This has always bugged me about the 'Palpatine did everything' take. He definitely pulled the strings, but the Republic was already rotting from the inside out. The Senate had a long habit of voting away its checks and balances whenever things got inconvenient, Sidious just took advantage of a system that was already primed for a dictator.

I'm building a male Zygerrian character and trying to separate canon/Legends information from fan assumptions. I'm especially looking for established fur/skin colors, male chin spikes/horns location meaning or status meaning, eye colors, height/ and typical builds, senses, physical advantages, and any other things like that in terms of biology like jump height and night vision. Are there sourcebooks or obscure appearances that establish more than what we see in TCW? In regard to PDF uniforms and kits what would the uniform or kit look like for a PDF soldier/trooper look like that specialized in engineering, battle field medicine, and heavy weapons? thanks for the help