Bail Organa

> "The whole galaxy knows I'm a family man, Ahsoka Tano. The Empire is counting on it. They think it means I'll be more amenable to certain suggestions."
> ― Bail Prestor Organa
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**Bail Prestor Organa** was a human statesman from Alderaan who served as his homeworld's Senator through the rise of the Galactic Empire, as well as covertly founded the Alliance to Restore the Republic to resist the Empire's New Order. A member of the Alderaanian royal family, Organa was elected to the Galactic Senate by the time of the Separatist Crisis, where his time in the Loyalist Committee saw him befriend Senator Padmé Amidala of Naboo as they sought to preserve the Galactic Republic's democratic ideals and integrity.

After the crisis escalated into the outbreak of the Clone Wars between the Republic and the newly-formed Confederacy of Independent Systems, Organa involved himself in humanitarian causes during the war, such as transporting relief supplies to the peoples of Christophsis and Ryloth and organizing the Alderaan Refugee Conference to address the growing number of refugees displaced by the fighting; and collaborated with progressively-minded allies such as Amidala and Mon Mothma of Chandrila to bring a peaceful resolution of the war and limit the expansion of Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine's wartime powers. By the end of the war, however, Palpatine — secretly the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Sidious — ordered the destruction of the Jedi Order and announced the transformation of the Republic into an Empire. In the chaotic days following the war's end, Organa helped the fugitive Grand Master Yoda, Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his apprentice Jarik Shan, escape the Empire and witnessed Amidala, the secret wife of fallen Jedi Anakin Skywalker, die in childbirth.

Following Amidala's death, Organa and his wife Breha took in the youngling Katooni and adopted Leia, one of the late Amidala's twin children, as his daughter. Organa continued to represent Alderaan in the Imperial Senate, whilst working secretly with allies such as Mothma, Shan, and former Jedi Padawan Ahsoka Tano in building a network to assist scattered rebel cells resist against the Empire, eventually culminating into the formation of an Alliance to Restore the Republic. On the eve of the Battle of Scarif, Organa dispatched Leia to Tatooine to bring Kenobi out of exile while he returned to Alderaan to warn his people that there would be no peace. Though the Alliance won its first major victory of the Galactic Civil War at Scarif, Organa and his wife were killed when the Death Star, an Imperial planet-killing superweapon, destroyed Alderaan just days later.

## **Appearances**

* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 15: Heroes on Both Sides"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 35: Crisis on Naboo"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 2: The Clone Wars* — "Chapter 51: Catching Up" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 12: The Aftermath"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 13: Return to the Temple"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 17: The Twins"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 3: Revenge of the Sith* — "Chapter 18: A New Hope"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 2: Searching for Tano" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 4: Clones and Clues"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 5: Showdown on Raada"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 6: A Proper Reunion" (mentioned only)
* *Forces of Destiny* — "Living with Family and Friends"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 7: Intelligence Gathering" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 9: New Parents?"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 12: Raiding the Separatists" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 18: Searching for Answers" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 20: Future Plans" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 23: Returning Rebels"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 24: Stealing Some Sensors" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 25: Return to Berk"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 26: Thrawn's Web" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 27: Changes & Uncovered History" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 53: Fire Across the Galaxy" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 59: Returning to the Rebellion" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 63: The Truth" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 66: Remembering the Past" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 76: Getting Closer" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 77: Blood Sisters" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 81: Dangerous Curiosity" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 84: A Princess on Lothal" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 85: As Time Flies By" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 4: A Jedi in Exile* — "Chapter 93: The Mystery of Chopper Base" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 5: From Crystal to Lifeblood" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 7: A Little Problematic" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 20: A Rescue Plan" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 23: The Discovery" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 24: Restarting a Cruiser" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 25: Anxiety Before the Storm" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 26: Lowest Point" (dream)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 29: A Galaxy in Uproar"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 30: Recovery" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 34: The Wynkahthu Job" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 36: An Inside Man"
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 37: Visions and Voices" (indirect mention only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 40: Some Preparation" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 42: Ghosts of Geonosis Pt 2" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 51: Secret Cargo" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 52: Old Wounds" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 53: Terror From beyond" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 54: Zero Hour Pt 1" (mentioned only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 60: Exploring Old Ruins" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 5: Rebirth* — "Chapter 65: Strife Among the Alliance" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 6: Children of the Force* — "Chapter 2: Need for Rebels" (hologram only)
* *Legacy of Jarik Shan - Volume 6: Children of the Force* — "Chapter 8: The Senator"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 1: Imperial Boarding Party" (mentioned only)
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 2: Meeting Old Ben" (mentioned only)
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 3: The Distress Call" (mentioned only)
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 6: Destruction of Alderaan"
* *Galactic Civil War* — "Chapter 8: That's no Moon" (mentioned only)