The Galactic Empire, which was the first to be an interplanetary empire, was founded in 19 BBY, the final year and final days of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order, as well as the Clone Wars, after Clone Order 66 was enacted by Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, which ordered all clone troopers to turn on their Jedi Generals and execute them. It also serves as the secondary antagonistic faction of the 2018 standalone film Solo: A Star Wars Story and as a posthumous antagonistic faction in both the sequel trilogy and the 2018-2020 animated TV show Star Wars Resistance. It also appeared as the final antagonistic faction of both the prequel trilogy (specifically Episode III - Revenge of the Sith) and the 2008-2020 animated TV series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. It serves as the main antagonistic faction of the original trilogy, the 2014-2018 animated TV series Star Wars Rebels, the 2016 standalone film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the 2021 animated TV show Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and the 2019 video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
3.3 Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire and Empire-in Exile.
