What Happened To Leia's Parents In Star Wars
Warning! SPOILERS for Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 1.
The Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ TV show explored Leia's relationship with her parents Bail and Breha Organa. Senator Bail Organa had a background presence in both the sequel trilogy and Star Wars: The Clone Wars. He was a political ally of Padmé Amidala, a senator who opposed the war and grew concerned with the powers increasingly invested personally in Chancellor Palpatine. Bail was a signatory of the Petition of Two Thousand, in which senators attempted to force the Chancellor's hand after the death of General Grievous.
As seen in Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith, Bail became an unwitting witness to Order 66 when he visited the Jedi Temple and was almost killed. He helped Yoda and Obi-Wan escape Coruscant and offered to adopt Anakin and Padmé's daughter Leia. His wife Breha was unable to bear a child, and they had long been considering adopting a war orphan anyway. Obi-Wan Kenobi episode 1 jumps forward ten years, with the first episode exploring the relationship between Leia and her adopted parents. Their love for Leia was obvious, although they clearly struggled to keep Leia's fiery temper in check.
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Alderaan was secretly Palpatine's greatest mistake. The Clone Wars had transformed Alderaan, and though the planet remained peaceful its population were more determined than ever to oppose evil. Refugees from the Clone Wars flocked there, and according to E.K. Johnston's novel Queen's Hope, the planet became "more cosmopolitan, more creative. More dangerous to those who stood for evil." Bail became a key figure in the nascent rebellion, attempting to unite disparate rebel groups and working with
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