"Wasn't the Empire evil?" Well, basically, it was. I would certainly not want a dictatorship like Palpatine's in real life. But Star Wars isn't real life, it's a story. Every good story needs some interesting villains, and the Imperial women of Star Wars make for fascinating villainesses indeed. My little obsession with female Imperials started with reading the X-Wing comic "Masquerade", featuring the ever-scheming Isard and young Leonia Tavira; and I've been a Mara Jade fan even before that. I think this answers the "Why am I doing this?" question ;-)
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