Agrippa Aldrete

**Agrippa Aldrete** was a Human male politician hailing from Juranno in the ancient planet of Alderaan. During the Twilight of the Galactic Republic, Aldrete Agrippa served as the senator of his home sector in the Galactic Senate. He would later step down from his role and be succeeded by his compatriot Bail Antilles, to whom he became a senatorial aide.

During the Naboo Crisis, Agrippa still advised Bail Antilles, who would speak in favor of Supreme Chancellor Valorum's impeachment, later Agrippa would be Bail Organa's aide instead as Antilles resigned from his post. A decade later, as the Clone Wars broke out, Agrippa would retire from politics altogether and be replaced by his Sateen Vestswe. During his retirement years, Agrippa and his wife would peacefully spend their days in the high profile Tranquil Hills Retirement Home in Aldera, away from the turmoil currently engufing the galaxy. As the Galactic Empire later rose to power, Agrippa would vocally object to it, as he believed that it betrayed the very concept of democracy, and secretly support the growing rebellion.

In 1022 PRC (0 BBY), Agrippa would hear of Princess Leia's detainment at the hands of the Empire. He would then try contacting his many offworld political allies in the hopes of gathering information and rescuing the Princess of Alderaan, but the planet's interstellar communications were all mysteriously cut off. Soon enough, Alderaan's military would detect a colossal unidentified space station emerging from hyperspace inside the Alderaan sector, and the entire planet would be immediately placed under a state of high alert. Agrippa, knowing that the situation was becoming increasingly dire, chose to return home and spend what he knew were his last moments with his wife Barfreya.

As the Death Star fired upon the planet under the orders of Grand Moff Tarkin, Agrippa and his wife, along with the entire world of Alderaan, were vaporized in an instant by the weapon of mass destruction.

## Biography

### Early Life

Agrippa Aldrete was born in 924 PRC (98 BBY) into the wealthy Aldrete family from Juranno, one of the largest cities in the ancient planet of Alderaan, to an affluent Toniray wine entrepreneur father and a career politician mother. Agrippa came of age at seventeen, as per Alderaanian law, and would later graduate in Political Science and Interstellar Relations at the University of Alderaan. Agrippa would later build himself a career as a politician, following the steps of his own mother, and eventually achieve the position of Senator of the Alderaan sector in the Galactic Senate by 963 PRC (59 BBY). During his mandate, the reigning Queen of Alderaan Mazicia Organa, mother to Bail Organa, would order the construction of the *Star of Alderaan*, the blockade runner CR90 corvette which would later come to know as the *Tantive IV,* to be personally used by Aldrete and all other following Senators of the Alderaan sector, the very same year he got into office.

Alderaan's delegation always held considerable influence in the Senate Rotunda, since Alderaan itself was once part of the Tetrahedron, an ancient area of the galaxy which contained the majority of the founding worlds of the Galactic Republic. and Agrippa Aldrete would exemplary represent it for the next 25 years. However, the Senator would grow increasingly disillusioned with the Senate's ever-growing corruption and debt, and by 988 PRC (34 BBY) he would finally step down from office, hoping a new generation would prove itself more effective than him in the rotunda.

In 968 PRC (54 BBY), Agrippa would end up marrying Barfreya Pelemos, a fellow Alderaanian lawyer, who would end up changing her maiden name to her married name, Barfreya Aldrete. They would both end up later having a daughter, Celana Aldrete, two years after their marriage. Celana would become a senatorial aide like her father later in life, during the time of the Galactic Empire.

Prince Bail Antilles of Alderaan would later take his position and Agrippa, along with the female diplomat Liana Merian, would serve as his aide in the Senate. Agrippa hoped to impart his own experience and give council to the newly elected Senator for a time before he retired from politics.

### The Naboo Crisis and the Vote of No Confidence

By 990 PRC (32 BBY), Agrippa Aldrete was still a member of the Galactic Senate and an aide to Bail Antilles when the Trade Federation, an organization of trade officials and associated bureaucrats, invaded the world of Naboo as a form of protest over the newly passed act on the taxation of trade routes.

When Queen Amidala called for a Vote of No Confidence in Supreme Chancellor Valorum during her hearing, Senator Bail Antilles, under the council of Agrippa Aldrete, seconded the motion for his impeachment. The very next day, Valorum would be removed from office and eventually be replaced by Senator Palpatine of Naboo after the crisis came to an end.

Bail Antilles was one of the candidates nominated to succeed Valorum, however, due to his unpopular anti-corruption politics, as well as the strong favoritism towards Palpatine (in part due to the sympathy towards the recently blockaded planet Naboo being his homeworld and in part due to most of his political allies being corrupt themselves), the Alderaanian Prince didn't win the elections. This would contribute for Agrippa's later resignation.

5 years later, Bail Antilles would resign his position as a Senator and be replaced by Bail Organa, to whom Agrippa also would serve as an aide for years to come.

### Dawn of the Clone Wars and the end of the Republic

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As the Clone Wars broke out, Agrippa felt he was too old, tired and disillusioned to keep working in the political sphere, specially during a war. He would outright retire after the Battle of Geonosis and be replaced by Sateen Vestswe as Bail Organa's aide.

During his retirement years, Agrippa and his wife Barfreya would peacefully spend their days in the Tranquil Hills Retirement Home in Aldera, a retirement home for Alderaan's wealthy, away from the turmoil engufing the galaxy.

When the Galactic Empire rose to power in 1003 PRC (19 BBY), Agrippa vocally objected to it, as he believed that it betrayed the democratic values of the Galactic Republic. As the Alderaanian Resistance slowly formed in his home planet, Agrippa did his best to silently support the movement as best as he could, using his remaining political contacts to subtly shield the nascent rebellion.

### Death and the Alderaan Disaster

After the Battle of Scarif in 1022 PRC (0 BBY), Leia Organa, Senator and Princess of Alderaan along with being a secret Rebel, would be captured by the Empire due to stealing the blueprints belonging to the Death Star superweapon. Agrippa would hear of this through his remaining political channels and try contacting his daughter Celana, now a senatorial aide to the Princess, and other offworld allies in hopes of gathering information on Leia and perhaps mounting a rescue operation.

However, all of Alderaan's interstellar communications were inexplicably cut, and Agrippa was left blind. The entire planet would then soon be put under high alert as the Alderaan Military detected a unidentified space station of previously unseen proportions emerge from hyperspace inside the Alderaan sector. The entire planet panicked as the superweapon moved close to Alderaan's atmosphere and could be seen in the sky as plain as the moon. Agrippa, knowing the situation had became dire, chose to return to his home at the Tranquil Hills Retirement Home and spend what he knew were his last moments alive embracing his wife Barfreya, finding solace knowing at least their daughter would be spared.

Under the orders of Grand Moff Tarkin, the Death Star fired upon Alderaan, destroying the entire planet along with its population, including Agrippa and his wife.

### Legacy

Agrippa was survived by his daughter, Celana Aldrete, who after the destruction of Alderaan, joined the Rebel Alliance.

## Abilities

Agrippa was a skilled and diplomatic politician, graduating in Political Science and Interstellar Relations at the University of Alderaan. He eventually climbed up the ranks and achieved the position of Senator of the Alderaan sector on his own.

Later in life, Agrippa became a senatorial aide and imparted his experience to both Senators, Bail Antilles and Bail Organa, showing he possessed mentoring skills as well. He also had many political contacts around the galaxy, and would use them to subtly support the rebellion.

## Appearance

Agrippa was a Human Male Alderaanian with typical Jurannoan features, notably his blue eyes, prominent facial features and light skin.

He was 1,72 meters in height, weighted 58 kilograms and sported a slim build by the time of the Naboo Crisis in 990 PRC (32 BBY). His short hair, bushy eyebrows and long pointy goatee had gone gray due to his advanced age, which was a common condition amongst Humans in their senior years.

While on his general political duties, Agrippa would wear an Alderaanian formal tunic, a formal article of clothing traditionally worn by most Alderaanian embassadors since the Age of the Old Republic, along with a pair of expensive Bolraida leather shoes and plain white formal pants to match his tunic.

## Personality

Agripa was a smart and composed gentleman. He firmly held anti-corruption policies along democratic and pacifist values, and as such, eventually grew tired of the Galactic Republic as it neared its last years, he secretly supported the Rebel Alliance during the time of the Empire due to his convictions.

### Relationships

Agrippa was shown to care for his wife very much, as they had stayed married for over 50 years and had a daughter together. Aldrete chose to spend his last moments alive embracing Barfreya, showing he deeply loved her and wished to confort his wife until the very end. Agrippa also strongly cared for his daughter Celana and would maintaint contact with her after she went to work as an aide at the Galactic Senate, the thought that his daughter would be spared of his fate gave him solace before he was killed by the Death Star.

Agrippa also seemed to have a very respectful, mentor-like relationship with his Senate successors, Bail Antilles and Bail Organa.

## Appears In

* Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
* Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Visual Dictionary

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Visual Dictionary
2. ↑ Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace