History of the Regal Imperial Defenders

"RID that Rebel scum!"

- The motto of the Regal Imperial Defenders

The History of the Regal Imperial Defenders is the history of a guild named the Regal Imperial Defenders on the Starsider server of Sony Online Entertainment’s Massively Multiplayer Roleplaying Game, Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided, released on w|June 26, w|2003.

Behind the scenes
"Long live the Galactic Empire and its Regal Imperial Defenders!"

- A rallying cry of RID

Of course, we all know how the story ends. The "good guys" defeat the "evil" Galactic Empire during the Battle of Endor, and the galaxy lives happily ever after. But why did the history of RID truly have to end? Below is an epilogue concerning the final months of Star Wars Galaxies and our beloved Regal Imperial Defenders.

On June 24th, 2011, Sony Online Entertainment announced that Star Wars Galaxies would be shutting down on December 15th of that year. The closure of this Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying game effectively ended the epic journey of the Regal Imperial Defenders and those of thousands of other players. However, RID as a community would live on in some form or another throughout various different games and online mediums. In Star Wars Galaxies, RID survived without interruption from November 23rd, 2003 to December 15th, 2011, the span of 2,945 days, or 8 years and 23 days. While records are limited, it is safe to say that over a 1,000 different people served in RID at different times throughout our over 8 years of existence. I, Lexx Yovel, had the tremendous privilege of leading all those people during the entirety of our existence. This historical account is dedicated to all those past RID members. Their actions, big and small, made the adventure of RID all the more fun.