We are the true Sith. We will not cease until the galaxy is under our control and the Jedi vanquished forever. We have waited for centuries, and now we have elected to once and for all wipe the pathetic Federation and the collapsing Empire from the face of the galaxy. I am Darth Ominus, Emperor of the Sith, and the Force is my weapon.
—Darth Ominus's message to the Imperial and Federal leadership after his intervention in the Galactic Civil War, 10 ABY
The Infinite Empire of the Sith, also sometimes called the Infinite Empire (not to be confused with the pre-Republic Rakatan Infinite Empire) or the Sith Empire, was an interstellar galactic government active during the first millennium BBY and ABY. Founded in the Unknown Regions by the Dark Lord of the Sith sometime in the first millennium BBY, the Infinite Empire gradually expanded over the years, occupying new star systems and rapidly building up its economic and military capability. After the reigning Infinite Emperor took on the young Darth Ominus as his apprentice in the years leading up to the Clone Wars, the Empire underwent a period of expansion unseen in its history. This rate of expansion only increased after Darth Ominus murdered and overthrow his Master and made himself the Infinite Emperor. Amassing a huge wealth of power, he waited until after the Imperial Civil War was over, shortly after the climactic Battle of Coruscant, before attacking the known galaxy, to ensure that his prospective enemies would be at their weakest.
History[]
Military[]
One of the core components of the Infinite Empire's identity was a constant state of militarization. Much like many previous Sith empires in galactic history, the Infinite Empire focused huge resources on building a very large and powerful professional military to enable its conquest of the Republic and all of known space. Much like the Imperial-class Star Destroyers of the Galactic Empire, the Dictator-class heavy cruiser served as the chief "enforcer" and capital ship of the Infinite Empire, allowing its fleets to challenge (and, early in the war, decisively win against) Imperial and Federal fleets despite the huge relative differences in territorial and economic size.
By 7 ABY, Darth Ominus' Black Moon Project was completed.
Astrography[]
The Infinite Empire was almost entirely limited to controlling systems in the Unknown Regions before it revealed itself to the galaxy in 10 ABY. At the moment of its invasion of the known galaxy, the Infinite Empire was believed to control some five thousand systems. The Imperial capital, Kas'um, was heavily developed after centuries of concerted efforts at building a Sith empire. By 7 ABY, Darth Ominus' Black Moon Project was completed.