Backstory to Star Wars VII

The Last Hope

Thirty Years previous to Episode VII

Twenty years has past since the destruction of the last death star and the death of Lord Sidious and Darth Vader.

Luke Skywalker rebuilt the Jedi temple and re-formed the Jedi council on Coruscant, naming himself supreme Jedi master.

Successfully training a new generation of padawans, the Jedi that Luke had trained was helping the republic take back solar systems that were still in the hands of the galactic empire. At this point in time field marshal Hux was in control of the empire, which still held the same dictatorship style as before.

New Jedi has emerged including a Reese Solo, son of newly elected chancellor Leia and a person of missing Han Solo. Luke quickly realised that the senate was using the jedi for their own deeds. He often spoke to Leia about the problem but her stance on the matter was fighting the Empire was her main priority. Leia had to keep the systems of the republic safe and free from falling back into the hands of the Empire, as the last system that fell back into the empires control was a massacre of an unbelievable scale. Luke's problem was the Senators only wanted to protect the systems which helped funded the new republic army. Luke would protest that it's not the jedi way. All lives should be equal regardless of money. Leia had the problem of not letting Luke interfere with the senate as some of the senators blamed the jedi for past problems by trying to kill chancellor Palpatine and taking over the republic by force. Which is how the empire was created in the first place. Vicious rumours circulated and the Jedi wasn't very trusted within the senate. Something Luke was dead keen to change and win back the trust of the senate.

Luke would often look at old Jedi texts and meditate often, trying to communicate with old Jedi masters, and hopefully one day maybe his father. (which never happened). He didn't like the fact that he had no one to whom he could go to for advice and knowledge regarding the force. He felt very alone and isolated for a very long time.

Ten Years previous to Episode VII

Luke had been sent to the plant region Zenger to help the new republic army stop the empire forces from taking control of a fuelling colony. As the battle was raging Luke (being made general by the senate, which Leia had to work hard to convince the senators to achieve (Luke was unaware of this). Luke asked Major Kiway (who was in command of the ground forces on Zenger) for a company of republic soldiers to take over a ridge in the distance to try to out flank the the empires forces. Major Kiway automatically said no (not trusting the Jedi). Major Kiway's explained that his forces were too stretched to say the least but did offer to give Luke a dozen of his best and most loyal troops, quoting they would happily fight to the death for him and the Jedi. As Luke went out of sight heading towards the ridge with the Majors troops right behind him, a massive explosion was seen right were Luke's last known position was. Without anytime to comprehend what had just happened, the empires storm-trooper broke thought the republics lines with a huge surge of troopers. The new republic army had to admit defeat of the planet and the planetary system and retreat back to the safety of the republic fleet in the outer rim of the solar systems Oort cloud. Major Kiway had to explain how he lost an important system for the republic army, (for fuelling and boosting morale of an empire defeat), A search mission for Luke has never been conducted as the planet now sits firmly in the empires hands..

Straight after Luke's disappearance the true emperor revealed himself as Grand Emperor Snoke quoting that Hux was a decoy. Snoke had taken over the Empire after Lord Sidious death (Hux for the last twenty years had been a puppet for Snoke. Snoke claims that he foresaw Lord Sidious and Darth Vader's death. He watched and learned from their mistakes. . Shortly after the revealing of the true emperor Snoke had declared that his has a second in command, Darth Reapus. (Snokes apprentice)

Darth Reapus quickly earned himself a reputation of a well trained and highly skilled warrior, some even compared him to Darth Vader, maybe even more powerful and evil.(Rumours circulate of of terrible atrocities and mass murders). Some rumours say he is a clone of emperor Snoke himself, others say he is the son of Darth Vader and some even believe he was created somewhere in the galaxy of pure evil.

With Luke missing (presumed dead) and a major loss to the new republic army Leia must keep focus on fighting the empire as all what her and Luke fault for will be lossed. ( even tho she feels terrible about losing Luke). The Jedi last hope lay's in the hands of Master Reese Solo. A highly gifted Jedi, taught well by Luke and is a powerful Jedi within the council. (can be hot headed and very arrogant at times). He is promoted to Supreme Jedi master as he is the most experienced Jedi. ( very young at age 28).