Korr Sella

"I'll do all I can to ensure the Resistance gets the hearing we deserve."

- Korr Sella

Korr Sella was a human female military officer who served as a commander in the Resistance during its conflict with the First Order. She served under the command of General Leia Organa as her envoy to the New Republic, delivering warnings from the general about the actions of the First Order&mdash;warnings that generally fell on deaf ears in the Galactic Senate. Sella was on Hosnian Prime, the capital of the Republic, to deliver a warning when the First Order destroyed the planet using their Starkiller Base superweapon, killing Sella along with the population of Hosnian Prime.

Biography
"But why don't you go yourself, General? An appeal of this nature is always more effective when delivered firsthand.''" "''I might make it to the Senate, yes. I might even be able to deliver my speech. But I would never, never get out of the Hosnian system alive. I would have a terrible 'accident,' or become the victim of some 'deranged' radical. Or I would eat something that didn't agree with me. Or encounter someone who didn't agree with me."

- Korr Sella and Leia Organa

Born to Sondiv Sella and a fellow New Republic politician, Korr Sella followed in the footsteps of her parents by entering public service, working for Senator Leia Organa in the Galactic Senate. One of her jobs in the service of Organa was to prepare review holos for her so the senator could recognize each delegate in attendance at official events.

After Organa defected from the Republic and formed the Resistance to oppose the actions of the First Order, Sella went with her and continued serving General Organa. Because Organa, who predicted the threat that the First Order posed to the New Republic, had been labeled as a warmonger and had her reputation damaged by the Senate, Organa used Sella as an envoy between the Resistance and the New Republic. The Republic believed that the First Order would not pose a threat to them so long as they abided by the dictates of the Galactic Concordance, signed nearly three decades earlier by the Republic and the Galactic Empire at the end of the Galactic Civil War, but the Resistance learned that the First Order intended to destroy the Republic. Organa frequently sent Sella to make a case for direct Republic action against the First Order&mdash;the Resistance was not officially sanctioned by the Republic, but received limited support nonetheless.

As the situation grew more dire, and the First Order prepared to use its superweapon known as Starkiller Base against the Republic's capital in the Hosnian system, Organa tasked Sella with traveling to the capital world of Hosnian Prime to once again make a case for Republic action. Sella questioned whether the Senate would listen, and Organa conceded that she did not know&mdash;there was a time when the Senate would have been willing to listen, but the political makeup of the body had changed in the years since the New Republic's founding. Though Sella agreed to go, she questioned why the general did not go in person, to which Organa replied that even if she could deliver a speech to the Senate, there were certain members of the government who would ensure that she did not make it off of Hosnian Prime alive. Sella left with Organa’s confidence that she would be able to deliver her warnings to the Senate.

While Sella was on Hosnian Prime, the Starkiller targeted the system and fired its weapon. Sella stood alongside Chancellor Lanever Villecham and members of the Senate and watched in horror as the Starkiller weapon hit Hosnian Prime, tearing the planet apart and killing Sella and the members of the government along with it. Resistance forces later destroyed the weapon, ensuring that it could never eliminate another planet again.

Personality and traits
"I have total confidence in you, Sella. I know you will deliver our message to the full extent of your considerable abilities."

- Leia Organa

Korr Sella was a human female with black hair, brown eyes, and dark skin. She wore a Resistance command uniform. She showed her authority in how she carried herself, preferring a no-nonsense stance.

Behind the scenes
Korr Sella briefly appeared in the 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, in which she was portrayed by Maisie Richardson-Sellers. She appeared in only one scene, during the destruction of Hosnian Prime. Further information about the character was provided in Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary, elaborating on her role in the Resistance.

Appearances

 * Bloodline
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens novel