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In the Fictional Universe of '' Star Trek '', the Terran Empire is the Mirror Universe counterpart of the United Federation Of Planets , and differs from the Federation in aspects of Philosophy and Ethics . Where the Federation has strict rules protecting less-advanced societies, the Prime Order of the Empire is to allow no resistance to its wishes to go unpunished. Punishment on Imperial Starfleet vessels is administered by the use of hand-held Agonizer s or, for serious offenses, such as an unsuccessful Assassination of a superior, the Agony Booth . Both of these devices work by direct stimulus of the Brain 's pain centers. Alien s are experimented on in painful ways as a matter of routine. The uniforms and heraldry of the Empire reflect its very violent nature. Uniforms are more flamboyant, and always incorporate Weapons — Dagger s and Phaser s. The symbol of the Empire is a stylized Earth with a Sword behind it, the hilt appearing to protrude from the North Pole and the point coming out behind the South Pole . Assassination of disobedient officers by their subordinates is encouraged as a means of maintaining discipline or career advancement for those who are successful. As such, high-ranking officers are often shown with Bodyguard s to counter such attempts. Starship commanders are seen keeping one, or even several, consorts from among the crew, although these relationships have tended to be brief. However, life in the Empire is not wholly corrupt, as characters from the Empire have been occasionally depicted with redeeming qualities, such as loyalty. For example, as the ISS ''Enterprise'' is being bombarded by Tholians , Captain Maximilian Forrest heroically stays behind in order to get his crew into lifeboats and safely off the ship. '' episode " In A Mirror, Darkly ") to becoming one of the more influential member-races — nearly as ruthless as Humans — as typified by the mirror Spock . The Empire is stated to be unstable in the first episode in which it appears ("'' episode " Crossover ", it is shown that the Empire fell to an alliance of Klingon s and Cardassian s, and Humans and Vulcans were enslaved. What happened to Earth or the planet Vulcan in this universe was left unexplored. GOVERNMENT '''' established that the Terran Empire is an Absolute Monarchy headed by an Emperor . In the episode " In A Mirror, Darkly ", Hoshi Sato overthrows Jonathan Archer (who had been attempting to declare himself Emperor) and, using the firepower of the captured USS ''Defiant'' , installs herself as Empress . A sequel to this episode was planned, but the cancellation of the show prevented it from being made, thus the fate of Sato remains a mystery. Subject states were required to pay a Tribute called the imperial tithe. COLLAPSE The '''' episode " Crossover " depicts the Terran Empire as having fallen to the Klingon - Cardassian Alliance with Humans and Vulcans enslaved. It is the stated belief of some of the Mirror Universe characters that this was due to reforms in the Empire promoted by the Mirror-Spock. However, it is has never been established in official canon when and how the Empire met its end, or what happened to the counterpart '' Enterprise '' crew. EXTERNAL LINK |
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