Leia Amidala Skywalker-Solo





Leia Amidala Skywalker-Solo was born on Polis Massa in 19 BBY, the daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala. After the death of their mother in childbirth, Leia and her twin brother Luke were separated. Obi-Wan Kenobi brought Luke to Tatooine to live with his aunt and uncle, Owen and Beru Lars, while Leia was adopted by Bail Organa, senator and Prince Consort of Alderaan, and his wife, Queen Breha.

At 18, Leia became the youngest Imperial Senator ever elected. As a member of the Rebel Alliance, she used her diplomatic immunity and Senate ships to run secret supply missions. One of these missions -- an attempt to contact General Obi-Wan Kenobi -- ended with her capture by Darth Vader, who at that time was unaware of Leia's identity. Obi-Wan helped Luke Skywalker and Han Solo rescue Leia, but died in the process. The plans that Leia had helped recover -- and hidden within the droid R2-D2 -- allowed the Rebels to successfully destroy the Death Star at Yavin soon after.

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Leia began to develop a romance with fellow Rebel and smuggler Han Solo after they escaped the ice planet Hoth together. Before Han was frozen in carbonite, she confessed, "I love you," to which Han only replied, "I know." Months passed before she was able to rescue Han from the crime lord Jabba the Hutt. Leia freed Han while disguised as the bounty hunter Boushh, but was herself captured. She later avenged herself by strangling Jabba to death with her own chain.

At the Battle of Endor, Leia was part of Han Solo's strike team, sent to the forest moon to disable the second Death Star's energy shield. After getting separated from the group, she encountered a tribe of small, bear-like aliens, the Ewoks, who later became the Rebels' allies and helped bring down the shield. Before Luke Skywalker left the forest moon to confront Darth Vader, he told Leia the truth about their parentage.

After defeating the Empire at the Battle of Endor with the help Anakin Skywalker gave them, the Rebels went on to found the New Republic.

Leia served as Minister of State and later succeeded Mon Mothma as Chief of State. She served for six non-concurrent years, with her final term ending before the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. As Chief of State, she would lead the New Republic through a number of political crises, and after she left politics she continued to fight for the New Republic.

After a tumultuous courtship, Leia married Han Solo in 8 ABY, eight years after the Battle of Yavin. They had three children -- Jaina, Jacen, and Anakin -- who would all become powerful Jedi.

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