Medal of the Emperor's Fist

The Medal of the Emperor’s Fist is the Imperial-path terminal reward for the Legacy Quest — SWG’s flagship NGE narrative arc. Players who complete the Legacy through its Naboo ending while sympathizing with the Galactic Empire deliver the four recovered droid modules to their Imperial contact and receive the Medal of the Emperor’s Fist as the closing reward.

How to acquire

Run the Legacy Quest from its Mos Eisley opener on Tatooine through to its Naboo conclusion, choosing Imperial sympathies in the dialogue branches. The chain pairs naturally with the New Player Tutorial and ultimately ties out at an Imperial contact who awards the medal in exchange for the four droid modules. The Rebel mirror — the Medal of Bothawui — is awarded on the same delivery beat for the Rebel sympathy path.

Why it matters

The medal is identical in stats to the Rebel mirror — the two medals share stats and differ only in name and faction symbolism. Its value is faction identity: it marks the wearer as a confirmed Legacy Quest completer who picked the Imperial side, and serves as a wearable trophy for Imperial-aligned roleplay. It also pairs with the Corellia extension’s Medal for Distinguished Service for players who run the extended arc through Lt. Jaspers, and slots into the same broader Imperial-themed loot economy as the Imperial Medallion that drops from elite Imperial troops.

Lore note

“The Emperor’s Fist” frames the player’s role as direct enforcement for Emperor Palpatine — line service rather than the intelligence work the Rebel-side Medal of Bothawui implies. The naming asymmetry between the two medals (a planet-named Rebel medal vs. a title-named Imperial medal) mirrors a recurring SWG design pattern: Rebel symbology leans collective and worldly, Imperial symbology leans hierarchical and personal to the Emperor.