"That'd do it," he agreed, a bit grimly. Omnicidal annihilation, at least, was a threat that even the Empire wouldn't stoop to - oppressive as they were, they'd at least ensure there was something of a galaxy left to rule.

Let's just not talk about the Vong.

"Alliance recruitment shot through the roof after Alderaan was destroyed. The Empire may have been trying to scare people into submission, but in a way, they were just doing some of our own work for us...albeit not at a cost that was worth it to anyone."

There was no way the Empire would've gone so far as to destroy every planet in the galaxy, of course, but one was still one too many. It wasn't at all hard to wrap his mind around what Rich was saying, even if the stakes hadn't reached the same levels at home.