Shadow Council

The Shadow Council was a military advisory council consisting of high-ranking officials of the Galactic Empire. It was led by Counselor to the Empire Gallius Rax, with Grand Admiral Rae Sloane serving as proxy, and was intended to replace the Imperial Ruling Council as the new covert governing council. The Shadow Council was created following the Battle of Endor during the final phase of the Galactic Civil War by Fleet Admiral Gallius Rax in 5 ABY as a secret advisory council to lead the Empire while supporting an official figurehead in the form of Grand Admiral Rae Sloane, and to succeed the more egalitarian Imperial Ruling Council. However, Counselor Rax planned to eliminate the then-Shadow Council during the Battle of Jakku, with the exception of Commandant Brendol Hux, whom he regarded as essential to revitalizing the Empire. While the Shadow Council seemingly met its end on Jakku—though Admiral Sloane, Commandant Hux, and Grand Moff Randd survived—it was later restored by 9 ABY. Commandant Hux, once again a member, was joined by other loyalists, such as Moff Gideon and Captain Gilad Pellaeon, as part of a plot to subvert the New Republic.

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