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Alderaanian

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"We are Alderaan. We answer rage with wisdom. We answer fear with imagination. We answer war with hope. If one life with a single drop of Alderaanian blood survives, Alderaan survives. If one life with a passion for Alderaanian creativity survives, Alderaan survives. And we are, each of us, important. And whatever happens, I bow to all of you—and to our future."
―Princess Leia Organa, after the destruction of Alderaan[src]

Alderaanians were a human race native to the planet Alderaan.[2] Known for their pacifistic values and devotion to the arts, prominent individuals included Viceroy Bail Organa and his wife, Queen Breha Organa, who were the adoptive parents of Princess Leia Organa.[7]

Society and culture

Some Alderaanian males, like Nash Windrider, and Bail Organa wore their hair long by tradition.[14]

History

Early in their history, the Alderaanians employed soldiers like most other cultures. However, they gradually developed into a pacifist society, one devoted to the fine arts and to philosophy. Over time, Alderaanians became noted for their willingness to share their knowledge freely with others. They were also careful to live in harmony with their planet, which was renowned for its untarnished beauty.[11]

Throughout history, a number of Alderaanians emigrated to other planets, founding communities and exporting their unique culture far from their homeworld. Such offworld communities notably existed on Naboo[11] and Sullust.[5] Generations before the Galactic Civil War, a number of Alderaanians also established their presence on the planet of Espirion, which was known for being open to refugees and wanderers. There, they intermarried with the natives, a species of red-skinned humanoids with tapered ears. As a result, a population of half-Alderaanians, exhibiting non-human characteristics, arose on Espirion. In the immediate aftermath of the battle of Yavin, their community was led by Chief Beon Beonel.[2]

When Alderaan was destroyed by the Galactic Empire to test the capabilities of their new Death Star battle station, most Alderaanians perished along with their home planet. Some of them, however, were offworld at the time of the planet's destruction. Shortly after the Battle of Yavin, during which the Rebel Alliance retaliated against the Empire and destroyed the Death Star, Princess Leia Organa set off on a mission to rescue the surviving sons and daughters of Alderaan.[1]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Princess Leia, Part I
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Princess Leia, Part IV
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Princess Leia, Part III
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Aftermath: Life Debt
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  8. ↑ Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
  9. ↑ Last Shot
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 SWInsider "One Thousand Levels Down" — Star Wars Insider 151
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Princess Leia, Part II
  12. ↑ Ultimate Star Wars
  13. ↑ SWInsider "The Voice of the Empire" — Star Wars Insider 170
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Lost Stars
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