▁Yang ▁often ▁predict s ▁the ▁mot ives ▁behind ▁his ▁enemies ▁and ▁narr ates ▁the ▁rich ▁history ▁of ▁his ▁world ▁and ▁comments ▁on ▁it . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁famous ▁quotes ▁is : ▁" There ▁are ▁few ▁wars ▁between ▁good ▁and ▁evil ; ▁most ▁are ▁between ▁one ▁good ▁and ▁another ▁good ." ▁ ▁Besides ▁the ▁two ▁main ▁hero es , ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁full ▁of ▁v ivid ▁characters ▁and ▁intr icate ▁politics . ▁All ▁types ▁of ▁characters , ▁from ▁high ▁nob ility , ▁adm ir als ▁and ▁polit icians , ▁to ▁common ▁soldiers ▁and ▁far mers , ▁are ▁inter w oven ▁into ▁the ▁story . ▁The ▁story ▁frequently ▁switch es ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁hero es ▁to ▁the ▁Un known ▁Sold ier ▁fighting ▁for ▁his ▁life ▁on ▁the ▁battle field . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁third ▁neutral ▁power ▁nomin ally ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Empire ▁called ▁the ▁P he zz an ▁Domin ion , ▁a ▁planet - state ▁which ▁tr ades ▁with ▁both ▁war ring ▁powers . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Terra ism ▁cult , ▁which ▁claims ▁that ▁humans ▁should ▁go ▁back ▁to ▁Earth , ▁gain ing ▁popular ity ▁throughout ▁the ▁galax y . ▁Through out ▁the ▁story ▁executive ▁political ▁figures ▁of ▁P he zz an ▁in ▁concert ▁with ▁the ▁upper - h ier archy ▁of ▁the ▁Terra ism ▁cult ▁orch est rate ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁consp ira cies ▁to ▁shift ▁the ▁t ide ▁of ▁the ▁gal actic ▁war ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁favor ▁their ▁object ives . ▁The ▁name ▁P he zz an