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  • Alderaan

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    Alderaan

    If ever one needed an example of the irredeemable evil of the Empire, look no further than the shattered remains of Alderaan. A peaceful world of lush valleys and snow-capped mountains, Alderaan was once regarded for its natural beauty, its tranquility, and the sophistication of its arts and culture. Before the Imperial uprising, Alderaan was represented in the waning days of the Republic by such venerated politicians as Bail Organa. In fact, Alderaan was one of the earliest supporters of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, though its officials prudently kept all ties to the Rebellion secret. Despite such discretion, the Empire knew it to be a haven of rebel activity, making it a target of reprisal as soon as the Death Star was operational.

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Appearances
  • Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV)
  • Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Episode III)
  • Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Affiliations
  • Galactic Empire
  • Galactic Republic
  • Alderaan Royal Family
Locations
  • Aldera spaceport
Terrain
  • Mountains
Vehicles
  • Alderaan Cruiser
  • Tantive IV
  • Alderaan royal speeder

History

Alderaan

The Core World of Alderaan was one of the Republic’s oldest, most prestigious planets, known for its art and culture and a tradition of helping other worlds. In the last years of the Republic, the peaceful planet was represented by Bail Organa, a Loyalist Senator who supported Supreme Chancellor Palpatine while seeking to aid refugees of the Clone Wars.

Mountains of Alderaan

Despite his support for Palpatine, Organa became alarmed as the war ground on and the Supreme Chancellor amassed more and more powers. As the Clone Wars wound down, he met in secret with like-minded Senators and prepared to resist Palpatine’s rule if such a step was necessary.

The Death Star preparing to destroy Alderaan

Alderaan remained part of the Empire, but Organa secretly helped knit separate resistance cells into the Rebel Alliance and groomed his adopted daughter Leia to take his place in the Senate. To cow rebellious systems and demonstrate the Death Star’s power, Grand Moff Tarkin turned the battle station’s superlaser on Alderaan, destroying the planet and killing its inhabitants.

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    Destruction of Alderaan

    Tarkin oversaw the construction and operation of the first Death Star, and did so with cold authority. To test the battle station's destructive power and to coax information out of Princess Leia, Tarkin decides to destroy her home planet of Alderaan.

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    • One of the most prestigious planets of the Republic, the Core World of Alderaan was hailed for it...
    • Organa was a Loyalist Senator who supported Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. But he also tried to sl...
    • Organa became alarmed by the increasing power accumulated by Palpatine and the growth of the Repu...
    • Organa helped Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi escape the Jedi purge. He took Leia, the infant daughter of...
    • As the Empire expanded and tightened its grip on the galaxy, Organa left Alderaan on missions to ...
    • Leia took over Alderaan’s Senate seat, but was caught by the Empire trying to bring the plans for...
    • As Leia watched in horror, the Death Star’s superlaser incinerated her homeworld, killing Alderaa...
  • One of the most prestigious planets of the Republic, the Core World of Alderaan was hailed for its natural beauty, support for the arts, and tradition of assisting those in need. During the Clone Wars, the ancient world was represented by Bail Organa.

  • Organa was a Loyalist Senator who supported Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. But he also tried to slow the galaxy’s rush to war and worked to bring relief to war-torn planets and assist the Republic’s refugees. During the Clone Wars, Alderaan was host to a conference convened by Organa to help war refugees.

  • Organa became alarmed by the increasing power accumulated by Palpatine and the growth of the Republic’s military-industrial complex. Alderaan’s Senator secretly began meeting with like-minded Senators, laying the groundwork for resistance against Palpatine if he refused to relinquish his wartime powers. Organa listened in despair as Palpatine declared himself Emperor, but remained part of the Imperial Senate, hoping to undermine the Empire from within.

  • Organa helped Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi escape the Jedi purge. He took Leia, the infant daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, home to Alderaan, where he and his wife Breha raised her as their own. Bail would groom Leia as his successor in the Imperial Senate and as an ally in the movement to overthrow the Empire.

  • As the Empire expanded and tightened its grip on the galaxy, Organa left Alderaan on missions to identify people who could play important roles in the Rebel Alliance. His agents included Ahsoka Tano, the Jedi exile who used the code name Fulcrum in her rebel activities.

  • Leia took over Alderaan’s Senate seat, but was caught by the Empire trying to bring the plans for the Death Star to Obi-Wan Kenobi on Tatooine. After she refused to tell Grand Moff Tarkin the location of the principal rebel base, Tarkin decided to make an example of Alderaan, destroying it as a demonstration of Imperial power.

  • As Leia watched in horror, the Death Star’s superlaser incinerated her homeworld, killing Alderaan’s people and leaving nothing behind but a forlorn asteroid field. But the planet’s fate would become a rallying cry for those seeking to restore freedom to the galaxy.

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    Royal Palace of Alderaan

    Stretching into the clean mountain air beyond the central city of Aldera, the Royal Palace of Alderaan is the residence of Queen Breha Organa and her family.

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    Queen Breha Organa

    Queen Breha Organa is the head of the Royal Family of Alderaan, the Minister of Education for her planet, and the adoptive mother of Princess Leia Organa. Together with her husband Bail, Queen Breha ensures her daughter is best prepared for the future as a leader in her own right. As her husband works to build the loose underground network of cells that would eventually become the Rebel Alliance, Breha mentors students on Alderaan, including the X-wing pilot Evaan Verlaine.

  • Bail Organa

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    Bail Organa

    A member of Alderaan's royal family and the planet's representative to the Republic Senate since the time of the Clone Wars, Bail Organa earned respect on Coruscant for his honesty and his commitment to justice. Prior to the fall of the Republic, Bail served alongside Senator Padmé Amidala as a member of Chancellor Palpatine's Loyalist Committee. The two became close friends, and recruited like-minded allies to prevent Palpatine's alarming grabs for power. At the end of the war, Bail Organa adopted Padmé's daughter Leia and raised her as an Alderaanian princess. While representing Alderaan in the Imperial Senate, he continued to work secretly with allies such as Mon Mothma and Ahsoka Tano to assist rebel cells scattered across the galaxy, working towards the day that a unified Rebellion could emerge.

  • Leia Organa

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    Leia Organa

    Princess Leia Organa was one of the greatest leaders of the Rebel Alliance, fearless on the battlefield and dedicated to ending the Empire’s tyranny. Daughter of Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker, sister of Luke Skywalker, and with a soft spot for scoundrels, Leia ranked among the galaxy’s great heroes. But life under the New Republic proved difficult for her. Sidelined by a new generation of political leaders, she struck out on her own to oppose the First Order as founder of the Resistance. These setbacks in her political career were accompanied by more personal losses, which she endured with her seemingly inexhaustible will.

  • Lola (L0-LA59)

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    Lola (L0-LA59)

    A friendly droid that’s a perfect companion, L0-LA59, or Lola, is Princess Leia Organa's constant companion while exploring the grounds of the Royal Palace on Alderaan. Small enough to fit into the 10-year-old Leia's tiny hands or be stowed in a pocket or pouch, Lola can hover for short distances on her own or hop around on retractable legs. Contained in her diminutive shell are helpful tools and devices. However, even the most faithful droid can be reprogrammed to serve a new master.

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    Aldera spaceport

    As the bustling capital city of Alderaan, Aldera includes modern and well-maintained port facilities, such as private landing platforms dedicated to the arrival of royal visitors and returning dignitaries.

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    Obi-Wan Kenobi

    A legendary Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi was a noble man and gifted in the ways of the Force. He trained Anakin Skywalker, served as a general in the Republic Army during the Clone Wars, and guided Luke Skywalker as a mentor.

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    Grand Moff Tarkin

    An ambitious, ruthless proponent of military power, Wilhuff Tarkin became a favorite of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine and rose rapidly through the Imperial ranks. Shortly after the Empire's creation, he was put in charge of the construction of the Death Star. Tarkin saw the Death Star as a way to crush all dissent to the Empire's rule -- fear of the station's planet-killing superlaser would keep the galaxy's star systems in line. He demonstrated the station's power by destroying Alderaan, but died soon afterwards when the Death Star itself was destroyed.

  • Alderaan Cruiser

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    Alderaan Cruiser

    Both Bail Organa and his adoptive daughter, Princess Leia, used their position in the Senate to benefit their heartfelt causes of freedom and to aid those that desperately needed it in war-weary times. Their consular vessels were afforded diplomatic immunity due to their ambassadorial status, and frequently ran mercy missions into dangerous territory. Bail's vessels of choice ranged from a streamlined diplomatic cruiser to the more rugged, war-ready Tantive IV that served as his transport to Toydaria during the Clone Wars. Alderaan cruisers were a key part of the rebel task force that rescued Kanan Jarrus from Mustafar, marking an escalation of anti-Imperial activities in the Outer Rim.

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    Death Star

    The Death Star was the Empire’s ultimate weapon: a moon-sized space station with the ability to destroy an entire planet. But the Emperor and Imperial officers like Grand Moff Tarkin underestimated the tenacity of the Rebel Alliance, who refused to bow to this technological terror…

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    Rebel Alliance

    The Rebel Alliance stood bravely against the evil of the Galactic Empire, never backing down despite overwhelming odds. Formed from resistance movements that arose during the Clone Wars, the Rebellion worked in secret for decades to overthrow the Emperor and restore democracy to the galaxy. Eventually, armed with the firepower of ships like the X-wing and A-wing, and the leadership of figures including Princess Leia and Admiral Ackbar, the Rebel Alliance triumphed over the Empire at the Battle of Endor.

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