>>96753515
>The alderaan heat just needs to be made more compact to look less goofy
Yeah this artist did a great job showcasing that its a cool shape when compressed

You don't need to retcon the New Republic back to life in the post-sequels, honestly everything Disney has written has shown the Republic to be a fucking waste of time. Everything collapses near instantly anyway, post-sequels currently give way to a far more interesting Warring States/Sectors period where all those planetary militias that toppled the Final order can now freely exert their will over each other. Century old rivalries, once stopped by the Jedi or Imperial rule, now flare up as everyone wants to be the next big dog. Throw in NR and FO remnants and you've got a proper TTRPG setting there.