Galactic Empire (Star Wars) Galactic Empire (Star Wars) The Galactic Empire is a fictional autocracy featured in the "Star Wars" franchise. It was first introduced in the 1977 film "Star Wars" and also appears in its two sequels: "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) and "Return of the Jedi" (1983) and is the main antagonist faction of the original trilogy. By the time of the sequel trilogy, which starts three decades following the events of the original trilogy, the government has since collapsed and has been succeeded by the First Order. The Empire's origins are depicted in the prequel "" (2005), where it replaces the
Star Wars: Battlefront Star Wars: Battlefront Star Wars: Battlefront is a series of first- and third-person shooter video games based on the "Star Wars" films. Players take the role of soldiers in either of two opposing armies in different time periods of the "Star Wars" universe. The series was launched in 2004 by LucasArts with "", developed by Pandemic Studios for LucasArts. The game received positive reviews and sold well. In 2005 Pandemic developed a sequel, "", which was also critically and commercially successful. The games were followed by "" (2007) and "" (2009) for handheld consoles and "" for mobile devices. LucasArts