User blog:BeastMan14/As A Galaxy Burns... The Reapers vs The Empire!



The Reapers,The Feared Race of Sentient Ships Who Desire To Purge The Galaxy of All Life!

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The Empire,The Galaxy Wide Dictatorship That Rules With An Iron Fist!

WHO...IS...DEADLIEST?

The Empire
Bio:The Galactic Empire, also known as the New Order, the Old Empire, the First Galactic Empire, Palpatine's New Order, the Imperium or simply the Empire, was the galactic government established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to replace the Galactic Republic in 19 BBY and bring Sith rule to the galaxy. The Republic, which had lasted for at least 25,034 years, ended following a period of intense political turmoil and the subsequent devastation of the Clone Wars. After General Grievous was defeated at the battle of Utapau, and shortly before the leaders of the Confederacy of Independent Systems were killed on Mustafar by Darth Vader, Chancellor Palpatine (by then ruling with near-absolute power), began a purge of the Jedi Order, and then proclaimed himself Emperor of the galaxy and reorganized the Galactic Republic into "the first Galactic Empire" on the galactic capital. With the rise of the Empire, all the institutions of the old Republic found themselves either dismantled or modified beyond recognition. There was a riot of renaming all things "Imperial" to glorify the new Emperor: overnight, the Coruscant sector was renamed the Imperial Sector, Coruscant itself was renamed Imperial Center, and Galactic City was renamed Imperial City. The Galactic Senate became the Imperial Senate. The Grand Army of the Republic became the Imperial Army (though the clone troopers, which made up the majority of the GAR, were primarily reorganized into the Stormtrooper Corps) and the Republic Navy became the Imperial Navy. The four decrepit intelligence agencies of the Republic were merged into Imperial Intelligence, with former SBI director Armand Isard at its head. The Palace of the Republic was rebuilt and expanded, becoming the Imperial Palace, eclipsing all other buildings on Imperial Center. The former Commission for the Protection of the Republic (COMPOR) was renamed the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR). Within days, there were few names left to remind the people that there had ever been a Republic.

During the first few years of the Empire, the galaxy saw the single largest military buildup in history. A council of Moffs was established to more efficiently govern individual sectors and regions of the Empire. Popular support for the policies of Palpatine's administration was high. After the true nature of the Empire became clear, three of the most influential senators, Bail Organa of Alderaan, Garm Bel Iblis of Corellia, and Mon Mothma of Chandrila, along with others, were on the brink of starting a great rebellion against the Empire. To lure the dissidents out of hiding, the Emperor and Darth Vader had Galen Marek, Vader's secret Sith Apprentice, rally the Rebels. Brought together by him, they met in secret and signed the Corellian Treaty. This officially formed the Alliance to Restore the Republic, more commonly referred to as the Rebel Alliance. They were arrested on the spot, but Marek turned to the light side of the force and freed them, sacrificing his own life. The Alliance commemmorated Marek's death and used his family crest as the new organization's symbol.

However, the threat of rebellion allowed Palpatine to endorse the Tarkin Doctrine of rule by fear of force rather than force itself. If anything, Palpatine welcomed the formation of the fledgling Rebel Alliance as a legitimate excuse to remove the last vestiges of the Republic and tighten his grip on the galaxy. Shortly before the Battle of Yavin, Palpatine declared a state of emergency and disbanded the Imperial Senate. Thus the last institution that represented the values and ideals of the Republic was swept away. A key instrument in the enforcement of the Doctrine was intended to be the Death Star I, a moon sized space station with sufficient firepower to easily destroy a planet with a single discharge of its powerful superlaser. Whereas many planets could afford planetary deflector shields capable of warding off virtually any conventional attack, none could defend against the power of that weapon. The weapon was destroyed in the Battle of Yavin, which marked the first major space-based victory for the Rebel Alliance. At this point Palpatine and the rest of the Empire realized that the Rebellion was a major threat to them and one that should be taken seriously, for the destruction of the Death Star was a massive blow to the Empire.

After the superweapon's destruction, the Rebels had finally found their footing. They began consistent strikes on Imperial-held territories, inciting continuing resentment against the Empire and taking them under the Rebels' banner. The Alliance had also cultivated renowned leaders and heroes as distinctive as Han Solo, Lando Calrissian and the Jedi-to-be Luke Skywalker. Although the Empire gained the upper hand in most campaigns against the Alliance (such as the Battle of Hoth and the construction of the second Death Star), they could not prevent the unstoppable juggernaut that the Rebels unleashed upon them and felt their grip in the galaxy slowly weakening. Thus, in the climax of the Galactic Civil War that was the Battle of Endor, the Empire was finally obliterated from the galaxy.

(from the Star Wars Wiki)

General
Name and Bio: Darth Vader is head of the Imperial Armies and Apprentice to Emporer Palpatine. He is seemingly undyingly loyal to his master and greatly feared by both the Rebel Alliance and most of the Empire. However, he once was known as Anakin Skywalker, one of the greatest Jedi known to man, who betrayed the Jedi and Republic to save his wife, who died of heartbreak but managed to give birth to her two children, Luke and Leia. Afterwards, Vader attempted to ally himself with a grown up Luke and offer to rule the galaxy together. Luke refused, but Vader ultimately redeemed himself and helped kill the Emperor before dying of massive wounds.

His Weapons:

The Lightsaber: A feared blade made of pure light that can be used only by Jedi and Sith.

The Force: A thing that only Jedi and Sith may tap into, it allows a natural connection to the world around them and can be used to ones brutal advantage, including throwing, choking, levitation, mind trickery, and various other cruel tricks.

The Troops
Name and Bio: The Stormtrooper corps were a widely feared and brutal galactic army that was undyingly loyal to its leaders. Designed during the days of the Republic, they were made from the DNA of Jango Fett, a mandalorian bounty hunter, they were trained at an early age to be the best of the best. During the clone wars, they were outstanding warriors who were greatly relied on by the overwhelmed Jedi. Until Order 66. Once the order was given by Papaltine, the clones slaughtered the Jedi and became known as Stormtroopers.

Troop Numbers: In this battle, the Stormtroopers will be at platoon strength, which is 32 troops. There will 4 squads of 7 regular troops and one scout trooper in each.

Their Weapons:

Melee: Vibro-Blade

Close-Range: SE-14c Blaster Pistol w/range of 30 yards and cooling ammo system.

Mid-Range: E-11 Blaster Pistol w/range of 300 meters and 500 shots per clip.

Long-Range: E-11 Sniper Rifle w/range of 3 miles and 8 shots per clip.

Explosive: Thermal Detonator w/explosion size of two feet and throwing range of 30 meters.

Special: FC-1 Anti-Vehicle and Anti-Personnel Flechette Launcher w\range of 250 meters and 6 shots per clip.

Mobile Weapon
Name and Description:The All-Terrain Armored Transport is the massive feared tank of the Imperial armies. It has very little weaknesses besides its long spindly legs. It was a devastating trump card to the rebellion, who's usual protocol for them was to retreat immediately.

Weapons: It's major and only weapon was two massive guns strapped to the pilot area on the very front of it. These guns were capable of destroying heavily fortified areas, tanks, ships, anything.

Numbers: There will be 1 AT-AT present at this battle.

Space Fleet
Star Destroyers: The major driving force of the Imperials Galactic Navy, Star Destroyers carried massive amounts of troops from battle to battle, and usually housed entire squadrons of TIE fighters. For firepower, they possessed of anti-air cannons capable of firing at a rate of 3 shots every second, and have an impact strength of a nuclear warhead.

Type: For this battle, I will be using the Venator class Star Destroyer. It is the most commonly made and used Star Destroyer and highly capable of handling its own against massive numbers.

Numbers: For the battle, I will put in 9 Star Destroyers while the Reapers will have 3 of their number to make up for the Reapers power.

TIE Fighters: The backbone of the Imperial Navy, TIE fighters are the equivalent of fighter jets and are widely used for small offensives and scouting missions. For fire power, they have 2 slowish firing blaster cannons that can heavily damage or destroy an armored vehicle like an X-Wing in a matter of two or three shots.

Numbers: There will be 2 16-man squadrons of TIE Fighters.

The Reapers
Bio: The Reapers, known by the geth as the Old Machines, are a highly advanced machine race of synthetic-organic starships. The Reapers reside in dark space, the vast, mostly starless space between galaxies. They hibernate there, dormant for fifty thousand years at a time, before they are given the signal to return. The first Reaper known to have communicated with organic life, referred to by Saren Arterius as Sovereign, claimed that the Reapers have neither beginning nor end. Even their true name is a mystery; "Reapers" was a name bestowed by the Protheans, and Sovereign stated that whatever the Protheans chose to call them was of little concern to its kind. Sovereign also reveals that the Reapers were the original creators of the Citadel and the mass relay network. These massive constructs exist so that any intelligent life in the galaxy would eventually discover them and base their technology upon them – all part of a scheme to harvest the galaxy’s sentient life in a repeating cycle of purges that has continued relentlessly over countless millennia.

According to the Catalyst, the Reapers harvest all advanced sentient life in order to preserve a fragile balance. The Reapers believe that without the extinction cycles, synthetic intelligence would completely annihilate all organic life. According to them, this is an inevitable consequence of technological advancement; organics will always create synthetics to improve their own state of existence, and synthetics themselves will evolve by means of surpassing their creators. The Reapers also believe that harvesting advanced civilizations is the only way to allow new civilizations to come into existence. The Reapers leave no evidence of their conquest, nor of their existence – only desolate, barren ruins of those who came before.

The trap created by the Reapers was simple. A sentient species would develop an FTL drive, but would still be limited in its speed. By leaving a network of relays capable of instant transport across the galaxy that led to the impressive Citadel, the Reapers ensured that it would become the center of galactic civilization. Further, Sovereign implies that the presence of the mass relays would lead the sentient species down a predetermined route with regards to weapons and armor technology (both of which are based upon element zero technology for the Citadel races). As Sovereign explains, "By using it [mass relay technology] your society develops along the paths we desire." The relays also serve to reduce the amount of time it takes for galactic civilization to advance, thus shortening the time between the Reapers' harvests.

Eventually, The Reapers arrive in the Galaxy, and wage a war with the hopelessly over-powered species. Under the command of Commander Shepard, the species rallied themselves and launched an attack to liberate Earth, the main Reaper hub. During the Battle for Earth, depending on Shepard's decisions and the level of galactic readiness achieved, the Catalyst gives Shepard three options:

Destroy the Reapers (Red) - Shepard will shoot and destroy a power conduit, causing the Crucible to unleash an energy pulse which will destroy the Reapers, the geth, and all other forms of synthetic intelligence in the galaxy; Control the Reapers (Blue) - Shepard's consciousness will be transferred into the Crucible, destroying Shepard's physical body but gaining control over the Reapers; Synthesis (Green) - Shepard will leap into the Crucible's energy beam, and the Crucible will emit an energy pulse that converts all life in the galaxy on the molecular level, causing all organic life to have partially synthetic traits and vice versa.

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