History

In 1998, in the game of Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight (JK) on the MSN Gaming Zone, a clan known as Rogue Alliance (RA), was quite popular. The most successful leader was Acid Rain, and with him on the clan council was Purple Haze (Korzac). The two eventually left RA to form none other than the eXistence (eX). However, this early form of eXistence only lasted a few months, though it was rather successful. Acid Rain left for his own reasons, and Korzac moved on to another Jedi Knight clan known as the Galactic Empire (GE).

The Galactic Empire, also called the Imperial Armed Forces, was formed in late 1998 and early 1999, and created for JK. Eventually internal disputes and attacks from another clan led to the abandonment of the Imperial Armed Forces, but in 2001, Lord Darchind resurrected it with others and created four divisions: the Galactic Imperial Army (GIA), Galactic Imperial Navy (GIN), Galactic Imperial Marine Core (GIMC), and Galactic Imperial Air Force (GIAF). During the height of the Galactic Empire, they not only had an iron grip on Jedi Knight, but also were responsible for the destruction of many other clans whom they claimed were 'dissidents' running 'dictatorships', and the destruction of each clan was seen as a victory for the Galactic Empire.

Many eX members were recruited into the Galactic Imperial Army, including Smokey. Smokey invited a former clan-mate named Kerid to join the GIA, and Kerid soon renamed himself RedTerror and was an extremely ambitious member of the GIA. Together they vowed to make the GIA the most powerful clan on the zone, launching a massive recruiting effort. RedTerror rapidly launched up the ranks, until he and Smokey, who then named himself Korzac, were the sole leaders of the GIA, aside from Lord Darchind. Korzac and RedTerror also created and led the Illuminati, a top-secret agency bent on controlling the zone through conspiracy and espionage. After some problems involving the GIA and Lord Darchind, RedTerror, who was now GIA_HGG_Erythro, suggested that the GIA secretly escape with a small group of loyal people (namely the Illuminati members and some others). The plan was not put into action. Erythro suddenly disappeared from the GIA for personal reasons. Although he tried to return later, real life events hindered him.

During this time, the Galactic Imperial Army became a very powerful presence in Jedi Knight, and many groups were very jealous of the GIA for its structure and authority. However, Lord Darchind's stricter republic form of governing soon clashed with many members of the GIA, and after the use of a swastika in the Galactic Empire forum which Darchind said was to scare away a disruptive poster, the situation grew out of control. Korzac marked Darchind as a racist and stated that there must have been a better way of getting rid of the poster. Darchind argued that Korzac was just finding an excuse to rebel. Consequently, Korzac packed up and took the members of the GIA with him. Korzac and the members helped create the eXistence Imperial Army (eXia). The eXistence Imperial Army was essentially the same as the GIA in mechanics, with similar ranking structures but less-enforced rules and a more relaxed environment. The GIA had deteriorated because of a lack of strong leadership, and most of the remaining members of the GIA left to join the eXia.