What If Star Wars Became a Cold War? My Post-ROTJ Galaxy Concept (New Republic vs Imperial Union vs Outer Rim Coalition) After Return of the Jedi, the Empire just… disappears. That never felt realistic to me. In real history, empires don’t vanish overnight, they fracture, consolidate, and evolve. So I started imagining a different direction for Star Wars: A galaxy locked in a Cold War. # New Republic: Inspired by Cold War NATO A democratic government formed from the Rebel Alliance, seeking to restore the ideals of the Old Galactic Republic. Made up of diverse systems, it now struggles to maintain stability across a fractured galaxy. Its military reflects its coalition origins, built from Rebel-era equipment and supplemented by new production. Standardized in doctrine but varied in appearance, olive drab and tan tones dominate its gear, emphasizing practicality and adaptability over intimidation.…