The New Empire was a government established by the rogue Sith Lord Darth Malgus during the renewed war between the Sith Empire and the Galactic Republic.

HistoryEdit

Founding an empireEdit

Beginning with the Treaty of Coruscant and the Emperor's refusal to destroy the Republic outright at the end of the Great Galactic War, Malgus had become increasingly disenchanted with his allies. Throughout the unstable peace with the Republic during the Cold War, Malgus eventually found himself disgusted with the politics and backstabbing of the Empire and it's ruling Dark Council.

In order to rectify what he saw as the flaws of the Empire, Malgus chose to break away and establish his own dominion. His new, 'true' empire would purify the galaxy through unrelenting warfare. Believing that many others shared his views about the state of the Empire, Malgus invited any and all members of the current Empire to join his movement. In a short time, Malgus had established a loyal army of droids, mercenaries, soldiers and Sith of a wide variety of species. With this fledgling rebellion, Malgus planned to win minor victories to test its strength, while waiting for an ideal time to strike at the galaxy and defeat both the Republic and the Empire. Eventually Malgus formed many alliances with powerful Alien factions, one of these, the Schism Collective. The Collective, in return to Malgus' gifts, decided to repay his Empire with valuable scientific achievements such as incorporating the technology of the ancient Foundry into the Emperor’s captured space station. They also augmented the weaponry used by Malgus’s forces with Rakata devices and perfected the production of Malgus' stealth fleet.

Rise and fallEdit

Malgus led his new empire to a number of early victories, capturing many areas in the Unknown Regions. But the greatest opportunity for the fledgling empire came when rumor spread that the Sith Emperor had been slain by a Jedi Knight. Unbeknownst to all but a few, it had in fact been only the Emperor's Voice that had been slain; but it was Malgus' best opportunity to unite the Sith under his leadership. Several other Sith that were waiting for the right time also joined him, leaving the Empire with the rumored death of the Sith Emperor. Malgus gained the allegiance of Darth Serevin, who became one of his closest allies. Malgus accumulated many more loyal Sith, mercenaries and the droids loyal to those in this time; many believed the Sith Empire was falling apart and in utter disrepair. Malgus declared himself the Emperor of his new faction, and vowed to crush both the Republic and the Sith disloyal to him, at Ilum. It was this act that caused Malgus to make an enemy of the Republic, the Jedi, the Empire, the Sith, and the Emperor himself.

The forces loyal to Malgus found themselves attacked by Republic and Sith alike at Ilum, and Malgus' ally Darth Serevin was slain. Republic forces, led by the Hero of Tython, Barsen'thor, Unidentified Havoc Squad commander and the Ace fought against Malgus' forces alongside the Sith forces, led by Darth Nox of the Dark Council, the recently christened Emperor's Wrath, the Grand Champion of the Great Hunt, and Cipher 9. These forces stormed both Ilum and Malgus' flagship, utterly annihilating Malgus' fledgling empire. As Malgus' forces crumbled to dust against both the Republic and Sith forces, Malgus' hopes began to vanish; the battles became total victories for the Republic and Empire. The commanders stormed Malgus' flagship and after tearing through Sith, mercenaries and droids, including the newly programmed and modified HK-47, encountered and defeated Malgus at his throne room.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: The Old Republic (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel (Mentioned only)

External linksEdit

• The False Emperor on Star Wars: The Old Republic Wiki