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- "This is democracy. […] We will not always get it right. We will never have it perfect. But we will listen. To the countless voices crying out across the galaxy, we have opened our ears, and we will always listen. That is how democracy survives. That is how it thrives. […] That is democracy. That is the New Republic. And if you'll excuse me, we have a great deal of work to do."
- ―Olia Choko
The New Republic, also known as the Republic or the Alliance, was the government formed from the Alliance to Restore the Republic after the Battle of Endor. The New Republic followed in the footsteps of the Galactic Republic, commonly known in that time as the "Old Republic," and fought the shattered forces of the Galactic Empire. The Republic aimed to prevent Imperial forces from regrouping and retaliating against them.
History
- "This is Leia Organa, last princess of Alderaan, former member of the Galactic Senate, and a leader in the Alliance to Restore the Republic. I have a message for the galaxy. Emperor Palpatine—the greatest tyrant civilization has ever known, responsible for death and suffering beyond measure—is dead. He and a second Death Star battle station were destroyed by Alliance forces earlier today. This does not mark the end of the Empire. The fight will continue. But you must take this opportunity. Join us in the foundation of a new Republic to be shaped by the will of the governed. Claim your freedom and your future. Help is on the way."
- ―Leia Organa, in a holographic transmission sent to the Anoat sector in the wake of the Battle of Endor
At the end of the Clone Wars with the Confederacy of Independent Systems destroyed, Darth Sidious—the Dark Lord of the Sith publicly known as Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine—transformed the Galactic Republic into the Galactic Empire.[4] A group of resistance fighters were organized by such figures as Senators Mon Mothma and Bail Organa into the Alliance to Restore the Republic. These resistance fighters resolved to depose the Emperor from his rule over the galaxy and restore the Old Republic.[5]
The Rebel Alliance formed the New Republic in the aftermath of the decisive Battle of Endor.
Four years after the Battle of Yavin,[6] the Rebel Alliance launched the decisive Battle of Endor against the Empire. By the battle's end, the second Death Star was destroyed. The Emperor was killed by his chief enforcer, Darth Vader, who was redeemed from the dark side of the Force and died shortly thereafter.[7] The Empire suffered a crippling defeat, and the the leadership vacuum left Imperial leaders vying to gain powers for themselves.[8]
Their success in the Battle of Endor led the Rebel Alliance to reorganize into a fledgling new government known as the New Republic. The Republic pressed its advantage against the Empire by pursuing shattered Imperial forces throughout the galaxy, hoping to prevent them from regrouping into a larger foe once more. Several factions of the Empire rose up in the wake of the Emperor's death and several of them retreated to worlds in the Outer Rim to escape the attention of the New Republic. Strategically unimportant worlds such as Naalol also saw heavy fighting in the months following the Emperor's death, with the Imperials using them as fallback positions as other worlds slowly eluded its grasp. Nevertheless, New Republic forces quickly began to swell as propaganda broadcasts featuring the destruction of the second Death Star rallied thousands of individuals to take up arms against the Empire. Wedge Antilles, a New Republic starfighter pilot, eventually tracked a gathering of Imperial forces on the remote world of Akiva, but was captured by the Star Destroyer Vigilance before he could report to the New Republic, necessitating a mission to rescue him.[1]
A few weeks after the Battle of Endor, Naboo was taken by the New Republic. Thane Kyrell and Corona Squadron defended the planet from further Imperial attack.[2]
One year after the Battle of Endor, the New Republic fought Imperial forces during the Battle of Jakku. The New Republic forces intended to capture the Imperial Star Destroyer, Inflictor, sending Thane Kyrell and a number of former Imperials on the mission. Ciena Ree, commander of the vessel, realised their plan and crashed the Star Destroyer into Jakku.[2] This left the landscape of the desert world of Jakku littered with starship remains, including those of an T-65B X-wing starfighter and the Inflictor itself.[9]
Decades later, the New Republic established its capital at Hosnian Prime, and it supported the Resistance in their fight against the First Order. In retaliation, the First Order attacked the New Republic fleets with Starkiller Base, destroying the Hosnian system.
Behind the scenes
The New Republic first appeared in the 1991 Star Wars Legends novel Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn.[10] The government appeared in the next two chapters of Zhan's Thrawn Trilogy[11][12] and went on to appear in a number of Legends stories until it was reorganized into the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances in The New Jedi Order series novel Force Heretic I: Remnant.[13]
In the 2014 canon mobile game Star Wars: Galactic Defense, Tarfful can be seen yelling "hnn-rowr yrroonn nng rarr"—text that first appeared in the Legends comic Empire's End and meant "long live the New Republic," when translated from Shyriiwook.[14][15]
In 2015, it was revealed that the New Republic would be part of the official Star Wars canon when it was referenced in a press release for the Star Wars Battlefront Battle of Jakku DLC.[16]Prior to the release of Battlefront, the New Republic appears in the novels Aftermath and Lost Stars by Chuck Wendig and Claudia Gray respectively.[1]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Shattered Empire, Part II (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Shattered Empire, Part III (Mentioned only in opening credits)
- Aftermath (First appearance, simultaneous with Lost Stars)
- Lost Stars (First appearance, simultaneous with Aftermath)
- Star Wars Battlefront
- New Republic: Bloodline
- "The Perfect Weapon" (Mentioned only)
- Before the Awakening
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
Sources
Coming Soon to Your Personal Jedi Archives: Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Sneak Peek! on StarWars.com (backup link)- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- The New Republic in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Aftermath
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lost Stars
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑
Rebel Alliance in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Leland Chee (@HolocronKeeper) on Twitter: "0 10 10-13 13 27 32 35 36" (backup link (HolocronKeeper/status/495972415458250752) not verified!)—The tweet in question refers to the number of in-universe years between the canon films and television shows. Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, in which the Battle of Yavin takes place, is set as Year 32. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, in which the Battle of Endor is depicted, is set as Year 36. Using simple math, we can deduce that the Battle of Endor takes place four years after the Battle of Yavin.
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Shattered Empire Lays Groundwork For New Star Wars Film on PREVIEWSworld.com (backup link not verified!)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2 on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑ Heir to the Empire
- ↑ Dark Force Rising
- ↑ The Last Command
- ↑ The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Defense
- ↑ Empire's End
- ↑ Star Wars™ Battlefront™ Release Date and Battle of Jakku Pre-Order Offer on starwars.ea.com (April 17, 2015) (backup link not verified!)
