Thread:RCM9698/@comment-25132749-20161215190227/@comment-29707934-20161222020943

The Empire would try to bargain with other nations because they are hopelessly outmatched. Thet not only don't have an air force, but they also don't have a nuclear arsenal. Thanks to those two factors they have no choice but to comply with the demands of the countries that do have these weapons. Honest would first try to gather as much money and power as possible, and later run when the Empire was in trouble. Just like in the series.

The idea that the Emperor founded his Empire against some great evil (the Goa'uld, another corrupt Empire...) is an interesting one.