Earth Empire

"There are many who view us as a puppet state of the Galactic Empire, allow me to put your fears to rest, we are not a puppet state, we still maintain our democracy as a republic ruled by a senate, however we have a good deal with the Galactic Empire, in which they defend us, but they allow to be an independent nation. The people is still rule this nation!"

- Governor William Crest attempting to end huge public speculation that his government is a mere puppet state

The Earth Empire was a puppet state of the Galactic Empire located on the planet Earth that was ruled by a Governor William Crest and a senate made up purely of Imperial loyalists. Earth was considered a backwater planet by the Empire, so rather than spend precious resources ruling it directly, they decided to create a puppet state made of us Imperial loyalists to rule Earth on their behalf, allowing them to focus on my important regions of the galaxy.

Governor William Crest was both the appointed head of state and head of government of the state, he was selected for his fervent anti-Confederate and pro-Imperial views, William Crest had advocated the committing of atrocities against the Confederacy during the previous Earth Civil War. Helping him run the state was the Imperial Senate, which was made up of Imperial loyalist senators hand-picked by the Galactic Empire to run in elections, thus maintaining a veneer of democracy and self-determination in order to keep the people of Earth happy, in reality, however, each senate was selected by top Imperial commanders, and those deemed "unfit for senatorial service", i.e. ex-Confederates, anti-Imperials, anti-Crest people, by the Empire were forbidden to run in elections.

"Don't believe the lies of us being a free, independent democracy! The reality is that we are a puppet state of the Galactic Empire! The Empire dictates everything to us! They even hand-pick our senators and those who are permitted to run in elections, all of the Earth Empire's elections are a sham!"

- A member of the Earth Liberty Front attempting to reveal the truth about the Earth Empire's sham elections to the people

The people of Earth suffered greatly under the Earth Empire, especially as time went on the Galactic Empire began facing increasing defeat against the Rebel Alliance, William Crest was considered "mentally unstable" and paranoid, which only grew as the Galactic Empire began to be pushed back by the Rebels, he began to view the people of Earth as traitors who were plotting to overthrow him, and he responded by committing huge atrocities, even genocide, according some. Between the founding of the Earth Empire in 18 BBY and its fall in 4 ABY it was estimated that Crest's policies killed about 50 million people of Earth, most of these we citizens of the former Confederacy, leading Confederates to view him as genocidal tyrant who was trying to wipe their people out.

Particularly damaging was the Great Earth Famine of 3 ABY, which both began and flourished as a direct result of Crest's policies of destroying farmland of farmers considered "uncooperative with the nation", as well as the confiscation of food of a great many people, especially in the states which made up the former C.S.E, this one incident alone killed about 30 million of Earth's people. Not only did Crest punish the people with man-made disasters, he even had his troops round up tens of thousands at a time and execute them for the slightest anti-government thought, he enslaved hundreds of thousands of his own people to work to death in labour camps in appalling conditions, which killed further millions.

By 4 ABY the people of Earth were begging the Rebel Alliance to come and help them free themselves from William Crest and his puppet state, deeply sympathetic to Earth's plight, Mon Mothma and the other Rebel leaders made the decision to send Luke Skywalker and a force of Rebels to help the local resistance forces, the Rebel Alliance sent a fleet to combat the token Earth Empire force, and following victory in space sent troops to the ground to combat the Earth Imperial Army.

"We feel sympathy for Earth's plight, they are crying out for help in their fight for freedom, our alliance was founded for this very purpose, to liberate those groaning under Imperial tyranny, we therefore have made the decision to send a force of soldiers and ships in order to help the Earthling resistance forces win their liberty, will you lead them? We need your help."

- Mon Mothma to Luke Skywalker, asking for Luke to lead the Rebel expeditionary force to Earth

During the Liberation of Earth William Crest was taken alive, he was later hung for his many crimes, he was later remembered as the most hated man in Earth's history. After the liberation both the Confederate States of Earth and Union of Earth States were refounded, Jane Zarkan II, daughter of Jane Zarkan, was elected the President of the Confederacy.