Star Wars' "Defiant Imperial" Debuts Palpatine's Official Successor After Return of the Jedi

Luke Skywalker and Ubrik Adelhard are divided by Luke's green lightsaber.

Summary Warning: May contain SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku - Insurgency RisingLater this year, the Star Wars comics will finally expand on the final days of the Galactic Empire, the Battle of Jakku, and Emperor Palpatine's secret successor mysteriously named the Defiant Imperial who led the fray in the Empire's final fight. Thanks to Aftermath: Empires End and Battlefront II, fans have already gotten a glimpse into the pivotal battle.

1 The Defiant Imperial May be the Missing Link Between the Empire, the First Order, and Thrawn’s Return The Bridge Between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens Will Soon be Revealed After Darth Sidious’s death and the destruction of the second Death Star, the Empire’s forces were shattered into independent remnants, each attempting to establish their own Imperial rule. One such fragment was led by Gallius Rax, a protégé to the Emperor, who was tasked with overseeing Palpatine’s contingency plan that would see the old Empire’s destruction and its reformation as the First Order.

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