Ara Goli

Ara Goli was a Marialan-Human female who served as a first lieutenant in the Resistance. She directed strike operations on Jakku and Takodana as well as a starfighter raid on a Resurgent-class Star Destroyer in the D'Qar system.

Overview
Ara was the daughter of a Human freedom fighter that once opposed Imperials on Haruun Kal and a Marialan female who worked as an accountant on Coruscant; the two met when Ara's father moved to retire on Coruscant after it fell under New Republic control, where he met his wife while trying to find a job. Although Ara studied biology growing up, she became suddenly determined to pursue a military career and, with her many honors earned in grade school, enrolled in the New Republic Navy College of Officers and majored in starfighter coordination. She graduated one week before the destruction of the Hosnian system and, concerned with the Republic's lack of adequate retaliation, joined Senator Leia Organa's private army, aptly named the Resistance, against the First Order. Although she never saw direct combat, her skills as a unit coordinator were recognized by her peers.

Behind the scenes
Ara Goli is based on the Marialan advisor that speaks to the Resistance team in Star Wars: Battlefront II (2017).