Triad of Evil

The Triad of Evil was a propaganda term given by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine to the planets of Felucia, Mygeeto, and Saleucami in his 19 BBY State of the Republic address. These worlds were bastions of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, against whom the Chancellor's Galactic Republic was fighting in the galaxy-spanning Clone Wars. All three planets were located in the Outer Rim Territories, and became major battlegrounds during the final sieges of the war. Although Palpatine had a strong support bloc in the Galactic Senate, the notion of a Triad of Evil was controversial among his opposition, which included the Jedi High Council and Senator Bail Prestor Organa's anti-war coalition.

Each of the worlds was an important part of the Confederacy of Independent Systems: Felucia housed the headquarters of the Commerce Guild, Mygeeto possessed important crystal mines and vaults managed by the InterGalactic Banking Clan, and Saleucami was home to the Confederacy's newly developed underground cloning facilities. In his State of the Republic address, Palpatine reassured the populace that the war was nearly won, and that to complete the Republic's victory he was ordering a troop surge in the ongoing Outer Rim Sieges, with specific focus on the worlds of the Triad. In truth, Palpatine was only using the conflicts on these planets as a diversion from the Republic capital of Coruscant, which he wished to see attacked in order to further his goals as the Dark Lord of the Sith, Darth Sidious.

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