Project Ambition represented the strategic scheme devised by Ysanne Isard, the Director of Imperial Intelligence, to eliminate the Imperial Ruling Council and get rid of Sate Pestage, the Interim Galactic Emperor. Isard's objective was to seize absolute power over the Galactic Empire in the aftermath of the Battle of Endor. Her method involved creating divisions between Pestage and the Ruling Council, both literally and by fostering distrust. A key element of this was the mishandling of the Battle of Brentaal, along with the systematic erosion of the Council's backing within the Imperial Military.