Galactic Empire: A Story of a Corrupted Universe

The Galactic Empire, also known as the New Order, the First Galactic Empire, Palpatine's Empire, the Universal Imperium, the Imperium, or simply as The Empire, is the universal government that was established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in 19 BBY, from the Galactic Republic and Confederacy of Independent Dimensions. A very massive and extensive organization, the Empire has a large government bureaucracy and extensive military forces, comprised of countless numbers of troops, capital starships, superweapons, and the like. The Death Star, the Galaxy Gun, the World Devastator, and the Sun Crusher are the Empire's primary weapons. Controlling over one hundred million dimensions throughout the known Universe, the Empire has become known as an oppressive and destructive government. The following are how dimensions and Star Wars/Star Trek worlds have fared under the Empire's rule.

Star Trek
The following are worlds or species that have been oppressed by the Empire within Star Trek:

Vulcan-This desert world was the homeworld of the Vulcans, a species renowned for their emotional self-control and their great scientific knowledge. Vulcan had been a founding member of the Galactic Republic in 25,053 BBY, and had long been a respected Republic member world, supplying many leading scientists, government officials, Jedi, and the like. It was assaulted twice by the Separatists during the Clone Wars, but both efforts were defeated by Republic and Vulcan defense forces. Upon the establishment of the Galactic Empire, the Vulcans and hundreds of thousands of other alien species across both Star Wars and Star Trek were targeted for Imperial subjugation and enslavement. Vulcan was prized by the Imperials for its scientific laboratories, research outposts, and for its vast labor resources. As such, the Empire attacked the world in 18 BBY, in a assault lead by Grand Moff Willhuff Tarkin. The Vulcan defense warships and militias were quickly overwhelmed, and the planet was occupied by the Empire. The Vulcans themselves were enslaved by the Empire, with numerous concentration camps and enslavement facilities being established on the world. The sacred tombs of Mountain Seleya were demolished and the Imperials imposed a harsh regimen in the world's cities. The scientific outposts and labs were used for Imperial military research projects, and many Vulcans were shipped off world, forced to work on the Death Star and various other Imperial construction projects.

Romulus and Remus-These worlds were the homeworlds of the Romulans and Remans, two of the major Star Trek species. The Romulans were an Vulcan offshoot race, having been exiled from Vulcan c. 26,000 BBY. They had occupied Romulus and had conquered the Remans. The Romulans built an powerful Empire that lasted until the days of the Republic. The Romulans were defeated by Republic forces in 20,000 BBY and shortly after joined as members. In 22 BBY, Romulus and Remus seceded from the Republic and joined the Confederacy of Independent Dimensions. The Republic eventually brought the world back under its control in 19 BBY, shortly before the Empire was founded. Determined to punish the Romulans and Remans, and to exploit them for their resources and labor, the Empire enslaved both species in late 19 BBY, seizing the mines of Remus and the cities of Romulus. Imperial authorities were installed that governed both worlds, and both Romulan and Reman slaves were forced to toil in the mines, factories, and shipyards of both worlds, and hundreds of thousands were shuttled to Despayre (site of the Death Star construction in Star Wars), the Maw Installation, and other Imperial slave, penal, and colonial worlds/dimensions. The Romulans and Remans revolted against the Empire in 3 BBY, but this was brutally crushed and many major Romulan cities were sacked by the Imperials as revenge.

Qu'onos-This was the homeworld of the Klingons, a major Star Trek species renowned for their militarism and caste society. The Klingons had built up a powerful Empire c. 24,000 BBY, but a millenia later had been defeated by the expanding Galactic Republic and forced to join as members. They had eventually become a respected species in the Universe, and remained loyal to the Republic at the outbreak of the Clone Wars. Qu'onos was briefly captured by the Confederacy in 21 BBY, but the Republic and Klingons combined together to repel them. When the Galactic Empire was formed, however, the central government's view towards alien species changed drastically. The Imperials desired the minerals of Klingon's moon Praxis, the Klingon factories and military outposts, and the Klingons themselves as slave labor. In 18 BBY, Qu'onos was assaulted by an Imperial expedition commanded by Grand Moff Tarkin, and despite fierce Klingon resistance was overrun and subjugated. The Klingons were enslaved, as the Empire cleared out First City and Tong Vee, established concentration camps and containment facilities within the Hamar Mountains, expanded the mining operations of Praxis, and constructed a orbital defense base around the world. Klingon slaves worked at factories, military outposts, and mines, while also being deported offworld to work at Despayre and other Imperial construction projects. The Klingons constantly resisted the Imperial rule, and erupted in massive rebellion in 2 BBY. They were punished as Qam Chee and the Klingon Valleys were devastated by Imperial warships and millions of Klingon women and children were slaughtered.

Betazed-This was the homeworld of the Betazoids, a near-human species renowned for their telepathic skills. It was precisely this that doomed them to the Empire's wrath. The Betazoids had been founding members of the Galactic Republic in 25,053 BBY, and many became respected Jedi Knights or military agents. It was only Palpatine's considerable skill in the Force that allowed him to deflect their suspicions of him before and during the Clone Wars. The world was assaulted and plundered by Confederate forces under General Grevious in 20 BBY, but recovered by the time the Galactic Empire was formed in 19 BBY. The Empire installed a garrison on the world and reined in the Betazed government. This was followed in 15 BBY with the imposition of martial law and other measures. Betazed was declared off-limits to the rest of the Universe and was quarantined. A decade later, the Empire bombarded the world, in the Betazed Massacres. As a result, nearly ten billion Betazeds died, and the world was turned from a vibrant and green planet to a lifeless wasteland. This is counted as among the worst of the Empire's atrocities.

Bajor-This world in the fringes of the Star Trek Alpha Quadrant was home to the Bajorans, another near-Human species. Bajor had remained undiscovered by the Galactic Republic and as such retained its independence, developing its own interstellar spacecraft and enjoying a great period of prosperity. In 21 BBY, however, the world entered into a devastating civil war, as certain rebel factions coordinated themselves against the Bajoran Government. This civil war lasted for over a decade and weakened the world's defenses. In 10 BBY, Imperial scouts surveying the Deep Space Nine regions stumbled upon the world. The Empire decided that the world would be useful as a military outpost and also for its rare minerals and labor resources. The following year (9 BBY), the world was assaulted by Imperial forces under the command of Darth Vader and Tarkin, and both the government and the rebel factions were quickly overwhelmed and destroyed. Bajor was annexed and subjugated by the Empire, as Imperial troops moved onto the world and established a government in Bajoran City. The Bajorans were enslaved and found Imperial mining facilities, trade ports, and camps being established over their world. The Empire deported many Bajorans off world to work on the Death Star and other Imperial construction projects, while constructing a orbital defense base and space platforms above the world's atmosphere. The Bajorans revolted in 2 BBY and were punished with the sack of many of their major towns and cities.

Cardassia Prime-This world was the homeworld of the Cardassians, a aggressive and arrogant species who dwelled in the Alpha Quadrant. They had established the Cardassian Union in 6,000 BBY, and shortly afterwards made contact with the Galactic Republic. The Republic extended diplomatic overtures to the Cardassians, but they rejected this and attacked Republic outposts, worlds, and garrisons near their territory. The Republic and Jedi responded with a swift military campaign, and the Cardassians were attacked, defeated, and annexed. They simmered under Republic rule, erupting in revolt at least a hundred times between 6,000 and 22 BBY, before finally breaking away and joining the Confederacy in 22 BBY. Cardassia then attacked Republic colonies, but was defeated by the Jedi and fell back under aggressive assaults. In 19 BBY, the Republic recaptured the world, and shortly after, the Galactic Empire was founded. Imperial forces stationed on the world immediately enslaved the Cardassians, and prisons throughout the planet were converted into containment facilities and enslavement camps. Nearly fifty million Cardassians were deported off the world to work on other Imperial construction projects, including the Death Star at Despayre.

Gornar-This world in the Beta Quadrant was the home of the Gorns, a reptilian species who had obtained a Space Age in c. 24,500 BBY and had remained stubbornly independent of the Galactic Republic, establishing a Hegemony that became one of the strongest independent states in the Star Trek Galaxy. Nevertheless, Count Dooku persuaded the Gorn into joining the Confederacy of Independent Dimensions during the Clone Wars, intending on using their warship models for his own purposes. The Gorn and their Confederate armies penetrated into Republic territory, as far as Illyria, before being decisively defeated and forced out by Admiral Wulff Yularen in early 19 BBY. When the Separatist droid armies were decomissioned and the Republic turned into the Empire, the Gorn were targeted by the Empire for the purposes of slave labor. Imperial forces, commanded by Yularen and Admiral Charles Brensen, the Imperial commander of all forces in the Local Space region, launched an invasion of Gorn space in late 19 BBY. The Gorn were easily overwhelmed and Gornar fell to Imperial forces. The Empire, using the service of Ferengi and Transdoshan enslavers, brought the violent Gorn species into slavery and established extensive garrisons, stations, and outposts throughout their former dominions. Many Gorn were shipped off to work on the Death Star, Sun Crusher, and Maw Installation projects, and could be found as front-line laborers alongside the Wookiees, Na'vi, ETs, Borg, and the like from various alien dimensions throughout the Universe. The Gorn erupted in a massive uprising in 1 BBY, slaughtering hundreds of thousands of Imperial prison guards and stormtroopers on their world. In response, the Empire devastated the world, leaving it a wasteland.

Tholia-This world in the Alpha Quadrant housed the Tholians, an extremely xenophobic species who had constructed the Tholian Assembly in 25,000 BBY and had refused to join the Galactic Republic. The Tholians had maintained limited contacts with the Confederacy of Independent Dimensions during the Clone Wars, although they refused to join that organization as full members. The Tholians were alarmed by the establishment of the hostile and militaristic Galactic Empire in 19 BBY. The Imperials stationed forces on the Tholian boundaries and demanded that they accept Imperial membership. The Tholians refused and instead attacked the Imperial colony at Murdor. This prompted a full-scale invasion, as the Tholian forces were quickly destroyed by Imperial armadas as they swept forth to Tholia. The world was bombarded and decimated by Star Destroyers, and billions of Tholians died. The Empire then installed oxygenated bases on Tholia and enslaved the remaining Tholians, forcing them to work at their world's mines, factories, and commercial installations.