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An Imperial Officer in theStar state of war : TIE Fightercomic miniseries shows how effective theGalactic Empire ’s propaganda and historic revisionism rightfully is . Colonel Shakara Nuress notably conflatesthe Rebel Alliance withthe Separatist Alliance , which result some TIE Fighter pilots to mock her behind her back . Despite this , her persuasion falls in line with the Empire ’s framing of early Rebel cells and eventually the Rebellion itself , so her failure to see a dispute between the two factions ( despite their antagonistic ideologies ) is just what the Empire wants from its citizen and military personnel .
The Galactic Republic , a well - intentioned yet highly corrupt democracy , step by step transitioned into a totalitarian regime during the Separatist Crisis and the Clone Wars . In the Republic ’s warfare against the Separatist Alliance , Supreme Chancellor Palpatine step by step gain emergency powers until he unleash his coup , wiping out the Jedi in a galaxy - wide pogrom and finalizing the Republic ’s decay into the fascistic Galactic Empire . Rebel cells and political campaign from concerned Republic politician take shape almost immediately , eventually coalescinginto the Rebel Alliance .
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The 2019 comic miniseriesStar Wars : TIE Fighterby Jody Houser , Rogê Antônio , and Michael Dowling takes office at roughly the same time asReturn of the Jedi . Shakara Nuress was a naval military officer in the Galactic Republic , fighting the Separatists in the Clone Wars and simply stay on her military life history as an Imperial Colonel in the Galactic Civil War . In the first issue ofStar war : TIE Fighter , Colonel Nuress not only bear on to the Rebels as " Separatists " but also briefly explains her principle by expressing her belief that the Separatists plainly change their name , just as the Republic did , as though the Clone Wars never really ended for her . Unsurprisingly , as a totalitarian regime , the Empire revise history immediately upon its establishment , labeling insurgence groups like Saw Gerrera ’s Partisans as “ separatist , ” despite the cells and eventual Rebellion having drastically different goal than the Separatists .
The Separatist Alliancedivided theStar Warsgalaxyunder Count Dooku ’s leadership . While they existed under the pretense of affording worlds more freedom and honest representation than the Republic , they were on the Q.T. far more corrupt than the political science they better off from . The rightful superpower behind the Separatist Alliance was not only the Sith Order but also a council of the most unethical and greedy corporate leaders in the wandflower , make the Separatists a tainted corporate oligarchy of corresponding spite to the Galactic Empire .
The Rebellion ’s political orientation is fundamentally incompatible with that of the Separatists since the former wishes to reestablish the Galactic Republic , albeit without its corporate degeneracy or susceptibility to a fascist coup . The Empire monish sympathy and sustenance for the Rebellion , however , by making it difficult to differentiate the two faction . Colonel Shakara Nuress ’ inability to see a dispute between the Rebels and Separatists inStar Wars : TIE Fighterprovesthat theGalactic Empire’ssinister propaganda was successful against even the practiced and brightest beings .
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