They wish to continue this war as the New Republic, so be it. We shall gladly oblige their wishes.
—Annabelle Nakamura at Tsoss Beacon in 5 ABY
The New Republic, or simply the Republic, was a democratic union that was formally declared and founded days after the Battle of Endor, which saw the deaths of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader and the fracturing of the Galactic Empire. Established by a victorious Rebel Alliance, the Galactic Republic was restored through the New Republic and began its transition from a government/resistance movement into a political power to complete their goal. The New Republic was led by a Chancellor whom also served as the chairman of the New Republic Ruling Council. The New Republic Senate served as its legislative branch. The New Republic Armed Forces was formed out of the Alliance Military led by New Republic High Command and briefed the Chancellor daily about its affairs and operations.
With the Empire fractured and leaderless, the New Republic modeled itself after its predecessor and continued to hunt down the Imperial Military that still fought against them in the Galactic Civil War through its newly formed New Republic Armed Forces. However, the New Republic did not anticipate the actions of Grand Admiral Annabelle Nakamura when she killed Gallius Rax, became the Counselor to the Empire and united the majority of Imperial remnants to her command at Tsoss Beacon and made the Empire a severe threat once more. It was at this time that the New Republic Ruling Council found Grand Vizier Mas Amedda as both useless and powerless in comparison to Grand Admiral Nakamura's authority and influence, only for him to be assassinated on Coruscant by Anna's forces four days after the meeting at Tsoss Beacon, and began to defend against an Imperial counteroffensive throughout the galaxy the following two weeks.
The Galactic Civil War continued for another eight years as the New Republic struggled to keep its ground against the Galactic Empire led by Annabelle, losing territory and suffering major defeats in the Outer Rim and Mid Rim. Although Project Starhawk allowed the New Republic to gain traction and score victories against the Empire, it was not enough to prevent the countless more defeats suffered where these ships weren't present to change the tide. Many New Republic military officers attempted to create new strategies to use against the rising Empire to compensate for the lack of Starhawk battleships when one was not present in their defensive battles, where many avoided creating tactics that mimicked the Empire's while some saw it as necessary. It wasn't until the Second Battle of Endor in 9 ABY that the New Republic began to lose its footing against the Empire, losing the last three of its Starhawks.
Appearances[]
- Tales of the Aggressive Admiral
- Vytal Chronicles: Civil War
- The Vytal Empress