— Ch. 1 · Origins And Formation —
First Order (Star Wars).
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On the planet Jakku, the final battle of the Galactic Civil War ended with thousands of worlds rising to join the Rebel Alliance. The disorganized Empire fell victim to warlordism after its defeat at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY. One year later, a massive Imperial counter-offensive reached its climax on that same world. The New Republic deemed the remaining sectors too small a threat to justify liberating them through high-cost warfare. They forced the Empire to accept the Galactic Concordance, an armistice imposing strict disarmament and punishing reparations. Admiral Rae Sloane and Commandant Brendol Hux became the de facto founders of what would become the First Order. Fugitives reorganized themselves into a hermit kingdom spending three decades instigating a cold war against the New Republic. They secretly pushed into the Unknown Regions to seize new undeveloped worlds for resources. By six years before The Force Awakens, Centrist worlds seceded from the New Republic to reunite with these holdout remnants. These conspirators publicly revealed Leia Organa was the daughter of Darth Vader to harm her political standing among Populists.
Military Doctrine And Technology
The First Order lacks the galaxy-wide resources the old Empire once commanded. Their military adapted to a quality over quantity philosophy to make efficient use of few resources. Culturally, Sith-influenced philosophies were incorporated and streamlined into their doctrine. Survival of the fittest rules their ranks; if one soldier cannot fulfill duty, they die serving the Order. A major plot point in The Last Jedi involves hyperspace tracking technology allowing pursuit of enemy vessels through jumps. This tech existed as a research project almost forty years prior during the time of A New Hope. Star Destroyers like the Resurgent-class are nearly twice as large as the Imperial-class models they replaced. TIE fighters designated TIE/fo show greater concern for unit stamina and survivability than previous models. Visual design reversed solar panels to white on dark metal frames compared to black on light grey. Kylo Ren pilots his own personal TIE silencer fighter which is wider and more elongated than standard interceptors. The Supremacy measures 60 kilometers at its greatest width, equal to about 18 Resurgent-class ships lined up end to end.