History Fanfic / Interregnum

** Bel Iblis was a legendary senator for Corellia, and very proud of his work there. With the rise of the Empire though, he was forced to become a soldier. After his highly successful career there, he retired back into being senator for the Corellians in exile. Despite his previous issues with Mon Mothma, he quickly proved he was as capable as ever, being the brainchild behind some radical changes in the planned Republic, and giving advice to Mon Mothma that she fully agreed upon. [[spoiler:It also ultimately cost him life, as he argued that it should be him, not Mon, to meet with Grand Moff Kaine to send the proper message, neither of them aware of the assassination attempt planned against her and Kaine.]]
** Fey'la personally leads the Bothan home fleet to Corellia in its defense, as does ex-Admiral Ackbar for the Mon Calamari.
* AdaptationalHeroism: For all that Senator Fey'la repeatedly serves as an obstacle for the protagonists, and is indeed very much self-interested, in contrast to canon he is also very much a patriot to the Republic. When faced with the threat of Silencer Station, he rallies the entirety of the Bothan fleets in defense of Corellia to wipe out that menace.

* TheChainsOfCommand: A burden Wedge keenly feels, especially upon coming the commander of the fifth fleet. He prays that he will never come to consider the deaths carried out by his orders to be 'acceptable.'
* CurbStompBattle: What the Battle of [[spoiler:Carida becomes. Despite being an essential strategic point for the Empire, it collapsed with ease to Wedge. Even worse, despite the Republic's numerical advantage, the Empire might still have turned things around if not for the ISB making mistake after mistake. Refusing to sue for peace with Pellaeon's faction ensured they could not maintain an united front; ISB members were military neophytes, so unable to properly command a battle; by killing most of ''Reaper's'' bridge officers they could not use their strongest ship properly; and finally, instead of trying to counter ''Lusankya,'' they focused their efforts upon the symbolic victory of destroying ''Rebel Dream.'' Frankly, Wedge barely paid the entire ISB faction any attention, leaving it to his subordinates to handle what was essentially a mop-up.]]

* {{Deconstruction}}: In canon, General Madine goes on a high-risk mission of critical importance which leads to his death. Here though, when a critical incident pops up with no time for back-up, he fully acknowledges how his civilian superiors do not want their head of special operations doing field work. While he provides essential help to Mara, his near death concerns his subordinates who care deeply for him, and you can tell he jokingly knows he is going to get into serious trouble for it from Mon Mothma herself.

* GondorCallsForAid: When faced with the threat of Silencer Station, another world destroyed, and the knowledge Corellia was the next target, Leia sends out a broadcast across the galaxy calling for everyone who could to lend aid in stopping the Imperial superweapon, and saving the people of Corellia. [[DareToBeBadass The galaxy answered.]]

** Many individuals who defected from the Empire are also shone continuing to struggle with what they had done before, as well as touching upon what made them decide to do so.

* HonorBeforeReason: Despite the risk of Tavia acquiring a replacement, or that Luke and the Republic could help, [[spoiler:Kam Solusar refuses to reveal the location of the Jensaarai, feeling he owes them too much for taking him in to betray them like that.]]
* IdiotBall: What the ISB and Inquisitorious' grand scheme in the second book amounts to, so blinded by their arrogance, fanaticism, and grasping need for control. Despite the fact they are actively losing the war, they [[spoiler:sabotage the peace conference, intentionally provoking the New Republic into a full scale assault that quickly starts to overwhelm the Empire. Then they and moffs decide to double down by undermining and turning against the military commanders who might have a chance of stopping them, thinking they themselves are adequate replacements.]] Predictably things only go even more off the rails. By the third book, Han notes they have learnt none of the lessons of what really happened after events like the destruction of Alderaan. By this point though, only the die-hard loyalists with no true grasp on reality are left, as their saner counterparts have either defected or died.

** Admiral Pellaeon may be a xenophobe, but given the widespread shortages of ships for the Empire, he is willing to accept that some of his ships have non-Human crews aboard. So long as they are kept properly in line.

** What the Empire's military philosophy was in the height of its power, which becomes a major hindrance when they no longer have the resources to maintain it, and lacks the logistics for the necessary absolute overall to its war machine while facing the Republic. Their TIE's are generally inferior snubfighters compared to the New Republic, whose military doctrine heavily emphasizes them, so they face serious losses which also leave the Empire's capital ships vulnerable. In addition, their ''Imperial-II'' star destroyers were intentionally designed to be high maintenance by Palpatine, so as to restrain the ambitions of their commanders, which makes it very hard to keep them in service.

* ActionPolitician: Bel Iblis was a legendary senator for Corellia, and very proud of his work there. With the rise of the Empire though, he was forced to become a soldier. After his highly successful career there, he retired back into being senator for the Corellians in exile. Despite his previous issues with Mon Mothma, he quickly proved he was as capable as ever, being the brainchild behind some radical changes in the planned Republic, and giving advice to Mon Mothma that she fully agreed upon. [[spoiler:It also ultimately cost him life, as he argued that it should be him, not Mon, to meet with Grand Moff Kaine to send the proper message, neither of them aware of the assassination attempt planned against her and Kaine.]]

* IdiotBall: What the ISB and Inquisitorious' grand scheme in the second book amounts to, so blinded by their arrogance, fanaticism, and grasping need for control. Despite the fact they are actively losing the war, they [[spoiler:sabotage the peace conference, intentionally provoking the New Republic into a full scale assault that quickly starts to overwhelm the Empire. Then they and moffs decide to double down by undermining and turning against the military commanders who might have a chance of stopping them, thinking they themselves are adequate replacements.]] Predictably things only go even more off the rails.

** Ironically, this becomes the Republic's strategy in crushing the Empire. It is especially noteworthy given Wedge's historic aversion to losses, but he lays out that they can crush the Empire once and for all if they fully commit themselves, as they frankly have more ships to spare than their enemies.

* CurbStompBattle: What the Battle of [[spoiler:Cardia becomes. Despite being an essential strategic point for the Empire, it collapsed with ease to Wedge. Even worse, despite the Republic's numerical advantage, the Empire might still have turned things around if not for the ISB making mistake after mistake. Refusing to sue for peace with Pellaeon's faction ensured they could not maintain an united front; ISB members were military neophytes, so unable to properly command a battle; by killing most of ''Reaper's'' bridge officers they could not use their strongest ship properly; and finally, instead of trying to counter ''Lusankya,'' they focused their efforts upon the symbolic victory of destroying ''Rebel Dream.'' Frankly, Wedge barely paid the entire ISB faction any attention, leaving it to his subordinates to handle what was essentially a mop-up.]]

* ActionPolitician: Bel Iblis was a legendary senator for Corellia, and very proud of his work there. With the rise of the Empire though, he was forced to become a soldier. After his highly successful career there, he retired back into being senator for the Corellians in exile. Despite his previous issues with Mon Mothma, he quickly proved he was as capable as ever, being the brainchild behind some radical changes in the planned Republic, and giving advice to Mon Mothma that she fully agreed upon. [[spoiler:It also ultimately cost him life, as he argued that it should be him, not Mon, to meet with Grand Moth Kaine to send the proper message, neither of them aware of the assassination attempt planned against her and Kaine.]]

** Rogriss' own daughter suffers from some of this discrimination to his frustration, but it is also thrown into her face that with his backing she is protected from the worst of it.

** Admiral Rogriss treats his prisoners well, and resorting to crippling interrogations for the chance of valuable intelligence, because he is painfully aware that given the odds against him, there is a very good chance that he and his [[FatherToHisMen own men]] will end up in Republic custody shortly.

* TheStrategist: Once he is freed of any political restraints, and darkly furious in his own right, Wedge quickly reveals himself to be this, presenting a proposal that quickly sways and impresses even master strategists likes Admiral Ackbar and General A'baht. The basis of which is to undermine the Empire's logistics wholescale while simultaneously wiping out their entire fleet, over conquering planets and seizing territory, all while taking advantage of the cold calculus that the New Republic can afford such losses. Notably, while he labels even battles which end as draws as 'victories,' he never considers them 'acceptable losses.'

** [[AvertedTrope Actually averted]] despite how Imperial propaganda paints the Republic as being on the verge of collapse from its own internal struggles, only held together by the likes of Mon Mothma and Leia. In reality, as much as they can have vicious disagreements, they are unified in their desire to create a new government of liberty and justice. Moreover, when sufficiently provoked, their utterly unified focus is devastating to behold.

** What the Empire's military philosophy was in the height of its power, which becomes a major hindrance when they no longer have the resources to do so. Their TIE's are generally inferior snubfighters compared to the New Republic, whose military doctrine heavily emphasizes them, so they face serious losses which also leave the Empire's capital ships vulnerable. In addition, their ''Imperial-II'' star destroyers were intentionally designed to be high maintenance by Palpatine, so as to restrain the ambitions of their commanders, which makes it very hard to keep them in service.