Dark Empire (10-17 ABY)

The Dark Empire, known also as the Empire Reborn, the New Galactic Empire, the Restored Empire or the One Empire was the reformed goverment of the Galactic Empire established by the reborn Supreme Commander Darth Vader and Galactic Emperor Palpatine. Although the Empire itself was formed when the two rulers were revived through clone bodies of Spaarti Creations in 6 ABY, it took four years to be formally reorgnized and reveal itself in 10 ABY.

Between 10-17 ABY, the Dark Empire was officially led by Darth Vader as Supreme Commander of the Imperial Military, Imperial Warlord and Lord of the Sith, Mitth'raw'nuruodo as Grand Admiral and Military Executor, Sate Pestage as Grand Vizier and Ardus Kaine as Grand Moff and Imperial Warlord. At this time, the government was a military dictatorship and authoritarian empire, with a powerful and resourceful military, but a weak political state of being. Following its official reveal, the Dark Empire declared war to the "False Empire" and the New Republic and began its campaigns against the Core Worlds and Outer Rim, striking from Vjun, Csilla and Entralla. Supplied with a deady arsenal of warships from Sienar Fleet Systems and the cloned soldiers from Spaarti Creations, the Empire was soon able to cripple its rival, before swiftly launching covert ops missions to assassinate Republic higher-ups.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Vjun, which saw the deaths of Imperial leaders Darth Vader and Ardus Kaine and the capture of Sate Pestage, Palpatine himself would step out of the shadows and take up the mantle of his apprentice and true leader of the Dark Empire. The Emperor's turning of the goverment into a Dark Side magocracy caused several key officials such as Thrawn to break off from the Dark Empire and form their own factions. Eventually, Palpatine and Military Executor Sedriss QL were killed in the Second Battle of Byss, which resulted in the collapse of the Dark Empire.