User blog comment:Western Gen/Speculations for Season 12/@comment-178.219.97.150-20140624085313/@comment-3496661-20140625213720

@BlkKnight17 - And certain members of the Old Republic formed the Rebel Alliance, who in turn ended the Galactic Empire.

@Wiki Contributor - Hopefully we'll find out Carolina's role in all of this soon, and I think we'll learn what the "prisoners" meant in the next episode