New Order

The New Order was the ideological basis of the Galactic Empire. It encompassed all the Imperial ideals as set forth by Emperor Palpatine. In a sense, it was the Empire, its motiviating factor. The New Order itself become a bureaucracy itself, in the form of COMPNOR (the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order). The Empire, through its various programs, primarily COMPNOR, sought to sow the ideals of the New Order in every living being, blinding them to reality and creating a plethora of loyal, fanatical beings, ready to give their lives for the New Order and its hero, Palpatine (as seen with the Stormtroopers.)

Many in the galaxy were all too-willing to embrace the New Order, as it was outlined in the Declaration of a New Order in 19 BBY at the conclusion of the Clone Wars. Terrified by years of bloodshed and concerned with their well-being, the citizens of the Republic cheered Palpatine on as he created the Empire and installed himself as Emperor. The New Order came into effect within days; the Imperialization of the galaxy was quick and effective.

COMPOR became COMPNOR, and any vestiges of the Republic were swept away, replaced with new Imperial institutions as underlined by the New Order.

The ideology of the New Order is largely clear; it was chauvinist, as seen by the largely male-dominated Imperial Military and government; largely xenophobic, pro-Human dominated, with alien species suppressed, barred from entering military service, and in some instances enslaved, although all non-human races were granted full Imperial citizenship (see Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition) from the on-set.

The New Order was a driving force for many in the military who sought to create a better, peaceful society, as the New Order outlined strength, justice and stability in a galaxy torn by war. This made it largely accepted by most in the galaxy, although as the years drew on, many began to see the New Order for what it really was, thus spawning the Rebellion.

After the Imperial Civil War], the New Order survived and continued to survive up until [[15 ABY, when Aleister Vadim's galactic address effectively put an end to the ideals of the New Order, creating a new New Order that now drives the Empire.