The Most Successful & Repressive Imperial Warlord - Pentastar Alignment | Star Wars: Legends Lore

Taking a look at the Pentastar Alignment
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[@sempermilites87]

The Pentastar Alignment is a great example as to the phrase, "Speak softly, but carry a big stick." Caine walked the political thin line beautifully of staying true to what the Empire stood for, at the same time staying under the radar of the New Republic and other warlords, and also having enough of a military to protect your borders.

[@KoalaTContent]

This is significantly more interesting Than the First Order just existing and losing every iconic base/vessel as soon as it's revealed.

[@BlueTyphoon2017]

Honestly I wish they had mixed the first order with the empire of the hand, maybe having thrawn as the main antagonist, even though I do like the sequels, as I thought they were ok.

[@fluffly3606]

@@BlueTyphoon2017, I personally headcanon/fanfiction that Snoke is a failed clone of Palpatine in a power struggle with Thrawn over control of the Imperial Remnant, roughly filling the role of Jorus C'baoth from the original Thrawn books. Also the New Republic military is underfunded and corrupt but not a pushover like in Disney canon, and the Resistance is a less incompetent faction within it rather than its own thing. And that nothing after TFA actually happened. Actually that first point makes too much sense now that I think about it...

[@CodyMacArthurFett]

If I remember right while the Alignment was oppressive of non-humans on paper they also turned a blind eye to things like aliens joining the Pentastar Patrol, in part because Kaine wasn't actually a speciesist despite his public declaration. It was only one of many contradictory things about the Alignment that stemmed from the complicated political plate spinning act that Kaine had to put on with all the various interest groups within their territory. It's something that makes them one of the most interesting warlord factions to me, because every other one of their contemporaries was basically sustained on a diet of charismatic personalities and superweapons. . . . Actually, writing it out, that's probably why they ended up being the most successful of the factions. That political juggling might have made them a bit unstable, but it also assured that everyone would have a vested interest in the faction actually surviving, which is why it didn't all fall apart when Kaine took a long walk out a short airlock. An extremely cool faction all around. It's a shame we didn't get to see more of them before the book closed on the old EU.

[@OwlPhobe]

The Alignment would have definitely made far more interesting antagonists for a sequel trilogy than the First Order.

[@DIEGhostfish]

Oh I think they weren't even turning a blind eye to Aliens in the Patrol, they seemed to encourage it. I think the repression was most focused on species that were already enslaved, or those who had resources the signatory companies wanted.

[@VaciliNikoMavich]

Well in theory, you ran into the Pentastar Alignment during Dark Forces 2 as Kyle Katarn, since Jerec was affiliated with it, using troops and material from Kaine's group.

[@Antarcticite21]

“a long walk out a short airlock” just works and is so funny XD

[@Kolonol1]

The book isn't closed on the EU...it's just been sat down so Disney can play games...the EU is still with us and it will come back...

[@TobeWilsonNetwork]

The near fusion of military and industrial concerns along with the deep humanocentric streak seems like simple writing but really has some depth. The Pentastar Alignment was sort of the Rhodesia of the Star Wars galaxy.

[@andreykuzmin4355]

Most awesome about the Pentastar Alignment is that, technically, they never tell! They were wholesale incorporated into the Imperial Remnant and served as core territory and heartland of the Remnant/Fel Empire ever since.

[@occam7382]

Yeah, and if I'm not mistaken, the Imperial Remant and Fel Empire would keep their capital (whether it was Orinda or Bastion) in the old territory of the Pentastar Alignment throughout the rest of Legends history.

[@TheKingofbrooklin]

Whenever I play as the Alignment in Thrawns Revenge and take Coruscant I imagine that the Alignment rebrands itself as the "Pentastar Empire" and puts the imperial crest into the center of the star symbol.

[@coolieo37]

So happy to get my favorite faction covered! love the video

[@DIEGhostfish]

Pentastar was weird about aliens for damn sure. Though I think they focused on repressing specific species who were already repressed under the empire because they were used as corporate slaves or who had planets with valuable resources or republic-era claims to ownership of infrastructure. Since Aliens WERE apparently allowed into the Pentastar Patrol, those were probably form other species, either ones not native to the New Territories (Who thus didn't have any claims that needed to be denied) or who were just not seen as obstacles/cheap labor.

[@wolfsoldner9029]

I think that Kaine did not have a problem with non humans but had to adapt to the corporate members of the PA to not risk the alliance.

[@atakanakca1322]

Just discovered your lore channel. This is like a history video but for Star Wars. Please do more of these I really liked this one.

[@fanglicious4710]

Now I want to see you do a lore video on the empire of the hand

[@CoreysDatapad]

Me too.

[@dajosh42069]

Corey :D You've come a long way, and *really* sound so much more comfortable talking than you did before. Some of the very first lore videos on this channel, you sound kinda like you're giving a speech. But now... You sound like you're just talking to some friends about the subject, and it's great! Really diggin' the chosen visuals for the topic at hand. Overall, in my opinion, I really believe you've improved in every relevant way my friend! Keep up the amazing work. :)

[@swfcocs1]

Exactly right,Corey and Eck are the two most entertaining and knowledgeable SW channels IMO,in both cases the Legends lore are particularly good.

[@BooBear995]

@@swfcocs1 theres also the "Star Wars New Canon Book Club" they're on soundcloud and havent had an episode in a bit. Most of it is just talking about the new books and their thoughts on everything from the writing to the lore.

[@swfcocs1]

@@BooBear995 true,though I'm just not a fan of the new books,I much prefer legends YBH

[@BooBear995]

@@swfcocs1 Oh definitely. It's just a way for me to keep up with the new canon without having to read it myself. They also did a few episodes on Star Wars Rebels

[@ImperialsExplained]

Ardus Kaine was definitely a powerful Warlord but not as powerful as Warlord Zsinj but, he succeeded in setting up his own economy for a time.

[@hanifloka130]

The one dislike on this video must've come from Zsinj. Considering he and Kain got into frequent border skirmishes.

[@Alexthe360Great]

Hey Corey- here from Eckhart'sLadder. I don't know you would be interested in this kind of thing but there is a quest on SpaceBattles with Ardus Kaine by the quest master Alias. It is really interesting to look through if you get a chance, though it hasn't updated in a while.

[@infinitecanadian]

I have noticed that you say that Rebel bases are part of the New Republic; the Rebel Alliance effectively ceased to exist the instant the New Republic was declared.

[@nickvinsable3798]

Much like Grand Admiral Thrawn, what alien(s) were Human enough to be Stormtroopers & eventually Imperial Officers & such?

[@ragnrokofdwar3028]

Always liked the PA, always my go to in TR as well. Vid is a nice summary of why it's such an interesting faction.

[@lordinvictus793]

Do a video on Yuuzhan Vong religion and society please!

[@superlegomaster55]

Just found your channel and subbed! Love the lore you're covering. Keep it up!

[@TheDutchGeneral]

*coughs in excuse me, wtf* time to invade a certain, pretender to the throne

[@darkraven5106]

Thrawn so it’s time to invade you, Non-Human?

[@TheDutchGeneral]

@@darkraven5106 good luck with trying

[@darkraven5106]

Thrawn ah, but you see sir, your belief in your invincibility, is exactly why you will fail.

[@jayvhoncalma3458]

@@darkraven5106 OK xenophobe

[@sergeyoneill1344]

Do in-depths of the other warlords!

[@felipecarbajalsamame8438]

a video about the corporative sector

[@CorpusCallosum0]

Man, that luke skywalker guy shows up a lot. Kinda reminds me of that guy anakin skywalker.

[@matthiasjanhaska]

AH yes My favourite Faction.

[@kumardias9348]

Awesome was looking forward to this

[@nathanielrourke8886]

Cool and well done video.

[@ArcBing]

Who is this Luke and why should I care? Haha

[@Speedster___]

5:45 doesn’t that sound a lot like Yamato in Ww2? It also has some elements of USSR political officers

[@Ober-Professor]

Where can i find the pentastar alignment? I mean are there books where they are active? Also ,since i really like the empire more then the rebbelion, is there anybook like thrawns hand where the Empire has an own Story Arc?

[@helpiamstuckonthismanshead3385]

Why is no one talking about trawn's Empire?

[@spencersholden]

Ib Dekeet might just be the dumbest name in Star Wars up there with Lumpy.

[@NiiRubra]

This Luke Starkiller guy or whatever keeps coming up in all of these videos, what an overused character.

[@sovietdominion]

Sounds like North Korea in space. Not saying that is bad