Imperial Peace Tax

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"I could find the Lost Citadel of Garn! Restore the Knights of the Ordu Aspectu! They could bring light to this dark galaxy!"
"Uh-huh. I bet they'll help us pay the Imperial Peace Tax and stop the tooka from crapping on the carpet too."
―Korin and Lona Aphra[1]

The Imperial Peace Tax was a tax paid by subjects of the Galactic Empire during its reign.[1] In 18 BBY,[2] the human man Korin Aphra was doing research about the Ordu Aspectu[1]—a splinter group of the Jedi Order[3] he was obsessed with—and suggested to his[1] wife[3] Lona Aphra that he could find a way to restore them. In response, Lona sarcastically remarked to[1] her[3] husband that if the group were restored, the Ordu Aspectu could help them pay their Imperial Peace Tax.[1]

Behind the scenes

The Imperial Peace Tax was mentioned in flashbacks in the thirty-second issue of the 2016 comic series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra. The issue was written by Simon Spurrier and published by Marvel Comics[1] on May 8, 2019.[4]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Doctor Aphra (2016) 32
  2. ↑ The flashbacks of Doctor Aphra (2016) 32 that take place on the Second Moon of Thrinittik occur on the day that Chelli Lona Aphra and Lona Aphra leave the moon for Arbiflux. Doctor Aphra (2016) 32 also establishes the two lived on Arbiflux for two years before Lona was killed. As Star Wars: Timelines dates Lona's passing to 16 BBY, the flashback scene on the Second Moon of Thrinittik must take place in 18 BBY.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
  4. ↑ Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #32 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)