It is a time of peace. For thirty years, the NEW REPUBLIC has kept the galaxy free of tyranny from the once mighty GALACTIC EMPIRE.
However, Imperial remnants have survived, remaining loyal to the fallen regime. Continously terrorizing local star systems, they have reunited for the first time since the Empire's fall, under the leadership of a mysterious yet familiar threat.
With the Republic's vulnerability showing, CHANCELLOR LEIA ORGANA has sent a secret squadron to the world of JAKKU, where an old ally may have some key information about the Empire's return. . .