Hera Syndulla

Hera Syndulla is a Twi'lek female revolutionary who became a central figure in the early rebellion against the Galactic Empire and the formation of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Born the daughter of General Cham Syndulla on Ryloth with a brother who died young, she saw firsthand the devastation of the Clone Wars and the reign of the Empire on her homeworld. Syndulla became an expert pilot and left her homeworld and her father's planetary resistance behind, setting off across the galaxy to build her own resistance movement against the Empire aboard her starship, the Ghost. Kanan Jarrus, a Jedi who survived Order 66, joined her during the Gorse conflict and eventually became her lover and father of her son. Her crew, which mounted an insurgency on Lothal, eventually was comprised of Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren, Lasat survivor Garazeb Orrelios, Syndulla's life-long astromech droid Chopper, and Padawan Ezra Bridger.
The rebellion Syndulla led on Lothal attracted the attention of such Imperial leaders as Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin and the Sith Lord Darth Vader, but it also gained notice by Senator Bail Organa and his efforts to coordinate activities between various rebel cells in the galaxy. One of those cells was Phoenix Cell, which Syndulla and her crew joined in 1973. Syndulla herself became Phoenix Leader, leading various starfighter operations for the cell. In 1975, the cell became one of the first to join the Rebel Alliance upon its formation. Their forces were devastated by Grand Admiral Thrawn during the Battle of Atollon, and Syndulla helped the Rebel Alliance rebuild at their headquarters on Yavin 4.
Syndulla was promoted to the rank of General and continued to serve the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War, becoming a legend of the Alliance, and leading its charge at the Battle of Endor which saw the death of Emperor Palpatine. Sometime before then, she gave birth to Kanan's son, Jacen Syndulla.
She continued to serve with the New Republic until 2016, when she retired to live on Ryloth. She eventually came out of retirement and moved to Earth following the reappearance of Ezra Bridger and the aftermath of Operation Lothal Freedom where she joined Jacen and the rest of the Spectres in New York City. On Earth, she would offer support to the Remnant as it dealt with the growing threat of the First Order among other threats. She would later encounter Thrawn and the two would agree to be civil towards each other acknowledging the galaxy's changing political climate.
== Future ==
Hera serves in the battle against the First Order in the Year 20204 where she sacrifices herself along with Chopper and Remnant Grand Admiral Firmus Piett to destroy the First Order's massive Dreadnaught by ramming the Super Star Destroyer Naberrie into it. It is noted that Hera and Jacen took part in training five of the original six members of Lucy Carpenter's Red Squadron with Ezra Bridger having given Darius Carpenter instruction. Jacen later trains Christopher Felth who joins the squadron in 2031.
== Legacy ==
Hera's adventures over the years earned her the admiration of many across the galaxy. In 2032, Doctor Ben Loomis mentions that he is well aware of how both Lucy and Tori Felth idolizes Hera after being summoned to Philadelphia by Donna Marlion due to Tori being traumatized by a home invasion. He reminds Tori that Hera continuing fighting despite being pregnant with Jacen and having just lost Kanan.
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