Galia Galia was a Human female and the Queen of the Inner Rim planet of Onderon during the era of the Great Sith War . Growing up under the pall of the dark side — both of her parents , King Ommin and Queen Amanoa , were Sith cult ists — Galia lived during the turbulent period of Onderonian history known as the Beast Wars , when the government of the walled city of Iziz battled exiled criminals known as the Beast Riders who used drexl warbeasts as mounts . At some point , she met Beast Rider leader Oron Kira , and the two fell in love . Knowing that the Princess of Onderon and a Beast - Lord could never be together , they faked a kidnapping in 4000 BBY and went to Kira ' s fortress in the wilderness beyond Iziz ' s walls to be married . However , the ceremony was interrupted by three Jedi Knights — brothers Ulic and Cay Qel - Droma , and the Twi ' lek Tott Doneeta — who were sent by Amanoa to retrieve her daughter . After telling the Jedi their story , Galia and Kira formulated a plan with the Knights to try to convince Amanoa to end the Beast Wars peacefully . However , Amanoa rejected their overtures , and they were forced to enact their backup plan , in which a large Beast Rider army attacked Iziz . With the help of Jedi Master Arca Jeth , the Beast Riders were victorious in the final battle of the Beast Wars , with the Queen perishing at the conclusion of the fighting . Galia and Kira consecrated their marriage under the laws of the Galactic Republic and became the new monarchs of Onderon . However , their battles were not at an end , as two years later , Naddist cult members — like Galia ' s parents , worshipers of former Dark Lord of the Sith Freedon Nadd — led a rebellion against their rule . Although the darksider s briefly managed to drive Galia and Kira out of Iziz , the Naddists were ultimately defeated , and peace once again reigned on Onderon . In 3996 BBY , Galia and her husband faced another menace ; a Mandalorian fleet attacked Onderon in one of the closing battles of the Great Sith War , but the Mandalorians were defeated . Galia ' s descendants went on to rule Onderon for thousands of years after her eventual death . Biography . Ascension to the throne . A Human female , Galia was born in 4018 BBY into royalty as the daughter of King Ommin and Queen Amanoa of the Inner Rim planet of Onderon . Galia grew up in the Royal Palace of the walled city of Iziz , during the turbulent period of Onderon ' s history known as the Beast Wars , when Iziz waged battle with a clan of exiled dissidents who used the planet ' s native fauna as mounts . Both of her parents were practitioners of the dark side of the Force ; members of the Naddist Sith cult , they worshiped the dead Dark Lord of the Sith Freedon Nadd . However , Galia was not a darksider herself . At some point during her childhood , Galia ' s father fell ill with a wasting disease caused by his use of the dark side and was attached to a mechanical life support exoskeleton deep within a subterranean fortress . One day , Galia met Beast Rider leader Oron Kira , who was secretly in Iziz trading with the political underground , and the two fell in love . Knowing that marriage between the Princess of Onderon and a Beast - Lord was forbidden , she and Kira devised a plan to run away together , in which she would be " abducted " by a team of Beast Riders . She would then stay with Kira in the wilds beyond Iziz ' s walls , as she had become tired of living under the pall of the dark side . In 4000 BBY , a group of three Jedi Knights — brothers Ulic and Cay Qel - Droma , and the Twi ' lek Tott Doneeta — came to Onderon on a mission to broker a peaceful end to the Beast Wars . Galia and her mother met with the three Jedi in the throne room of the Royal Palace , and it was there that Galia and Kira put their plan into action . Kira and another Beast Rider , Gobee , broke through the throne room ' s windows on their drexl warbeast and , covered by several waves of reinforcements , successfully made it to the Princess ' s hiding place and kidnapped her . Galia was taken back to Kira ' s fortress , where her marriage to Oron Kira promptly began . However , the ceremony was interrupted by Doneeta and the Qel - Droma brothers , who stormed into the castle on tamed boma beasts , as Amanoa had sent them to retrieve her daughter . Ulic Qel - Droma was able to take hold of Galia , but when she revealed that she was willingly marrying Kira , she was released . With the conflict resolved , the Jedi were asked to stay for the wedding banquet . There , Galia , Kira , and Kira ' s father and grandfather revealed to the Jedi the monarchy ' s dark side allegiance and asked the Jedi to join them in one final battle to end the Beast Wars . Although Ulic Qel - Droma wanted to work out a peaceful solution with Amanoa , the two sides came to a compromise ; Galia , Kira , and the Jedi would go to Iziz and try to broker peace with the Queen , but , if that attempt failed , the Kiras would lead a great Beast Rider army against Iziz . In the meeting with the Queen , their peaceful overtures failed . Amanoa declared that the Princess had betrayed her and rejected her daughter ' s relationship with Kira . Despite Galia ' s plea that her marriage to the Beast Rider could mark the beginning of a new golden age for Onderon , Amanoa called the power of the dark side down upon their group . Oppressed by the power of Sith magic and under attack by palace guards , Galia led her husband and the Jedi to refuge in her father ' s old laboratory . With Cay Qel - Droma still stuck in the throne room , Ulic decided to go back for him , telling Doneeta to escort Galia and Kira to his starship , the " Nebulon Ranger " . However , instead of joining his wife and Doneeta on their trek to the ship , Kira left to join the battle . The Beast Rider army began their assault but soon found themselves overwhelmed by Amanoa ' s dark power . Just as the Beast Riders seemed to be defeated , Jedi Master Arca Jeth , the teacher of Doneeta and the Qel - Droma brothers , arrived in his ship , the " SunGem " , and turned the tide of the battle with his battle meditation ability , a development that Galia observed from Iziz ' s ramparts . Galia and Doneeta were soon joined by Kira and the Qel - Droma brothers as Jeth landed nearby . The Jedi Master led them into the deepest sublevels of the Iziz Royal Palace to find Amanoa ; they finally encountered her by the sarcophagus of Freedon Nadd . Amanoa died in Galia ' s arms , and Galia blamed Jeth for killing her mother . However , Jeth explained that Amanoa ' s power had fled her and informed Galia that she was finally free from the shadow of the dark side . With the Beast Wars over , Galia and Kira had their marriage consecrated under the laws of the Galactic Republic , turning the two warring tribes of Onderon into one unified society . Galia took her place as Queen of Onderon , with Kira as the new king , in a ceremony that was attended by Jeth and the other Jedi . The Naddist crisis . Although the people of Onderon experienced a period of relative peace after the Beast Wars , two years later the newly - minted Queen Galia and Kira faced a new crisis . Naddist cult members were in open rebellion in Iziz , and , in an effort to reduce the dark side permeation of the city , Jeth ordered that the sarcophagi of both Freedon Nadd and Amanoa be removed from the planet and placed in a new tomb on the neighboring moon of Dxun . Galia and Kira led a grand funeral procession through the streets of Iziz , but the ceremony was interrupted by a Naddist strike force led by the cyborg warrior Warb Null , who emerged suddenly through the planet ' s surface in a groundborer machine . The Naddist soldiers , comprising dissident members of the Royal Armed Forces , laid waste to Galia ' s troops . A unit broke off to attack the Queen herself , but they were stopped by Kira and a Beast Rider team . In the end , the Naddists were able to obtain the sarcophagi , fleeing the battlefield in the groundborer once they accomplished their objective . Following the skirmish , Jeth collapsed , overwhelmed by the dark side presence he had felt during the fight . Searching for an explanation , Galia suggested they visit her father , whom Jeth thought to be dead , as she believed that he might be able to help them . Galia , Jeth , and Ulic Qel - Droma set out for Ommin ' s subterranean fortress , while Kira , Doneeta , Cay Qel - Droma , and the Vultan Jedi Oss Wilum stayed behind to secure the Royal Palace . However , after meeting with Ommin , they soon found themselves confronted by the spirit of Freedon Nadd , who had been called back from Chaos by Galia ' s father . She watched as Ommin suddenly rose and attacked Jeth , knocking him unconscious and smothering him in dark side energy . The former King then turned his attention to Galia , with hopes that she would stay with him and help in his dark side work . Ulic Qel - Droma intervened but was attacked by Warb Null , whom he killed in defense of the Queen . However , while Galia and Qel - Droma were distracted by the Dark Jedi , Ommin carried off the incapacitated Jeth . Galia and Qel - Droma escaped from Iziz ' s sublevels and found that the Royal Palace had been destroyed . Although Kira and the other Jedi survived the Naddist attack that razed the structure , the group was forced to flee Iziz and regroup at Kira ' s fortress . While Galia ' s forces rebuilt their strength for an assault on the Naddists , the Queen received help from the Republic ; due to a plea for help from Ulic Qel - Droma , the Republic sent military aid , including elite Republic rocket - jumpers , to help in their efforts to retake Iziz . By the time the rocket - jumpers arrived , Galia and her troops had been surrounded in the fortress , trying to make a stand alongside Kira ' s Beast Riders and the Jedi . The Republic troops succeeded in driving the Naddists back , and Galia and the others took the fight to Iziz . The city was ultimately retaken and the Naddists were defeated , with Ommin perishing in the battle . The sarcophagi of Amanoa and Freedon Nadd were recovered , and they were buried alongside the former King Ommin in the Dxun tomb . The Sith War and legacy . By 3996 BBY , the galaxy had been thrown into the turmoil of the Great Sith War . Ulic Qel - Droma , now the Sith apprentice to Dark Lord Exar Kun , led a Sith army against the Republic and the Jedi Order . Although the Sith , who were assisted by the Mandalorians , had early success in the war effort , the Republic was able to retake the momentum . Toward the end of the war , Mandalore the Indomitable , the leader of the Sith - aligned Mandalorians , led a large assault force against Onderon on orders from Qel - Droma . Galia and Kira sighted the Mandalorian fleet while out on a balcony of the Royal Palace , and the King immediately departed to fight them off with his Beast Rider warriors . After a heated aerial battle , Kira and the Beast Riders were ultimately victorious over the Mandalorians , while the Mandalore was killed at the conclusion of the skirmish . Galia and Kira ' s descendants continued to hold the throne of Onderon for thousands of years , until at least 11 ABY , when a man named after Kira ' s father , Modon , held the title of king . By the time of their descendant Talia ' s reign as queen around 3951 BBY , the life and times of both Kira and Galia were common subjects of discussion among the people of Iziz . Personality and traits . Despite their being on opposite sides of a civil war , Galia had a deep and true love for Oron Kira , so much so that she willingly disavowed her royal heritage to marry him . Galia also loved her mother and father , Queen Amanoa and King Ommin , even though she saw her mother as evil and had grown tired of living under the influence of the dark side . She still grieved over her mother ' s death , however , and the depth of her sorrow was so great that she blamed Jedi Master Arca Jeth for killing Amanoa . Although she loved her father as well , she very rarely visited him after he became immobilized by his illness and feared his mastery of the dark side . Galia could be quite cunning , helping to formulate the plan for her " abduction " in order to marry Kira . Above all , what both Galia and Kira wanted was peace for Onderon , so the Beast Riders and Iziz could be united . Although she was highly skeptical of the Jedi Knights whom she first met in 4 , 000 BBY , believing them to be novices , she grew to greatly respect them . Behind the scenes . Galia first appeared in " " , the first story arc of the " " comic book series , written by Tom Veitch and released in 1993 . Galia later appeared in the " " and " " arcs as well , and was featured in the " Tales of the Jedi " audio drama , wherein she was voiced by Allison Dougherty . During her appearances in the " Tales of the Jedi " comics , Galia was drawn by Christian Gossett , Tony Akins , and Dario Carrasco , Jr . She was mentioned in a host of other sources and reference books , including the video game " " , " Tales of the Jedi Companion " , " The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons " , " The New Essential Chronology " , and " Galaxy at War " . Galia also garnered entries in the " Star Wars Encyclopedia " , the third edition of " A Guide to the Star Wars Universe " , and " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . The " Star Wars Insider 26 " article " Straight from the Horse ' s Mouth : A Guide to the Star Wars : Tales of the Jedi Universe , Part 1 " says that Galia was born in 4016 BBY , while the " Tales of the Jedi " comic places her birth in 4018 BBY . As " Insider 26 " contradicts many other established dates , this article treats the comic as being correct .