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  • Mon Mothma

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    Mon Mothma

    From working in secret as one of the founders of the Rebel Alliance to openly leading the New Republic as the first elected Chancellor in two decades, Mon Mothma of Chandrila has built a career out of carefully navigating the dangerous shadows of Coruscant politics in her efforts to restore democracy. Once a leader of the Galactic Senate's Loyalist faction, as a senator Mon Mothma opposed Supreme Chancellor Palpatine's policies during the final days of the Republic. After the rise of the Empire, Mothma continues to serve her constituents on Coruscant while working on her ultimate goal: building an Alliance to Restore the Republic.

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Appearances
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  • Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (Episode VI)
  • Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Episode III)
  • Andor A Star Wars Story
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars
  • Star Wars Rebels
  • Star Wars: Ahsoka
Affiliations
  • Galactic Republic
  • Galactic Senate
  • Rebel Alliance
Locations
  • Coruscant
  • Chandrila
  • Mothma Estate
Gender
  • Female
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.5m
species
  • Human

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History

Mon Mothma in the Galactic Senate during The Clone Wars

In the last years of the Galactic Republic, Mon Mothma represented Chandrila in the Senate. Though a Loyalist Senator, Mothma worried about Supreme Chancellor Palpatine’s accumulation of power and the militarization of the Republic.

Mon Mothma standing with Senators Organa, Farr, and Amidala

Mothma allied herself with like-minded Senators such as Alderaan’s Bail Organa, Rodia’s Onaconda Farr and Naboo’s Padmé Amidala. But their efforts to curb Palpatine’s powers proved largely in vain.

Mon Mothma and Vel Sartha talking

In the final months of the Clone Wars, Mothma and Bail Organa laid the groundwork for resistance to Palpatine’s rule, fearing that he would refuse to give up the emergency powers granted during the fight against the Separatists. Palpatine ultimately declared himself Emperor, and Mothma remained in the Imperial Senate, but worked in secret with Organa and other operatives including Luthen Rael and her cousin, Vel Sartha, to unite rebel factions into an Alliance to Restore the Republic.

Unfortunately, Mothma had little support for her work from her colleagues and her immediate family. Her teenage daughter, Leida, preferred Chandrilan traditions to Coruscant politics. Her husband by arranged marriage, Perrin Fertha, enjoyed the amenities of being a senator’s spouse but did little else to support Mothma. When she became aware that she was being monitored by the Imperial Security Bureau, the pragmatic senator exploited Perrin’s past gambling troubles to throw the Empire off the trail of her efforts to fund the Rebellion, secretly working with her old friend Tay Kolma.

The Ghost flying with the Rebel starfleet

Mon Mothma became a public enemy of the Empire following her outspoken public condemnation of Palpatine. It was her final act as senator, but also her first act in truly organizing a rebellion. Shortly after, the Ghost crew escorted Mothma to a secret location; there, she put out a call for other rebel cells to join her. A flurry of ships came to her signal, and the Rebel Alliance was born.

Mon Mothma strategizing the Battle of Endor with prominent Rebel leaders

In the years ahead, Mothma would shepherd the Rebel Alliance from a secret base on Yavin 4. But the need to strike strongly against the Empire became urgent when the Alliance learned of an Imperial superweapon. Mothma tasked Jyn Erso, daughter of Death Star weapons architect Galen Erso, to contact extremist rebel Saw Gerrera, as well as her father, in an effort to discover a weakness in the battle station. Ultimately, the leading council of the Rebellion would vote not to attempt a covert operation to secure the plans; Erso, with a small band of rebels, took matters into their own hands and went to Scarif, home of the Imperial data center that housed the Death Star schematics. When Mothma discovered this deception, she did not block it. Instead, she readied the rebel fleet to support Erso and receive the data transmission, resulting in the plans coming into the care of Princess Leia Organa.

Mon Mothma listening to Hera in "Ahsoka"

In rapid succession, the Emperor disbanded the Senate and Mothma's ally, Bail Organa died when the Death Star destroyed Alderaan. Mothma went into hiding, serving as the political leader of the Rebel Alliance. But after waging a five-year Civil War to restore the democratic ideals, the Imperials were defeated and Mothma was elected Chancellor of the New Republic.

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    A mysterious man with an eye for valuable finds, Luthen Rael will go to great lengths and traverse the galaxy to locate the pieces he needs to achieve his goals. A chameleon in dress and identity, Luthen capably hides behind countless faces and identities as the need arises. At his disposal he keeps all manner of exotic tools, including his cleverly modified Fondor haulcraft starship.

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    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.

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