Old Republic-era

Old Republic-era

TheOld Republic-era^[6] also known as theage of the Old Republic^[7] was an epic^[3] period oftime thousands ofyears before theFirst Order-Resistance War.^[8] The overall era began after theDawn of the Jedi era^[3] and started with theExpansionist Period following the formation of the Old Republic:^[9] the Republic was founded by theplanets of theCore Worlds during the start of the Old Republic Era, with theJedi Order emerging as its protector.^[3] The Old Republic began around25,000 BBY and fell to theSith Empire, which in turn fell in1,032 BBY when the newGalactic Republic was formed, which lasted until19 BBY.^[10] However, it was during the Old Republic period that a schism occurred amongst the ranks of theJedi:^[3] arogue Jedi embraced the ways of thedark side of the Force and rejected the ways of thelight side, instead forming theSith^[11] during a conflict known as theHundred-Year Darkness.^[12]

TheMandalorianwarrior people were also a major faction during the days of the Old Republic.^[13] A smaller part of the overall era was theMiddle Era of the Old Republic.^[2] The end of the time period came with thefall of the Old Republic. During the fall of the Old Republic,^[13] the Mandalorians ofHouse Vizslaattacked the Jedi Order on Coruscant^[14] and sacked theJedi Temple,^[15] reclaiming the MandalorianDarksaber in the process.^[14] Theprotocol droidME-8D9 was believed to have belonged to the Jedi Order during the Old Republic era.^[8] A near complete set ofMandalorian rally master armor owned bycrime lordDryden Vos dated back to the Old Republic-era.^[6]

Appearances[]

• "Shield of the Jedi" —The High Republic: Tales of Light and Life(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — "The Lost Jedi Ship"(Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Citadel Rescue"(First mentioned)(First identified as days of the Old Republic)
• Guardians of the Whills(Mentioned only)
• Aftermath: Life Debt(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes(Mentioned only)

Sources[]

• Star Wars Helmet Collection: Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot)Helmets: Luke Skywalker — X-wing Pilot
• Star Wars Helmet Collection: Sabine WrenWeapons & Uniforms: Mandalorians
• Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide(First identified as Old Republic-era)
• Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
• Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
• Star Wars 100 Objects(First identified as age of the Old Republic)
• Star Wars Eras onStarWars.com(backup link)

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