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star wars - Could Extra-Galactic invasion have been averted with the Empire in control?



As I understand the Rebellion was formed to overthrow the Empire and replace it with a Democratic government. According to http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Yuuzhan_Vong the Emperor was aware of the presence of a massive invasion force of extra-galactic Yuuzhan Vong after a scouting mission was intercepted by the Aliens.


That was supposedly his real justification for opening hundreds of cloning facilities and recruitment facilities as well as further industrializing the Empire. After the Rebellion overthrew the Empire the Galaxy was sent into an economic depression and was plagued by war. This made it relatively easy for the Yuuzhan Vong to conquer most of the Galaxy for a time.


My question is: Would the Empire have been able to stop or at least hold at bay the Vong long enough to work out a treaty? If this was to occur, how could it have affected the galaxy for the better or worse?



Answer



As with all post-war analysis (AKA armchair quarterbacking) the question is how far into the future you want to look. Yes, in the very short term the death of the Emperor and the rise of the rebellion threw the Empire into turmoil and made it easier for the Yuuzhan Vong to invade. With the Imperial fleet in disarray, both Death Stars destroyed and many petty warlords fighting among themselves for control, the Vong certainly enjoyed vastly more success than they would have had had they faced a coordinated Empire at the height of its power.


Some 365 trillion sentients died during their aborted invasion. Would as many have died with the Empire still in control? Probably not.


Would the Vong have attempted the invasion anyway? Probably yes given the vast distances they'd already covered in order to reach the Galaxy.


The Empire was oppressive and unpleasant (boo!) whereas the New Republic were warm and fluffy (yay!). Would the peoples of the Galaxy have chosen to leave the Emperor in charge in order to avoid trillions of deaths? Almost certainly yes. For the majority of people living on planets inside and outside the Empire, a change of regime probably meant almost nothing to them and wasn't worth dying for.



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