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The Alliance to Restore the Republic, known as the Rebel Alliance, Alliance, the Rebellion, or the First Rebellion was an alternative government of pro-democratic revolutionary factions and clandestine cell systems who sought to restore the Galactic Republic and free the galaxy from the Galactic Empire. It formed from the rebellion, an umbrella term for the various rebel cells before uniting. The Alliance was publicly and formally declared with the Declaration of the Rebel Alliance and the document of the Declaration of Rebellion.
As opposed to waging all-out war, the Alliance waged a war of attrition against the Imperial government, establishing small bases across the galaxy instead of controlling an entire planet.
When the Alliance successfully stole the plans for the Empire's ultimate weapon, the Death Star, and destroyed the space station in the Battle of Yavin with the help of Luke Skywalker, the tide of the war began to change and the Rebel threat began to prove a severe thorn in the Empire's side, and continued to engage in battles with the Empire in the Galactic Civil War. However, under the command of Darth Vader, the Imperial forces succeeded in defeating the Alliance on Hoth, forcing the Alliance to scatter their forces in order to survive.
Eventually, the Alliance prevailed against the Empire and critically damaged it when they launched an attack against the second Death Star during its construction in what would become the Battle of Endor. Not only did the Alliance manage to destroy the super weapon, but the Imperial Navy was severely crippled by the loss of one of their Super Star Destroyers, and Luke Skywalker managed to redeem his father, Anakin Skywalker, who killed Emperor Sheev Palpatine, before dying himself in the battle. The Alliance was soon reorganized into the fledgling New Republic which would later defeat the Empire at the Battle of Jakku, and force the Empire to surrender by signing the Galactic Concordance, effectively ending the war.
History[]
The origins of the Rebel Alliance dated back to the Clone Wars, when the Jedi helped create resistance units on Separatist-held worlds. Ironically, Anakin Skywalker proposed this plan to the Jedi Council and helped create one such militia, training resistance fighters on Onderon. The Onderon cell, led by Steela and Saw Gerrera, fought against the Separatist puppet Sanjay Rash and his droid armies, eventually overthrowing Rash and restoring King Ramsis Dendup to his throne. Some of these resistance movements would continue their activities after the victorious Republic became the Empire, though it would be years before such cells coalesced into an organized Rebellion with centralized leadership.
The Rebellion’s origins could also be traced to clandestine meetings of Senators that began in the final days of the Republic. Senators such as Mon Mothma, Bail Organa and Padmé Amidala gathered secretly on Coruscant, concerned about the wartime powers accumulated by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Publicly, these Senators backed efforts to shame Palpatine into giving up his emergency powers. Privately, they began preparations for a time when resistance might have to progress beyond political arguments in the Senate, but it would prove to be a long and extremely difficult process to unite those opposed to the Empire under a single banner. Mothma and Organa would become key rebel leaders, a mantle also taken up by Bail’s adopted daughter Leia.
As the Empire tightened its grip on the galaxy, resistance movements sprang up on a number of worlds. Most were strictly local movements, determined to free an individual planet or star system from Imperial rule. Such movements risked running afoul of the Empire’s intelligence agents, Inquisitors and enforcers, who dealt ruthlessly with any sign of larger-scale resistance. One crew of rebels, led by the Twi’lek pilot Hera Syndulla, sprang up on the Outer Rim world of Lothal. Syndulla’s band -- whose ranks also included former Padawan Kanan Jarrus, the Force-sensitive orphan Ezra Bridger, Mandalorian demolitions expert Sabine Wren, Lasat warrior Garazeb “Zeb” Orrellos, and the droid Chopper -- worked to disrupt Imperial operations on Lothal and other Outer Rim worlds, receiving support from operatives such as the mysterious Fulcrum. In time, under the leadership of Bail Organa and Mon Mothma, such local groups combined their efforts into a full-blown Alliance dedicated to overthrowing Palpatine and restoring the Republic.
After narrowly escaping Imperial capture, the Ghost crew delivered Mon Mothma to a precise meeting point away from the eyes of the Empire: Dantooine. There, she formally announced her resignation from the Senate and put out a call for others to join in her in the fight against the Empire. As more and more rebel cells arrived, the Rebel Alliance was born.
As the Rebellion grew more organized and gained support in the Imperial Senate, the Empire sought to crush resistance by completing construction of the Death Star, an armored battle station with enough firepower to destroy an entire planet. Rebel spies stole the Death Star plans and delivered them to Princess Leia Organa, an Imperial Senator and a member of the Alliance. Darth Vader captured Leia’s starship above Tatooine, but the princess had hidden the plans in the memory banks of R2-D2.
Determined to crush the Rebellion, Grand Moff Tarkin demonstrated the Death Star’s power by incinerating Bail Organa’s homeworld of Alderaan. He allowed Leia to escape, trailing her to the principal Rebel base on the moon Yavin 4. The Rebels countered with a desperate plan, sending squadrons of starfighters up against the battle station. Before the Death Star could destroy Yavin 4, Luke Skywalker used the Force to guide a proton torpedo into an exhaust port leading to the battle station’s main reactor. The destruction of the Death Star saved the Alliance -- and the fires of resistance began to spread among the Empire’s worlds.
The Empire struck back with an overwhelming display of military might, brutally cracking down on dissent and sending its warships across the galaxy in search of the Rebels’ new principal base. After an Imperial probe droid discovered Echo Base on the ice planet Hoth, the Alliance’s General Rieekan ordered an immediate evacuation. Rieekan’s quick decision saved many lives and prevented a disaster, but the Rebels still suffered a terrible defeat. Battered but unbowed, the Alliance regrouped at a prearranged rendezvous point, forming a deep-space convoy of warships in an effort to stay ahead of Imperial hunters.
Under the direction of Mon Mothma and Admiral Ackbar, the Rebel fleet gathered at Sullust for an all-out attack on the second Death Star, under construction above the Forest Moon of Endor. The Alliance had learned that Emperor Palpatine was personally overseeing this new project, and risked a confrontation in hopes of ending the war with a quick strike. Mothma and Ackbar didn’t know Palpatine had leaked the information about the battle station and his presence aboard it. His trap very nearly succeeded: the Rebels couldn’t match the firepower of the Imperial fleet, let alone a Death Star that turned out to be fully operational. But a strike team led by Leia and Han Solo destroyed the shield generator protecting the Death Star, allowing Lando Calrissian and Wedge Antilles to fly into the superstructure and blow up the station’s main reactor.
Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker managed to awaken the good slumbering in Darth Vader. Vader killed Palpatine, an act of sacrifice that left the Empire leaderless and ended Sith rule of the galaxy.
Sub-organizations[]
- Alliance Fleet
- Rebel army
- Alliance high command
- Alliance Intelligence
- Alliance Civil Government
- Alliance Cabinet
- Alliance Fleet Command
- Alliance Ordnance and Supply
- Alliance Starfighter Command
Rebel Cells[]
- Partisans (Briefly)
- Lothal Rebels
- Phoenix rebel cell
- Massassi group
- Mon Mothma's rebel cell
- Lothal Resistance
- Free Ryloth Movement
- Alderaan rebel cell
- Mon Calamari starfleet
- Mandalorian resistance (Age of the Empire)
- Mos Eisley rebel cell
Personnel[]
Note: This list is incomplete
Chancellors
Ministers Admirals
Generals
Other Important Leaders Colonels Commanders Sergeants
Corporasl
Captains
Majors
Lieutenants
Chiefs
Squad Leaders
Pilots
Cadets
Privates
Droids |
[]
Note: This list is incomplete
- Rebel Trooper (Fleet)
- Rebel trooper
- Rebel Honor Guard
- Rebel Magma Trooper
- Rebel Desert Trooper
- Rebel Commando
- Rebel Trooper (Hoth)
- X-wing Pilot
- U-wing pilot
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Galactic Defense
- Star Wars: Force Arena
Star Wars Battlefront II
Lost Stars
- Lost Stars webcomic
Secret Cargo
Double Agent Droid
Twin Suns
Zero Hour
Star Wars Rebels: Heroes of Mandalore
In the Name of the Rebellion
The Occupation
Flight of the Defender
Kindred
Crawler Commandeers
Rebel Assault
Jedi Knight
DUME
"The Sand Will Provide"—Star Wars 37: Imperial Pride (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Star Wars: Rogue One—Cassian & K-2SO Special
"Tales from Wild Space: Adventures in Wookiee-Sitting"—Star Wars Adventures 3
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
- Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: Rogue One: Secret Mission
Rogue One, Part I
Rogue One, Part II
Rogue One, Part III
Rogue One, Part IV
Rogue One, Part V
Rogue One, Part VI
- "Raymus"—From a Certain Point of View
Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Escape from Darth Vader
- Trouble on Tatooine
- Trapped in the Death Star!
- Death Star Battle
- A New Hope (Little Golden Book)
- Episode IV: A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD
- Star Wars: A New Hope (paperback novel)
- A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy
- The Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
- Star Wars: Heroes Path
- Star Wars in Pictures: The Original Trilogy
- The Original Trilogy Stories
- The Power of the Dark Side
- Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- The Chewbacca Story
A Leader Named Leia
The Bucket
The Sith of Datawork (Mentioned only)
The Red One
Not for Nothing
We Don't Serve Their Kind Here
Added Muscle (Mentioned only)
The Secrets of Long Snoot (Mentioned only)
Born in the Storm
Laina
An Incident Report (Mentioned only)
Change of Heart
Eclipse
Verge of Greatness
The Trigger (Mentioned only)
Of MSE-6 and Men
Bump
The Baptist
Time of Death
Palpatine
Sparks
Duty Roster
Desert Son
Grounded
Contingency Plan
The Angle (Appears in hologram)
By Whatever Sun
Princess Leia, Part I
Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure
- Smuggler's Run animated comic
- Han and the Rebel Rescue
Princess Leia, Part III (Mentioned only)
Princess Leia, Part V
"Tales from Wild Space: The Flat Mountain of Yavin"—Star Wars Adventures 2
- "One Thousand Levels Down"—Star Wars Insider 151 (Mentioned only)
- Battlefront II: Inferno Squad
Chewbacca, Part I
Chewbacca, Part III (Mentioned only)
- Heir to the Jedi
The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure
- Luke and the Lost Jedi Temple
- The Weapon of a Jedi
- The Weapon of a Jedi, Part 1
- The Weapon of a Jedi, Part 2
- The Weapon of a Jedi, Part 3
- The Weapon of a Jedi, Part 4
Star Wars 1: Skywalker Strikes
Star Wars 2: Skywalker Strikes, Part II
Star Wars 3: Skywalker Strikes, Part III
Darth Vader 1: Vader (Appears in flashback(s))
Star Wars 4: Skywalker Strikes, Part IV
Darth Vader 2: Vader, Part II (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Darth Vader 3: Vader, Part III (Mentioned only)
Star Wars 5: Skywalker Strikes, Part V
Darth Vader 5: Vader, Part V (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Star Wars 6: Skywalker Strikes, Part VI
Darth Vader 6: Vader, Part VI (Appears in flashback(s))
Star Wars 7: From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi: "The Last of His Breed"
Star Wars 8: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Part I
Star Wars 9: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Part II
Star Wars 10: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Part III
Star Wars 11: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Part IV
Star Wars 12: Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon, Part V
Darth Vader 7: Shadows and Secrets, Part I (Vision to Darth Vader)
Darth Vader 8: Shadows and Secrets, Part II (Mentioned only)
Darth Vader 9: Shadows and Secrets, Part III
Darth Vader 10: Shadows and Secrets, Part IV (Mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Darth Vader 11: Shadows and Secrets, Part V (Mentioned only)
Darth Vader 12: Shadows and Secrets, Part VI
Star Wars Annual 1
Darth Vader Annual 1 (Mentioned only)
Vader Down, Part I
Darth Vader 13: Vader Down, Part II
Star Wars 13: Vader Down, Part III
Darth Vader 14: Vader Down, Part IV
Star Wars 14: Vader Down, Part V
Darth Vader 15: Vader Down, Part VI
Star Wars 16: Rebel Jail, Part I
Star Wars 17: Rebel Jail, Part II
Star Wars 18: Rebel Jail, Part III
Star Wars 19: Rebel Jail, Part IV
Darth Vader 16: The Shu-Torun War, Part I (Mentioned only)
Darth Vader 25: End of Games, Part VI (Mentioned only)
Star Wars 21: The Last Flight of the Harbinger, Part I
Star Wars 22: The Last Flight of the Harbinger, Part II
Star Wars 23: The Last Flight of the Harbinger, Part III
Star Wars 24: The Last Flight of the Harbinger, Part IV
Star Wars 25: The Last Flight of the Harbinger, Part V
"Droid Dilemma"
Star Wars 26: Yoda's Secret War, Part I
Star Wars 27: Yoda's Secret War, Part II
Star Wars 28: Yoda's Secret War, Part III
Star Wars 29: Yoda's Secret War, Part IV
Star Wars 30: Yoda's Secret War, Part V
Star Wars Annual 2
Doctor Aphra 3: Aphra, Part III (Mentioned only)
Doctor Aphra 4: Aphra, Part IV (Mentioned only)
The Screaming Citadel, Part I
Star Wars 31: The Screaming Citadel, Part II
Doctor Aphra 7: The Screaming Citadel, Part III
Star Wars 32: The Screaming Citadel, Part IV
Doctor Aphra 8: The Screaming Citadel, Part V
Star Wars 33: Rebels in the Wild
Doctor Aphra Annual 1 (Mentioned only)
Doctor Aphra 9: The Enormous Profit, Part I (Indirectly mentioned only; in the opening crawl)
Star Wars 34: The Thirteen Crates (Mentioned only)
Star Wars 35: The Hutt Run
Star Wars 36: Revenge of the Astromech
Star Wars 37: Imperial Pride
Doctor Aphra 13: The Enormous Profit, Part V (Mentioned only)
Star Wars 38: The Ashes of Jedha, Part I
Star Wars 40: The Ashes of Jedha, Part III
Star Wars 41: The Ashes of Jedha, Part IV
Star Wars 42: The Ashes of Jedha, Part V
Star Wars Annual 3
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Storms of Crait
- Star Wars: Commander
Lando, Part I (Mentioned only)
Han Solo, Part I
Han Solo, Part II
Han Solo, Part III
Han Solo, Part IV
Han Solo, Part V
- "Last Call at the Zero Angle"—Star Wars Insider 156
- "Inbrief"—Star Wars Insider 161
- Battlefront: Twilight Company
Beasts of Echo Base
Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
- AT-AT Attack!
- Use the Force!
- The Empire Strikes Back Golden Book
- Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Read-Along Storybook and CD
Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure
- Leia and the Great Island Escape
Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
- Rescue from Jabba's Palace
- Ewoks Join the Fight
- Return of the Jedi (Golden Book)
- Episode VI: Return of the Jedi Read-Along Storybook and CD
- Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
Ewok Escape
An Imperial Feast
- "Blade Squadron"—Star Wars Insider 149–150
- "The Levers of Power"—The Rise of the Empire
Shattered Empire, Part I
Shattered Empire, Part II
Shattered Empire, Part III
- "Turning Point"—Star Wars Insider 169
- "Blade Squadron: Zero Hour"—Star Wars Insider 160
Aftermath (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: Uprising
Shattered Empire, Part IV
- Aftermath: Life Debt (Mentioned only)
- Aftermath: Empire's End (Mentioned only)
- "Scorched"—Star Wars Insider 165 (Mentioned only)
- Bloodline (Mentioned only)
"All Creatures Great and Small" (Mentioned only)
"True Love" (Mentioned only)
Before the Awakening (Mentioned only)
- Join the Resistance (Mentioned only)
Poe Dameron 7: The Gathering Storm (Mentioned only)
Poe Dameron 8: The Gathering Storm, Part I (Mentioned only)
Poe Dameron 9: The Gathering Storm, Part II (Mentioned only)
Poe Dameron 13: The Gathering Storm, Part VI (Mentioned only)
Poe Dameron 14: Legend Lost, Part I (Mentioned only)
Poe Dameron 17: War Stories, Part I (Mentioned only)
Poe Dameron 18: War Stories, Part II (Mentioned only)
Poe Dameron 20: Legend Found, Part I (Mentioned only)
Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (Mentioned only)
- Han & Chewie Return! (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel (Mentioned only)
- The Force Awakens: Rey's Story (Mentioned only)
- The Force Awakens: Finn's Story (Mentioned only)
- The Force Awakens Golden Book (Mentioned only)
- Finn & Rey Escape!
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation (Mentioned only)
The Force Awakens, Part II (Appears in flashback(s))
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game
- —Star Wars Adventures Ashcan (Appears in flashback(s))
Whills (Mentioned only)