Mon Mothma/Legends


 * This article is about the Old Republic Senator and later founding member of the Rebel Alliance. For the starship named after her, see Mon Mothma (starship)


 * "We are not Separatist trying to leave the Republic, we are Loyalist trying to preserve democracy in the Republic"
 * – Mon Mothma

Mon Mothma (48 BBY – 24 ABY), a native of Chandrila, was an important political figure from the waning days of the Old Republic, when she was a Senator for her home planet, (in fact, at age 21, the youngest member for any world ever to sit in the Galactic Senate) and first Chief of State of the New Republic.

Biography
After the formation of the Galactic Empire, she was, along with fellow Senators Bail Organa of Alderaan and Garm Bel Iblis of Corellia, central in the effort to unite various rebel groups to form the Alliance to Restore the Republic. During her years in the Alliance, Mon Mothma took on Bail's adopted daughter, Leia Organa, as her political protege and groomed her for eventual leadership.

As the Alliance transition into the New Republic, Mon Mothma became its Chief of State. For eleven years she led the fledgling democratic republic, holding together the many factions that flocked to its membership. Her charisma and leadership proved essential once again as the New Republic weathered one major military threat after another. Mon Mothma always put the Republic before her personal life, even going so far as to advocate for Organa Solo to accept Hapan Prince Isolder's offer of marriage to strengthen the republic.

Unlike her years in the Alliance, Mon Mothma did not stay hidden in safety. During a diplomatic visit to Coruscant, a Caridan ambassador threw what appeared to be a drink on Mon Mothma's face as an insulting send-off gesture. This "drink" turned out to be nanomachines that slowly killed Mon Mothma until she was saved by the Mon Calamari Jedi Cilghal who used the Force to heal her.

Mon Mothma never truly recovered and eventually resigned her post in favor of the Organa Solo, retiring from public life. Mothma eventually died of old age shortly before the Yuuzhan Vong invasion.

Behind The Scenes
Mon Mothma was portrayed by Caroline Blakiston in Return of the Jedi and Genevieve O'Reilly in Revenge of the Sith. Most of the footage of O'Reilly, including a scene that illustrates early discussions on the formation of a resistance, did not appear in the theatrical release of the film, although it is slated to be included in the DVD release. However, she is seen briefly near the beginning of the film, after the Invisible Hand crashlands on Coruscant.

In the Expanded Universe, the voice of Mon Mothma was portrayed by Peggy Roberts-Hope in Star Wars: Dark Forces and Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith, by Carolyn Seymour in Jedi Outcast and by Natalia Nogulich in the Return of the Jedi radio drama.

Appearances

 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (novel, deleted scenes)
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
 * Star Wars: Dark Forces
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * The Truce at Bakura
 * Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
 * Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Heir to the Empire
 * Dark Empire