OldKen
Master Member
What if the remnants of the empire all gathered together ie a contingency plan to fall back and regroup...
Even for years..
To regroup, rebuild, and vote in what grand moff would take over...
THEN they reemerge strong as ever with new better equipment etc.
The empire had deals all over the universe for tabanna gas, arms, spices, clones etc etc...
I'm sure that they could retain power over a lot of those assets!
So... That's how I'm excusing the empire being BACK in power.
Thus the extra muscle hunting the last "hope" Jedi makes sense.
At least to me.
Even for years..
To regroup, rebuild, and vote in what grand moff would take over...
THEN they reemerge strong as ever with new better equipment etc.
The empire had deals all over the universe for tabanna gas, arms, spices, clones etc etc...
I'm sure that they could retain power over a lot of those assets!
So... That's how I'm excusing the empire being BACK in power.
Thus the extra muscle hunting the last "hope" Jedi makes sense.
At least to me.
The issue I have with that is that if there was ONE place would have been under total control and least likely to revolt, it'd likely be Coruscant where the emperor seemed to spend all his time. Not to mention, what kept the systems in line in reality was the threat of the Emperor. There was no answer for the emperor or vader until luke. Sure, they'd build resentment, but of all the places it'd have been squashed over the 20 years between ROTS and ANH, sounds like it'd be coruscant. yet, as soon as the emperor is dead, the streets there are filled with people celebrating and tearing down his statue. You'd think that if there was a good military prescense still there, they'd have stopped that PDQ.
It's not to say there may not have been backwater worlds we never saw where they'd still be around, but I doubt they'd be a significant power. The empire may not have been snuffed out complete at the time of ROTJ, but in 30 years, you'd think it'd be settled. It's not like they personified anyone in the OT who LIKED the empire.
For E7 to have the Empire as a main threat would be disappointing.