Known as the Dark Times in the Star Wars canon, several key events occurred during the 19 years between the prequel and original trilogies.
The period of Star Wars between the prequel and original trilogies is called the Dark Times for a reason. Culminating with Order 66 and the Jedi Purge, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith ends with the rise of the Empire from the ashes of the corrupted Republic. What follows is a period of galactic oppression lasting for almost two decades before the start of the original trilogy and the destruction of the Death Star in A New Hope.
13 Grand Admiral Thrawn Joins Imperial Navy Becoming aware of the new regime in power and seeking an alliance for his people, the blue-skinned Chiss known as Thrawn came before Palpatine, hailing from the Unknown Regions and the government known as the Chiss Ascendancy. Seeing Thrawn's value as a brilliant tactician and his knowledge of the Unknown Regions, Palpatine granted Thrawn a position in the Imperial Navy.
9 Darth Maul Revealed As Crimson Dawn's True Leader Unfortunately, The end of Solo did see Qi'ra leaving Han, choosing instead to follow her destiny as the new figurehead of Crimson Dawn after killing Dryden Vos. This granted her an audience with Crimson Dawn's true leader and founder Darth Maul, the former Sith and apprentice of Emperor Palpatine.
6 Ezra Bridger Joins The Spectres In the years preceding A New Hope, a young Force-sensitive named Ezra Bridger joins the Spectres, a Rebel cell run by pilot Hera Syndulla and the Jedi survivor Kanan Jarrus . Thanks to Kanan, Ezra learns to become a Jedi while the Spectres continues resisting the Empire, finding ways to hinder the Imperials' efforts in their fight for galactic freedom.
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