Bail Prestor Organa (ASWS)

"We should be fighting the corrupt and the greedy, not the wars they start."

- Bail Prestor Organa

Bail Prestor Organa was a member of the Galactic Senate as the Senator of Alderaan during the Invasion of Utapau. In the Senate, he served as the more liberal Co-Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee alongside fellow Co-Chairman Wilhuff Tarkin, whose political beliefs were more conservative than Organa’s. He was a descendant of the famed Organa family of Alderaan that once controlled the Organian Empire, one of the largest governments in the early history of the galaxy and one of the founding governments of the Galactic Republic after the Unification War.

As the Co-Chairman of the committee, Organa was part of the inner circle of Supreme Chancellor Finis Valorum. Because of his influence, he frequently pushed for less military funding and more diplomatic measures against the Republic’s enemies. He felt that the small planetary militias were more than capable of defending their planets, though he also argued that the size of the militias should be reduced. However, he did begin to reconsider this view during the Invasion of Utapau, despite the fact that he also believed a more sensitive approach should have been utilized when creating the anti-slavery laws that caused the conflict. His beliefs were frequently met with opposition by Tarkin and others, though they were praised by the Jedi Order.

Organa had even further influence because of his wife Breha Antilles-Organa, the Queen of Alderaan. Although he married her because he truly loved her, many were also pleased as it was a way of bringing the two major political families of Alderaan together. They tried to have children of their own, but Breha was unable to conceive a child. They frequently spoke about adoption, though their hectics schedules prevented them from setting any real plans or goals.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I - The Chosen One