▁between . ▁ ▁Details ▁and ▁notable ▁examples ▁ ▁The ▁best ▁known ▁such ▁organization ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁today ▁is ▁probably ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Empire ▁from ▁Star ▁Wars , ▁which ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁turn ▁from ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Republic . ▁A ▁military ▁dict ator ship ▁based ▁upon ▁fear ▁and ▁terror , ▁said ▁Empire ▁is ▁an ▁explicitly ▁villa in ous ▁force ▁with ▁lingu istic ▁and ▁visual ▁tra its ▁directly ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁For ▁example , ▁their ▁arm ored ▁forces ▁known ▁as ▁" st orm t ro op ers " ▁are ▁named ▁analog ously ▁to ▁the ▁St urm ab teilung ▁( o ften ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁SA ), ▁a ▁par amil it ary ▁entity ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁Their ▁best ▁known ▁weapon ▁is ▁the ▁icon ic ▁Death ▁Star ; ▁the ▁moon - s ized ▁space ▁station ▁has ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁destroy ▁entire ▁plan ets . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁these ▁galax y - sp anning ▁domains ▁depend ▁on ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁transport ation ▁capable ▁of ▁quickly ▁or ▁instantly ▁crossing ▁vast ▁cos mic ▁distances , ▁usually ▁measured ▁in ▁light - year s , ▁many ▁times ▁faster ▁than ▁regular ▁particles ▁such ▁as ▁phot ons ▁travel ing ▁at ▁light ▁speed . ▁These , ▁instant aneous ▁or ▁faster - than - light ▁( FT L ) ▁techn ologies ▁invari ably ▁require ▁some ▁type ▁of ▁prop ulsion ▁or ▁disp lacement ▁technology ▁forb idden ▁by ▁Albert ▁Ein stein ' s ▁theories ▁on ▁relativ ity . ▁Descri bed ▁methods ▁often