--- --- # Watch the _Star Wars_ Imperial Army Destroy Los Angeles by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Apr 13, 2015 12:59 PM UTC by [Laura Stampler](https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Apr 13, 2015 12:59 PM UTC A fleet of ships from the Imperial Army have invaded a galaxy that is far from far, far away. _Star Wars_ fans created a video that shows what it would look like if the troops of the Dark Side decided to attack Los Angeles, going after the Santa Monica Pier, the Walt Disney Concert Hall and other southern California landmarks. The [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z2Xpj64Z2w) video has been viewed more than 300,000 times in three days. It provides perfect fodder for fans heading to Los Angeles for this weeks [Star Wars Celebration convention in Anaheim, Calif.](http://www.starwarscelebration.com/) 'Star Wars' Imperial Army Invades Los Angeles in Video ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3819174/star-wars-los-angeles/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3819174/star-wars-los-angeles/"},"headline":"Watch the Star Wars Imperial Army Destroy Los Angeles","datePublished":"2015-04-13T12:59:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:18:40.109Z","description":"Freeway overpasses weren't made for this","url":"https://time.com/3819174/star-wars-los-angeles/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral","Star Wars topic","entertainment"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3819174/star-wars-los-angeles/","name":"Watch the Star Wars Imperial Army Destroy Los Angeles"}}]}] ```