Mass leave

A mass leave refers to an event when a large segment of the Emperor's Hammer leaves the organization, typically to go on and form their own splinter or breakaway group. Historically, this has typically occurred at the subgroup level, where leadership for a given subgroup or a component within that subgroup will attempt to "break away" to form its own organization, usually under the rationalization that such an action will allow for freedom from perceived interference and control.

Arguably, the most infamous mass leave event involved the formation of the Dark Jedi Brotherhood, which occurred when a large segment of the Dark Brotherhood left to form their own organization. The DJB remains perhaps the only splinter group that has remained an active organization after a mass leave event.

No mass leave has occurred in the Emperor's Hammer since the banishment of disgraced former Fleet Commander Astatine.

Events

The following is a list of notable mass leave events, marked by the primary organizations in which they spawned.

Non-Events

The following events do not technically constitute for a mass leave event, as they did not involve a group of people voluntarily leaving to form an outside organization. However, they are notable for events in which a certain segment of membership was banned, demoted, and/or otherwise punished for involvement in an outside organization, often over the perception that such involvement was in preparation for a potential mass leave event.