Galactic Revolutionary Front

[Cavalry King]

Galactic Revolutionary Front 

United Sentient Galactic Republic



Symbol of the Galactic Revolutionary Front



Flag of the Republic

Faction Purpose: The Galactic Revolutionary Front as a whole is a galaxy wide movement dedicated to freeing all sentient beings from their shackles under the Republic and now Sith Empire. They believe in ridding the galaxy of all forms of slavery. They seek to bring democracy to all planets and regions. They seek to uplift oppressed beings across the stars, whether it be economic, religious, speciest, or any other form oppression may take. They seek to dismantle the corporate systems that corrupt the Republic and choke its government. The GRF does this by infiltrating planets across the galaxy and planting "Red Cells" tasked with bringing the Revolution to their planet. Major targets for the GRF are the Twi'lek slaving operations and the Wookie enslavement.

The United Sentient Galactic Republic is the official planetary government of the GRF. They are tasked with coordinating the Revolution and administering the planet according to Galactivist doctrine.

Mottos: To bring Freedom, Equality, and Justice to all beings! To bring Revolution to the stars! Every being has its place!

Anthem: We are the Army of the People

Faction Planet: Svoboda (Custom Planet, soon to come)

Financial wealth: Moderate - Wealth is harder for this faction to acquire due to its economic policies. First and foremost it refuses to do trade with the Republic, the Hutts, and will likely soon close trade with the Sith. All "official" trade is banned with these factions, only sales to approved individual planetary governments is permitted. The GRF is mostly funded through the sale of weapons and illegal or regulated items in the Republic - usually to pirates or other fringe elements seen as aiding in destroying the Republic. Svoboda is a resource rich planet and filled with factories. The planet specializes in the manufacturing of arms and vehicles. Another major source of income are"Re-Appropriation" missions. These are essentially missions of piracy and theft where agents of the GRF or USGR steal valuable resources from approved "Enemies of the People". A final source of wealth for the GRF is information. Due to their many spies scattered around, the GRF holds a wealth of knowledge on a great many people and either through blackmail or information brokering, makes a hefty profit on it.

Military assets: Formidable/High - The GRF has military assets and agents across the galaxy, organized into units called "Red Cells". The Revolutionary Front Army, the units scattered across the stars are relatively low in number however, the bulk of the GRF/ USGR military assets comes from the official military forces of the United Sentient Galactic Republic. The USGR has mandatory conscription for all its citizens, who serve a minimum of three years of active duty, and another five on reserve. This supplies them with a massive troop reserve. Svoboda is also a hub for the production of military arms and vehicles, supplying the military with some of the most state-of-the-art equipment. The military forces of the GRF/USGR are the Galactic Revolutionary Front Army, composed of operatives and soldiers organized in "Red Cells" and assigned planets; the USGR Revolutionary Forces, the primary conventional military force; and the Commissars of the Revolution, a the specialized, elite organization of the faction.

The United Sentient Galactic Republic Revolutionary Forces

This is the primary conventional arm of the GRF military forces. This is primarily (70%) a conscript army. They are trained and equipped for mass unit tactics and operations. All officers and elite units are volunteers. The USGRRF is divided into the USGR Revolutionary "Red" Army and the USGR Galactic Liberation Fleet.

Revolutionary "Red" Army
Troop Count: Very High
Motto: "Forever Forward!"
Official Hymn: The Sacred War
Strengths: Fanatical loyalty and determination, Shock tactics, Massive Numbers, State of the Art Equipment for Some, Strong Vehicles
Weaknesses: Conscripts (While the Red army is professionally trained, its numbers are inflated by many who would likely not otherwise serve in the military. As such not all soldiers are the fittest for duty), Most have slightly below average equipment or are lightly equipped, small unit tactics (The Red Army is at its best when operating in strength. Smaller units are generally unable to operate well alone or in isolated situations).
Doctrine: Shock & Mobility. The Red Army likes to hit one place with all its numbers at once using shock tactics to immediately break the enemy along a small front. Using the mobility afforded it by its vehicles, it then storms through the breach swiftly and overruns the enemy before it can regroup/ re-position.
Units of Note: 54th "Death's Head" Armored Division
Approved Images: Day of Victory (Liberation of Svoboda & Creation of the USGR) -- Red Army Liberating a Planet -- A Commissar -- Officer's Uniform -- Officer in Power Weapon Suit -- Red Army in Action -- Red Army Mechanized Wardogs

Galactic Liberation Fleet
Troop Count: Low
Motto: "Carrying the Revolution to the Stars!"
Official Hymn: The Hunt for Red October
Strengths: Fanatical loyalty and determination, State-of-the-Art Equipment, Highly Skilled
Weaknesses: Relatively Small (The GLF has opted for quality over quantity in its Fleet)
Doctrine: Concentration & Concentrated Fire. The GLF is fairly small, so it will usually concentrate its forces in a few areas. Using these concentrated forces they seek to gain local superiority in numbers and/or maximize their potential per battle. When in battle, the fleet seeks to concentrate the fire of as many of its ships as possible on as few of the enemy's and drop them out of the sky one by one.
Units of Note:
Approved Images: GLF Pilots and Droid Reading Revolutionary Literature -- GLFS "Liberator"

Order of the Commissars of the Revolution

{Work in Progress}

The Order of the Commissars of the Revolution, most commonly called "The Commissariat", are the elite, special forces of the USGR. They are tasked with a great many tasks important to the success of the Galactic Revolution. They are Secret Police, Political Commissars, Special Forces, Elite Soldiers, Spies, amongst other roles. All Force users within the GRF must become Commissars for the majority of their lives, with service time depending on species, or go into the religious services. However, it is not a requirement to be a Force Sensitive to join the Commissars. They are equivalent a fusion of the Jedi Order with Elite Non-Force sensitive Elements. Their missions are often Re-Appropriation missions or infiltration missions into various organizations or planets. The Commisarss make no distinction between Force Sensitives and Non-Force Sensitives, all are expected to operate on a high level using specialized skills. 

Commissars are the most fanatical and fearsome force the GRF has to offer. Commissars are organized into different Bureaus. There are two different paths for the Commissars. Commissar Operatives and Commissar Soldiers. Operatives are the true agents and members of the Commissars while Commissar Soldiers form the rank and file troopers of the Military Bureau. Commissar Soldiers are always the enlisted elements of the Bureau, all Military Bureau officers are Commissar Operatives. Commissar operatives are free to move between the different bureaus and take assignments from any of them, however, once they reach the rank of Marshal of the Order they must take a leadership role in one of the bureaus. This does not prevent them from operating for other bureaus but does severely limit their ability to do so.

Commissars are also tasked with upholding the religion and ideology of Galactivism. Thus they must also perform rituals and be the most well versed in Galactivist thought.

Organization

• Military Bureau - Tasked with supplying hyper elite soldiers and units to supplement and operate alongside the Revolutionary Forces. May take part in larger scale "Re-Appropriation" missions.
• Political Commissariat - Tasked with ensuring the loyalty of the people and soldiers. Political Commissars are also the liaisons between the USGR and the disparate GRF groups. They are also often tasked with founding new GRF cells in new regions and may even be tasked with commanding them. Commissars are masters of propaganda and speech making. Their command of Galactivist Doctrine is unmatched. They are skilled infiltrators and clandestine organizers. They are also the primary "Secret Police" of the GRF for the GRF's own people.
• Special Operations Bureau - The SecOps Bureau is tasked with most of the clandestine operations of the GRF. The SpecOps Bureau coordinates "Re-Appropriation" missions, Liberation missions to free groups of slaves or oppressed peoples, they may help with GRF "Red Cells", or they may infiltrate organizations or planets as spies and agents of the Revolution.

Rankings (Lowest to Highest and their Soldier Equivalents)

Hopeful - The entry level of all beings seeking to become a Commissar Agent. They are put through rigorous testing, both mental and physical as well as political to see if the are acceptable candidates. This is only for Non-Force Sensitives who seek to join the Commissars at a later stage in their lives. (Private Equivalent)

  
Cadet - The level of beings who have been selected to eventually become Commissars, but have not yet completed their training. Cadets are either Hopefuls who have passed their testing, or beings selected from birth to become Commissars either because they are force sensitive or seem fit for future service to the Commissars. Cadets are trained in a wide variety of fields and assessed for their strengths and weaknesses. Cadets are graded 3rd Class (One Bar), 2nd Class (2 Bars), and 1st Class (3 Bars), as they progress through their training. (Private 1st Class, Lance Corporal, Corporal Equivalent)


Senior Cadet - Senior Cadets have almost completed their training and have now been set down a specific career path and are receiving their specialized training. They may be deployed on low level missions to learn and be tested. Senior Cadets may also be chosen to be individually trained by a Mentor in their chosen career path. (Sergeant Equivalent)

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Commissar - Senior Cadets who have passed their final examinations become Commissars assigned to their field. Transitioning to a full Commissar is often called "Earning your star". They have permission and license to operate independently in the name of the Revolution. They come in three grades depending on seniority (Commissar of the 3rd Order, 2nd Order, 1st Order "Senior Commissar"). For an act deemed of "Extraordinary Meritorious Service in the Name of the Revolution", a second black bar may be added to the insignia. They are generally fast tracked through promotion due to being more senior than others of their same grade.


Marshal of the Order - Commissars who have completed many years of loyal service to the Order and have proven themselves to be capable leaders. Their loyalty and commitment to the cause are unwavering. This is first and foremost a position of leadership. Marshals generally do not go out on as many missions as Commissars. They are the most senior Commissars within their departments.


Grand Marshal/ Commissar - Only three of this rank exist, one is the Grand Marshal of the Military Bureau, the second is the Grand Marshal of the Special Operations Bureau, and the final is the Grand Commissar of the Political Commissariat. They are the leaders of their respective bureaus.


Supreme Marshal of the Commissars - Leader of the Commissar Order.

Commissar Uniforms: Commissar Operative Uniform |

The Galactic Revolutionary Front Forces

The GRFF are the insurgent soldiers spread across many planets. These are local revolutionaries loyal to the cause. They are usually simply terrorist cells that try to cause mayhem for "Enemies of the People". This is because they generally lack numbers to do anything more than this, however it is the goal of every GRF cell to one day form the core of a planetary wide revolution. They are also emergency reserve forces that can be called to fight in the name of the Revolution across the stars. The strength of any single cell is highly variable as they could be anywhere in number from three beings to thousands. Their equipment standards are also highly variable but in general they are poorly equipped.

Form of Government: Vanguard Galactivist Republic

Galactivism - The belief that all sentient species should be equal and that every sentient being has their own important role in the galaxy. It seeks to cure the ills of the galaxy - namely Poverty, Inequality, Slavery, and Organized Crime. Adherents to galactivism oppose slavery vehemently as it implies that one being is inferior and subservient to another. Galactivism seeks to uplift and equalize all peoples across the galaxy. It believes that the huddled masses of poor on planets like Coruscant and Nar Shaddaa are often times left to the devices of criminal elements and that this should be rectified via radical redistribution of wealth from those who benefit from this system. As crime ruins societies are propels many of its ills, Galactivism has very low crime tolerance, and opposes organized criminal organizations. In the name of equality, Galactivism sees no inferiority between force sensitives and non-force sensitives, they are different. It opposes the Jedi order as an institution of arrogance and shortsightedness.

Galactivism is also a religion. It sees the force as the great unifier of the galaxy and that it guides and directs the course of history. The Right and Proper Way is the order of the universe that galactivists believe the Force desires. This is an order of equality and peace. The current state of the galaxy thus deviates from this proper course and ensures the suffering of trillions. Force sensitives are said to be guardians of this right and proper way and therefore must devote themselves to a life of service to the galaxy. Those who seek to use the Force as a means by which to prop themselves up and gain power over others are seen as vile abusers of a beautiful gift and solemn duty. These people are seen as worse than all the exploiters in the Galaxy.

Vanguard - The reason the type of government implemented is called a "Vanguard Galactivist Republic" is because in their system, a core group of leaders form the "Vanguard Party" - the people most primarily responsible for moving the revolution forward. The Galactivists believe that galaxy wide revolution must be done in phases, the first being internal revolution, then galactic revolution, and finally the rulership of the people. Before the people can truly assume power, a strong, dedicated, and intelligent core of leadership must push and guide the people through the revolutions until they are ready to assume full leadership themselves. Therefore much of the power of the faction is concentrated into the hands of a few ruling elite on behalf of the people and the revolution.

Government Organization:

Supreme Director of the Galactic Revolution:
The highest position of authority within the Galactic Revolutionary Front and the USGR. As chief "Conductor" of the revolution, this person must ultimately oversee the direction of the revolution. Their word is usually law and only overwhelming opposition from the Revolutionary Directors Council could reverse the Dirizher's decisions. Dirizhers hold their positions until they either step down, acknowledging that their guidance of the revolution is over, or a vote of no confidence by the Revolutionary Council .

Revolutionary Directors Council:

• Member 1
• Member 2
• Member 3
• Member 4
• Member 5

The Revolutionary Directors Council is where the heart of the governing of the GRF takes place. It is a board of members selected by the Galactic Congress. They generally serve life terms. Revolutionary Directors Council members (called "Directors") are often chosen because they hold another high office, or they soon come to hold a powerful position. Serving as a Director does not stop one from serving in other capacities such as in the military or other political offices.

People's Galactic Congress:
The body of elected representatives for each district. Mostly a rubber stamp body in that they have to, and almost always do, approve the actions of the Revolutionary Directors Council. It is mostly a forum where grievances, issues, and information from each of the districts is passed onto the government as a whole.

Faction History: The history of the Galactic Revolutionary Front began a mere two hundred years ago. The planet of Svoboda is a resource rich planet and has long been an industrialized world, centered around the manufacture of weaponry. The planet was run by what was essentially a mafia. The population of the planet was divided between the owners and proprietors of the factories and firms and the masses of workers brought in from across the galaxy to work in the mines, fields, and factory floors. Conditions were awful and the workers were treated little better than cattle. They were paid in wages which could only be spent on the planet, they had to pay for everything, including their working equipment and the transportation to and from their place of residence and their work site. They also charged exorbitant prices for food. Lines of credit were easily obtained, this was because the companies wanted to lock people into working for them for forever. No matter how hard people worked, they were almost always in debt to the companies. Protest and opposition was strictly forbidden by terms of their contracts and those who did found themselves dealt with harshly - having their housing removed and their debts increased. People who accrued a certain amount of debt or did not pay their debt off for a certain amount of time became literal slaves to their creditors. Medical facilities were abysmal and work conditions were poor and dangerous. After a while the reputation of work on the planet was so bad that no voluntary workers would come to the planet. Faced with a sharply declining population, the companies began to ship slaves of all kinds from across the galaxy to work in the factories.

Two hundred years ago a Jedi Knight named Zez Kel Oon and his padawan, a female Twi'lek named Flora Yun, landed on Svoboda, then called Helot-4. Zez had been growing in disdain at the Jedi for years as they seemed to be content to sit back and do little as the ills of the Galaxy continued. The pair were on a mission to negotiate a peace agreement between the mafia, who had been attacking Republic ships, and the Republic. When Zez landed and saw what was happening to the people on the planet he became enraged and when the time to meet with the Mafia leader came, he killed the leader rather than speak with him. The Jedi and his padawan were forced to flee into the mountains. From there they began the process of liberating the workers. They would first cultivate the preexisting resentment towards the system and then they would liberate those who they felt could best help the cause because they could not care for too many people at once. They would sneak onto work sites and enflame the passions of the workers and slaves against their masters. They worked like this for several years, during which time Zez and his padawan were banished from the Jedi order. They also came to codify their beliefs in a political stance known as Galactivism.

After several years of struggle, the Galactivists began to gain the upper hand as the working population was becoming almost uncontrollable. Eventually the plan code named Liberty was implemented, whereby the Galactivist revolutionaries attacked the major city on Helot-4, Helosia. When they attacked and drew out the majority of the city's security forces, rebels who had infiltrated the city called for the workers within to take up arms and attack the city from within. With almost no security within the city, the insurgents were able to destroy the cities vulnerable defensive systems and capture the government. The revolutionaries attacking from outside the city suffered massive casualties but marched victorious into the city. With the planetary government captured in one fell swoop and most of its defenses paralyzed or in rebel hands, the rest of the planet fell within the year. Those who had been labeled as "Enemies of the People" due to their involvement with the old system were themselves sent to labor camps and subjected to the same conditions they had put the people in.

A new government was established named the United Sentient Galactic Republic. United Sentient as in a unification of all Sentient beings. The goal of the USGR was to govern the lands that had achieved victory in revolution. The Order of the Commissars was established to help protect and ensure the victory of the revolution at home and abroad.

Once the USGR had been firmly established on Svoboda, Commissars were dispatched across the stars to infiltrate other planets, organizations, and armies. They were tasked with gathering information and planting the seeds of revolution in Red Cells. The issue of financing became an issue so the government of the USGR came up with the solution of declaring all property of the Enemies of the People across the galaxy - even those not technically within the USGR - as property of the people thus they could send the Commissars on missions of "Re-appropriation" as a legitimate act of state.

The USGR and the Galactic Revolutionary front has largely content itself with building and biding its time since its formation. Now, however, the government and the revolutionaries feel strong enough to begin making their way and leaving their mark on the galaxy.

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[Lemur, The Kool-Aid Guy]

I will totally join this.

[0bserver]

Hello ^_^ I was linked to this by Lemur, because he wanted me, as a token russian around here, to give a bit of insight to help out. So I'm gonna do that.

First, I'd like to point out that the "Soyedinennyye Chuvstvuyushchiye Galakticheskoy Respubliki" is a wrong translation and probably done with PROMPT or Google translator. The right translation of it would be "Soyuz Razumnyh Galakticheskih Respublik". But it's a minor and not very important issue.

There are bigger concerns to be addressed.

It may be just my opinion, but when reading through this idea, I've kept getting a very strong ebb that this faction just doesn't fit within the Star Wars, even as custom one. The reason why it doesn't fit is because very little effort had been made in order to make it fit. It's not 'A faction/planet based on Soviet Union', it's basically a carbon copy of Soviet union (or a rather stereotyped view of it) IN SPACE! And that just doesn't work, IMHO.

I think in order to fit, the faction has to rely on its reference more subtly. So it would have a good chunk of its own originality, rather that being a carbon copy of what existed on Earth. Like the Empire, who, while had an obvious reference to the nazis and their troops, retained a bunch of their own traits which allows us to call them 'The Empire' instead of 'Space nazis'.

Maybe, for the sake of setting these differences up, you'd need to change the name, terminology (aka galaktivism,verchovnyy dirizher etcetera, and preferably avoid the russian name of them all), flag (I could offer something like this as a replacement: ) as well as add something of their own, something new to the ideology and whatnot. Maybe custom insignia would be a nice addition too.

Lastly... I very strongly recommend coming up with a different name for the planet "Svoboda". Maybe something that sounds more 'Star Wars'ish. Because Svoboda translates as 'Freedom'. And... really, that is a rather corny name, in my opinion.

Well... I think that's about it. I have to add that I like the history of the faction, as well as description of their military branches. It's mostly the glaring 'Soviets in Space' that needs to be dealt with.

[Jenno]

A few comments to add on top of what Observer has said.

The main thing I think you're going to struggle with is the scale of things. Remember that as part of the rules for custom factions, they're only allowed to start with one planet so 'The United Sentient Galactic Republic is the official government of planets who have come into the GRF fold.' will not fly.

Then of course this brings other things into question such as wealth and military power. It would be wise to say what kind of scale you are judging these on. If it's on a galactic scale and you're saying the their wealth is moderate and that their military assets are formidable/high then that's not going to be approved considering they're only allowed to start off with one planet under their control. Their wealth, given that they don't trade with the Republic, Sith or Hutts, and also I'd assume Corporate Alliance as well since otherwise that'd be a bit hypocritical of them, would not even be moderate on a galactic scale, it would pretty much be microscopic. If we're talking about on a planetary level then these things would be much more acceptable, though again be careful to note that that is the case.

Just thought I'd comment on that as a reminder to one of the custom faction's key rules.

~Jenno

[Cavalry King]

Gratsi for the comments, will do more edits soon. As for the name, why would the name be an issue? I could control one city and call myself an Empire. Under the planets section it only has one planet. The description of "Planets" was just to set the stage that if in the future planets are added, it is understood that one is a planetary government and one is a movement. This wasn't a big issue though, as I edited that line, I never meant to imply that more than one planet was in the faction. As for the scale, these are on a planetary scale like the other factions here. The Stellar Mythics, as the first faction approved,I believe set the scale for planetary power. Custom factions have to start out small and I have stayed (at least in my opinion) within the bounds of previously accepted factions.

As far as the flag, I had an issue with deciding on it because I don't have photoshop anymore, therefore any pictures that I can find, have the hammer and sickle. I searched, your flag proposal looks very nice, maybe the Hammer and Sickle could just be the battle flag? I think if the flag & symbols were changed it would solve a lot of issues. Photoshop would be a huge benefit to me at this point to help with the propoganda posters and images.

As far as ideology there is an entire religion added and an emphasis on anti-slavery, Anti-Jedi, and anti-organized crime. I could add more in there but I didn't want to get too complex to the point that it would require an academic reading.

As far as terminology, I made most of it up, do you feel that needs work or what? I was a little confused on this point as to whether you felt it was too close or too far.

Also Observer this is a draft done on my own, I would love any ideas and suggestions you might have in specific to spice this faction up.

Perhaps I could edit out the Russian name for the faction. I think everything else is in English except the leader title, although I like Dirizher as a flavor name for the leader title.

[Rugs]

Apr 10, 2013 20:31:13 GMT -5 Cavalry King said:

As for the scale, these are on a planetary scale like the other factions here. The Stellar Mythics, as the first faction approved,I believe set the scale for planetary power.

The spwizards were actually the third or fourth custom faction approved. I know the DLA, Dominion, and Will of the Force (short lived as it was) all came before they did, anyway.

Anyway, yes, faction strength/wealth is generally taken on the galactic scale, unless specified otherwise in the application. With the spwizards, it's referenced that they, in conjunction with the government/forces of Aiaru, can be a formidable force among minor/planetary powers, though they're pretty self-contained, but not so much in comparison to the Big Three that run things on the Galactic stage.


Point in case, a much better comparison to draw would be to the DLA, since they're competing directly against a localized branch of a Galactic power, which, from skimming, seems much more in line with what you aim to do for this.

[Cavalry King]

Alright, although I don't know if the comparison with the DLA would change this very much. The DLA seems to be a local insurgent group not in total control of their own planet. The USGR would be similar to the Stellar Mythics in being a formidable force among minor or planetary powers.

Edit: I found a free online editor, these are the preliminary flags and symbols. I have other variations I want to see.

[Dutch]

I'd also like to note a faction can't be accepted without a certain amount of members. The exact number escapes my mind, but as of right now I'm pretty certain you only have yourself interested in joining.

Jenno Edit: Five different members have to have characters signed up to the faction for it to be approved.

[Dutch]

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