Alliance to Restore the Republic

> "We, the Rebel Alliance, do therefore in the name—and by the authority—of the free beings of the Galaxy, solemnly publish and declare our intentions:
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> To fight and oppose you and your forces, by any and all means at our disposal;
> To refuse any Imperial law contrary to the rights of free beings;
> To bring about your destruction and the destruction of the Galactic Empire;
> To make forever free all beings in the galaxy.
> To these ends, we pledge our property, our honor, and our lives."
> ― Declaration of Rebellion
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The **Alliance to Restore the Republic**, commonly known as the **Rebel Alliance**, the **Alliance**, the **Rebellion**, and rarely the **Separatists**, was a resistance movement formed by Senators Bail Organa and Mon Mothma, as well as Jedi Master Jarik Shan and Ahsoka Tano, to oppose the reign of the Galactic Empire. The Alliance was formed from a less organized movement to oppose the Empire, which was secretly led by Organa. This early group came together from a number of rebel cells, including the crew of the *Ghost* and Phoenix Cell. The Atrivis Resistance Group was one of the first cells to join what Mothma began calling "**the Alliance**" before the formal formation of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The Alliance was publicly and formally declared with the Declaration of the Rebel Alliance and the document of the Declaration of Rebellion.

The Alliance and the cells before it were born from the overall discontent within the Empire of those who desired a restoration of the Old Republic. Its efforts were led by renegade members in the Imperial Senate such as Mon Mothma of Chandrila, Garm Bel Iblis of Corellia, and Bail and Leia Organa of Alderaan, and its members were citizens of the Empire and defectors from the Imperial military, such as General Jan Dodonna, Governor Ryder Azadi, Agent Alexsandr Kallus, and Commander Wedge Antilles. Founded and united by Organa, Tano, and Shan, the early rebels were assisted by surviving Jedi, such as Jedi Knights Kanan Jarrus and Cal Kestis, Jarrus' apprentice Ezra Bridger, and Tano and Shan's adoptive daughter Mara Jade. Clone Wars veterans such as Captain Rex and Boil also assisted in the initial movement.

As opposed to waging all-out war, the Alliance waged a war of attrition against the Empire, establishing small bases across the galaxy instead of controlling an entire planet. When the Alliance stole the plans for the Empire's ultimate weapon, the Death Star, and destroyed the space station along with killing Governor Wilhuff Tarkin and most of Imperial High Command in the Battle of Yavin with the help of aspiring Jedi Luke Skywalker, the tide of the war began to turn, and the Rebel threat began to prove a severe thorn in the Empire's side. The Rebellion continued to engage in battles with the Empire in the Galactic Civil War. However, under the command of Darth Vader, Imperial forces succeeded in defeating the Alliance on Hoth, forcing the Alliance to scatter its forces in order to survive.

Eventually, the Alliance prevailed against the Empire and critically damaged it by launching an attack against the second Death Star during its construction in what would become the Battle of Endor. Not only did the Alliance manage to destroy the battle station, but the Imperial Navy was severely crippled by the loss of the *Executor*, one of its Super Star Destroyers, and Skywalker redeemed his father, Darth Vader, who killed Dark Lord of the Sith and Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine, before succumbing to his injuries himself. The Alliance was soon reorganized into the fledgling New Republic, which went on to defeat the Empire at the Battle of Jakku the following and forced the Empire to surrender by signing the Galactic Concordance, effectively ending the war.

By the time of the Battle of Yavin, the Rebel Alliance had chosen a red starbird as its symbol and logo, itself a combination of Sabine Wren's Phoenix crest and the symbol of Saw Gerrera's Partisans.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 39: A War on Two Fronts" (first appearance) (dream to Jarik Shan)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 61: Destiny" (voice only)
* *Sun and Moon* — "Prelude" (recap only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 51: Secret Cargo"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 52: Old Wounds"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 53: Terror From beyond"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 54: Zero Hour Pt 1"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 55: Zero Hour Pt 2"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 56: Zero Hour Pt 3"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 57: Next Move"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 58: A Risky Confrontation"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 59: Technical Difficulties"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 60: Exploring Old Ruins"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 61: Return to Mandalore" (first identified as Alliance to Restore the Republic)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 62: Night of a Thousand Tears"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 63: Aftermath"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 64: Heroes of Mandalore"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 65: Strife Among the Alliance"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 66: Exposed"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 67: The Deal" (main story and recap)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 68: Wolves of Dume Pt 1"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 69: Wolves of Dume Pt 2" (main story and recap)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 70: Wolves of Dume Pt 3"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 71: Enter the Gateway"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 72: World Between Worlds"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 73: A Fool's Hope"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 74: Taking a Gamble"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 75: Liberation of Lothal" (appears in main story, recap and flashback)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 76: A Family"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — Post-Credits Scene
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 6: Children of the Force* — "Chapter 1: Shadowlands"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 6: Children of the Force* — "Chapter 2: Need for Rebels"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 6: Children of the Force* — "Chapter 3: Kashyyyk Resistance"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 6: Children of the Force* — "Chapter 4: The Weeping Tree"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 6: Children of the Force* — "Chapter 7: Hope of Resurgence"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 1: Imperial Boarding Party"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 2: Meeting Old Ben"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 3: The Distress Call"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 4: Mos Eisley Cantina"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 5: The Smuggler's Den"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 6: Destruction of Alderaan"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 7: Jedi Training"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 8: That's no Moon"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 9: Prison Break"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 10: Trash Compactor"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 11: Kenobi"
* *The Chosen One*

### **Non-canon appearances**

* *The Legend of Reylea - Volume 1: The Avatar and the Force* — "Chapter 3: Welcome to Republic City" (first mentioned)