Mary Mary was a Human female inhabitant of the planet Solay , who served as the leader of the local resistance against King Blackart , along with Raggold . In the year 4 ABY , Luke Skywalker , a member of the Rebel Alliance , arrived and intervened in their planetary affairs , helping Mary and her local resistance defeat the King . Blackart was arrested , and Mary became one of the leading figures of the short - lived provisional government . Mary proved , among other things , to be very lenient in her treatment of criminals , and was even willing to forgive King Blackart for his crimes . While working with Skywalker , Mary discovered she had fallen in love with him … a feeling that was also reciprocated by the young rebel . He entertained thoughts of leaving his position within the Rebel Alliance to stay with her and help her rebuild the government . Unfortunately , the Empire , having received word of the successful uprising from the traitorous Raggold , arrived on Solay to retake control . Mary was killed in the initial firefight , causing Luke to trod dangerously close to the dark side . Realizing that an act of revenge would only sully Mary ' s memory , Luke ' s vengeful fury ceased , and he returned his efforts to helping the Rebel Alliance . History . Solay Rebel . In 4 ABY , Mary was on the planet Solay , working as a member of a rebel group opposed to the tyrannical King Blackart . The group was led by the rebel , Raggold , who had fought the Solay government for fifty years . By the time of the Galactic Civil War , the Empire was supporting King Blackart and his government against the rebels . However , following the Battle of Endor , and the deaths of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader , the Imperial support for King Blackart was weakened . Seizing their opportunity , the Solay rebels planned a decisive strike on Blackart ' s throne room , hoping to kidnap the tyrant and end the long civil war . At the dawn of their attack , the Solay rebels were joined by Luke Skywalker , an emissary from the Rebel Alliance , who had defeated the Empire at Endor . Skywalker agreed to join the assault after meeting with Mary and Raggold . With Skywalker leading them , the Solay rebels easily defeated the Solay Royal Guard and stormed the throne room , capturing Blackart . However , at the moment of their victory , Raggold was struck by a single blaster bolt from an unknown source . The Rebel leader collapsed in the throne room , fatally wounded , and Mary rushed to her leader , cradling his body . As Raggold spoke his last words , he told both Mary and Skywalker that the person who had killed him was a traitor within their own ranks . Mary was devastated by Raggold ' s death , but when Skywalker wanted to search out the traitor , she vehemently disagreed . Mary told the young man that further violence would not honor Raggold ' s memory and she asked him to put aside his desire for revenge . Skywalker agreed to Mary ' s request and he helped her carry Raggold ' s dead body to King Blackart ' s throne , laying the dead rebel at the throne that he had long fought for . Solay leader . The victorious Solay rebels chained King Blackart up and stripped him of his crown . Although Skywalker wanted to interrogate Blackart about the death of Raggold , Mary demanded no further fighting , declaring to the rebels that Solay would now be ruled by the many and not by the few . Skywalker ' s desire for action was temporarily stifled by Mary ' s words , and he agreed to join in a celebration of their victory . As Mary and Skywalker walked among the Solay rebels , Mary stated her desire to use the planet ' s newfound freedom to restart the arts and allow the inhabitants the freedom to do and think whatever they wanted . However , Skywalker was not as optimistic as Mary , telling the young woman that they had a lot of work to do to make sure that Solay remained free . As Skywalker told Mary of plans to start a new government and root out the last remnants of King Blackart ' s rule , Mary stopped him , telling the rebel that those plans could wait , and they should be allowed to celebrate . Skywalker , enraptured by Mary ' s beauty and impressed by her bravery , agreed . Mary suggested that Skywalker be appointed as the representative of both the Alliance and a new government on Solay . However , Skywalker ' s fears proved true , as over a week later , the Solay rebels were still reveling in their victory , making no progress towards a new government . Although Skywalker brought up the need for further action to Mary , she was once again able to weaken his resolve . Mary had fallen in love with Skywalker during their time together , and she kissed the young man , who returned her affections . Despite Skywalker ' s protests , Mary convinced him to leave the party and get away from the other rebels for a few hours . Although Skywalker felt guilty about leaving the other rebels , his desire for Mary was strong , and he agreed to take a ship away from the place to be with her alone . Their plans set , Mary left Skywalker to arrange a ship for the two of them . Death . However , as Mary departed , the party was interrupted by the arrival of a massive Imperial fleet . The Empire had come to put down the uprising , and the celebrating rebels were ill - prepared for another attack . As the rebels scattered , the Imperial ships began to fire on the crowd . Mary was caught out in the open , and a hail of blasterfire struck her in the back as she tried to make her way back to Skywalker . Mary collapsed to the street , mortally wounded as the fleeing crowd trampled her injured body . Skywalker was forced to watch as wild looters pulled jewelry from Mary ' s fallen body , tearing at her neck and arms . Using the Force , Skywalker yelled at the crowd to get away from her , and he telekinetically lifted her body to him . As Skywalker caught his injured love , Mary looked up at him , pained by her injuries and the loss of Solay ' s freedom . Although Skywalker willed her to hold on , Mary ' s injuries were too great , and she died in his arms . Skywalker was greatly pained by Mary ' s death . With Mary no longer there to hold back his desire for revenge , the young rebel became determined to find Raggold ' s killer . However , Skywalker ' s search revealed that Raggold himself was the traitor . As a young man , Raggold had allied himself with the Empire to depose Blackart so that the Empire could take direct control over Solay . Upon his victory , he had committed suicide , wracked with guilt over the cost of his success , and knowing that the Empire would soon arrive to quash his rebellion . Skywalker was shocked by the revelation , realizing that in trying to track down the traitor that had caused Mary ' s death , he had trod dangerously close to the dark side . Resolving to honor Mary ' s memory , Skywalker let go of his desire for revenge and left Solay in his ship . Personality and traits . Although Mary was a supporter of Raggold ' s rebellion and wished to depose the tyrannical King Blackart , she was a peaceful woman at heart and wished to see the end of violence on Solay . After Blackart had been defeated , she did not wish punishment against the tyrant , believing that too many lives had already been lost . In the aftermath of the civil war , Mary was optimistic for a new start for her world , hoping to revive the arts and allow the people freedom to do whatever they wanted . However , her naivety was challenged by Luke Skywalker who believed that maintaining freedom would be a hard - fought struggle . Although Mary was a lenient leader after the deposing of King Blackart , her forgiving rule resulted in the rebels being unprepared when the Empire suddenly reappeared to subjugate the world . During her time with Luke Skywalker , Mary fell in love with him , and when she was attacked by the Empire , she called out to Skywalker , professing her love to him . Skywalker returned Mary ' s affections and was greatly affected by her death , coming dangerously close to the dark side when he attempted to track down her killer . In Mary , Skywalker believed that he had found a kindred spirit , someone who was noble and not afraid of dying for her cause . This fact compounded his guilt over her death . Behind the scenes . Mary was created by Ann Nocenti and illustrated by Bret Blevins for use in Marvel ' s " " . Mary died in the story and was not referenced again in the comics . Mary was later mentioned as a love of Luke Skywalker in the " Star Wars Galaxy Collector 7 " article , " ComicScan : Luke - ing for Love in all the Wrong Places " . She also received an entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " .