Garm Bel Iblis

> "*Congratulations, Senator Bel Iblis. Had your fleet not lasted as long as it did, the ground battle on Onderon likely would have been unwinnable.*"
> ― Mael'vith'larez
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## Garm Bel Iblis

### Affiliation

Galactic Senate (formerly)
Imperial Senate (formerly)

Garm Bel Iblis' Movement

Alliance to Restore the Republic (formerly)

New Republic Senate

The Coalition

## Physical description

### Height

1.82 meters

**Garm Bel Iblis** was a Human Male and the Senator of **Corellia** during the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War into the New Republic Era. Bel Iblis was one of the founding members of the **Alliance to Restore the Republic**, and a key figure in the **Coalition**.

### **The Clone Wars**

With the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Bel Iblis invoked an ancient clause written into the Constitution of the Galactic Republic, *Contemplanys Hermi*. which removed Corellia from any involvement in a war the Republic was in. Subsequently, Garm Bel Iblis rarely appeared in Senate meetings. Truthfully, Bel Iblis was inevitably involved in the war, as a crucial planet such as Corellia would be a Separatist target no matter what. During this time, the Corellian Security forces, led by Garm Bel Iblis, would occasionally clash with the Separatists, and Garm Bel Iblis would prove to be a devastatingly effective tactician and fleet commander.

Towards the end of the Clone Wars, Garm Bel Iblis began frequently meeting with senators such as **Bail Organa**, **Mon Mothma**, and **Padme Amidala**, all of whom feared Chancellor Palpatine's willingness to relinquish his emergency powers and position after the end of the Clone Wars, and Bel Iblis became a frequent opponent of Palpatine's any time Bel Iblis appeared in the Senate. The four Senators eventually became key proponents and drafters of the **Petition of 2,000**, to attempt to confirm Palpatine's willingness to relinquish his emergency powers.

### **The Imperial Era**

With the execution of the Jedi, and the proclamation of the New Order, Bel Iblis actively attended Senate meetings, and became a very vocal opponent of the new Emperor. This put a strain on Bel Iblis' longstanding marriage, as his wife was pro-Imperial. Ultimately, agents dispatched by Palpatine murdered Bel Iblis' wife and son, prompting him to fully rebel against the Empire.

Eventually, Garm Bel Iblis was prompted to consolidate his rebellion with other groups, leading to merging his movement with others, and the founding of the **Alliance to Restore the Republic**. However, upon the death of Bail Organa with the destruction of Alderaan, Bel Iblis and Mon Mothma continually clashed, and this conflict came to a head when Mothma desired to attack an Imperial garrison on **Milvayne**, and Bel Iblis protested with the claim that he had additional information on the site. He had been informed that it was an **Imperial Ubiqtorate** base, and the Alliance could not handle a target of that caliber.

### **On His Own**

The attack was carried out without Bel Iblis' permission, and Bel Iblis was right. The **Attack on Milvayne** was disastrous, and subsequently, enraged that Mothma ordered the attack without the rest of Rebellion leadership's permission, Bel Ibis left the Alliance, and commanded his own Rebellion against the Empire once more. After he left the Alliance, he bartered for the information of 6 of the legendary **Katana Fleet** dreadnaughts.

One of Garm Bel Iblis' most notable feats was the **Liberation of Kashyyyk**, where he successfully commanded troops and freed the Wookiees from the Imperial inhibitor chips. After the proclamation of the New Republic, Bel Iblis continued to fight the Empire, but did not rejoin with Mon Mothma.

### **The Thrawn Crisis & the Coalition**

When Grand Admiral Thrawn returned from the Unknown Regions, Bel Iblis continued to combat the Empire, engaging Thrawn in a brutal fleet battle over the planet of **Onderon**, where 4 of his 6 dreadnaughts were destroyed, including his flagship. The fleet battle was enough to allow New Republic forces to reinforce the airspace, preventing Thrawn's fleet from providing aerial supremacy for Imperial ground forces. Bel Iblis then rallied the surviving forces on the planet of Onderon and aided Onderonian Senator and Partisan **Lux Bonteri** in a protracted guerilla effort to rout the Imperial forces on the planet.

Months later, the two Senators were aided by **Coalition** members, who eventually recruited them to a movement independent of the New Republic, intending to combat Thrawn. During this time, Garm Bel Iblis commanded a new Katana Fleet dreadnaught in the **Battle of Thyferra**, where the Coalition successfully aided the New Republic in a massively devastating battle against Thrawn, leading to the narrowest victory for the New Republic.

After that, Senator Bel Iblis and the Coalition found two of his Katana Fleet dreadnaughts, and then successfully employed them during the **Battle of Nirauan**, capturing Thrawn. From there, Bel Iblis continued to serve as Corellia's senator.