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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 7301948" data-attributes="member: 54629"><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Order_(Star_Wars)" target="_blank"><strong>Wikipedia</strong></a> has quite a bit of info gleaned from the Force Awakens Visual Dictionary. The First Order's origins bear more than a passing resemblance to Nazi Germany. After their defeat at Jakku, the Imperial remnants were "allowed" to have a small but heavily fortified region of space. The New Republic saddled them with crippling armistice treaties, then left them alone, thinking they wouldn't be a threat anymore.</p><p></p><p>Unbeknownst to the Republic, however, the Imperial remnants expanded into the Unknown Regions and began rebuilding their military power in secret. The First Order was formed when "centrist" worlds in the New Republic broke away and rejoined the Imperial remnants.</p><p></p><p>The First Order is described as a "rump state" and a "military junta". </p><p></p><p>So they do have a power base, and once they destroyed the Republic Senate, they were able to blitzkrieg their way across <s>Europe</s> the galaxy. </p><p></p><p>My guess is that Ben Solo is now the Supreme Leader of a good chunk of the galaxy. Perhaps not as much of it as Emperor Palpatine ruled over, but probably most of that same area, plus some of the Unknown Regions.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes. George Lucas himself has said that it's basically a soap opera in space (hence the term "space opera"). </p><p></p><p></p><p>While I agree that this goes against what Lucas has said in the past ("the dark side is a cancer" and "balance = no dark side"), it does fit better with the real-world philosophies on which the Force is based.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 7301948, member: 54629"] [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Order_(Star_Wars)][B]Wikipedia[/B][/url] has quite a bit of info gleaned from the Force Awakens Visual Dictionary. The First Order's origins bear more than a passing resemblance to Nazi Germany. After their defeat at Jakku, the Imperial remnants were "allowed" to have a small but heavily fortified region of space. The New Republic saddled them with crippling armistice treaties, then left them alone, thinking they wouldn't be a threat anymore. Unbeknownst to the Republic, however, the Imperial remnants expanded into the Unknown Regions and began rebuilding their military power in secret. The First Order was formed when "centrist" worlds in the New Republic broke away and rejoined the Imperial remnants. The First Order is described as a "rump state" and a "military junta". So they do have a power base, and once they destroyed the Republic Senate, they were able to blitzkrieg their way across [s]Europe[/s] the galaxy. My guess is that Ben Solo is now the Supreme Leader of a good chunk of the galaxy. Perhaps not as much of it as Emperor Palpatine ruled over, but probably most of that same area, plus some of the Unknown Regions. Yes. George Lucas himself has said that it's basically a soap opera in space (hence the term "space opera"). While I agree that this goes against what Lucas has said in the past ("the dark side is a cancer" and "balance = no dark side"), it does fit better with the real-world philosophies on which the Force is based. [/QUOTE]
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