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The First Order is a fictional military movement and rump state [1] in the Star Wars franchise, introduced in the 2015 film The Force Awakens. It is formed following the fall of the Galactic Empire after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983).
The Phantom Menace; Attack of the Clones; Revenge of the Sith; A New Hope; The Empire Strikes Back; Return of the Jedi; The Force Awakens; The Last Jedi; The Rise of Skywalker
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Origins
1. Main article: Imperial Military Over the years following the defeat of the Galactic Empire, former officers, nobles, technologists founded the First Order, located in the far corners of the Unknown Regions, and began rapidly rearming—intending to eventually reclaim the galaxy from the New Republic—in clear violation of the Galactic Concordance and Republic laws. Keeping its build up secret within the Unknown Regions, military bases and shipyards were constructed in those regions to churn o...
The road to rearmament
In violation of New Republic laws regarding capital ships, the Resurgent-class Star Destroyer was developed by Kuat-Entralla Engineering. It featured more than 1,500 turbolasers, point-defense laser cannons and ion cannons, and was specifically designed to evoke the fearful image of the Old Empire's Imperial-class Star Destroyers. Although the First Order's military might had been suspected to be significantly large, not even General Leia Organa'sworst-case estimates conceived of just how lar...
Overview and leadership
Although smaller than its predecessor, the Imperial Military, the First Order military's individual units and groupings nevertheless followed the same Order of Battle. By the time of the Battle of Crait, the First Order's army branch alone had 10,000 troops ready for combat. Overall command of the military fell to the Supreme Leader, with the likes of General Hux and Captain Phasma operating under the current head of state. The alien named Snoke commanded the might of the First Order until hi...
Ground forces
1. Main article: First Order Army Like its predecessor, the First Order employed stormtroopers, including variants such as snowtroopers. It also utilized specialists including megablaster heavy assault troopers, flametroopers and riot control stormtroopers and selectively had one of the three variants placed in every ten-member stormtrooper squad. Unlike the inconsistent academy standards of the previous Galactic Empire, training of the new generation of stormtroopers emphasized improvisation...
Naval forces
1. Main article: First Order Navy The First Order Navy was mainly based on battle cruisers like its Imperial predecessor, with the Navy at its height constructing capital ships numbering well into the hundreds through Project Resurrection. Resurgent-class Star Destroyers were the threatening capital ships deployed against the First Order's targets, but the Resistance believed that vessels even larger than them existed. The First Order also used older Imperial-class Star Destroyers and smaller...
Non-canon appearances
1. LEGO STAR WARS: Celebrate the Season — "Sithmas Battle" 2. "First Order Fighters" — LEGO Star Wars97
- The Battle Of Exegol. 35 ABY.
- Rey And Kylo Ren's Last Fight & The Return Of Ben Solo. 35 ABY. Rey found the wayfinder in the ruins of the second Death Star's throne room. Kylo Ren followed her there, and the two dueled again.
- C-3PO's Memory & Rey's Family Lineage. 35 ABY. The group then went to Kijimi to find the droidsmith Babu Frik so that he could undo C-3PO's programming regarding Sith runes.
- Rey Trains With Leia & The Search For Exegol Begins. 35 ABY. Between The Last Jedi and Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker, Rey trained with Leia, honing her connection to the Force and her skill with Luke's lightsaber.
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Oct 29, 2021 · The Imperial Officer Who Founded the First Order [Canon] - Star Wars Lore Expanded and Explained. The story of the Imperial who became a founding member of the First Order. Video...
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