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- "I hear you, Mon, I do. From your vantage—and mine, too—we see an administration riding the coattails of victory to grab wildly at every level of power. But would you be half as outraged if you agreed with Palpatine’s policies?"
"Which policies? The kleptocratic economics or the populist scaremongering?" - ―Lud Marroi and Mon Mothma
A kleptocracy was a system of government in which those in power were thieves.[2] Not long after the formation of the Galactic Empire,[1] in 19 BBY,[3] Senator Mon Mothma felt that the new administration's policies consisted of kleptocratic economics and populist scaremongering. When conversing with her colleague, Senator Lud Marroi, Mothma reiterated her negative opinions to him, noting her dislike for Emperor Palpatine's policies.[1] By 5 ABY,[4] the planet of Tei-Untis was run by such a government.[2]
Behind the scenes
The system of government known as kleptocracy was first mentioned in the description of the Tei-Untisian Pickpocket crew member in the mobile game Star Wars: Uprising, released in 2015 by Kabam[2] prior to its shutdown in 2016.[5] Kleptocracy originated in Star Wars Legends in the 2003 reference book Ultimate Alien Anthology for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game by Wizards of the Coast.[6] In real life, a kleptocracy is a government whose leaders seek personal power and wealth at the expense of the populace.[7]
Appearances
- Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Uprising (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Uprising—Crew Member: "Tei-Untisian Pickpocket"
- ↑
Star Wars: Edge of the Abyss on Penguin Books' official United Kingdom website (backup link) establishes the events of Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear take place thirteen years before the events of Reign of the Empire: Edge of the Abyss. 
Rebecca Roanhorse (@rebeccaroanhorse) on Instagram (post): "Title and updated release date of my upcoming STAR WARS novel announced at SDCC. THE EDGE OF THE ABYSS takes place a year before Andor S1." (backup link) states that Edge of the Abyss takes place a year before the events of Andor Season 1, which are set in 5 BBY per the reasoning here. Therefore, the events of Edge of the Abyss must be set in 6 BBY, and the events of The Mask of Fear in 19 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Uprising—Crew Member: "Tei-Untisian Pickpocket" describes the kleptocracy of Tei-Untis in the present tense. The game is set during Ubrik Adelhard's Iron Blockade, which was defeated just prior to the Battle of Jakku. As Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the Battle of Jakku to 5 ABY, the events of Uprising must take place by that year.
- ↑
Discussion Thread: Star Wars Uprising is Shutting Down on community.kabam.com (September 22, 2016) (backup link archived on September 27, 2016)
- ↑ Ultimate Alien Anthology
- ↑
Kleptocracy Definition & Meaning on Merriam-Webster (backup link archived on February 12, 2022)
