Bail Organa
Bail Organa died in 1 BBY.
Bail Organa led the loyal opposition in the Senate for decades and quietly helped found the Rebel Alliance. He was born Bail Prestor and gave up his family name to marry Breha Organa, heir to Alderaan's throne. After the Invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY he replaced Bail Antilles in the Galactic Senate, where he became known for his honesty and his strong defense of democracy. He worked alongside Mon Mothma, Onaconda Farr and Padmé Amidala, and was one of the Jedi Order's closest political friends. During the Clone Wars he pushed for relief missions, refugee aid and peace efforts, but hawkish rivals kept blocking him. He signed the Petition of 2,000 against Palpatine's growing power, only to watch the Republic become the Empire. In the chaos after Order 66 he helped Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi escape, and he and Breha adopted Padmé's infant daughter Leia, hiding her from her father, Darth Vader. Publicly he stayed in the Imperial Senate. In secret he used Alderaan's wealth to fund resistance cells, recruited Ahsoka Tano to coordinate them, and helped merge them into the Alliance to Restore the Republic in 2 BBY. On the eve of Scarif he sent Leia to find Kenobi and went home to warn his people that war was coming. He died days later when the Death Star destroyed Alderaan, and the rebellion he helped build remembered him as one of its great martyrs.
- Homeworld
- Alderaan
- Species
- Human
- Force Sensitive
- No
Date unknown - Birth as Bail Prestor
Born on Alderaan into House Prestor, one of the Elder Houses. As a boy he dreamed of chasing purrgil beyond Kathou, and he looked up to the Jedi Thraymus Argent, who investigated an incident in his family.
Date unknown - Marriage to Breha Organa
Married Alderaan's crown princess and took the Organa name. When Breha became queen he took on the consort's titles, including Viceroy, along with the roles of First Chairman and Governor of Alderaan.
~40–34 BBY - Rescue on Planet WG4587
While serving as junior senator, his corvette crashed on a world full of kaiju-like creatures called kaijura. Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi came to his rescue.
32 BBY - Senator of Alderaan
After the Invasion of Naboo he succeeded Bail Antilles in the Galactic Senate and resigned as governor. He befriended the newly elected Mon Mothma and advised Chancellor Palpatine.
28 BBY - Allying with Padmé Amidala
Led a progressive faction with Mothma and Onaconda Farr. He saved Amidala's double from a plot set in a condemned part of the Senate building, brought Amidala into his faction, and hosted her on Alderaan during the Senate recess.
28 BBY - The Bromlarch crisis
Urged Amidala to join the survey team sent to Bromlarch. The relief package that followed, the Mid Rim Cooperation Motion, was named after one of his own remarks.
24 BBY - Loyalist Committee
Joined Palpatine's Loyalist Committee during the Separatist Crisis while opposing both the Emergency Powers Act and the Military Creation Act.
22 BBY - Start of the Clone Wars
Heard Kenobi's report from Geonosis and argued that the Senate would not approve the clone army before a Separatist attack. He then watched the Grand Army of the Republic launch.
22–20 BBY - Humanitarian efforts
Led relief efforts for Christophsis and Ryloth, organized the Alderaan Refugee Conference, and pushed for peace. His faction's attempt to cut military spending ended with Onaconda Farr's murder.
19 BBY - Petition of 2,000
Joined the Delegation of 2,000 in calling on Palpatine to give up his emergency powers, then witnessed the Jedi being declared traitors and the Galactic Empire proclaimed.
19 BBY - Adoption of Leia
Rescued Yoda after Order 66, sheltered Kenobi, and adopted Padmé's daughter Leia with Breha. He also took Kenobi's newborn nephew Luke's safety into his circle of secrets.
~18 BBY - Recruiting Ahsoka Tano
After a run-in with the Inquisitorius, he brought Ahsoka Tano into his growing resistance movement.
9 BBY - Leia's kidnapping
When Leia was kidnapped, he called Obi-Wan Kenobi out of exile to bring her home.
~5–3 BBY - Coordinating rebel cells
Worked secretly with Ahsoka Tano and the Phoenix cell, including the Lothal ship deal that exposed Leia to the rebellion, while carefully keeping up his public role in the Imperial Senate.
2 BBY - Birth of the Rebel Alliance
After Mon Mothma denounced the Empire and fled the Senate, the scattered rebel cells joined together as the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Bail stayed in the Senate and later handed his seat to Leia.
1 BBY - Scarif and the Death Star
Sat on Alliance High Command during the Scarif crisis. He sent Leia to Tatooine to find Kenobi and went home to warn Alderaan that there would be no peace.
1 BBY - Death on Alderaan
Killed along with Breha and the rest of Alderaan's people when the Death Star destroyed the planet.