Darkness has fallen on the galaxy. After a thousand generations, the Galactic Republic is no more, the culmination of a plan masterminded by the evil Dark Lords of the Sith. In its place stands the Galactic Empire, ruled by the fearsome Emperor Palpatine.
As a member of the Republic's Senate, Palpatine secretly orchestrated the Sith Order's plan to crush its hated enemies, the guardians of peace known as the Jedi. Elected Supreme Chancellor, Palpatine ensured that war throughout the galaxy would lead the Senate to declare him head of a new Empire to replace the corrupted Republic.
With the galaxy now ripe for conquest, the Emperor has become the most powerful Sith Lord of all and a master of the Dark Side of the Force, ordering the extermination of the Jedi Order with the aid of his apprentice, the deadly Darth Vader.
Vader was once a young Jedi named Anakin Skywalker, a hero of the Clone Wars convinced that he was destined for greatness. Anakin was manipulated by Palpatine into embracing his anger and fear and betraying the Jedi, in the process losing his limbs and his love, Padmé Amidala. His fall to the Dark Side complete, Anakin has become more machine than man, reborn as Darth Vader.
As Emperor Palpatine continues to increase his power and hold over the galaxy through his ever-growing armies of stormtroopers and the building of massive weapons of war, Darth Vader embraces the only purpose left to his existence: serving the will of the Emperor, his master. But his hatred of the Jedi remains strong....