It makes sense that an extremist group could have broken away from the Empire and is causing problems. It’s already clearly evident that the First Order have a certain religious zealotry to them, not to mention they’re seen attacking places and people numerous times in the footage we’ve seen. The theory states that the Resistance and the First Order are like those proxy groups from the Cold War. The United States armed the Afghan Resistance Fighters and the South Vietnamese, while the Soviet Union supported the North Vietnamese and North Korea (though China). Each side armed small players in the conflict to advance their interests without being an official ally of their respective side. Therefore, any grabs for power were conducted through proxy wars that took place in places such as Afghanistan, Korea, and Vietnam.
If you remember your 20th Century history, you’ll recall that while the Soviet Union and the United States were on tenuous terms, their hostilities never escalated to open warfare because each side possessed nuclear weapons. So… how do The First Order and the Resistance fit in?
One side won’t attack the other because the result will be annihilation on a galactic scale. The rumor is that both sides have developed Death Star-esque super weapons that have forced a peace through mutually assured destruction. In addition, it’s also a bit strange to introduce the New Republic into the post Return of the Jedi canon only to supplant it later down the line with the Resistance. In thirty years, it’s impossible for something the size of the Rebellion to defeat something that vast. It’s the combination of all the Republic star systems plus those of the Confederacy of Independent Systems (aka the Separatists) and some territory they’ve acquired through expansion. The theory states that the New Republic gained a temporary upper hand after the Emperor’s death, but eventually its war with the Empire ground to a halt. First, we know for a fact there is a New Republic after the Battle of Endor in the current continuity. *SPECULATION AND POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR THE FORCE AWAKENS* How is that possible? Wouldn’t they still be at war? What if the First Order and the Resistance aren’t the only powers in the galaxy? What if the New Republic and the Empire still exist and just don’t know about it yet?
However, there’s a theory going around that not all is as it seems in the promotional material. New characters are being introduced, new conflicts are being established, and new planets will be visited. The Star Wars galaxy we know and love is changing.
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