Star Wars Zero Company Revealed: A New Empire Threatens the Galaxy - Top 5 Things You Need to Know
- The "Zero Company" is a shadowy corporate conglomerate operating in the Outer Rim, exploiting legal loopholes to build a private droid army. It's the biggest threat to the New Republic since the Empire's fall.
- The company's CEO, a mysterious figure known only as "The Ledger," is rumored to be a former Imperial accountant who survived the Battle of Jakku. They use untraceable credits and shell companies.
- Exclusive leaks show the Zero Company has perfected a glitch that bypasses a droid's restraining bolt, turning any astromech into a loyal soldier. This has caused chaos on freighters.
- The New Republic Senate is divided: some want to regulate the company, while others, secretly on the payroll, call it "essential innovation." A vote is scheduled for next week.
- An undercover rogue team of ex-Rebel pathfinders has already clashed with a Zero Company convoy, stealing data that suggests they are building a "zero point" energy weapon near the ruins of Scarif.