query: who played princess leia from star wars?

title: Princess Leia

text: of strong female characters. Yes, Princess Leia was in a gold bikini, but she was also the one who single-handedly killed Jabba. When you take into account movies and TV shows like "Terminator", "Aliens", "Battlestar Galactica", and even video games like "Metroid", you can see sci-fi has consistently promoted the strength of women more than any other genre." Princess Leia Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan (also Senator Leia Organa or General Leia Organa) is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the original "Star Wars" film in 1977, Leia is princess

title: Princess Leia

text: Princess Leia Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan (also Senator Leia Organa or General Leia Organa) is a fictional character in the "Star Wars" franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the original "Star Wars" film in 1977, Leia is princess of the planet Alderaan, a member of the Imperial Senate and an agent of the Rebel Alliance. She thwarts the sinister Sith Lord Darth Vader and helps bring about the destruction of the Empire's cataclysmic superweapon, the Death Star. In "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), Leia commands a Rebel base and evades Vader as she falls in love

title: Princess Leia

text: IX". However, Kennedy subsequently said that Fisher would not appear in the film. In July 2018, it was announced that Fisher will indeed be appearing as Leia in "Episode IX", using unseen footage from "" and "". Leia makes a brief appearance in the final scene of the 2016 film "Rogue One", receiving the plans for the Death Star as a lead-up to the beginning of "A New Hope". Since this movie takes place prior to the original "Star Wars" trilogy, a very young Leia was required. To achieve that effect, a computer-generated image of a young Carrie Fisher was

title: Star Wars (film)

text: Star Wars (film) Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first film in the original "Star Wars" trilogy and the beginning of the "Star Wars" franchise. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew, the film focuses on the Rebel Alliance, led by Princess Leia (Fisher), and its attempt to destroy the Galactic Empire's space station, the Death Star. "Star Wars" was released

title: Star Wars Pez

text: "Star Wars" memorabilia, ("Of course, we had to include the Star Wars Pez Dispensers"), including an oversize Darth Vader figurine. As of early 2012, this museum appears to have closed to the public. Carrie Fisher's "Princess Leia Pez dispenser" is one of the "merchandising horrors" she discusses in her one-woman show "Wishful Drinking". These candy dispensers are featured prominently in the 2010 Emmy Award-winning fan film, "Star Wars Uncut". "Star Wars" Pez has a gateway drug-like effect for some young collectors. One fan of Pez dispensers started her huge hoarde with "Star Wars" figurines at the age of three. Another

title: Princess Leia

text: Order troops, Leia is among the remaining Resistance forces who escape from Crait in the "Millennium Falcon". Following Fisher's death, "Variety" reported that she was slated to appear in "" and speculated that Lucasfilm would need to find a way to address her death and what would become of her character. Filming began on August 1, 2018. Lucasfilm announced in January 2017 that they had "no plans to digitally recreate Carrie Fisher's performance as Princess or General Leia Organa". In April 2017, Fisher's family granted Disney and Lucasfilm the rights to use recent footage of the late actress in "Episode

title: Comparison of Star Trek and Star Wars

text: of "Star Wars" and Lucas at a convention honoring the latter. William Shatner was a presenter at Lucas' American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony in 2007 and did a comical stage performance honoring Lucas. At a live concert, Shatner dressed as an imperial stormtrooper singing "Girl Crush" alongside Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. In 2011, Shatner and Carrie Fisher posted a series of humorous YouTube videos satirizing each other's franchises. In a 2016 interview, Shatner commented that Captain Kirk and Princess Leia eloping and running off into the sunset would be the "perfect union" between "Star Trek" and "Star

title: Star Wars: Princess Leia

text: Star Wars: Princess Leia Star Wars: Princess Leia is a five-issue "Star Wars" comic book limited series, centered on Princess Leia immediately following the events of the 1977 film "Star Wars". In the story, Leia and Rebel pilot Evaan Verlainem attempt to rescue the survivors of the planet Alderaan's destruction from the Empire. Announced alongside the ongoing comics "Star Wars" and "", the series was published by Marvel Comics from March to July 2015 with Mark Waid as writer, Terry Dodson as artist and Jordie Bellaire as colorist. At the time considered the weakest of three initial comics, "Princess Leia"

title: Star Wars: Princess Leia

text: becoming disjointed. "Princess Leia" #1 was the best-selling comic of March 2015, ultimately becoming the tenth best-selling issue of 2015 for Diamond Comic Distributors. The trade paperback sold an estimated 6,782 copies to comic specialty stores in November 2015, coming after "" as the third highest-selling graphic novel that month. Star Wars: Princess Leia Star Wars: Princess Leia is a five-issue "Star Wars" comic book limited series, centered on Princess Leia immediately following the events of the 1977 film "Star Wars". In the story, Leia and Rebel pilot Evaan Verlainem attempt to rescue the survivors of the planet Alderaan's destruction

title: Star Wars: Princess Leia

text: endorsing Evaan as a candidate. Seeking a writer, editor Jordan D. White approached Mark Waid, whose favorite character was Leia. "Princess Leia" was one of three new "Star Wars" comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with "Star Wars" and "". It is a self-contained miniseries, but is set in the same rough time period as "Star Wars" and "Darth Vader" in order to allow readers who want to read more than one to get a "broader picture and a richer story". In a ranking of the then-eight Marvel comics, IGN's Joshua Yehl placed "Princess Leia" sixth, noting that

title: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan

text: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan is a "Star Wars" novel by Claudia Gray, published by Disney Lucasfilm Press on September 1, 2017 as part of the publishing initiative. It chronicles the teen years of Princess Leia before the events of the 1977 film "Star Wars", which introduced the character. Sixteen-year-old Princess Leia Organa of the planet Alderaan finds that her parents, Queen Breha and Viceroy Bail Organa, are too consumed by their duties to pay her much attention. As a politician-in-training in the Apprentice Legislature, Leia organizes a humanitarian mission to the planet

title: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan

text: including Grand Moff Tarkin, Mon Mothma, Amilyn Holdo, and Quarsh Panaka. Gray explained how Kier Domadi, Leia's first love, compares to the character's future husband, Han Solo: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan is a "Star Wars" novel by Claudia Gray, published by Disney Lucasfilm Press on September 1, 2017 as part of the publishing initiative. It chronicles the teen years of Princess Leia before the events of the 1977 film "Star Wars", which introduced the character. Sixteen-year-old Princess Leia Organa of the planet Alderaan finds that her parents, Queen Breha and Viceroy Bail

title: Star Wars: Princess Leia

text: issue 7 out of 10 and felt the issue, while still good, did not live up to previous ones. Though he complimented the characters of Leia and Evaan as "well-realized", he criticized the refugees' leader, the Preserver, being too easily convinced to join Leia. The fourth issue got a 7.1 from Schedeen. He commented that, although he felt "Princess Leia" had the "strongest start" of the "Star Wars" comics, it had lost appeal over time, putting some blame on the "declining quality of Terry Dodson's art". Schedeen also criticised the issue for switching between two plotlines "at random" and thus

title: Star Wars: Princess Leia

text: received generally positive reviews. The issues were collected in a trade paperback, released November 3, 2015. At the medal ceremony at the end of "Star Wars: A New Hope", Princess Leia of Alderaan says a few words in remembrance of her destroyed planet, but is criticized her seeming lack of emotion. She learns that the Empire is hunting any surviving citizens of Alderaan, and the bounty on her own head precludes her from actively participating with the Rebellion. Leia convinces the Rebel pilot and royalist Evaan Verlainem to accompany her and R2-D2 on a mission to find and protect the

title: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan

text: he intended to report the rebels to the Empire to protect Alderaan from retribution. A devastated Leia brings his body back to Alderaan, but leaves the information he collected to be destroyed. Bail and Breha finally bring Leia formally into the conspiracy. The novel was announced at the "Star Wars" Celebration in April 2017, along with two other novels and a comic book miniseries related to the second sequel film, "". It was published on September 1, 2017. Gray said of the novel: "Leia, Princess of Alderaan" sets up the relationships between Leia and other characters seen in the films,

title: Princess Leia

text: issue of "Rolling Stone", and a painting of Leia and other characters surrounding Lucas appeared on the cover of the May 25, 1983 issue of "Time" announcing "Return of the Jedi". In 2013, cartoonist Jeffrey Brown published the bestselling "Star Wars: Vader's Little Princess", a comic strip-style book featuring Darth Vader and a young Leia in humorous father-daughter situations. Princess Leia appears on a 2007 US postage stamp and a 2015 UK stamp. Leia has also been used in a wide range of "Star Wars" merchandise, including statuettes, action figures and other toys, household items and clothing, office supplies, food

title: Princess Leia

text: Force sensitivities to sense the past, and in "Star Wars" #12, she uses a lightsaber as a weapon for the first time canonically. "Princess Leia" reveals Leia to have had royal training in martial arts and explores her reaction to the destruction of Alderaan, while "Shattered Empire" also portrays her as a skilled pilot who undertakes a dangerous mission alongside Poe Dameron's mother. Leia appears briefly in the 1978 "Star Wars Holiday Special" TV film as a leader and administrator of the new Rebel Alliance base. She and C-3PO contact Chewbacca's wife Mallatobuck for assistance in finding Chewbacca and Han.

title: The Courtship of Princess Leia

text: The Courtship of Princess Leia The Courtship of Princess Leia is a 1994 bestselling "Star Wars" book by Dave Wolverton. It continued the streak of "New York Times" Bestsellers, which started with 1991's "Heir to the Empire". "The Courtship of Princess Leia" is set in the "Star Wars" expanded universe, and deals with the downfall of Warlord Zsinj and the circumstances leading to the marriage of Han Solo and Princess Leia. Though the Battle of Endor resulted in the destruction of the Emperor and Darth Vader, along with the best of the Imperial Starfleet, the remnants of the Empire are

title: Star Wars: Princess Leia

text: he felt every Marvel comic released was "good, if not great". Yehl praised the story as well as the art. Alice Castle, writing for Multiversity Comics rated the first issue 6.8 out of 10 and called it the "weakest" of the then-released Marvel "Star Wars" comics. Although she praised the premise behind the comic, she was critical of the "stilted and forced" dialogue and felt the issue did little to connect the reader with Leia. Nonetheless, she lauded the art and its "vibrant" colors, calling it "the best looking of Marvel's "Star Wars" comics so far". IGN's Jesse Schedeen gave

title: Star Wars: Princess Leia

text: ships piloted by other Alderaanians arrive to join Leia, they are outnumbered by the Imperial forces. The Imperials, however, plan on destroying all the Alderaan ships, and a space battle ensues, though without the help of the Alder-Espirions Leia knows the Imperials will win. However, after being convinced by Evaan, Leia gives a speech promoting Alderaanian values to all the ships, and the battle is turned when the Alder-Espirions join the fight, having viewed Leia's speech thanks to R2. The battle won, Leia leaves to help the Rebellion again, telling Evaan to have the Alderaanians elect a new princess and

title: The Courtship of Princess Leia

text: for Wolverton's future works once he moves on to other things". Tor.com included the book in a list of "Where to Begin With Star Wars Books", as they saw it as "one of the craziest Star Wars novels ever written" and that "after you read it you won’t be able to think of any other way that Han and Leia’s relationship could have progressed towards marriage". The Courtship of Princess Leia The Courtship of Princess Leia is a 1994 bestselling "Star Wars" book by Dave Wolverton. It continued the streak of "New York Times" Bestsellers, which started with 1991's "Heir

title: Princess Leia

text: to possess the body of the infant Anakin. Princess Leia has been called a 1980s icon, a feminist hero and "an exemplary personification of female empowerment". In 2008, Leia was selected by "Empire" magazine as the 89th greatest film character of all time, and IGN listed her as their 8th top "Star Wars" hero. UGO Networks listed Leia as one of their best heroes of all time in 2010. The character has been referenced or parodied in several TV shows and films, and celebrated in cosplay. Fisher appeared in the Leia metal bikini on the cover of the Summer 1983

title: Princess Leia

text: of her head. Miss Piggy of "The Muppet Show" copied the hairdo in a "Star Wars"-themed episode of the series in February 1980. In the 1987 Mel Brooks comedy film "Spaceballs", Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) appears to have the hairstyle, which is soon revealed to in fact be a large pair of headphones. In the parody film "Thumb Wars", the role of Leia was filled by a character named Princess Bunhead, who has two cinnamon rolls for hair. In 2015, Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd's character in the horror-comedy TV series "Scream Queens", a rich and disaffected sorority girl known as

title: Princess Leia

text: icon, a feminist hero and model for other adventure heroines. She has appeared in many derivative works and merchandising, and has been referenced or parodied in several TV shows and films. Her "cinnamon buns" hairstyle from "Star Wars" (1977) and metal bikini from "Return of the Jedi" have become cultural icons. Leia was created by "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, who in 1999 explained his early development of the main characters: In the rough draft of "Star Wars", Leia is the spoiled teenage daughter of King Kayos and Queen Breha of Aquilae, with two brothers, Biggs and Windy; Biggs returned

title: The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy

text: Unofficial Guide to Friends" describe it as "a pretty low-key opening to the season ... compared to season two's opener" and see the episode as the starting point for the season's "descent into soap opera". The producers received a letter of appraisal from George Lucas, creator of "Star Wars", who congratulated them on the "great" Princess Leia fantasy. The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy "The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy" is the season premiere of the third season of the American and the 49th episode overall of television situation comedy "Friends", which was broadcast on NBC on September

title: Princess Leia

text: Awakens" by Foster. Foster's 1978 novel "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" was commissioned by Lucas as the basis for a potential low-budget sequel to "Star Wars" should the film prove unsuccessful. In the story, Luke and Leia seek a crystal on a swampy planet and eventually face Vader in combat. Leia also appears in the line of novels and comic books, introduced in conjunction with "The Force Awakens" to connect the film with previous installments. She is the lead character in the young adult novel "Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure" (2015) by Cecil Castellucci and Jason Fry, which is

title: Princess Leia

text: as a concert suite (4:18 length) for the score of the 1977 film. Anthony Breznican of "Entertainment Weekly" describes Leia as a "diplomat, spy, warrior, undercover agent". Mark Edlitz calls her "a smart, feisty, brave diplomat and warrior" in "The Huffington Post". Fisher told "Rolling Stone" in 1983: She said in 2014: Introduced in the original 1977 film "Star Wars", Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan is a member of the Imperial Senate. She is captured by Darth Vader on board the ship "Tantive IV", where she is acting as a spy for the Rebel Alliance. Leia has secretly hidden the

title: Princess Leia

text: to the fourth draft as a childhood friend of Luke. Leia was at one point "the daughter of Owen Lars and his wife Beru ... Luke's cousin–together they visit the grave of his mother, who perished with his father on a planet destroyed by the Death Star." A later story synopsis establishes Leia as "Leia Antilles", the daughter of Bail Antilles from the peaceful world of Organa Major. In the fourth draft it was established that "Leia Organa" came instead from Alderaan. Fisher was 19 when she was cast as Princess Leia, with actresses including Amy Irving, Cindy Williams and

title: Princess Leia

text: Leia also appears in the cartoon segment at a different Rebel Base, located in an asteroid field, and at the Life Day ceremony at the end of the film. Fisher also appeared in and hosted the November 18, 1978 episode of "Saturday Night Live" that aired one day after the holiday special. The Summer 1983 issue of "Rolling Stone" magazine poked fun at this appearance. A teenage version of Princess Leia, voiced by Julie Dolan, appears in a 2016 episode of the animated series "Star Wars Rebels", which is set between "Revenge of the Sith" and "A New Hope". In

title: Princess Leia

text: tells Luke he has a twin sister. She and their mother were "sent to the protection of friends in a distant system. The mother died shortly thereafter, and Luke's sister was adopted by Ben's friends, the governor of Alderaan and his wife." Fisher explained in 1983: "Leia's real father left her mother when she was pregnant, so her mother married this King Organa. I was adopted and grew up set apart from other people because I was a princess." Composer John Williams created a musical leitmotif for Leia which recurs throughout the "Star Wars" saga. "Princess Leia's Theme" was recorded

title: Star Wars: Princess Leia

text: determined to find out who in their group leaked their location to the Empire. Jora identifies Tace as the traitor, though Leia soon realizes that she was unaware of Tula's alliance with the Empire. Leia tasks Tace to question Tula, who is taken into custody when the Imperials realizes that she has been exposed. Meanwhile, reunification talks with Alderaanians on Espirion are ruined when Jora reacts with disgust at the interbreeding of Alderaanians with the alien natives. Leia arranges with the Imperial commander to exchange herself for Tula. Evaan rescues Leia as part of a planned double-cross, and though countless

title: Princess Leia

text: Ben, who adopted the name Kylo Ren after turning to the dark side of the Force. In the "Star Wars Legends" series of novels, comics and video games (1977–2014), which are set in an alternate continuity, Leia continues her adventures with Han and Luke after "Return of the Jedi", fighting Imperial resurgences and new threats to the galaxy. She becomes the Chief of State of the New Republic and a Jedi Master, and is the mother to three children by Han: Jaina, Jacen and Anakin Solo. One of the more popular "Star Wars" characters, Leia has been called a 1980s

title: Princess Leia

text: in their POP! line of 4.5-inch vinyl figures in the Japanese super deformed style. Hasbro is set to release an action figure of Leia as she appears in the "Star Wars Rebels" animated series. Leia's unique hairdo in 1977's "A New Hope" has come to be known as the "doughnut" or "cinnamon buns" hairstyle, and is iconic of the character and series. A February 1978 cover story for the British teen magazine "Jackie" included step-by-step instructions on how to replicate Leia's hair buns. In the 1978 short film parody "Hardware Wars", Princess Anne-Droid has actual cinnamon buns on the side

title: Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars

text: announced at Comic-Con International 2013. Povenmire said, "May The 'Ferb' Be With You and with all of us who for decades have dreamt of a chance to work with the great characters and stories of Star Wars." None of the original "Star Wars" actors reprised their roles for this special. Voice actor Christopher Corey Smith voiced Luke Skywalker as well the Toydarian, Blatto, the son of Watto from ""; actor Ross Marquand played Han Solo; voice actress April Winchell played Princess Leia; writer Eddie Pittman provided one line as Darth Vader; regular Perry the Platypus voice actor Dee Bradley Baker

title: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan

text: the blessing of Breha and Mon, who cannot disrupt their own schedules for fear of inviting suspicion, Leia moves to warn the rebels. Commandeering a ship chartered by Amilyn, Leia heads for Pamarthe to hide her true destination. Calling in her favor from the Chalhudden leader, Leia books passage from Pamarthe to the shipyard. She and Amilyn are able to warn Bail, who evacuates the ships and initiates the self-destruct protocol for the repair facilities. Kier arrives, having followed Leia, and his ship is damaged by an explosion before Leia can warn him. She finds Kier dying, and learns that

title: Princess Leia

text: to leave the First Order, but Ren instead impales his father on his lightsaber, although hesitant to do so. Leia senses Han's death through the Force, and later shares a moment of grief with Rey, who had thought of Han as a mentor. Leia sees Rey, Chewbacca, and R2-D2 off when they depart to locate Luke, saying, "may the Force be with you". Asked why Leia is not shown to be a Jedi in "The Force Awakens" (as she is in the "Star Wars" expanded universe works), Abrams told IGN, "It was a great question, and one that we talked

title: Stormtrooper (Star Wars)

text: input from director J. J. Abrams. The 501st Legion Elite Stormtrooper Unit, or "Vader's Fist", is a stormtrooper unit from the "Star Wars" movies and "Star Wars Legends" continuity. Commanded by the ruthlessly cunning General Maximilian Veers and composed of the best trained soldiers in the "Star Wars" galaxy, the legion earned a fierce reputation for completing missions considered unwinnable or suicidal. The 501st serves as Darth Vader personal death squadron, who leads the 501st in the Jedi extermination. The 501st spearhead the assault upon the Tantive IV consular ship, and capture Princess Leia. During the Battle of Hoth, the

title: Star Wars: Princess Leia

text: remaining Alderaanians. X-wing fighter pilots Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles pursue them, but the trio escape to Naboo. On Naboo, Leia meets with an old acquaintance, Lord Junn, to find the location of the Musical Order, a group of Alderaanian musicians. The Order have a cloister vow to only interact with other Alderaanians in order to keep their musical culturally pure, and their leader Pareece has kept the knowledge of Alderaan's destruction from them. Leia and Evaan soon find that they have been led into a trap, but Pareece saves their lives. Confronting Junn for his betrayal, Leia takes a

title: Princess Leia

text: franchise and Xena of the adventure TV series "". A. O. Scott of "The New York Times" described Leia as "a foremother of Hermione Granger and Katniss Everdeen and of countless latter-day Disney princesses. She also foretold the recent, somewhat belated feminist turn in the "Star Wars" cycle itself". Fisher herself described Leia as a "huge" feminist icon, dismissing the suggestion that the character was ever a "damsel in distress". Fisher said of Leia, "She bossed them around. I don't know what your idea of distress is, but that wasn't it! And I wasn't some babe running through the galaxy

title: Princess Leia

text: captive Han. She is bewitched by the crime lord Prince Xizor using pheromones, but Chewbacca helps her elude the seduction. "Allegiance" (2007) and "Choices of One" (2011) by Timothy Zahn are set between "Star Wars: A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back", and feature Leia and her cohorts seeking new allies for their Rebellion against the Empire. "" (2013) by Martha Wells and "" (2014) by James S. A. Corey take place in the same time period and also chronicle the adventures of Leia and Han. In the "New Jedi Order" series (1999–2003), Leia resigns as Chief of State,

title: Princess Leia

text: The newly married Leia fears that any children she has may succumb to the dark side like her father. During an adventure on Tatooine in "Tatooine Ghost", she discovers the diary of her grandmother Shmi Skywalker and meets some of young Anakin's childhood friends. When she learns of Anakin's childhood as a slave and the traumatic death of his mother, Leia learns to forgive her father. In "Shadows of the Empire" (1996) by Steve Perry, the only "Star Wars" novel set between "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi", Leia is searching for Boba Fett to find a

title: Princess Leia

text: the episode, Leia is sent on a secret mission to assist the titular rebels. Executive producer Dave Filoni said of the appearance: Leia appears in the animated series "", voiced by Shelby Young. Leia appears in the animated series "Star Wars Resistance", voiced by Rachel Butera and Carolyn Hennesy. The 1991 "New York Times" bestselling novel "Heir to the Empire" by Timothy Zahn began what would become a large collection of works set before, between and especially after the original films. The bestselling "Thrawn" trilogy (1991–93) by Timothy Zahn begins five years after the events of "Return of the Jedi".

title: Star Wars: Princess Leia

text: the issue a 7 out of 10, praising the characterization but the scene where Leia and Luke interact as well as Terry Dodson's art, which Schedeen felt failed to distinguish between the two leads and lacked "clarity" in faces. Comic Book Resources' Doug Zawisza praised the issue. Schedeen gave the third issue a 7.9 out of 10, continuing to praise the characterization and the increasing-endearingness of Evaan. Calling the issue more action-orientated, Schedeen felt this helped offset the book's visual problems. However, Schedeen felt the refugees' turn from distrusting to supporting Leia was sudden and poorly done. Maltby rated the

title: Star Wars: Princess Leia

text: ship instead of his life, and flees with the Order in tow. However, a member of the Order named Tace contacts her sister Tula, unaware that Tula has joined the Empire. Leia, Evaan and R2 search Sullust for a group of Alderaanians hiding in one of the planet's cave systems. Led by Jora Astane, these survivors have forsworn Alderaanian culture and are wary of Leia's party, especially when they intercept transmissions from an Imperial ship arriving in orbit on Leia's trail. R2 turns the native wildlife on the invading Imperials, and Jora agrees to serve Leia. She and Evaan are

title: Princess Leia

text: soon after, as Luke, Leia and the Rebels fight the Sith Lord Shadowspawn. In "The Courtship of Princess Leia" (1994) by Dave Wolverton, set immediately before the "Thrawn" trilogy, Leia is presented with an advantageous political marriage to Prince Isolder of the planet Hapes. A jealous Han abducts Leia and takes her to the planet Dathomir; Luke and Isolder follow, and there they all find the hidden forces of the Imperial warlord Zsinj. Defeating him, Han and Leia marry. The 2003 novels "A Forest Apart" and "Tatooine Ghost" by Troy Denning are set immediately after "The Courtship of Princess Leia".

title: Star Wars (film)

text: The radio drama narrative began with a version of the backstory to the film which relates Princess Leia's acquisition of the secret Death Star plans. It also featured scenes not seen in the final cut of the film, such as Luke Skywalker's observation of the space battle above Tatooine through binoculars, a skyhopper race, and Darth Vader's interrogation of Princess Leia. The radio version was originally considered to be part of the official "Star Wars" canon, but has since been supplanted by revised canonical narratives. "Star Wars" and its ensuing film installments have been explicitly referenced and satirized across a

title: Star Wars (1977 comic book)

text: Star Wars (1977 comic book) Star Wars is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 12, 1977 to May 27, 1986. Featuring classic "Star Wars" characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2, the first six issues adapt the May 1977 film "Star Wars". The series chronicled their subsequent adventures for 107 issues and three annuals, including a six-issue adaptation of the 1980 sequel film "The Empire Strikes Back" in 1980–1981. The "Star Wars" comic was originally written by Roy Thomas with art by Howard Chaykin. Charles Lippincott, Lucasfilm's publicity supervisor, initially approached publisher

title: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan

text: from the proud, frog-like Chalhuddens, Leia negotiates their acceptance of her aid in exchange for a favor to be owed her in the future. She begins gathering information about planetary abuses and brings it to Senator Mon Mothma of Chandrila, whom she hopes can publicize it. Mon, however, instructs Leia that the effort is futile. Leia is further enraged when the Empire uses an assignment issued to the Junior Legislature to seize control of a planet for industrial development. The imperious Grand Moff Tarkin seems to suspect that Bail and Breha are somehow involved in the recent turmoil. As Leia

title: Star Wars (2015 comic book)

text: issue #12. Star Wars (2015 comic book) Star Wars is an ongoing "Star Wars" comic series published by Marvel Comics since January 14, 2015. Originally written by Jason Aaron with art by John Cassaday, it is set between the 1977 film "Star Wars" and its 1980 sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back". The series features classic "Star Wars" characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2. It was one of three new "Star Wars" comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with "" and the limited series "". In 2017, Jason Aaron stepped down as the comic's

title: Star Wars (2015 comic book)

text: Star Wars (2015 comic book) Star Wars is an ongoing "Star Wars" comic series published by Marvel Comics since January 14, 2015. Originally written by Jason Aaron with art by John Cassaday, it is set between the 1977 film "Star Wars" and its 1980 sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back". The series features classic "Star Wars" characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2. It was one of three new "Star Wars" comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with "" and the limited series "". In 2017, Jason Aaron stepped down as the comic's writer and

title: Star Wars (1977 comic book)

text: the market, Marvel printed an estimated 1,500 copies of "Star Wars" #1 with a "35 cents" cover price, and reputedly sold these in only four states, none of which were major markets. Such experimentation continued until issue #4, and starting with issue #5, all comic books were sold for 35 cents. The series was also translated and produced under license by some non-American publishers: Star Wars (1977 comic book) Star Wars is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 12, 1977 to May 27, 1986. Featuring classic "Star Wars" characters Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca,

title: Princess Leia

text: birth to the twins Luke and Leia, a link to genuine feeling is established at last." In March 2013, Fisher confirmed that she would reprise her role as Leia in "". Set 30 years after "Return of the Jedi", "The Force Awakens" reintroduces a Leia who is "a little more battle weary, a little more broken hearted". In November 2015, director J.J. Abrams said of Leia, "She's referred to as General but ... there's a moment in the movie where a character sort of slips and calls her 'Princess.'" Commenting on the story he added, "The stakes are pretty high

title: Star Wars (film)

text: the film's visual approach, including long-lens desert shots. There are also thematic parallels, including the freedom fight by a rebel army against an empire, and politicians who meddle behind the scenes. Tatooine is similar to the desert planet of Arrakis from Frank Herbert's "Dune" series. Arrakis is the only known source of a longevity spice; "Star Wars" makes references to spice in "the spice mines of Kessel", and a spice freighter. Other similarities include those between Princess Leia and Princess Alia, and Jedi mind tricks and "The Voice", a controlling ability used by the Bene Gesserit. In passing, Uncle Owen

title: Star Wars: Shattered Empire

text: Star Wars: Shattered Empire Star Wars: Shattered Empire is a four-issue "Star Wars" comic book limited series, set immediately after the events of the 1983 film "Return of the Jedi". It features the parents of Resistance X-wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron from the 2015 film "", who are members of the Rebel Alliance. Poe's mother is Shara Bey, an A-wing pilot who adventures with Leia Organa, and his father is Kes Dameron, part of a special ground force known as the Pathfinders who are led by Han Solo. The story involves their adventures alongside Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo,

title: Princess Leia

text: Han, Leia and Allana on an adventure to investigate the ship's past before it came into Han's possession. Troy Denning's "Crucible" (2013), set after "Fate of the Jedi" and the last novel to date in the "Star Wars Legends" chronology, reunites Leia, Han and Luke with Lando as they aid him to thwart a vast criminal enterprise threatening his asteroid mineral refinery in the Chilean Rift nebula. During the events of the comic series "Dark Empire" (1991–92), Palpatine has been resurrected in a young clone body and seduces Luke to the dark side of the Force as part of his

title: Princess Leia

text: superimposed over Norwegian actress Ingvild Deila's face; archival audio of Fisher saying "Hope" was used to voice the character. Leia makes her first literary appearance in "", the novelization of the original 1977 film "Star Wars", which was released six months before the film in November 1976. Credited to Lucas but ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster, the novel was based on Lucas' screenplay. Leia later appeared in the novelizations "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) by Donald F. Glut and "Return of the Jedi" (1983) by James Kahn. She is also a point of view character in the of "The Force

title: Princess Leia

text: is Force strong. And it's something that I think is an intrinsic piece of her character. Fisher was nominated for a 2016 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal. In December 2015, producer Kathleen Kennedy confirmed that Fisher would reprise the role of Leia in the next installment, then known as "Star Wars: Episode VIII", but later named "". Fisher died on December 27, 2016, after going into cardiac arrest. It was confirmed that she had completed filming her role in the film shortly before her death. In the film, Leia is among those on the bridge of

title: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan

text: Wobani, a world whose people have been impoverished by the abusive governing of Emperor Palpatine's Galactic Empire. She outwits the Imperial supervisor and finds a legal way to liberate a group of refugees from the planet, and after departing witnesses the aftermath of an attack on Calderos Station, an Imperial waypoint. Leia takes a pathfinding class with other junior legislators, who include Amilyn Holdo of Gatalenta, and the other Alderaanian Apprentice Legislator, Kier Domadi. Leia realizes that the Empire has covered up the rebellious attack, and her research into possible perpetrators leads to her discovery of a hidden base on

title: The Courtship of Princess Leia

text: Isolder is consoled by the fact he has fallen in love with his captor, Teneniel Djo. Reception for "The Courtship of Princess Leia" was predominantly positive and the book was a "New York Times" Bestseller in both its hardback and paperback formats. Both "The Hamilton Spectator" and the "Milwaukee Sentinel" have given positive reviews for the novel and the reviewer for the "Milwaukee Sentinel" commented that the book continued the "stellar tradition of George Lucas' "Star Wars" movies". Trade reviews were also mostly positive, and "Publishers Weekly" opined that although parts of the book were disappointing, "the novel [raised] expectations

title: Star Wars video games

text: set in the Rebellion era of the "Star Wars" storyline. Players control customized squads of characters and vehicles in a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) environment. The roster of over 80 available characters includes Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Darth Vader, Palpatine, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Grand Moff Tarkin, Doctor Aphra, Ezra Bridger, and Jyn Erso. In some cases Lucasfilm has allowed other videogames franchises to do their own "Star Wars" games, resulting in crossover hybrid franchises, that are developed by other studios. Lego made videogames based on their "Lego Star Wars" toys, as part of their Lego video games

title: Cultural impact of Star Wars

text: Cultural impact of Star Wars George Lucas's science fiction multi-film "Star Wars" saga has had a significant impact on modern popular culture. "Star Wars" references are deeply embedded in popular culture; references to the main characters and themes of "Star Wars" are casually made in many English-speaking countries with the assumption that others will understand the reference. Darth Vader has become an iconic villain, while characters such as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, and Chewbacca have all become widely recognised characters around the world. Phrases like "evil empire", "May the Force be with you", and most famously

title: Princess Leia

text: products, and bubble bath and shampoo in Leia-shaped bottles with her head as the cap. In her one-woman show "Wishful Drinking", Fisher called the Princess Leia Pez dispenser one of the "merchandising horrors" of the series. In a 2011 interview, Fisher said: After the 2012 acquisition of LucasFilm by the Walt Disney Company, the Disney Store stated in May 2014 that the company had "no plans for Leia products". After public criticism, Disney told "Time" in June 2014 that it would be releasing several Leia products. Funko has since produced several versions of Leia (at least one for each film)

title: Princess Leia

text: Rebels, with help from the Ewoks, ultimately defeat the forces of the Empire, with the Death Star destroyed once more. Fisher told "Rolling Stone" in 1983, "In "Return of the Jedi", [Leia] gets to be more feminine, more supportive, more affectionate. But let's not forget that these movies are basically boys' fantasies. So the other way they made her more female in this one was to have her take off her clothes." Rosenberg writes of Han and Leia: In the film, Leia says that she has vague memories of her real mother, who she describes as "kind... but sad". Bouzereau

title: Princess Leia

text: and should acknowledge that she needs him. In their 2012 essay "Lightsabers, Political Arenas, and Marriages", Ray Merlock and Kathy Merlock Jackson cite Leia as the successor of earlier science fiction heroines Wilma Deering of "Buck Rogers" and Dale Arden of "Flash Gordon", and the embodiment of "a new stage in the ongoing presentation of the fairy-tale princess in jeopardy". Writing that "after Leia, no longer would princesses be passive and salvaged simply with a kiss," they note the reflection of the character in later Disney Princess animated films and in woman warriors such as Ellen Ripley from the "Alien"

title: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan

text: Crait, and Bail's revelation that he and Breha are part of a secret cabal working against the interests of the Empire. On another humanitarian mission to Naboo, Leia and Dalné, the Queen of Naboo, are almost killed when Moff Quarsh Panaka is assassinated with a bomb. Leia learns that her parents' ally Saw Gerrera, the leader of an extremist rebel cell called the Partisans, was responsible for the attack. Though Bail and Breha forbid her involvement in the conspiracy for her own safety, Leia continues her humanitarian missions to worlds they believe are safe. When she is faced with resistance

title: Star Wars Weekends

text: series appear for photo opportunities and autograph signing. Characters have included "Clone Wars"' Captain Rex, Ahsoka Tano, Queen Amidala, Aurra Sing, Boba Fett, Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, C-3PO, Chewbacca (often has a sack containing a busted C-3PO), Clonetroopers, Darth Maul, Darth Vader, Ewoks, Jango Fett, Jawas, Palpatine, Shaak Ti, Greedo, Stormtroopers, Tusken Raiders, Kit Fisto, Mace Windu, Anakin Skywalker, Boushh and Zam Wesell. Most appearances are in preset locations in front of themed backdrops but some characters freely roam the parks and pose for photos with guests as well. Star Wars Weekends "Star

title: Star Wars comics

text: at the San Diego Comic-Con. In July 2014, Marvel announced three new series at SDCC: "Star Wars", "", and the limited series "". The initial series, "Star Wars", was released in January 2015, with "Darth Vader" debuting in February, and "Princess Leia" in March. Several other limited series followed, including "" (April 2015–March 2016), "" (July–October 2015), "" (September–October 2015), "" (October–December 2015), and "" (January–May 2016), as well as the one-shots "" (November 2015) and "" (April 2016). The ongoing series "" was announced in January 2016. Featuring X-wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron introduced in "The Force Awakens", the

title: Star Wars (2015 comic book)

text: And of course, you know with Han, eventually his past is going to start catching up to him." "Star Wars" was one of three new "Star Wars" comics by Marvel announced in July 2014, along with "Princess Leia" and "Darth Vader". The "Star Wars" comic was set to be written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by John Cassaday, and released in January 2015. Several variant covers were printed for the first issue. Simone Bianchi was the guest artist for issue #7. Stuart Immonen took over as artist with issue #8 in July 2015, completing the series' second story arc through

title: Princess Leia

text: the penultimate bombing sequence in "The Dam Busters". Comparisons have also been made to the 4th century BC Iberian sculpture Lady of Elche, as well as the 1920s "earphones" hairstyle. Leia has been the subject of feminist analysis. Mark Edlitz wrote for "The Huffington Post" in 2010 that "Leia is an exemplary personification of female empowerment." David Bushman, television curator at the Paley Center for Media, said in 2012, "From the male perspective ... Princess Leia was a very creditable character for her time—not perfect, but certainly defiant, assertive, and strong." Alyssa Rosenberg of "The Washington Post" wrote in 2015,

title: Princess Leia

text: set between "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi", and Claudia Gray's novels "" (2016) and "" (2017). The former is set six years before "The Force Awakens", while the latter features a 16-year-old Leia before the events of "A New Hope". Leia is the lead character in the five-part comic limited series "" (2015), set between "Episode IV: A New Hope" and "The Empire Strikes Back". She is featured prominently in the four-part comic limited series "" (2015), set immediately after "Return of the Jedi". In "Princess Leia" #2 and "Shattered Empire", Leia is seen using her

title: Star Wars Rollinz toys

text: Star Wars Rollinz toys In 2015 and 2016 (from October 2015 to 16 March 2016), the Italian supermarket line Esselunga, gave a toy character named "Rollinz" every 25 euros spent (or every 60 "strawberry" points earned). The Rollinz were small toys resembling roly-poly toys, but representing fictional characters. The Rollinz characters represented some characters in the "Star Wars" saga: Darth Vader, Yoda, Luke and Anakin Skywalker, Emperor Palpatine, a TIE pilot, a stormtrooper, a scout trooper, Jabba the Hutt, Boba Fett, Princess Leia, two versions of Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO and R2-D2. Each of them consisted of a sphere that would

title: Star Wars: Empire at War

text: the "Battle of Yavin". The Imperial campaign features Darth Vader and his search for the fledgling Rebel Alliance, interspersed with missions to help complete construction of the Death Star. It then transpires that the plans for the Death Star have been stolen so the player has to seek out the traitor who has passed the plans to the Rebels, intercept Princess Leia and then use the Death Star to crush the Alliance once and for all. "Star Wars: Empire at War" was first mentioned in 2004, by then-president of LucasArts Jim Ward. He discussed the possibility of a RTS video

title: Star Wars: Bloodline

text: Star Wars: Bloodline Star Wars: Bloodline is a "Star Wars" novel by Claudia Gray, published by Del Rey Books on May 3, 2016. Set over 20 years after the events of the 1983 film "Return of the Jedi" and several years before 2015's "", it follows Leia Organa as she navigates troubles brewing in the Galactic Senate. The novel was announced in October 2015 at the New York Comic Con panel for the publishing initiative with the title "Star Wars: New Republic: Bloodline". Now in her late 40s, Senator Leia Organa is frustrated by the stagnation of the New Republic's

title: Music of Star Wars

text: Rebel Fanfare (Millennium Falcon motif""), The Force theme, Leia's Theme, The Imperial March, Han Solo and the Princess" "Returning: Luke's Theme, Luke's Secondary Theme, The Rebel Fanfare (Millennium Falcon motif),The Force Theme, Leia's Theme, Yoda's Theme, Luke and Leia, Han Solo and the Princess, The Imperial March, Spaceship Battle Motif, Death Star motif, The Emperor's Theme, Poe's Theme, Rey's Theme, Kylo Ren's themes, Snoke's Theme" Since neither Williams nor his office ever provided a full list of the leitmotifs used in every "Star Wars" film, there is some controversy around the exact number of themes, with some taking an inclusive

title: Princess Leia

text: and Allana, but become caught up in a Corellian conspiracy. They are almost killed when the "Millennium Falcon" is attacked by a Star Destroyer controlled by an increasingly powerful Jacen—who knows that his parents are on board. With Han injured, Leia and Lando further investigate the Corellians in Aaron Allston's "Exile" (2007), but Alema reappears to exact her vengeance on Leia. "Sacrifice" (2007) by Karen Traviss finds Leia and Han on the run, hunted by Jacen as traitors to the Galactic Alliance. He kills Luke's wife Mara Jade as his final sacrifice to become Darth Caedus, the new ruler of

title: Princess Leia

text: be fed to the Sarlacc. Lando (disguised as a guard) helps them overpower their captors, and Leia seizes the moment to strangle Jabba with her chain. Luke and Leia swing to safety, blowing up Jabba's barge behind them. Later, the heroes go to the forest moon of Endor to prepare for a battle with the Empire. There, Luke reveals to Leia that she is his twin sister and that Vader is their father. Leia joins Han in leading the Rebels in battle with Imperial troops as the Rebel Fleet attacks the second Death Star. Leia is slightly injured, but the

title: Star Wars: Legacy

text: and published by Dark Horse Comics, it will star Ania Solo, a descendant of Han and Leia Organa Solo. The was planned to be released in March 2013, and continue as a monthly, ongoing series. The series ran for 18 issues, from March 20, 2013 to August 27, 2014. The second iteration of "Star Wars: Legacy" stars Ania Solo, a descendant of Han and Leia. It takes place in the aftermath of Star Wars: Legacy—War, a comic miniseries which was set in the year 138 ABY. As the series begins, Solo is running a junkyard on a backwater Outer Rim

title: Clone Wars (Star Wars)

text: Vader. The political and military events of the Clone Wars draw inspiration from real-world conflicts and historical events, such as World War II and Adolf Hitler's rise to power, and show similarities with the American Civil War. The first reference to the Clone Wars is in "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' third draft of the first film, which mentions the grizzled cyborg General Kenobi's "diary of the Clone Wars". The wars were mentioned twice briefly in the final version of the film, referring to Obi-Wan Kenobi as a General who served Leia Organa's father during the conflict. In drafting "The

title: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan

text: becomes closer to Kier and entrusts him with details of her parents secret work, they are horrified by the punishment inflicted upon a planet whose leaders had committed similar treason against the Empire. Leia discovers a hidden shipyard where old and stolen starships of varying types are being refurbished for use by the conspirators. Tarkin meets with her on a pretext, but she knows he is probing for information on a possible conspiracy, thinking she is vulnerable to his manipulation. Leia passes the test but learns that the Empire is aware of the location of the nascent rebel fleet. With

title: Star Wars Holiday Special

text: for members of the Rebel Alliance on the planet. The special introduces three members of Chewbacca's family: his father Itchy, his wife Malla, and his son Lumpy. The program also features the rest of the main "Star Wars" characters, including Luke Skywalker, C-3PO, R2-D2, Darth Vader and Princess Leia, all portrayed by the original cast. The program includes footage from the 1977 film, and a cartoon produced by Toronto-based Nelvana featuring the bounty hunter Boba Fett. A few scenes take place in space and in spacecraft including the "Millennium Falcon" and a Star Destroyer. The variety show segments and cartoon

title: Star Wars: Shattered Empire

text: well-designed and visually distinctive." Star Wars: Shattered Empire Star Wars: Shattered Empire is a four-issue "Star Wars" comic book limited series, set immediately after the events of the 1983 film "Return of the Jedi". It features the parents of Resistance X-wing fighter pilot Poe Dameron from the 2015 film "", who are members of the Rebel Alliance. Poe's mother is Shara Bey, an A-wing pilot who adventures with Leia Organa, and his father is Kes Dameron, part of a special ground force known as the Pathfinders who are led by Han Solo. The story involves their adventures alongside Luke Skywalker,

title: Finn (Star Wars)

text: the perfect Finn. Finn's stormtrooper code name, FN-2187, is a reference to the number of the cell in which Princess Leia was detained in the original 1977 film "Star Wars". "Cell 2187," in turn, references Arthur Lipsett's short film "21-87", which reportedly inspired George Lucas to make the film "THX 1138". Abrams stated that it was intentional that Finn was given no last name in promotional materials for "The Force Awakens", suggesting that his full name and background would be revealed in future films. However, the film itself revealed that "Finn" is an adopted name, derived from his stormtrooper number.

title: Princess Leia

text: blueprints for the Death Star, the Empire's moon-sized battle station, inside the astromech droid R2-D2 and has sent it to find one of the last remaining Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi, on the nearby planet of Tatooine. Vader arrests Leia and has her tortured, but she resists revealing anything. Death Star commander Grand Moff Tarkin threatens to destroy her home planet Alderaan with the Death Star unless she reveals the location of the hidden Rebel base. She provides the location of an old, abandoned base on the planet Dantooine, but Tarkin orders Alderaan to be destroyed anyway. Leia is rescued by Luke

title: The Courtship of Princess Leia

text: who from aboard the "Mon Remonda" has been prosecuting the search for this hidden fastness, wearily returns to the recently captured Coruscant expecting an end to the long separation between him and his beloved, Princess Leia, head of the New Republic. To his great surprise, when his vessel drops out of hyperspace and into the Coruscant system, what appears are a number of fearsome Imperial Star Destroyers, Hapan Battle Dragons, and Hapes Nova Class battle cruiser. Eventually, Han learns that the Hapes cluster had sent a delegation of some manner to the New Republic. He lands and enters the Imperial

title: Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

text: bonus level. Over 50 characters from the films are playable over the course of the game, including variations of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Lando Calrissian, R2-D2, C-3PO, Darth Vader, Wicket the Ewok, and Boba Fett. Character abilities have a greater role in "Lego Star Wars II" than in "Lego Star Wars". Certain characters armed with guns can use a grappling hook in predesignated areas. Characters wielding lightsabers can deflect projectiles, double jump and use the Force. R2-D2, C-3PO, and other droid characters are needed to open certain doors. Small characters like the Ewok and Jawa can crawl

title: Star Wars Weekends

text: Star Wars Weekends "Star Wars" Weekends was a festival held annually at the Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park of the Walt Disney World Resort. Included with park admission, the event typically occurred on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for four consecutive weekends in May and June and featured appearances by cast and crew members from Disney's "Star Wars" franchise created by George Lucas. Many original Disney characters also appeared dressed as "Star Wars" characters, such as Jedi Mickey, Minnie as Leia, Donald as a stormtrooper, Goofy as Darth Vader and R2-MK (Mickey Mouse stylized astromech droid). The festival began in 1997

title: Princess Leia

text: plan to restore the Empire. A captive Leia, resisting Palpatine's attempts to turn her as well, escapes with an artifact he needs to secure his power, the Jedi Holocron. Luke pursues her, and Leia manages to turn him back. Brother and sister then fight Palpatine with the light side of the Force, turning his own Force-generated storm against him and destroying Palpatine and his Star Destroyer. In "Dark Empire II" (1994–95), Leia gives birth to a third child by Han, whom she names Anakin. Palpatine is reborn in an inferior, rapidly deteriorating clone body in "Empire's End" (1995), and seeks

title: Star Wars Infinities

text: Vader and kills him. Before Yoda dies, he tells Leia to pass what she has learned on to others. Leia burns her father's body on a funeral pyre before leaving with Han on the "Falcon" to rejoin the Rebels and save the galaxy. Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi is a 2004 three-part story arc in the "Star Wars Infinities series" of comic books. It is an alternate telling of the 1983 film "Return of the Jedi" in which C-3PO breaks during Leia's bounty for Chewbacca, causing there to be no translator between her and Jabba the Hutt. The

title: Princess Leia

text: and on the heels of her warnings before the Senate, the alien Yuuzhan Vong invade the galaxy. They destroy system after system and defeat both the Jedi and the New Republic forces in countless battles. Chewbacca dies in "Vector Prime" (1999) by R.A. Salvatore, which sends Han into a deep depression that causes a rift between him and Leia. They reunite after Leia is gravely wounded at the Battle of Duro in Kathy Tyers' "Balance Point" (2000). She is targeted by a deadly Voxyn slayer in Troy Dennings' "Star By Star" (2001), and though she manages to evade death, her

title: Princess Leia

text: quoted Lucas in 1997: In the prequel film "" (2005), Padmé Amidala is pregnant with Anakin Skywalker's twins near the end of the Clone Wars. After Anakin turns to the dark side of the Force and becomes Darth Vader, Padmé gives birth to Luke and Leia on Polis Massa and then dies. Leia is adopted by Senator Bail Organa and his wife Queen Breha of Alderaan. Film critic Peter Travers of "Rolling Stone" wrote, "As we watch Anakin nearly melt in the lava, only to be put together, Frankenstein style, in a lab while Lucas intercuts scenes of Padme giving

title: Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds

text: him with enough guilt to go on a self-imposed exile. Echuu later meets with Princess Leia on Krant during the Rebel campaign, where Darth Vader kills him. The last mission follows the Rebel Alliance in their conquest of Coruscant's Imperial Palace, a few years following the Battle of Endor. "Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds" was developed by LucasArts by licensing the Genie game engine from Ensemble Studios. The game, as well as the Clone Campaigns expansion pack, was designed and directed by Garry M. Gaber. In the United States, "Galactic Battlegrounds" sold 225,000 copies and earned $9.8 million by August 2006,

title: Star Wars Commander

text: Star Wars Commander Star Wars Commander is a freemium ("Free Premium") strategy video game for iOS, Windows and Android, developed by Disney Interactive. Star Wars Commander is a strategy game that combines attacks on other players with attacks against computer generated bases. The game's storyline is set in the Star Wars universe with player choosing to play for the Rebel Alliance or the Galactic Empire. Notable Star Wars characters that appear in the game include Darth Vader, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Leia Organa, R2-D2 and Luke Skywalker. The player can create their own base by earning coins and alloy. This game

title: Monopoly Star Wars

text: by selecting a game piece, each modeled after famous "Star Wars" characters. Playable characters consist of Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, R2-D2, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Boba Fett and Stormtrooper. Whilst the game pieces appear to be cast metal during piece selection, during gameplay they are fully animated and are textured to look like their film counterparts. Players can choose up to four players, with up to three AI players if a person wishes to play solo. Several options allow players to customize the game to their preferences. C-3PO servers as narrator for the game, voiced by Anthony Daniels. After

title: Resistance (Star Wars)

text: Resistance (Star Wars) The Resistance is a fictional resistance movement and private paramilitary force led by General Leia Organa that opposes the First Order in the fictional universe of "Star Wars". It is a splinter of the military of the New Republic and takes inspiration from the Rebel Alliance, which had established the democratic New Republic after its war with the Galactic Empire. Many of the senior officers of the Resistance also served in the Rebel Alliance thirty years prior, including General Organa and Admiral Ackbar, while some junior officers had parents who served in the Rebel Alliance, as is

title: Star Wars Tales Volume 4

text: A misadventure of childhood friends and future Rogue Squadron wingmen Luke and Biggs Darklighter that ensues when the two of them attempt to take off from Tatooine and experience space travel four years before they both fought in the Battle of Yavin. Leia channels her inner femme fatale while teaming up with the Quetzal Sisters, a group of Rebel operatives who are already known as such, while intercepting a holocube on Elerion that contains Rebel base information before it can be sold to the Empire. Star Wars Tales Volume 4 Star Wars Tales Volume 4 is the fourth "Star Wars

title: Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Jedi Alliance

text: new original story set in the series continuity. "Jedi Alliance" was produced alongside the animated TV series in the same studio in Singapore, and features the same voice actors. The game's original title was "Day of the Nightsisters", in reference to LucasArt's classic, "" but was changed. The game's antagonists, the Nightsisters, were first introduced in the "Star Wars" story "The Courtship of Princess Leia". A regular shadow technique on the Nintendo DS was a simple dark circle, but the development team wanted something more realistic. Due to hardware limitations a new method had to be made and was implemented

title: Princess Leia

text: her flagship, the "Raddus", who are expelled into space when the ship is attacked by the First Order. Leia uses the Force to pull herself back to the ship. After recovering, she shoots and stuns Poe Dameron, who has mutinied against her successor, Vice Admiral Holdo. From his solitude on Ahch-To, Luke projects himself through the Force to the Resistance stronghold on Crait and reunites with Leia, apologizing for what happened to Ben. Leia replies that she knows her son is gone, but Luke reassures her that "no one's ever really gone". While Luke distracts Kylo and his attacking First

title: Star Warped

text: the original Star Wars trilogy. They have compiled their "favourite snagged, borrowed and stolen" Star Wars merchandise, which the player can interact with. Gameplay primarily consists of a series of mini-games, including "Whack! the Ewok" and "Flawed Fighters", a spoof of fighting games such as "Mortal Kombat". Characters include Leia I. Joe (a Princess Leia and G.I. Joe spoof), Cool-Handless Luke (Luke Skywalker with a missing hand and a pun on the film "Cool Hand Luke"), and Pizza-Flipping Greedo (Greedo as a pizza chef). The game also has several humorous items such as "scrapped scripts", "gene splicer", and "Tell you,

title: Star Wars (1991 video game)

text: sand people, and many other different enemy characters from the movies. After assembling all the characters, the user navigates the Millennium Falcon (in a first-person perspective) through an asteroid field to the Death Star (shields for the Millennium Falcon to withstand the asteroid field must also be collected in the Tatooine levels). Once arriving at the Death Star, the user is required to destroy the tractor beam generator, rescue Princess Leia from the detention block, then proceed to destroy the Death Star with the rebel fighters. The Game Gear has a few exclusive levels. The first level is of Leia

title: Princess Leia

text: of State of the New Republic, is a minor character in the "Jedi Academy" trilogy (1994) by Kevin J. Anderson, set after the "Thrawn" trilogy. Next in the timeline is the "Callista" trilogy: "Children of the Jedi" (1995) by Barbara Hambly, "Darksaber" (1995) by Anderson and "Planet of Twilight" (1997) by Hambly. In "The Crystal Star" (1994) by Vonda McIntyre, young Jacen, Jaina and their three-year-old brother Anakin are kidnapped in a plot to restore the Empire, but are rescued by Leia and Chewbacca. Leia struggles with the responsibilities of her position in "The Black Fleet Crisis" trilogy (1996) by