The Imperator held a position in the ancient strategy board game called Shah-tezh. It was symbolized by a figure wearing robes, situated on the demesne. Regardless of the quantity of other pieces still in the game, the game restarts from the beginning if the Imperator is captured.
Sheev Palpatine utilized the Imperator and its significance within the game's rules, when he was detailing to Gallius Rax his overall strategies concerning the Contingency. More precisely, he used it to explain how the Galactic Empire was destined to perish alongside his adversaries should Palpatine himself be killed.