Rise of the Empire
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In the fictional Star Wars universe, Rise of the Empire refers to the early years of Emperor Palpatine's Galactic Empire as well as the years and events leading up to it.
In the d20 system version of the Star Wars roleplaying game, Rise of the Empire is the name of one of three eras in which the adventures take place. The era begins shortly before Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace and some years after Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The two other eras are the age of the Rebellion, beginning some years before Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and ending a decade after Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, and the age of the New Jedi Order, which covers the period described in The New Jedi Order series of novels.
Among fans, Rise of the Empire was long a hypothesized title for the film describing the establishment of the Empire and Anakin Skywalker's fall to the dark side. In Star Wars Battlefront II there is a campaign called Rise of the Empire, where it starts with the Battle of Geonosis and is quite long. There are about 10-12 levels on the Rise of the Empire Scenario.
This era is to be the setting of the forthcoming Star Wars live-action TV series.
