Star Wars - Journey to the Force Awakens: Aftermath.On their torsos sit carbon-lace armor, the shoulders marked with the sigil of the New Republic: the Alliance starbird, now inside a sunburst. On a side note, the Resistance adopted the symbol of the Alliance to Restore the Old Republic, but so did the New Republic: Again, this is a very good reason for the Order to distance itself from the embarrassing historical record of the Empire, to whatever degree was possible.įinally, the Imperial Crest brought up a lot of very bad memories for much of the galaxy - this also may have played a role convincing the First Order to consider a change of aesthetics. The Empire, on the other hand, had been crushed by a ragtag group of insurgents and a handful of primitive teddy bears. Since the New Republic was the clear heir to the Republican throne, and the First Order despised the Republic and everything associated with it, it would make sense for them to distance themselves from the Imperial logo and its Republic origins.įurthermore, the Rebel Alliance was victorious, and their achievements were something to be proud of. Was modeled on the logo of the Old Republic, known as the Galactic Roundel:Ĭombined with the symbol of the old Republic's Navy: Possibly because the Imperial Crest itself If there's no canon info, I'll welcome some speculation. Give how much the First order mirrors the Empire, why didn't they use the Imperial Symbol? Why did the Resistance use the Rebel symbol while the First Order didn't use the Empire's? The First Order is intentionally emulating the Empire, both in mission and look. The Resistance's similarity to the Rebel Alliance is more coincidental that's just how it played out. Yes, the Resistance is made up of a lot of former Rebel Alliance supporters, but the Resistance was only created in order to stop the First Order. This is really strange to me as the First Order openly seeks to emulate the Empire in its mission to dominate the Galaxy. Many pilots, including Poe Dameron, wore helmets featuring the logo. Nearly thirty years after the Battle of Endor, the Resistance adopted the same emblem. The flight helmets of the Rebel X-wing pilots were adorned with the starbird logo. The Rebel Alliance starbird was a symbol of the Alliance to Restore the Republic.

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