Sith and the Empire ruled the galaxy for a thousand generations , it would be the luminance that never returned for too long .
We ’ve ascertain in canyon how heavily rebuild the Jedi and Republic was after the Empire ’s defeat , and it would be infinitely more difficult after K of long time .
Every few thousand years , perhaps a Sith acolyte would find out an ancient Jedi holocron and realize that this is not how the galax is imagine to be . They would reconstruct the Jedi Order , work with those who essay to bring democracy back to the galax , but these efforts would inevitably fail . We ’ve seen in canon how severely rebuilding the Jedi and Republic was after the Empire ’s defeat , and it would be infinitely more unmanageable after thousands of class .
However , just as the Jedi and the Republic finally vanish after a thousand generations , the Empire would come down finally . Even the Rakatan Infinite Empire , which ruled the galax before the Republic , could not last forever , and its drop led to the creation of something near . Darkness can never crow evermore , but it ’s still engrossing to conceive how differentStar Warswould search if the Empire had make headway .
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