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Leia Organa had
accomplished much at a young age: a leader in the
It was common knowledge
throughout the court that Leia was adopted into the Royal Family. What wasn't
common knowledge was that Leia was born to Anakin Skywalker, a Jedi pupil who
succumbed to the dark side and became Darth Vader. She was one of a set of
twins, born in secrecy and protected from Vader and the Emperor. The Jedi hero
and general, Obi-Wan Kenobi, saw to it that Leia was secretly transported to
the planet Alderaan, where she was to be raised by Kenobi's friend Bail Organa.
The boy, Luke, was taken to the distant world of Tatooine. Leia has few
memories of her true mother, Padmé Amidala. All that Leia can recall is that
she was beautiful, but sad.
Leia followed in her adoptive
father's footsteps, and entered politics. She became the youngest senator ever
in the Imperial Senate, representing Alderaan. As a senator, Princess Leia ran
a number of "diplomatic aid missions" that were fronts for Rebel resupply missions. She used her
diplomatic immunity and her consular ship to gain access to restricted areas.
One such mission saw Leia's
ship intercepting vital Imperial plans stolen by Rebel spies. These plans, the
complete technical readouts of the Death Star battle station, could be exploited
by the
As a prisoner of Vader, Leia
underwent terrible torture aboard the Death Star. In addition to the mind probes,
the Imperials forced her to witness the destruction of her home planet of
Alderaan. Despite this, she refused to reveal the location of the hidden Rebel
base, or the whereabouts of the stolen plans. Shortly thereafter, Luke
Skywalker and Han Solo rescued her from the battle station and carried her and
the stolen plans to the Rebel base on Yavin's fourth moon. Due to Leia's
efforts, and the help of her companions, the Death Star was eventually
destroyed.
Three years later, the
Evading Imperial pursuit, the Falcon
landed in an asteroid field so that its crew could repair the vessel. It was
during these quiet moments that Princess Leia Organa fell in love with Han
Solo. The two voiced their love on Cloud City of Bespin, where the Imperial
forces tracked them. Darth Vader captured Han Solo, and Leia was forced to
watch as the Dark Lord froze him in carbonite, and then handed him over to the bounty
hunter, Boba Fett. Leia escaped
The Rebels eventually tracked
down Boba Fett as the bounty hunter delivered Han's carbon-frozen form to Jabba
the Hutt. Leia participated in Luke's plan to free the captured Solo from the
clutches of the vile gangster. She posed as Boushh,
an Ubese bounty hunter and infiltrated the palace,
freeing Solo from his carbonite imprisonment. Her identity was revealed, and
for a time, she had to endure the humiliation of being made one of Jabba's slaves.
She repaid the gangster, however, by strangling the Hutt with the very chain
that bound her.
Leia rejoined Alliance High
Command in time to accompany General Han Solo's strike team on the moon of Endor.
Their mission was to destroy the shield generator protecting the second Death
Star. While on Endor, Leia became separated from the strike team, and
befriended an Ewok tribe. Her diplomatic skills aided
in convincing the Ewoks to help the Rebel force. It was shortly thereafter that
Luke revealed their true lineage to her. For a time, Luke and Leia kept their
true relation and their parentage a secret from all but their most trusted
friends.
During the ground battle at the
Imperial complex, Leia sustained a slight blaster wound. After the victory at
Endor, Leia continued to demonstrate some ability in the Force, being able to
sense her brother's presence.
Leia is a driven, dedicated
individual. She has a forceful, some would say
abrasive, personality. She is professional in all respects, but occasionally
relaxes her guard to let her strong compassion and quirky sense of humor show.
Leia is a petite, fair-skinned human female with brown eyes, and long brown
hair that she often wears in an elaborate fashion.
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