What We Know About the Early Days ofStar Wars‘ New Republic

One of the biggest aspects of the post-original-trilogy Star Wars world is still one that's largely left to broad strokes in contemporary canon.

March 20, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Lance Fry

The New Republicis one of the biggest parts ofStar Wars universe after the climax ofReturn of the Jedi.

That has, over the years, very slowly changed.

That almost changed on the planet Akiva.

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But while the New Republic looked within, so did the Empire.

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