▁a ▁gal actic ▁emp ire ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁Imper ium ▁of ▁Man ▁from ▁the ▁War ham mer ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁universe , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁the ocr atic ▁industrial ▁and ▁militar istic ▁total itar ian ▁regime ▁that ▁does ▁in ▁fact ▁span ▁almost ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁the ▁Mil ky ▁Way ▁Gal axy . ▁Despite ▁massive ▁strength , ▁the ▁institution ' s ▁territ ories ▁are ▁constantly ▁at ▁risk ▁due ▁to ▁un ending ▁conflict ▁with ▁various ▁al ien ▁races ▁and ▁re bel ▁fa ctions . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁arc ▁of ▁the ▁S ail or ▁Moon ▁m anga ▁series ▁by ▁Na oko ▁Take uch i , ▁a ▁fict ional ▁organization ▁called ▁Sh adow ▁Gal act ica ▁has ▁established ▁an ▁emp ire ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁Mil ky ▁Way . ▁Sh adow ▁Gal act ica ▁is ▁ste aling ▁" st arse eds ", ▁the ▁ess ense ▁of ▁sent ient ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁galax y . ▁Its ▁members ▁come ▁from ▁different ▁Star ▁Systems ▁and ▁S ail or ▁Gal ax ia , ▁the ▁self - proc laimed ▁" G old en ▁Queen ▁of ▁Sh adow ▁Gal act ica ", ▁has ▁built ▁her ▁palace ▁around ▁the ▁Gal axy ▁Ca uld ron , ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁all ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁Mil ky ▁Way ▁located ▁in ▁Gal actic ▁Center . ▁ ▁Ber tr am ▁Ch and ler ▁wrote ▁two ▁inter stell ar ▁series ▁– ▁one ▁ ▁featuring ▁a ▁Gal actic ▁Empire ▁ruled ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁non - her edit ary ▁Em press es ▁while ▁the ▁other