House of Organa/Legends

"And here she comes, the shining jewel in the Organa crown."

- Lord Tion on Leia Organa

The ancient House of Organa (also known as the Royal Family, House Organa, or the House of Alderaan) whose origins could be traced as far as the Old Sith Wars, was the historic Royal House of Alderaan, with the Crown of Alderaan inherited within the family. The House of Organa's signet of office were chalcedony waves.

History


House of Organa was generally considered the most respected noble house on Alderaan. Organa ancestors had been among the first settlers of the planet and had played a pivotal role in the formation of the Galactic Republic. Despite its habit of producing heroes, the history of the Organa family had not always been honorable. Before the Jedi Civil War, the House rivaled the Ulgo family on Taris and was believed to have hired the assassin Selven for the assassination of the entire Ulgo family. The Organas later placed a price on Selven's head, supposedly to draw suspicion away from themselves for the slaughter of the Ulgos.

In the following millennia, the Organas remained firm supporters of the Republic, believing in patient negotiation rather than aggression. When Senator and Crown Prince Gaul Panteer announced Alderaan's independence, many Alderaanians were shocked. After the deaths of both Gaul Panteer and Queen Silara Panteer prior to the Alderaan Civil War, House of Organa, with Galactic Republic backing, made one of many claims to the throne of Alderaan. After the futile attempts to secure the throne diplomatically, House of Organa and other prominent houses took matters into there own hands, resulting in the Civil War. Duke Charle Organa, the partiarch of the House at the time, remained the fiercest ally of the Republic on the planet, determined to restore the peace on his homeworld.

Sometime before the Clone Wars, the House of Organa was a part of the Alderaan Ascendancy Contention against the House of Antilles, which ended with a marriage between the families.

Before ascending as Prince, First Chairman and Viceroy of Alderaan, Bail Organa served as the Senator of Alderaan in the Galactic Senate. He was a contemporary of Padmé Amidala of Naboo and Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Together with his wife Breha, a member of the House of Antilles, Bail adopted Leia, the daughter of Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker. The adoption was common knowledge in the court, but even as an adopted daughter Leia took on the title of Princess and became the rightful heir. Therefore the blood lineage continued only via Nial Organa.

At some point prior to the Galactic Civil War, the House of Organa planned an alliance with House Vandron from the Senex sector. However, the planned marriage between Tia Organa and a Vandron noble was cancelled following a scandal.

Like every Alderaanian royal family, mythology held that the House of Organa was protected by the molator.

Family tree
Mazicia Organa--?--Organa |                                     |         +---++--+         |     (see House of Antilles)       |            |          | |               |                  |            |          | Bail Prestor Organa--+--Breha Antilles Celly Organa Rouge Organa Tia Organa--+--Unknown male |                                                      |           +--+-+                                         |           |                        |                                         |        (adopted)                (adopted)                                 Nial Organa (see Skywalker family)  (see Sheltay Retrac) |  (see House of Solo)  | |            |          |      Leia Organa--+--Han Solo   Winter--+--Tycho Celchu |          (see House of Solo)

Behind the scenes
"Organa" or "Ogana Major" was originally the name of a desert planet in the first draft summary of the original script of A New Hope, which was called Utapau in the first draft itself. In the treatment summary and rough draft, it was called Aquilae, but became a distinct world in later versions. By the second draft, Utapau had become Tatooine, and Ogana Major was what became Alderaan in the final script. Organa survived the various name changes as Princess Leia's surname.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Star Wars: The Old Republic
 * The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
 * The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones junior novel
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith junior novel
 * The Last of the Jedi: Master of Deception
 * The Princess Leia Diaries
 * The Force Unleashed II novel
 * Star Wars (radio)
 * Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novel
 * Star Wars 1
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars 11: Star Search
 * Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back junior novel
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars 39: The Empire Strikes Back: Beginning
 * Star Wars 40: The Empire Strikes Back: Battleground Hoth
 * Star Wars 41: The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial Pursuit
 * Star Wars 42: The Empire Strikes Back: To Be a Jedi
 * Star Wars 43: The Empire Strikes Back: Betrayal at Bespin
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi junior novel
 * Star Wars: Return of the Jedi video game
 * Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
 * Dark Force Rising
 * Children of the Jedi
 * Planet of Twilight
 * Before the Storm
 * Shield of Lies
 * Children of the Jedi
 * Planet of Twilight
 * Before the Storm
 * Shield of Lies

Non-canonical appearances

 * LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * Choose Your Own Star Wars Adventure: A New Hope
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Han Solo Affair