Lenang O'Pali

Lenang O'Pali was an individual who acted as a polemicist and fierce defender for the Galactic Empire, continuing long after it fell in 5 ABY.Star Wars: Timelines During the reign of the New Republic, O'Pali delivered a public lecture on the planet Eriadu titled "A Call to Empire: The Failings of the New Republic." In the speech, they claimed that the industrial and transportation networks created under the Empire were examples of it working to benefit its citizens, but when citing O'Pali's speech in hisStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary book The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire in 35 ABY, the historian Beaumont Kin argued it was the people enslaved or manipulated by the Empire who built such things, not the Empire itself.
==Behind the scenes==
In the current Star Wars canon, Lenang O'Pali was mentioned in the 2024 reference book Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire, which was written by Dr. Chris Kempshall. The character originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where O'Pali was mentioned in the 2012 reference book The Essential Guide to Warfare, which was written by Jason Fry and Paul R. Urquhart.The Essential Guide to Warfare
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire 
==Notes and references==
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