Cal Omas Cal Omas was a male Alderaanian who served as the last Chief of State of the New Republic , and the first of the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances , of which he was a founder . He began his service in galactic affairs when he joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic following the destruction of his home planet . He succeeded Leia Organa as Senator of the People of Alderaan in the New Republic , and served in that position for several years , until Chief of State Borsk Fey ' lya ' s suicide on Coruscant during the Yuuzhan Vong attack on the capital . Omas ' s peers in the Republic elected him as Fey ' lya ' s successor , and although the New Republic would soon become the Galactic Alliance , the Alderaanian ' s leadership would see the end of the destructive Yuuzhan Vong War . However , peace was a rarity in the galaxy , and not more than five years later , trouble brewed in the Unknown Regions . The Dark Nest Crisis would not only pose problems to the Alliance externally , but would also create a rift between the government and the Jedi . Omas himself clashed , on several occasions , with Jedi such as Kyp Durron , Kenth Hamner , Jacen Solo , and even Luke Skywalker himself . Though the rift was eventually healed , the wound would be opened up again in due course . When the Alliance was faced with the threat of secession by the Corellians , Omas found himself accosted from all sides . Jacen Solo teamed up with Supreme Commander Cha Niathal , and began chipping away at Omas ' s government . The Chief of State could do little to retaliate , but when his opposite number in the Corellian government , Dur Gejjen , contacted him for peace talks , Omas saw an opportunity . However , his efforts to work with the Corellians to remove Niathal and Solo were disrupted by soldiers acting on Solo ' s orders . The upstart Solo then had Omas arrested , and he and Niathal replaced the Alderaaniaan as Joint Chiefs of State . To add insult to injury , Solo told young Ben Skywalker that Omas was responsible for the death of Mara Jade Skywalker ( whom Solo himself had killed ) . Ben did not believe Solo , but he considered killing Omas to get near to Jacen , breaking into his prison cell . Before he could , however , Omas told Skywalker of Solo ' s duplicity , and then deliberately fell on Skywalker ' s saber , bringing the young man to the resolution he sought , and allowing him to regain the trust of Jacen Solo . He was survived by his daughter , Elya Omas . Biography . Early service . A native of the planet Alderaan , Cal Omas was outside his homeworld during its destruction by the Galactic Empire ' s Death Star superweapon . Like many idealistic survivors of that world , he devoted himself fully to the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War . He served with distinction in the Rebel military for several years under the Mon Calamari Admiral Ackbar , and after the major Rebel victory at the Battle of Endor , he went on to become a politician in the New Republic . He was elected to the Senate by the survivors of Alderaan in 11 ABY , following the selection of Leia Organa Solo as the new Chief of State . After the ascension of Borsk Fey ' lya as Chief of State in 23 ABY , Omas was selected to serve on the Advisory Council , becoming one of the more moderate and few pro - Jedi members in the body , a stance that made him a rarity . At some stage , he fathered a daughter , Elya . Yuuzhan Vong Invasion . Around the time that the Yuuzhan Vong invaded in 25 ABY , Omas , along with Senator Triebakk of Kashyyyk , supported Luke Skywalker ' s proposal of a new Jedi Council . Soon enough , however , Coruscant grew more and more aware of the scope and destructive potential of the Vong , and following the Battle of Ithor , where the Jedi Knight Corran Horn was blamed for the ensuing devastation , the New Jedi Order found themselves under the scrutiny of the government . In spite of this , Omas continued his support of Skywalker ' s Jedi . His stance constantly put him at odds with Chief of State Fey ' lya , who was convinced that the Jedi had a vendetta against the Bothans . In the first year of the war , based upon intelligence from Talon Karrde , Omas recommended that a defense force be assigned to Corellia , but was outvoted . The war , however , went poorly for the Republic . The Vong cut a swath towards the core , and eventually , Coruscant itself fell . Omas went missing during the evacuation , and the wavering Republic feared for the worst , especially the Jedi he had vehemently supported . Fey ' lya had sacrificed himself , and the Republic was in disarray , on the run as it had been in the heyday of the Galactic Empire . However , Omas had escaped the chaos on Coruscant , and had managed to flee with a minimum of fuss . He made his way to Mon Calamari , where he was reunited with the remainder of the Advisory Council . Election of 28 ABY . Omas was one of the candidates to replace Fey ' lya as the new Chief of State for the New Republic . Unlike the previous elections for the position , where the candidate selected won by large margins , the election promised to be a closely fought match . His primary opponent , Fyor Rodan of Commenor , immediately placed himself as the candidate who wanted to end the war — without any help or advice from the Jedi . Omas made his view clear — he fully intended to work with the Jedi to win the war . Two other candidates emerged as well : Cola Quis of Ryloth , who planned to get an early lead in the polls , and Ta ' laam Ranth of Antar 4 , who clamored for a large block of voting support not to win , but to decide the outcome of the election . Omas began meeting regularly with Jedi Masters Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade Skywalker , who supported him for the position . This was due to , in part , fact that Omas had actually served with the Alliance during the Galactic Civil War gave him great weight amongst veterans of that particular war . The Jedi , however , knew that actively influencing voting might prompt cries of " foul play " from Rodan , and decided to let Omas handle the situation himself . Nevertheless , Rodan decided to make the Jedi an issue , suggesting that the government cut their funding and cease support of their exploits . During the initial round of voting , Omas was behind Rodan by several points . After receiving the endorsement of Cola Quis of Ryloth , Omas and Rodan were in a dead heat . It was help from Talon Karrde and Lando Calrissian , who used their considerable clout to convince additional senators to support Omas , that finally gave the Alderaanian a majority . Learning of this , the Yuuzhan Vong dispatched spies to assassinate the favorite for the position of Chief of State , although their plans were foiled by Mara Jade Skywalker . Closing in for the kill , Omas offered Ranth a seat on his Advisory Council as Minister of Justice , which secured the votes of Ranth ' s pent up majority . As a result , 85 % of the senators elected him to succeed as the new Chief of State . Creation of the High Council . Seeking to solidify the connection between the Jedi and the Republic amidst the chaos of flight , Omas worked with Luke Skywalker to form the High Council , a governing body composed of six Jedi and six non - Jedi . The High Council immediately began planning ways to turn the tide of the war against the Vong , with debate focused around the use of the Alpha Red virus , a powerful weapon capable of destroying all Vong - based life . Following the advice and counsel of retired Admiral Ackbar , Omas and his current Supreme Commander , Sien Sovv , readied the reforming New Republic Defense Force for battle , intent on swinging the war into the Republic ' s favor . Following the major victory at the Battle of Ebaq 9 , the New Republic and their Jedi allies finally managed to gain the upper hand in the war . The Chief of State promised Master Skywalker that the Alpha Red program would not be deployed , unless as a last resort . Birth of the Galactic Alliance . Chief of State Omas realized that a new government was needed if the galaxy was to survive the horrors of the Yuuzhan Vong War . During the early stages of the invasion , political infighting and weak leadership led the New Republic to a great number of defeats . He realized that the cumbersome organization of the New Republic could not withstand the pressures of the galactic war . As a result , he instituted a massive reorganization and streamlining of the government . Named the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances , or Galactic Alliance for short , it began the long task of bringing the galaxy back together . Even with all these governmental reforms , the problem of the Yuuzhan Vong remained . Omas guided the Alliance as its membership grew to include the Imperial Remnant , as well as other worlds that had been isolated once the war began . Omas , however , didn ' t forget those fighting on the front line . He personally commended the Orange Panthacs , a battalion of B2 super battle droids , for fending off a Vong force of Fire Breather s from their homeworld of Mantessa . Thanks to the Jedi that he continually championed , the living planet Zonama Sekot was found . Discovered to be a seed of the Vong homeworld Yuuzhan ' tar , it was brought to Coruscant during the Alliance ' s reclamation of the ecumenopolis . Omas accepted Warmaster Nas Choka ' s surrender on the " Ralroost " during the aftermath of the battle , since Supreme Overlord Shimrra Jamaane had been killed planetside by Luke Skywalker . The war was over , and it was up to Omas to maintain peace in the Alliance . Post war , 30 - 35 ABY . Omas continued to serve as Chief of State , but he found his relationship with the Jedi strained . He too , was suffering from stress and age , and the formerly easy going and lighthearted Omas became a frustrated and angry man . And although he and the Alliance had previously survived one of the most destructive conflicts the galaxy had ever seen , new threats arose , seeking to tear apart Omas ' s government . Despite the new problems , Omas oversaw the rebuilding in the wake of the hugely destructive Yuuzhan Vong War . Making things difficult was the fact that he needed to balance the needs of the galaxy with the individual requests and petitions from displaced refugees . The Chief of State was also hard - pressed to keep tabs on corporate conglomerates , making sure they didn ' t illegally exploit the disenfranchised . Troubles with the Jedi , the Chiss , and the Killiks . In 35 ABY , Omas was contacted by the Chiss Ascendancy . An ambassador , Aristocra Mitt ' swe ' kleoni , met with him on Coruscant , and demanded to know what a group of Jedi were doing meddling in Chiss frontier affairs . Omas had no prior knowledge of the situation , and his bewildered response prompted the Chiss to see Luke Skywalker at the Jedi Temple . There Omas discovered that Skywalker and the Jedi also had no knowledge of these Chiss affairs . Seeking to take control of the situation , Omas personally dispatched Skywalker to investigate . It was determined that the awry Jedi were in fact the survivors of the Mission to Myrkr , and that they had become Joiner s in a Killik nest near the Chiss frontier . They had been called there by Raynar Thul , a Jedi previously thought lost , along with the Dathomir Nightsister Lomi Plo , and the Dark Jedi Welk . The Killiks were being manipulated by the Dark Nest , who were forcing them to expand into Chiss space with the help of the Jedi . Jacen Solo , acting on initiative , saw that the Killiks were under threat from Chiss retaliation , and enlisted the help of Queen Mother Tenel Ka Djo of Hapes to lend military aid . This enraged the Chiss and , by osmosis , Omas . Relationships with the Ascendancy had already been shaky , and the military presence of a Galactic Alliance member had the potential to blossom into war . Seeking to avert such an outcome , Omas personally journeyed to the Jedi Academy on Ossus to confront Master Skywalker and his Jedi High Council . He interrupted a conference between the Council and a group of Ithorian refugees led by Ooamu Waoabi to make his demands , and prompted heated debate between Council members . Omas , fed up , threatened to cut funding to the Jedi if they refused to comply with Alliance demands , only to be met with Jacen Solo asserting that the Jedi served the Force alone . Now furious , Omas continued to claim that the Jedi were bonded to the Alliance , but stopped when Leia Organa Solo provided a compromise to the situation . She proposed that the Killiks migrate to Woteba and thirteen other planets in the Utegetu Nebula , as opposed to pushing into Chiss space and provoking confrontation . In exchange , however , for possession of Woteba , Organa demanded that the homeless Ithorians be given Borao , instead of having it in the hands of RePlanetHab . Organa made this point due to the fact that she had already hoped to give Utegetu to the Ithorians , but had believed the Killik matter more pressing . Omas saw this as a viable option , and decided to let the Jedi Order be , for the time . The Swarm War . This would not pass easily , however , and when the Killiks started causing problems in the Utegetu Nebula , Omas barred the Ithorians access to Borao . While Leia Solo negotiated with UnuThul , Omas attended the funeral of Admiral Sien Sovv . Sovv , and two hundred members of his staff had perished when a drunk Vratix accidentally rammed his personal transport . At the funeral , Omas was required to place the last block , and orate a small tribute to Sovv , using exactly the same number of words as the late admiral ' s age in standard years . During his speech , he alluded that the Killiks were responsible for Sovv ' s death — although it had reportedly been an accident , findings from Jedi Master Horn led Omas to believe otherwise . His patience was being stretched thin with the Killiks , and the matter was not remedied , in Omas ' s eyes , by the Jedi , who constantly diverted blame away from the former natives of Alderaan . The Chief of State entered into yet another confrontation with the Jedi at the funeral , and ordered that Master Luke Skywalker contact him as soon as possible . Worried , however , that the Killiks were getting out of hand , Omas dispatched Nek Bwua ' tu and the Fifth Fleet to blockade the Utegetu Nebula , in an attempt to hinder Killik expansion . Master Skywalker had journeyed to Woteba to try and pacify UnuThul , but was held captive . No one informed Omas of this , and so when Jedi Knight Leia Organa Solo and her master , Saba Sebatyne attempted to break through the Utegetu Blockade , Omas had them detained . Hoping to secure the situation , he met with the Jedi Masters of the Advisory Council , as well as Masters Horn and Kyle Katarn . There , he continued to debate , heatedly , about the role of the Jedi in the Alliance . He was informed of Skywalker ' s situation , and in turn , he told the Masters of Organa Solo ' s arrest . Seeing an opportunity to keep the Jedi on a tighter leash , he requested that one of the Masters take charge of the order in Skywalker ' s absence , an idea that deeply offended Master Durron . Omas cannily suggested to Katarn that Master Horn take charge , since Horn was more sympathetic to Omas ' s and the Alliance ' s plight . Horn rose to the task , but this only further enraged Durron and Omas ' s detractors in the Jedi . With the Jedi Order effectively under his thumb , the Chief of State was free to deal with the Killiks in his own way . Skywalker was able to escape Woteba , and upon his return of Ossus , he declared himself Grand Master of the New Jedi Order , and allowed Horn to return to his normal duties . Omas , however , no longer trusted Skywalker or any of the Jedi , and so enlisted Zakarisz Ghent to bug the Grand Master ' s office . The hapless slicer was , however , caught in the act , and he identified Omas as the one who had given the order , further lowering the Chief of State in the eyes of the Jedi . The Utegetu Blockade blossomed into the Swarm War , and when Thyferra was taken by the Killiks , Omas and the Jedi decided to set aside their differences . Skywalker conceded that the Jedi needed to serve the Alliance as well as the Force , and together with Omas , and Supreme Commander Gilad Pellaeon , a plan was devised to restore the government on Thyferra . In due course , the Jedi were able to end the war , defeating the Killiks and appeasing the Chiss , although the unwieldiness of the whole crisis led Skywalker to remove all Jedi from the Advisory Council , believing that they had no place in politics . It is not known whether this pleased or angered Omas , but either way , Skywalker ' s hopes that the Jedi would detach themselves from politics would go unfulfilled . Second Galactic Civil War . Though the galaxy would exist in relative peace in the following years , not all of its members were satisfied . Corellia , in particular , began questioning its obligations to the Alliance , challenging trade and military laws . In 40 ABY , it was suspected that the Corellians were gearing up for all - out war , and in response , Grand Master Skywalker dispatched Jacen Solo and Ben Skywalker to deactivate the deadly superweapon Centerpoint Station . Their efforts damaged the station , however , it would still be functional , should repairs be made . Seeing that war was on the horizon , both the Alliance and the Corellians entered into peace talks on neutral Toryaz Station . Supreme Commander Pellaeon met with Corellian Prime Minister Aidel Saxan on the station , but an attack orchestrated by the Dark Lady of the Sith , Lumiya , caused the death of Saxan and the failure of the peace talks . Knowing that the Alliance could not be seen as weak , Omas sent in the Second Fleet to blockade the Corellian system . The Corellians , however , would not let this stand , and launched a counterattack , marking the beginning of the Second Galactic Civil War . Thrackan Sal - Solo , Saxan ' s successor , had been assassinated by the notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett , which could have been a blessing , seeing as how Sal - Solo had been the one fanning the flames of war in the first place . But the man who replaced him , Dur Gejjen , proved to be even more trouble . Coupled with the fact that Pellaeon had resigned following the declaration of war , Omas found himself in a difficult situation . The Alliance failed to make a dent in the enemy forces , and found themselves hard pressed to keep certain worlds in the Alliance . Even on Coruscant , security saw a breakdown , leading to the commission of the Galactic Alliance Guard . The GAG , as it was commonly called , was headed by none other than Jacen Solo , though Mara Jade Skywalker had been Omas ' s first choice . Solo created yet another front from which Omas had to defend himself ; the man had been one of the most public of the Chief of State ' s detractors during the Dark Nest Crisis . Pellaeon ' s successor , Cha Niathal , was also dissatisfied with Omas ' s leadership , leaving the Chief of State virtually friendless in the military . Omas considered asking the Senate for Emergency Powers , much like Palpatine , the last Supreme Chancellor of the Old Republic had , but whether this proposal was shot down in the Senate , or Omas himself decided against it is not known . Despite Omas ' s dislike of Solo , he and Niathal recommended to Grand Master Skywalker that the young man be promoted to the rank of Jedi Master , based on a throwaway allusion by Master Kyp Durron . Skywalker claimed that Solo lacked the maturity , which confused Omas . He had been led to believe that Solo was one of the foremost Jedi of his time , in terms of sheer Force aptitude , and it was not uncommon for younger Jedi to receive the promotion . Nevertheless , Skywalker stood his ground , and Durron claimed that he had only suggested Solo ' s promotion to comply with a foible of Jedi custom . The machinations of Jacen Solo . When the Battle of Gilatter VIII ended without victory for either side , minor conflicts started popping up all over the galaxy — some new , some old . The Sepan Civil War , a conflict that had been pacified by Admiral Harkov nearly forty years earlier , broke out again , using the Confederate / GA conflict as an excuse . Hard pressed to stop both these smaller conflicts and the larger one , Omas began to consider alternate methods of resolution . Five World Prime Minister Dur Gejjen clearly thought the same way , and contacted Omas to discuss terms . The meeting was to take place on neutral Vulpter , and was supposed to be top secret , but Jacen Solo illegally had his GAG tap the Chief of State ' s office , and so was aware of the meeting , and that Omas was scheming to remove him . Without contacting Omas , he planned to have Gejjen assassinated on the barren Deep Core world , and would also have the meeting bugged . Even without the knowledge that Solo was planning to kill Gejjen , Omas was at his wits ' end with the GAG leader and Niathal . Both of them constantly went over his head and bullied him into military entanglements , and in Omas ' s opinion , were more trouble than they were worth . Meeting with Gejjen on Vulpter , he requested that Solo and Niathal be neutralized , and in return , Corellia would be accepted back into the Alliance and hostilities would cease . Gejjen agreed , but as he walked away from the meeting he was felled by a head shot from the GAG sniper — Ben Skywalker . Panic ensued , and although Omas was able to return to Coruscant safely , he now found himself utterly friendless . Last days in office . Though no one openly blamed the Alliance for the assassination , it was certainly alluded to . The war was no closer to resolution , and Omas found himself even more stressed than usual . He continued as he had before , oblivious to the manipulation by his detractors that would soon see him out of office . Upon learning that Omas planned to have him assassinated , Solo decided that the Alderaanian was no longer fit to serve . He began studying galactic law , and began lobbying for more power , which the Senate gave him . Eventually , he had the required power to arrest Omas . Striding into the Chief of State ' s office with GAG escort , Solo arrested Omas , who responded with icy indifference in front of the soldiers . When they had left , however , he verbally accosted Solo , labeling him a " power - crazed … little jerk " . Apart from that minor outburst , he went quietly , leaving Niathal to place herself and Solo as joint Chief of State . Death . While under house arrest , Omas called in his lawyers , and demanded that he be charged formally . The Alderaanian wanted a public trial , so he could expose Solo ' s intentions . While detained , Omas befriended Lieutenant Jonat of the GAG , and he used her comlink to assure his daughter , Elya Omas , that he was safe . One of Solo ' s first acts as Chief of State would be to murder his aunt , the Grand Master ' s wife — Mara Jade Skywalker . However , the murder had not been planned , and Solo was not presented the opportunity to cover his tracks . Ben Skywalker , Jacen ' s apprentice and Jade Skywalker ' s son , at first suspected , and then began to believe that it was indeed Solo that had killed his mother . However , upon contacting the Joint Chief of State , he was told that Omas may well have been the one responsible . It was no secret that Omas was disenchanted in regards to the Jedi , and had often tried to outmaneuver them in a time of crisis . Solo also played a recording of Omas discussing an attack on Luke Skywalker with an unknown person , to add weight to his argument . The boy did not believe Solo ; however , he still set out to murder the former Chief of State , so as to get close to the new Joint Chief of State . Omas , who was under house arrest , had taken a leaf out of his predecessor ' s book , and had rigged a bomb to explode should his heart stop beating . Young Skywalker , after a brief engagement with a security droid , ventured into the former Chief of State ' s quarters , but Omas got the drop on him . At first , Omas had the advantage as he held the Jedi at gunpoint , but Skywalker swiftly used the Force to disarm him . The Alderaanian was disappointed that it was not Solo himself that had come to kill him , and upon Skywalker ' s revelation that he sought to avenge his mother ' s death , Omas was shocked . Using the Force , Skywalker detected that Omas ' s surprise was genuine , and that it was Solo who had killed Jade Skywalker . He and Omas also deduced how Solo had made the recording . As it happened , Jonat had been recording Omas ' messages to his daughter . It was this audio that had been used to fabricate the evidence against Omas by combining actual sentences that he had said , taken out of context . When Skywalker arrived , he informed Omas that he didn ' t believe he had killed his mother , but believed that Solo had and he informed Omas of Solo ' s dealings with the Dark Lady of the Sith Lumiya . Omas was told by Skywalker that his death was to be faked , but he realized such deception would not fool Solo . When he understood this , Omas grabbed his fallen blaster and began firing wildly at Skywalker , deliberately missing him . The Coruscant Security Forces attempted to break into the office , without success . Eventually , Omas cornered Skywalker , and — to the young Jedi ' s surprise — threw himself on the lightsaber he had ignited to deflect the blaster bolts , resulting in a fatal wound to the stomach that Omas would slowly die of . Solo had ensured that Omas would not escape his prison by attaching a grenade to his heartbeat ; should he leave the vicinity , the result would be an explosion that would kill him . The grenade would also detonate if Omas ' heart were to stop , ensuring that he would not commit suicide because the explosion would have killed his guards as well . This plan also served an added purpose for Solo , who intended to have Omas killed all along , by destroying any evidence left in the apartment by Omas ' murderer . After wounding himself , Omas apologized to Skywalker , explaining that his wild retaliation and death as a cover was the only way his plan would work . He had chosen to wound himself so as to alleviate Skywalker of any guilt and had selected a slow death in order to allow Skywalker time to escape . The young Jedi was able to escape the building before the grenade detonated , saving several security guards in the process , and left with the knowledge that his mentor was dangerously unstable . In time , Skywalker would work to depose Solo , who would eventually gain the position of sole Chief of State . Eventually , Solo was slain by his sister , Jaina , and the position of Chief of State would fall to Admiral Natasi Daala , formerly of the Galactic Empire . Personality and traits . Cal Omas was a reactionary man . It took the destruction of Alderaan for him to see the error of Palpatine ' s way , the Yuuzhan Vong invasion for him to see the flaws of the New Republic , and his own ascension to Chief of State to see the shortcomings of the Jedi . Before the retaking of Coruscant , Omas was also known as a good - natured man , with a sense of humour and the ability to accept when he was wrong . However , he would clash with the Jedi constantly after the Recapture of Coruscant . He was quick to anger , but loathe to compromise , as he demonstrated time and time again in meetings with the Jedi Council . Omas was of the opinion that the Jedi should serve the Alliance wholly , a view not shared by the Jedi themselves . At first , Omas was known to be on the front line , serving in the Galactic Civil War , and later , staying on Coruscant when the Vong took it . But during the Swarm and Alliance / Confederation Wars , respectively , Omas was very rarely close to any of the combat . He retained the diplomatic skills that had originally elevated him in the eyes of his peers , negotiating successfully with the Chiss , but his skills failed him with the Corellians . He was also willing to secure victory for his people at dire costs , even considering the use of the biological weapon " Alpha Red " during the darkest hours of the Yuuzhan Vong War . Behind the scenes . Cal Omas was created for book series , where he first appeared in the preliminary installment , R . A . Salvatore ' s " " . The character would continue to make fleeting appearances in the series until Walter Jon Williams ' s " " . In this novel , Omas was elected as Chief of State of the New Republic , which would eventually lead to him being a major character in later novels . In Troy Denning ' s " Dark Nest Trilogy " , Omas was turned into a political antagonist for the Jedi , a change that would last through to the " Legacy of the Force " series . In 2007 ' s " " , Denning killed off the Omas character following his arrest in Karen Traviss ' s " " . For twelve years , no images of Cal Omas existed , and the lack of any such pictures became somewhat of a joke . In 2010 , author Daniel Wallace humorously commented on fans ' desires to see an image of Omas on the Jedi Council Forums while seeking suggestions for the upcoming reference guide " The Essential Characters " . An image of Omas was later included in 2012 ' s " The Essential Reader ' s Companion " .