It was at the Battle of Yavin that it happened. The Emperor wanted to see personally to the demise of the Rebellion, and so he was present aboard the Death Star. He did not listen to his advisors and died aboard the battlestation, along with numerous other major military leaders of the Galactic Empire.
Lord Vader would return to Imperial Center with his personal fleet, along with ordering the Executor moved into its orbit to complete its construction as well as for its defense of the Empire's capital.
This tragic blow to the Galactic Empire's leadership caused the Imperials to fracture. Lord Vader would assume the title of Emperor, killing any on Imperial Center who would question him. Those loyal to him, or who would honor Palpatine's wishes, would kneel to the newly proclaimed Emperor Vader. However, those systems within the Empire - those who feared or questioned Vader, those who despised him and only remained loyal to Palpatine, and those who had their own goals or ends... they broke away.
Some threw their lot in with the fledgling Rebellion, bolstering their numbers. Others decided to carve out their own new, independent fiefdoms to fight against both sides. Regardless, the Empire is now at war with itself and the Alliance. Emperor Vader has to hold the remnants of the Empire who stayed with him in a death grip, even as both Imperial and Alliance forces fight over the scraps of the Empire as it is on the brink of destruction.
Ours is an empire at war, and there will be no peace until a victor has arisen.
Greetings! And welcome to Empire At War, a Star Wars Alternative Universe roleplay! In this RP, the Galactic Empire is fracturing - with Emperor Vader only barely managing for the Imperial fleets to maintain control over the Core Worlds, and most of the Inner Rim worlds. The Mid Rim and Outer Rim are up for grabs, both by the Alliance and Imperial-traitors-turned-Alliance, and Imperial warlords who think they are beyond the Empire's reach due to this massive loss of morale and power.
You will take one of several roles: an Alliance fleet admiral/leadership member, an Imperial governor who turned to the Alliance, an Imperial governor turned warlord, an Imperial governor loyal to the Empire under Vader, or whatever else. Regardless, you must be controlling some type of faction or some type of leadership role.
Most canon characters will be limited as NPCs unless I specifically like your application enough.
All standard RP etiquette is expected and commanded; I don't think I need to reiterate the rules.
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[box][align=center][size=200][color=#800000][b][i]EMPIRE AT WAR APPLICATION:[/i][/b][/color][/size][/align]
[b]Character Name:[/b]
[b]Character Age:[/b]
[b]Character Sex:[/b]
[b]Character Appearance:[/b]
[b]Character Role:[/b] (Rank, etc.)
[b]Character Faction:[/b] (Imperial Loyalist, Imperial Warlord, Imperial Turncoat, Alliance General/Admiral; can also join other people's factions/be loyal to them, if they are a Warlord, but must ask them permission first!)
[b]Systems:[/b] (What system[s] do you govern? How many fleets do you command?)
[b]Allied Systems:[/b] (Systems not under your direct control, but otherwise allied to you; if Loyalist or Turncoat, assume all other Loyalists/Turncoats at the very least are your allies.)
[b]Biogrpahy:[/b] (Three Paragraph Minimum; canon characters require at least four paragraphs detailing what they've been doing since the Battle of Yavin's rather immense success.)
[b]RP Example:[/b] (Need 2. If I know you, you are exempted.[/box]