Rebel Alliance (236)Full unit name: Rebel Alliance
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Summary
The Alliance to Restore the Republic, also known as the Rebel Alliance, or informally as the Rebellion, was a loose alliance of planetary, system, and sector-level insurrectionist factions. They were generally united in common cause, against a common enemy in the form of the Galactic Empire. In order to achieve their primary goal in restoring the former Galactic Republic, the Alliance aimed to remove Emperor Palpatine
Palpatine
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Major Characters
from power, and his hegemonic New Order from the galaxy.
The origins of the overall anti-Imperial movement dated back to 19 BBY, shortly before the Galactic Republic's transformation into the Empire. Some of the Alliance's core founders, such as senators
Republic Senate
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Galactic Republic
Bail Organa
Bail Organa
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and Mon Mothma
Mon Mothma
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of the Loyalist Committee, joined the Delegation of 2000 in its opposition against the authoritarian leadership of then-Chancellor Palpatine. By 2 BBY, several resistance groups were unified into a single rebellion, thus creating the Rebel Alliance. Ironically, the Rebel Alliance's formation was secretly instigated by the Order of the Sith Lords. In what was supposed to be a plot for drawing the Emperor's enemies out from hiding, the Sith Lord Darth Vader
Darth Vader
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ordered his secret apprentice, Starkiller
Galen Marek
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, to organize various rebels and dissidents into a large resistance movement. After Starkiller was betrayed by his Master, he ensured the survival of the Rebel leaders.
Hence, the Galactic Civil War erupted with the fledgling Alliance challenging the Empire for control of the galaxy. Rather than challenging the Empire directly, the rebels fought a war of attrition, destroying key Imperial targets and liberating numerous worlds. Though vastly outnumbered in manpower, starships, weapons and various other resources, the Rebels themselves possessed a strong will to fight. By and large, the Alliance was composed of well-trained soldiers and brilliant commanders, some of whom dedicated their lives to the Rebellion after defecting from the Empire due to the atrocities that were committed by the Imperial regime. After securing early victories against the Empire on Kamino and Toprawa, the Rebels achieved one of their most significant triumphs at the Battle of Yavin
Battle of Yavin
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Galactic Civil War
. In 4 ABY, roughly four years after the battle of Yavin, Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader both perished during the Battle of Endor
Endor Campaign
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Galactic Civil War
.
In the wake of their victory at Endor, the Rebel Alliance reorganized itself into a more formal state that was originally known as the Alliance of Free Planets before its reorganization into the New Republic.

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Known subgroups, subsidiaries or members
Rebel Alliance Navy
Rebel Alliance Army
Rebel Alliance Officer
Rebel Alliance Engineer
Rebel Honor Guard
Known members
Lando Calrissian
General
Luke Skywalker
Leia Organa Solo
Ackbar
Admiral
Operation Commander
Airen Cracken
General
Bren Derlin
Major
Chief of Security
Jan Dodonna
General
Ibtisam
Judder Page
Raddus
Admiral
Caitken
Toryn Farr
Communications Officer
Shollan
2-1B
Known sub-organizations
Rebel Alliance Navy
Blue Squadron
Rogue Squadron
Specter Squadron
Known founders
Rahm Kota
Galen Marek
Mon Mothma
Garm Bel Iblis
Bail Organa
Droid models that were used by this organization
2-1B Surgical Droid
Known sentient species
Mon Calamari
Known ranks
Major
General
Admiral
Known roles
Operation Commander
Communications Officer
Chief of Security
Known weaponry
DH-17 Blaster Pistol
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Full unit name: Rebel Alliance Last updated: 19.04.2024 21:24:18