There is also a Terraism cult, which claims that humans should go back to Earth, gaining popularity throughout the galaxy.Īn advertisement for the movie Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War (1993). There is a third neutral power nominally attached to the Galactic Empire called the Phezzan Dominion, a planet-state ( city-state on a galactic scale) which trades with both warring powers. The story frequently switches away from the main heroes to the Unknown Soldier fighting for his life on the battlefield. All types of characters, from high nobility, admirals and politicians, to common soldiers and farmers, are interwoven into the story.
One of his famous quotes is: "There are few wars between good and evil most are between one good and another good."īesides the two main heroes, the story is full of vivid characters and intricate politics. He becomes the archrival of Reinhard, though they highly respect one another.Īs a historian, Yang often narrates the rich history of his world and comments on it. He was rapidly promoted to an admiral because of his demonstrated excellence in military strategy. He originally aspired to become a historian, and joined the military only because he needed money for tuition. In the Free Planets Alliance Star Fleet is another genius, Yang Wen-li. Later, he wants not only to end the corrupt Goldenbaum dynasty but also to defeat the Free Planets Alliance and to unify the whole galaxy under his rule. He is driven by the desire to free his sister Annerose, who was taken by the Kaiser as a concubine.
Within the Galactic Empire, based on 19th century Prussia, an ambitious military genius, Reinhard von Müsel, is rising to power. For 150 years two mighty space powers have intermittently warred with each other: the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance. A portion of the galaxy is filled with terraformed worlds inhabited by interstellar traveling human beings. Unlike many science fiction stories, there are no alien civilizations. The story is staged in the distant future within our own Milky Way Galaxy, approximately in the 35th century.
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