Star Destroyers are capital ships in the fictional Star Wars universe. Star Destroyers were produced by Kuat Drive Yards and serve as "the signature vessel of the fleet" for the Galactic Republic, Galactic Empire, the First Order, and the Final Order in numerous published works including film, television, novels, comics, and video games.
The Galactic Empire, the First Galactic Empire or just simply the Empire was 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 into the Imperial remnants and has been succeeded by the First Order. An autocratic regime with a complicated bureaucracy, the Galactic Empire sought to ensure one rule over every planetary system under its dominion.
Mara Jade is a fictional female character within the Star Wars franchise. She appears in the non-canon Legends series as the wife of Luke Skywalker and mother of Ben Skywalker. She has been voiced by Heidi Shannon, Edie Mirman and Kath Soucie in various Star Wars video games.
Senator Bail Organa of Alderaan, is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, mentioned in the original film, and portrayed by actor Jimmy Smits in prequels Attack of the Clones (2002), Revenge of the Sith (2005), and the anthology prequel film Rogue One (2016). Bail is married to Breha Organa, queen of the planet Alderaan, and serves as a senator of his planet in the Galactic Senate, where he is shown to be a friend with senator and former Queen of Naboo, Padmé Amidala. He also secretly serves as a member of the Rebel Alliance, of which he is a founding member. After Padmé dies, Bail and Breha adopt her daughter Leia Organa, a main character in the franchise.
The Skywalker family is a fictional family in the Star Wars franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are presented as a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force. Luke Skywalker, his twin sister Princess Leia, and their father Darth Vader are central characters in the original Star Wars film trilogy. Darth Vader, in his previous identity as Anakin Skywalker, is a lead character in the prequel film trilogy while his mother Shmi is a minor character. Leia and Han Solo's son, and also Luke's nephew, Kylo Ren plays a crucial role in the sequel trilogy of films.
The Truce at Bakura is a 1993 Star Wars spin-off novel by Kathy Tyers. It takes place immediately after the events depicted in the film Return of the Jedi (1983) and before those of the young-reader series Jedi Prince (1992–1993).
The Lost City of the Jedi is the second book of the Jedi Prince series by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, and was released in June 1992. It is preceded by the novel The Glove of Darth Vader and followed by the novel Zorba the Hutt's Revenge.
Dark Empire is a Star Wars comic book metaseries produced by Dark Horse Comics. It consists of a six-issue limited series written by Tom Veitch and drawn by Cam Kennedy, followed by a second six-issue limited series by Veitch and Kennedy and a two-issue limited series written by Veitch and drawn by Jim Baikie. Dark Empire in particular, is notable for being one of the very first Star Wars comics to be produced by Dark Horse Comics, who had acquired the comic rights to the Star Wars franchise in the early 1990s.
The Jedi Academy trilogy is a trilogy of science fiction novels set in the Star Wars expanded universe. Written by Kevin J. Anderson, the plot takes place around seven years after the events of Return of the Jedi, in 11 ABY. The series chronicles Luke Skywalker's early attempts to rebuild the Jedi Order after the defeat of the Emperor. Some of the events in the trilogy are retold from a different perspective in I, Jedi by Michael A. Stackpole.
Jedi vs. Sith is a six-part Star Wars comic book series which was released in a trade paperback graphic novel format. It was created by Ramon F. Bachs, Raul Fernandez and Darko Macan. It was published by Dark Horse Comics.
The Glove of Darth Vader is a Star Wars novel for young readers released in June 1992 as first book of the Jedi Prince series by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids. It is directly preceded within the chronology of the Star Wars expanded universe by The Truce at Bakura and is followed in the Jedi Prince series by The Lost City of the Jedi.
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader is a novel set in the non-canonical Star Wars Legends continuity, written by James Luceno, that was published by Del Rey on November 22, 2005. Dark Lord takes place in the immediate aftermath of the events in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, and focuses on Darth Vader and his rise to power in the newly inaugurated Galactic Empire.
Tatooine Ghost is a novel by Troy Denning set in the fictional Star Wars expanded universe. The book was released on March 1, 2003.
Planet of Twilight is a 1997 novel by Barbara Hambly, set in the Star Wars galaxy.
Darksaber is a 1995 Star Wars novel by American writer Kevin J. Anderson. The novel is set immediately after Children of the Jedi and one year before Planet of Twilight in the Star Wars expanded universe timeline.
The New Rebellion is a 1996 bestselling Star Wars novel written by Kristine Kathryn Rusch and published by Bantam Spectra. The novel is set thirteen years after the Battle of Endor in the Star Wars expanded universe.
Mission from Mount Yoda is the fourth book of the Jedi Prince series by Paul Davids and Hollace Davids, and was released in February 1993. It's preceded by the novel Zorba the Hutt's Revenge and followed by the novel Queen of the Empire.
The Sith are the main antagonists in the Star Wars universe. The Sith Order are depicted as an ancient monastic and kraterocratic organization of supernaturally gifted Force-wielders driven by a machiavellian agenda of galactic domination and revenge against their arch-rivals, the Jedi Order.
Sheev Palpatine is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Star Wars franchise, mainly portrayed by Ian McDiarmid. In the original trilogy, he is depicted as emperor of the Galactic Empire and the master of villain Darth Vader. In the prequel trilogy, he is portrayed as a charismatic politician who uses Machiavellian manipulation to transform the Galactic Republic into the Empire and turn Anakin Skywalker to the dark side. In the The Rise of Skywalker (2019), the final film of the sequel trilogy, Palpatine is depicted as the puppet master behind the First Order and Snoke, and the grandfather of the film's protagonist, Rey.
Mace Windu is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by actor Samuel L. Jackson in the prequel films and voiced by Jackson in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars while voice actor Terrence C. Carson voices him in other projects particularly The Clone Wars television series. He appears as a human male, Master of the Jedi High Council and one of the last members of the order's upper echelons before the Galactic Republic's fall. He is the Council's primary liaison, although the Clone Wars caused him to question his most firmly held beliefs.Despite him questioning his beliefs, he was a staunch follower of the Jedi and their ways and was distrustful of Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker much like most council members, particularly because he felt that latter had dangerous potential. Towards the end of the Clone Wars, he learns from Skywalker that Supreme Chancellor Palpatine is the Sith Lord Darth Sidious and attempts to kill him only to be betrayed by Skywalker who slices his arm off as he almost delivers the killing blow to Palpatine, allowing the latter to strike him with force lightning and send him to his death. His death was the final straw in Anakin's turn to the dark side and eventual annihilation of the Jedi Order by Palpatine.
