This entity was created in George Lucas's earliest writing about the Star Wars universe, the Journal of the Whills (Part) I, an in-universe narrative written by Chuiee Two Thorpe of Kissel, Mace's padawaan learner.
Though the Galactic Empire was always a villainous force in the final script, in the later rough draft script, the Jedi served the Emperors until fairly recently, and the Galactic Republic had not yet been invented. Instead, the pre-existing Empire had declined into barbarism and decadence.
This entity was created in George Lucas's earliest writing about the Star Wars universe, the Journal of the Whills (Part) I, an in-universe narrative written by Chuiee Two Thorpe of Kissel, Mace's padawaan learner.
Though the Galactic Empire was always a villainous force in the final script, in the later rough draft script, the Jedi served the Emperors until fairly recently, and the Galactic Republic had not yet been invented. Instead, the pre-existing Empire had declined into barbarism and decadence.
- The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film