The Alliance to Restore the Republic (also known as the Alliance to Restore Freedom to the Galaxy,^[1] the Rebel Alliance and, informally, as the Rebellion), was a loose alliance of planetary-, system-, and sector-level forces formed in direct military opposition to the Galactic Empire.

It was originally formed in 18 BBY, by Ferus Olin, and the leaders of the Eleven, whom gathered Resistance leaders of many planets onto an asteroid base, which a bit after their arrival, was destroyed by Darth Vader's star destroyer. But later reformed by a group of Loyalists, united by Galen Marek, determined to preserve the ideals of the Galactic Republic. The Corellian Treaty and the Declaration of Rebellion formally organized the Alliance, and the crest of the Marek family stood as the symbol of the Alliance after his act of redemption on the Death Star.^[2] The Alliance and the Galactic Empire engaged in open warfare in a conflict known as the Galactic Civil War. The Rebellion fought to restore liberty to the galaxy in this civil war.

Although it had fewer troops and resources when compared to the Imperial Military, the Alliance possessed a strong will to fight, dedicated and equally trained soldiers, and brilliant commanders, some of which had defected due to atrocities that the Empire committed. The Alliance found its first major victory at Toprawa, and would later deal a massive blow to the Empire at the Battle of Yavin. Following the deaths of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader during the Battle of Endor, the Alliance became the Alliance of Free Planets, and would finally realize its goal of reviving the Old Republic, especially following the capture of Coruscant.

Members of the Rebellion were known as "Rebels", "Rebs", or "Rebel Scum" by stormtroopers and other Imperials .

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early foundations 1.2 Armed resistance 1.2.1 Massacre at Ghorman 1.3 Cantham House 1.4 Birth of the Rebellion 1.4.1 Election of Leadership 1.5 New allies and weapons 1.6 Destruction of Alderaan 1.7 A New Hope 1.8 Galactic Civil War 1.8.1 Loss of Hoth 1.8.2 Crucial Victory at Endor 1.9 Reorganization into New Republic 2 Battle Tactics 2.1 Ackbar Slash 2.2 Rogue Doctrine 2.2.1 Attack Pattern Delta 2.2.2 Bantha Decoy 2.2.3 Harpoon and Tow Cables 2.3 Space Denial 2.4 Scissors Technique 2.5 Trench Run Disease 3 Command hierarchy and administration 3.1 Civil government 3.1.1 The Chief of State 3.1.2 The Advisory Council 3.1.3 The Alliance Cabinet 3.1.4 The Allied Commands 3.1.5 Alliance military 4 Known bases 4.1 Alliance worlds 5 Major Members 5.1 Command Structures 6 Appearances 7 Non-canonical appearance 8 Sources 9 Notes and references 10 External links 10.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

Early foundationsEdit

It is difficult to pinpoint the exact moment when rebellion against Palpatine began, but its earliest known roots existed shortly before the end of the Clone Wars. By this time, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine had accumulated a massive power base, and had passed the Sector Governance Decree, installing his own officers and troops on Republic worlds. Senators such as Bail Organa and Mon Mothma saw this as a move towards dictatorship, not as a way of reinforcing democracy. Meeting with other trusted Senators, Organa and Mothma formed the Delegation of 2000, arguably the first organization to which the future Rebellion can be connected.

Members of the Delegation drew up a petition, attempting to force the Chancellor to lay down his emergency powers and pursue a more peaceful resolution to the war. Palpatine rejected this, however, and soon after, transformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire, installing himself as Emperor with the support of much of the Galactic Senate. Many of those who had signed the Petition of 2,000 were imprisoned, killed, or forced into exile, though Organa and Mothma managed to elude Palpatine's attention—in part thanks to the advice of the late Padmé Amidala, who had pleaded with Bail, during the very session of congress that saw the birth of the Empire, not to attract attention to his secret resistance. Bail had agreed, and, slowly, he and Mon Mothma began to build a de facto resistance to Palpatine's regime.

Armed resistanceEdit

In the following years, as Palpatine's Empire grew in size and power, small resistance cells began to spring up on planets across the galaxy. These small and unorganized groups periodically raided Imperial installations, including sabotage that directly affected the Imperial construction of the Death Star. These groups were a mixed bunch, ranging from loyalists still holding on to the ideals of the Republic to former Separatists. As these early resistance cells became known to one another, former enemies became unexpected allies. Some raids were led by Jedi, determined to make a stand in the Dark Times. One former Jedi and Republic officer, Ferus Olin, gathered remaining Jedi and created a slowly growing resistance movement that spanned the galaxy.

Massacre at GhormanEdit

When Imperial warships under the command of Wilhuff Tarkin landed on top of protesters against high Imperial taxation on the planet Ghorman, killing hundreds, many in the galaxy began to wonder if this new Empire was in fact malevolent. Many career officers whose service records stretched back to the Republic, like Jan Dodonna, resigned or retired from Imperial service. Bail Organa, long opposed to armed resistance began to rethink his own role in the scheme of the brewing rebellion. Yet, with so many countless cells of rebels unorganized and uncoordinated, there seemed to be no chance of mounting a serious resistance to Palpatine’s regime.^[3]

Cantham HouseEdit

Discussion between Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, and Garm Bel Iblis continued at the Cantham House Meetings on Imperial Center. These meetings were informal, designed to gauge the respective leaders' commitment to open rebellion. Mon Mothma of Chandrila was by far the most outspoken critic of the Emperor, having been forced to go underground to avoid capture or death by Imperial agents. It was a last minute call from her friend and colleague Bail Organa that spared this future leader of the galaxy. It would take a coordinated alliance of rebels to fully pose a threat to the Empire.

Birth of the RebellionEdit

During the Purge, Darth Vader had secretly raised an apprentice named Galen Marek, codenamed Starkiller. Plotting to overthrow Palpatine, Vader used Starkiller as his personal assassin to kill fugitive Jedi in preparation for the coup against Palpatine. Around the same time, Senator Bail Organa came in contact with Jedi Rahm Kota, using the Kota Militia as a temporary minor rebellion. This rebellion raided several Imperial targets, eventually attacking the TIE Fighter Construction Facility over Nar Shaddaa. Vader used this as Marek's final test, before officially knighting him. In the ensuing battle, Kota confronted Marek in a lightsaber duel, where he was blinded by his own lightsaber which was forced into his eyes, then thrown through the overturned glass ceiling into Nar Shaddaa's atmosphere - but not before Kota foretold a future to Marek in which Kota would be of utmost importance to him.

Following the assassination of Jedi Kazdan Paratus and death of the last surviving female of the Jedi High Council Jedi Master Shaak Ti, Palpatine discovered Marek and ordered Vader to kill him. But Vader, making it seem as if he had killed his apprentice, recovered him with one of his science vessels. Vader kept him secluded aboard the Empirical for six months in an effort to both heal him and disguise his presence from the Emperor. When Marek awoke, Vader told him they must distract the Emperor's spies by gathering the Empire's enemies. Feeling that Kota may help him, Marek went to Nar Shaddaa to seek out the blind, Force-severed Jedi. Eventually, Marek caught up with Kota in a bar on Bespin. Kota said that he lost contact with Bail after his mission. After rescuing Bail's daughter, Princess Leia Organa from imperials on Kashyyyk, he was informed by Kota that Bail went looking for Shaak Ti on Felucia, but had been captured by her fallen Padawan, Maris Brood. Marek saved Organa and let Brood go. Afterwards, Organa said they must show that the Empire is weak and Vader suggested he destroy a Star Destroyer shipyard above Raxus Prime.

Election of LeadershipEdit

The shipyard's destruction brought together the three main resistance forces: Chandrila, Alderaan, and Corellia and signed the Corellian Treaty. The Treaty was named for Garm Bel Iblis, as the Senator of Corellia, who had organized and personally guaranteed security for the three groups attending the meetings that led to its ratification. This was the founding document of the Alliance to Restore the Republic and set out the structure and framework of the Rebel Alliance. While Bail's great wealth would fund the rebellion, Garm would supply them their starships and Mon Mothma would supply the alliance's soldiers. In spite of this, however, they were leaderless. And so Galen Marek, with the support of Rahm Kota was appointed the leader of the Rebel Alliance. Bail stated that with Galen leading the Alliance, they would have "the power of the Force on [their] side." For the first time, scattered resistance groups began to unite and form into a real threat to the Empire.

But unfortunately for the Rebels, Darth Vader and Imperial troops arrived at the signing to arrest the Senators. This plot to organize Imperial opposition was actually a plot by Palpatine to gather all resistance spearheads into one location and that Vader had no intention of killing Palpatine yet—at least, not with Galen. PROXY distracted Darth Vader with a poorly choreographed imitation of Obi-Wan Kenobi using the lightsaber Kota had dropped during the Imperial arrest. The distraction led to PROXY's eventual, if temporary, dismemberment. The decoy was a success, regardless, having progressed long enough for Marek to escape being executed by Vader. Though weakened, he was able to reunite with Juno Eclipse and escape Corellia. Grief stricken and driven to redeem himself to his new allies, Galen eased himself into a self-induced Jedi Meditation in order to locate the captured senators, during which spare parts and loose tools throughout pilot's bridge began to levitate and orbit around him. His meditation took another step when he saw more than the location of the senators, but a glimpse of a possible future; one that ended with the death of his newly acquired friend and mentor - Rahm Kota. When asked by Juno what he saw, he envisioned the Death Star I still under construction.

Upon arriving at the Death Star, Galen told Juno that she must be ready to evacuate the Senators to safety. Juno said she had a bad feeling about the operation and asked if she would ever see him again. Galen, who knew this was a one way trip, felt it best not to lie and told her "Probably not, no." This gave Juno enough emotional drive to embrace him in a passionate kiss, saying "Then I'll never have to live this down." Galen, with the Rogue Shadow hovering over a massive access network terminal, bade farewell to Juno and dove into the mechanical abyss of tunnels and power tubing. With a pulsing surge of the Force, he quickened his speed into the depths where he landed amidst ranks upon ranks of imperial forces. The leader of the Rebel Alliance had come to save his people.

Skillfully infiltrating the inner depths of the Death Star, Marek fought a wide array of imperials, including a Force-talented regiment of Royal Guards led by one of the Emperor's Shadow Guards before facing off with Vader himself. The duel was hard fought before Galen gained the upper hand by collapsing a ceiling of pipes and poles on top of Vader, girding him across a floor-based energy shield, and finally lurching him up in mid-air and violently hurling him through the window leading to the Emperor's viewing dome where the Dark Lord of the Sith slammed into one of the statues, toppling into a pile of smoking refuse. While the Emperor gave Galen a choice to kill Vader and take his place, Kota intervened, but not with enough strength to stop the Emperor's favored assault of Force lightning as the senators watched helplessly. Faced with the choice of slaying his master for power or saving his friends, Marek chose the more chivalrous path and personally engaged the Emperor, who was no stranger to the arts of war himself. While the Emperor used his wiles and cunning, even summoning numerous Shadowtroopers to overwhelm Galen, the Rebel leader was more than apt in tearing down all opposition where he was able to deal a semi-finishing blow to Palpatine by battering him around with ragdoll-like vehemence, before finally grounding the Emperor in preparation of executing him once and for all.

The Emperor beckoned Marek to kill him, saying that Galen was meant to defeat him. With an ignited lightsaber ready for the final strike, Marek's action was halted by Rahm Kota's intervention, telling him to let it go. Marek, having once been sworn to the dark side before his redemption, knew better, saying that Palpatine was stronger than Rahm knew and that he deserved to die for all he had done. While Rahm agreed with Marek's reasoning, the Jedi Master told Galen, "If you strike him down in anger, you'll be right back where you began." This calmed the Rebel leader into a sounder state of mind. Galen told Rahm to get the senators to safety and that he'd be right behind them. The moment Rahm turned his back and Galen lowered his guard, Palpatine's venomous fervor reared itself again and he pummeled the Jedi Master with another wave of Dark Side Force Lightning. Galen stepped in bound before any further damage could be done, absorbing the dark force energy into the grip of his hands. With his allies free, Galen ordered them to get to the Rogue Shadow and for Rahm to protect the senators. To make matters more grim, Stormtroopers, led by a crippled but functional Vader, were already rushing onto the scene, firing their blasters at full power in a volley of gunfire. Galen, knowing he had no means of material escape, opened himself to the Force in a fervent battlecry, enveloping himself into a supercharged version of Force Repulse, resulting in a far spanning shockwave that devastated the observation dome to such a degree that its ruins could still be seen from afar as the Rogue Shadow made its escape.

In the end, Marek sacrificed his own life to allow the other Rebel leaders to escape. Emperor Palpatine bitterly admitted that the secret apprentice's selfless act of heroism would galvanize the countless dissidents who were left disillusioned and disaffected by Imperial rule, thus forcing the Sith Lords to actually fight the very rebellion that they had secretly helped to create and subsequently lost control over.

On Kashyyyk, the senators, Rahm and Juno met in Marek's old family home to hold a final conference, declaring that the Rebel Alliance was finally born. To honor her friend, Leia elected to use his family's crest as the visual creed of the Alliance as a "symbol of hope."

Due to the shadowy involvement of the Sith Lords and their former instrument, Starkiller, the Rebel Alliance was similar to the fallen Confederacy of Independent Systems in that it was intended to be a "puppet rebellion" that the Sith could secretly control. But unlike the Confederacy, Palpatine had lost his hold over the Alliance and unlike in the Clone Wars, this time he would have to fight a war against a rebellion of which he had no influence over.

Six months later, Galen Marek was cloned on Kamino by Darth Vader and managed to escape to Cato Neimoidia, rescue Kota and lead an alliance assult on Kamino to catpure Vader to be taken hostage on the Dantooine base, but were unknowingly being tracked by Boba Fett.

New allies and weaponsEdit

The most notable equipment contributions included the defection of some Incom Corporation staff and all relevant material involved in the development of an advanced starfighter, the T-65 X-wing, which was acquired at the Battle of Fresia. With this advanced fighter, Rebel pilots had a clear advantage over the more numerous yet unshielded TIE fighters. With the help of Ackbar, who had recently been freed by Rebel forces from slavery under the Empire, Mon Mothma then secured an alliance with the Mon Calamari, who openly joined the Rebel Alliance and used their renowned skill in ship construction to supply badly needed capital ships that could take on the Imperial Navy. Their considerable fleet of Mon Calamari Star Cruisers gave the newly formed Alliance substantial firepower. Part of the Alliance's strategy was the doctrine of space denial. That is, the Alliance would attack Imperial shipping in hit and run raids; both to disrupt Imperial supplies and operations, and to confiscate desperately needed materials. In these situations, their fighters had hyperdrive capability along prearranged routes which would allow this kind of harassment and escape before the Empire could react.

Destruction of AlderaanEdit

Because several key Alliance figures were held prisoner on it after the signing of the Corellian Treaty, the Alliance learned of the construction of the Death Star, an enormous terror weapon capable of destroying an entire planet, intended to secure the Empire's power. An operation headed by Princess Leia was successful in retrieving the schematics of the station, but Darth Vader discovered the act and captured Leia. In an effort to get the young princess to divulge the location of the secret Rebel base, Grand Moff Tarkin threatened to destroy her home planet of Alderaan. Yet, even after Leia gave him the location of an abandoned Rebel base, Tarkin ordered the Death Star to fire its primary weapon—a planet-destroying superlaser. Leia watched as billions of her fellow Alderaanians were murdered by the vicious superweapon, including Bail Organa. The Alliance would use this act as a propaganda tool to recruit more people into its ranks.^[4]

A New HopeEdit

The Force was with the Alliance. Luke Skywalker, a young man from Tatooine, came under the tutelage of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, after stormtroopers destroyed his farm and killed his uncle and aunt. The aged Jedi had been watching Luke for a long time. Knowing his family history and importance to defeating the Emperor, Obi-Wan began training the boy as a Jedi. The duo, along with the droids C-3PO and R2-D2, secured passage on a freighter, Millennium Falcon. With the help of smuggler Han Solo and his Wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca, the group managed to free the Princess and deliver the plans to the Alliance. As a result, the Alliance succeeded in attacking and destroying the battle station, and also, in Luke, they gained their only loyal member with training in the use of the Force and the skills of the practically purged Jedi Knights.^[4]

Galactic Civil WarEdit

As a result of the Battle of Yavin, the Rebel Alliance gained credibility as a legitimate military opponent to the Empire. Between the effects of the battle and the dissolution of the Imperial Senate, thousands of star systems openly joined the Alliance in the months following the Death Star's destruction.^[5] As a result, the Empire began occupying worlds it had allowed to remain untouched earlier, both actions resulting in an escalation of the war.

The Alliance could afford to waste no time following its major victory at Yavin. Following numerous raids on their Yavin 4 base, the Alliance relocated temporarily to a base on Thila while setting up a more permanent establishment on the ice planet Hoth. There were some setbacks, namely Garm Bel Iblis leaving the Alliance following a major disagreement with Mon Mothma to create his own rebellion. This was a blow to the Alliance, though it was offset by the joining of Borsk Fey'lya and his sizable faction of Bothans. Mon Mothma took steps to create a true navy for the Alliance, raising the Mon Calamari Ackbar to the rank of Admiral and appointing him to be Supreme Commander of the Rebel Fleet. Under Ackbar's leadership the fleet grew in size and ability. Along with the headquarters of the Rebel Alliance, Ackbar's fleet was the most important asset of the Rebellion. During this time Luke, Han, Leia, and their companions proved to be the most valuable Alliance members, performing countless crucial missions.

The ensuing battles around the galaxy were a number of engagements between either side. Many were Rebel soldiers fighting to sabotage Imperial weapons or destroy Imperial facilities. A large number of people were inspired by the defeats of the Empire to join the Rebellion. However the might and oppressive nature of the Empire inspired others to join the Imperial Military.

Loss of HothEdit

The Alliance suffered a setback when Echo Base, Alliance High Command's main base of operations on the planet Hoth, was discovered by an Imperial Probe droid and overrun by Darth Vader's forces. In the ensuing battle to escape, the Rebels used their large ground-based Ion Cannon weapon to disable several of the Star Destroyers in orbit, effectively punching temporary holes in the Imperial blockade long enough for Rebel Gallofree transports and other craft to escape the planet. The Alliance was forced to scatter, and remain mobile until the end of the war for fear of losing another main base. Therefore the High Command was transferred to the Rebel Fleet, using Ackbar's flagship Home One as their mobile base of operations. This was a dark time for the Alliance with the loss of men and equipment on Hoth as well as being forced into hiding from the Empire. Also Rebel hero Han Solo was captured while in Lando Calrissian's hospitality on Cloud City, subsequently frozen in carbonite, and sent to Jabba the Hutt on Tatooine by the bounty hunter Boba Fett. Furthermore, the secret shipyards in the Vergesso Asteroids were destroyed by Darth Vader's fleet.^[6]

Crucial Victory at EndorEdit

News that a new and more powerful Imperial space station, Death Star II, was nearing completion, forced the Alliance to take its greatest risk. The entire Rebel Fleet was amassed near Sullust, in order to launch an attack on the installation before it could become operational. Most important to the decision to initiate this attack was the knowledge that the Emperor himself was overseeing the final stages of construction on board the Death Star. However, in secret, the Empire had organized it's forces there so that when the Rebel fleet was lured in, it would be destroyed. The plan backfired, and the subsequent Battle of Endor was a massive victory for the Alliance. Palpatine was dead; his Death Star destroyed, along with many Imperial warships. Darth Vader, who was redeemed by Luke Skywalker, his son, became Anakin Skywalker once again and sacrificed himself to kill Palpatine, saving Luke in the process.^[7]

Reorganization into New RepublicEdit

About one week after the death of the Emperor at Endor, Mon Mothma declared the Rebellion (which became the Alliance of Free Planets) to be at an end, one month after that, she declared the New Republic to be established as the successor state. The Alliance to Restore the Republic had succeeded—a new Republic was to be born, though in many people's eyes the movement only gained real legitimacy with the capture of Coruscant twice by Rogue Squadron and New Republic forces in 6.5 ABY.

Battle TacticsEdit

The Alliance to Restore the Republic was known for its use of several battle tactics, many of which were very different than those of their Imperial Counterparts. For instance, while the Empire stressed quantity over quality, preferring to use weak un-shielded craft to beat down opposition through sheer numbers, The rebels used strong, multi-purpose, shield and hyperdrive-equipped craft.

Ackbar SlashEdit

Main article: Ackbar Slash

The Ackbar Slash was a space warfare tactical maneuver devised by Admiral Ackbar. It involved a fleet's ships forcing their way into the middle of an enemy formation. The desired result was that, with enemy gunners running a high risk of shooting their own forces, they would be hesitant to fire. The ships in the middle would have no such risk, and be able to cause higher damage to their enemy. If the enemy ships did choose to fire, the risk of friendly-fire still worked to the advantage of the attacking fleet.

Rogue DoctrineEdit

Main article: Rogue Doctrine

Rogue Doctrine was the name given to the three battle tactics designed by Luke Skywalker and Rebel Alliance tactician Beryl Chiffonage, with help from Risiev Credal, for use by the T-47 airspeeders stationed at Echo Base on the planet Hoth.

Attack Pattern DeltaEdit

Main article: Attack Pattern Delta

The First tactic involved a group of snowspeeders attacking an AT-AT in a single-file formation in order to give the enemy gunners a single target. After reaching optimal firing range, the lead speeder would fire before breaking off. With the AT-AT only able to track one target at a time, the remaining speeders would have a clear shot at the walker.

Bantha DecoyEdit

Main article: Bantha Decoy

The second tactic was a variant of a trick used once used by Luke Skywalker to target banthas in his T-16 skyhopper on his homeworld of Tatooine. Two speeders would approach a walker from behind while flanking it. The lead speeder would cut across the walker's line of sight to draw its fire, while simultaneously veering across the second speeder's flight vector, which would then expose the vulnerable neck of the AT-AT to the second speeder

Harpoon and Tow CablesEdit

Main article: Harpoon and tow cable

The third and final method used the harpoons and tow cables of the T-47 to entangle the walker's legs, which would trip the massive AT-AT, bringing its own weight crashing down upon itself. This plan of attack worked most effectively during the Battle of Hoth, during which several AT-ATs were brought down using this method.

Space DenialEdit

Main article: Space denial

Due to the expense of keeping starfighters operational and the lack of resources available to the Alliance in comparison to their enemies, space denial was the only viable alternative to wresting control of space from the Empire. Space denial was a means by which the Rebellion could deny the free movement of Imperial forces within Imperial-controlled space without significant protection, thus it was never meant to take and hold territory. The strategy behind space denial focused on small units of starfighters, usually at the squadron level, operating from hidden bases established near known Imperial supply routes and employing hit-and-run tactics and convoy harassment.

Scissors TechniqueEdit

Main article: The scissors

The scissors was a very difficult, timed maneuver aimed at bringing an attacking starfighter into the sights of the defending craft during a dogfight. The move, consisting of sharp, twisting turns, was generally executed immediately after the attacker overshot during a head-to-head engagement or following a successful breaking maneuver.

Trench Run DiseaseEdit

Main article: Trench Run Disease

Trench Run Defense (TRD) was an anti-capital ship tactic modeled after the success of Rebel Alliance starfighters against the The First Death Star known as the trench run. Rebel pilots colloquially referred to targets vulnerable to the tactic as being susceptible to "Trench Run Disease".

Pilots facing large starships would fly very close to the surface of a ship's outer hull, using trenches to avoid enemy fire. Starfighters could thus deliver their payload with impunity to sensitive ship segments, assuming a successful escort against enemy starfighters.

Command hierarchy and administrationEdit

There were two main organizations that composed the main structure of the Alliance. These were the civil government and the military.

Civil governmentEdit

The Alliance civil government was responsible for handling the numerous jobs of any planetary civil government—including protecting the Alliance peoples, revenue gathering, maintenance of vital services, foreign relations and defense. Many of these functions were left to each member world or government of the Alliance, such as Mon Calamari or the Atrivis sector. The civil government of the Alliance was broken down as follows:

The Chief of StateEdit

The Chief of State was the head of the Alliance. Essentially an elected dictatorship, the Chief of State had virtually unlimited power over the Alliance. Elections were held every two years, though in practice this was only a formality as Mon Mothma had unanimous support amongst the Alliance members. According to the Corellian Treaty, the position of Chief of State "will be abolished when the Emperor is deposed, killed, or resigns his position of power." When this happened, it was the duty of the Advisory Council to assume executive control of the Alliance and convene a Constitutional Convention to form a new Galactic Republic.

The Advisory CouncilEdit

The Advisory Council was composed of representatives of seven Alliance governments who had given the most lives in battle to defeating the Empire. This council was the primary advisory body to the Chief of State, responsible for approving or disapproving the proposals of the Chief of State. Furthermore, the Advisory Council had the right to dismiss a Chief of State with a two-thirds majority vote, providing a check to the powers of the Chief. During most of the history of the Alliance, worlds like Alderaan, Dac, and Sullust were members of the Advisory Council, due to their extreme devotion and high losses of life suffered in Alliance service.

The Alliance CabinetEdit

The Rebel Alliance Cabinet was the device from which the Chief of State could maintain and run the Alliance. Each member was selected by Mon Mothma for their devotion, intelligence, and ability to get things done. The Cabinet was composed of the following ministries:

• Minister of Finance—responsible for overseeing Alliance funds.
• Minister of Education—maintained Alliance Intelligence and oversees propaganda.
• Minister of State—handled relations with other non-member governments.
• Minister of Industry—controlled all Alliance factories and production.
• Minister of Supply—maintained supply chain for Alliance military forces.
• Minister of War—advised Chief of State on directing Alliance military forces.

The Allied CommandsEdit

The Alliance Allied Commands were the individual governments of worlds, organizations, and groups that were members of the Alliance. Each Allied Command varied slightly depending on how each member world was organized, though in practice Allied Commands mimicked the structure of the Alliance government. Allied Commands ranged from member worlds like Mon Calamari or Alderaan to whole sectors like Atrivis or Churnis.

Alliance militaryEdit

Main article: Alliance Military

The Alliance military was charged with defeating the forces of the Galactic Empire and bringing down the Emperor’s reign of terror, a task to which all Rebel military personnel pledged themselves. Some were defectors from the Empire.

Known basesEdit

• Polis Massa Base
• Briggia Base
• Rudrig
• Rion
• Orion IV
• Delta Base on New Kisge
• Dantooine base on Dantooine
• Great Temple on Yavin 4
• Tak Base on Talay
• Ring Base
• Thila Command on Thila
• Boz Pity
• Echo Base on Hoth
• Golrath Station on Golrath
• Haven Base on Arbra
• Endor Base
• Anchorhead Base on Tatooine
• Tierfon Rebel Base
• Zephyr Base on Rori
• Abrihom supply station platform

Alliance worldsEdit

Though the Rebels lacked the resources of the Empire, they did control planets.

• Abridon
• Alderaan
• Alzoc III
• Averam
• Chandrila
• Dac
• Dantooine
• Delaya
• Gerrard V
• Hoth
• Ilum
• Kashyyyk
• Kalaan
• Kriselist
• Laakteen Depot
• Mygeeto
• Nentan
• New Plympto
• Ossus
• Polus
• Ralltiir
• Shola
• Sullust
• Taloraan
• Taris
• Telos IV
• Thyferra
• Togoria
• Utapau
• Virgillia 7

Major MembersEdit

• Ackbar—Admiral, Supreme Commander of the Alliance Fleet
• Wedge Antilles—Second in command/Commander of Rogue Squadron following Luke Skywalker's departure
• Walex Blissex—General and key engineer
• Baron Administrator of Cloud City Lando Calrissian—General, Commander of starfighter forces during Battle of Endor
• Airen Cracken—General, Supreme Commander of Intelligence
• Jan Dodonna—General, Commander of Massassi Station on Yavin 4
• Borsk Fey'lya—Political Advisor; a leader of the Bothan Spynet
• Bob Hudsol—General, Commander of resistance forces in Bothan Space
• Senator Garm Bel Iblis—Senior General, Co-founder
• Crix Madine—General, Supreme Commander of Special Forces
• Galen Marek—Founder, Leader (Deceased - Sacrificed himself to save the other leaders aboard the Death Star I)
• Starkiller (clone); Leader. (Cloned from the Original Galen Marek by Darth Vader)
• Ferus Olin —Jedi Knight and Early Founder (Deceased - Killed by Darth Vader)
• Pharl McQuarrie—General, Advisor to resistance forces on Ralltiir
• Senator Mon Mothma—Chief of State and Commander-in-Chief, Co-founder
• Ral'Rai Muvunc—Minister of Supply and Supreme Commander of Ordnance and Supply
• Senator Bail Organa—Co-founder (Deceased - Killed in the destruction of the planet Alderaan)
• Carlist Rieekan—General, Commander of Echo Base on Hoth
• Ristt—General, Commander of Ring Base
• Col Serra—Commander of Renegade Squadron
• Luke Skywalker—Commander of Rogue Squadron and Jedi Knight
• Leia Organa—Minister of State, Senior Diplomat, General^[source?]
• Han Solo—General, Commander of special forces team sent to Endor
• Chewbacca— Han Solo's first mate and key member of his rescue from Jabba's Palace
• Tardi—Minister of Finance
• Roons Sewell—General, Commander of Massassi Station on Yavin 4
• Vanden Willard—General, Commander of Delta Base on New Kisge
• Vernan—General, Supreme Commander of Intelligence
• X2—Commander of Grey Squadron and Jedi Knight
• Rahm Kota—Commander of his own Militia that helped form the Rebellion, General and Jedi Master

Command StructuresEdit

• Alliance High Command

Supreme Allied Commands

• Fleet Command
• Ordnance and Supply Command
• Starfighter Command
• Support Services
• Intelligence
• SpecForces Command
• Sector Command(s)

AppearancesEdit

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace junior novelization (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Battlefront Star Wars: Battlefront II Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Star Wars: Empire at War Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Star Wars: Force Commander Star Wars: Empire The Farlander Papers Star Wars: X-wing Rebel Dawn Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire / audio drama Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novelization (First appearance) Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Star Wars: Trench Run Star Wars 7: New Planets, New Perils (First identified as "Rebs") Star Wars: Rebellion comics Star Wars: Rebellion video game Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike R2-D2's Mission: A Little Hero's Journey The Day after the Death Star Star Wars Missions 1: Assault on Yavin Four Star Wars Missions 2: Escape from Thyferra Star Wars Missions 3: Attack on Delrakkin Star Wars Missions 4: Destroy the Liquidator Star Wars Missions 5: The Hunt for Han Solo Star Wars Missions 6: The Search for Grubba the Hutt Star Wars Missions 7: Ithorian Invasion Star Wars Missions 8: Togorian Trap Star Wars Missions 9: Revolt of the Battle Droids (Mentioned only) Star Wars Missions 19: Bounty on Bonadan Star Wars Missions 20: Total Destruction The Rebel Thief Star Wars Missions 11: Bounty Hunters vs. Battle Droids Star Wars Missions 12: The Vactooine Disaster X-wing Marks the Spot Star Wars (Marvel) Classic Star Wars 1 (Mentioned only) Classic Star Wars 2  There's Many a Slip Betwixt Cup and Lip (Mentioned only) Star Wars 3-D Rebel Force: Target Rebel Force: Hostage Allegiance Choices of One Splinter of the Mind's Eye The Star Wars Holiday Special Imperial Spy Star Wars Missions 17: Darth Vader's Return Star Wars Missions 18: Rogue Squadron to the Rescue Star Wars Missions 13: Prisoner of the Nikto Pirates Star Wars Missions 14: The Monsters of Dweem Star Wars Missions 15: Voyage to the Underworld Star Wars Missions 16: Imperial Jailbreak Star Wars Adventures Volume 2: Princess Leia and the Royal Ransom Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Murder on the Executor Child of Light The Longest Fall (Mentioned only) Star Wars: TIE Fighter Star Wars: X-wing Alliance  "Droids Can't Fly"—Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook Shadow Stalker (Mentioned only) Shadows of the Empire Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi The Truce at Bakura Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor (First identified as Alliance to Restore Freedom to the Galaxy) (Mentioned only) Gathering Shadows (Mentioned only)  "Dead End Drop"—Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook Shadows of the Empire: Evolution X-wing: Wraith Squadron (Mentioned only) X-wing: Iron Fist (Mentioned only) Dark Forces: Rebel Agent / audio drama Dark Forces: Jedi Knight / audio drama Crisis of Faith (Mentioned only) Dark Force Rising (Mentioned only) X-wing: Starfighters of Adumar (Mentioned only) Boba Fett: Agent of Doom (Appears in flashback(s)) Junior Jedi Knights: The Golden Globe (Mentioned only) Junior Jedi Knights: Promises (Mentioned only) Young Jedi Knights: Diversity Alliance (Mentioned only) Dark Journey (Mentioned only) Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream (Mentioned only) Dark Nest III: The Swarm War (Mentioned only) Revelation (Mentioned only) Millennium Falcon (Mentioned only) Outcast (Mentioned only) Omen (Mentioned only) Conviction (Mentioned only) Ascension (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Legacy 2: Broken, Part 2 (Mentioned only) Star Wars: Legacy 33: Fight Another Day, Part 2 (Indirect mention only) Star Wars: Legacy 39: Tatooine, Part 3 (Mentioned only)

Non-canonical appearanceEdit

• LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed video game — Ultimate Sith Edition

SourcesEdit

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back toy line Star Wars: Return of the Jedi toy line Star Wars: Expanded Universe toy line Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1985) Star Wars: Droids toy line Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, First Edition Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook, Second Edition  Supernova Super Empire Strikes Back Official Game Secrets X-wing: The Official Strategy Guide Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition Star Wars Technical Journal (Volume Three) Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995) Flashpoint! Brak Sector Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire toy line Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive  "Meet Han Solo!"—Star Wars Kids 3  "Star Wars Kids Answer Quest"—Star Wars Kids 3  "So You Think You Wanna Be a Rebel Pilot?"—Star Wars Kids 4  "Meet Wedge!"—Star Wars Kids 4  "Who Is That Alien? Tauntauns & Wampas"—Star Wars Kids 4  "On Our Planet: Hoth"—Star Wars Kids 4  "Who Is That Alien? Mon Calamari & Bith"—Star Wars Kids 5  "Meet Princess Leia"—Star Wars Kids 5  "On Our Planet: Alderaan"—Star Wars Kids 5  "Star Wars Kids Answer Quest"—Star Wars Kids 6  "Meet Wicket!"—Star Wars Kids 6  "Who Is That Alien? Ewoks & Sullustans"—Star Wars Kids 6  "Star Wars Kids Feature Planet: Endor"—Star Wars Kids 6  "Who Is That Alien? Ithorians & Gamorreans"—Star Wars Kids 8 Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide Star Wars: Power of the Jedi The New Essential Chronology Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Prima's Official Strategy Guide Star Wars Miniatures Rebel Storm Bounty Hunters Castaways of Endor  Aargau: For All Your Banking Needs on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)  Beheboth: Blood and Water on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org) The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia Star Wars Galaxies Trading Card Game: Galactic Hunters The Battle of Turak IV Rebellion Era Campaign Guide The Essential Atlas The Forgotten War: The Nagai and the Tofs on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org) Xim Week: The History of Xim and the Tion Cluster on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org) Xim Week: The Despotica (Part IV: Evocar) on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)  "Bartyn's Landing"—Star Wars Gamer 7 The Written Word The Unknown Regions  Message to Spacers 7 on Wizards.com (original article link, backup links 1 2 on Archive.org) "Blood Feud!"—Star Wars Insider 124 Millennium Falcon Owners' Workshop Manual  Rebel Alliance in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)  Able-1707 in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)  Tereb Ab'Lon in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)  Admiral Ackbar in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)  Arbra in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)  Janus Greejatus in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)  Nien Nunb in the Encyclopedia  Rebel Alliance in the Encyclopedia  Y-wing starfighter in the Encyclopedia  Mon Calamari Star Cruiser in the Encyclopedia

Major Rebellion Movements
Kaminoan resistance ← 2 BBY–4 ABY Alliance of Free Planets →

Notes and referencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Rebel Alliance on Wikipedia
•  Alliance to Restore the Republic in The Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia