It is the main antagonistic faction of the original trilogy.

It was first introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars and appears in its two sequels: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). The Galactic Empire is a fictional autocracy featured in the Star Wars franchise. While Imperial Officer ranks in the original trilogy can get confusing at times, Star Wars fixed its problem with the First Order in the sequel trilogy, which uses a combination of uniform color and arm insignia to denote an officer's rank.Galactic Standard Credit (Imperial Dataries)Ĭoruscant (Senate District, Imperial Center) And despite the Imperial Officer rank badges lacking meaning in A New Hope, the franchise has slowly repaired the badges' significance since then. Meanwhile, Legends-era Admirals, like Kendal Ozzel, wear badges consisting of six red tiles on top of six blue ones, flanked on both sides by code cylinders.įinally, Grand Admiral Thrawn achieved one of the highest ranks in the Imperial Navy, which earned him a badge with three blue and three yellow tiles on the top row and three blue and three red tiles below it. In Star Wars Legends’ second era, Generals-such as Maximillian Veers-wear badges that were nearly identical to Legends-era Majors. In the Empire's first era, Orson Krennic sports a double-layered badge, indicating his rank of Director within the Imperial Military Department of Advanced Weapons Research.

In Legends, Grand Moff Tarkin’s badge is identified as a Priority Sector High Commander. Even higher-ranking Imperials exist throughout Star Wars.

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