Timeline for In “The Force Awakens,” how did the First Order obtain their power and resources?
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| Apr 6, 2017 at 11:56 | history | edited | Paul D. Waite | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 18, 2016 at 11:21 | comment | added | thegreatjedi | @DJMethaneMan Back to your question, I'm of the impression they stopped short of full demilitarisation. What they did is prohibit further Imperial use of Stormtroopers, Star Destroyers and Imperial Academies. I'm of the opinion the goal is not to weaken the Empire militarily - most of the Imperial Navy was destroyed at Jakku which was what prompted the surrender - but to execute a public gesture of dismantling the most prominent symbols of the New Order. Very politically beneficial for the fledgling New Republic, as vanquished and vanquisher. | |
| Mar 18, 2016 at 11:14 | comment | added | thegreatjedi | In a way, it's like Versailles, and I wouldn't be surprised inspiration is drawn there, given the Empire and First Order's Nazi inspiration. | |
| Mar 16, 2016 at 19:14 | comment | added | Jax | Was the Empire allowed to retain any military? Sounds a lot like Versailles after WWI | |
| Feb 20, 2016 at 13:14 | vote | accept | Paul D. Waite | ||
| Jan 8, 2016 at 7:25 | comment | added | thegreatjedi | As for exactly how much access to resources they have, I still do not know. It appears Snoke is an ancient dude (whether he predates the Galactic Republic is still speculated), so I would guess they encountered him in the Unknown Regions or he telepathically lured the Imperial military survivors to him. Either way, I would draw parallels to the Legends story of Grand Admiral Thrawn's empire in the Unknown Regions. There could be an Imperial presence established there in those two decades of unchallenged Imperialism the Rebellion/Republic do not know of. | |
| Jan 8, 2016 at 7:22 | comment | added | thegreatjedi | Adding on, new content that came to my awareness since this answer was posted informed me on the following: The majority of the Empire's surviving military jumped to the Unknown Regions, and they are the founders of the First Order. The details of the remnants of the Empire in the known galaxy is unknown. Whether those remnants are in contact with or submit to the FO is unknown, though there are members of the Republic colluding with the FO. As of the start of TFA, the Republic is in a cold war with the FO. That's the new info on the First Order's history. | |
| Dec 30, 2015 at 1:56 | history | edited | thegreatjedi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 30, 2015 at 1:51 | history | answered | thegreatjedi | CC BY-SA 3.0 |