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- "I'm sorry, Jyn. Without the full support of the council, the odds are too great."
- ―Mon Mothma, to Jyn Erso
The Alliance High Command, also known as Alliance Command, Rebel Command, Rebel Alliance High Command, Rebel council, the Alliance council or the Rebellion Command, was the leadership council of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. It was headed by Chancellor Mon Mothma. Soldiers in the field complained that it attempted to manage the Rebellion as a government, and not a military resistance.
History
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Early days
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In the early days of the rebellion against the Galactic Empire, various rebel cells began coordinating their efforts to combat the reign of the Empire.[14] A Rebel Command was established that included Bail Organa and Commander Jun Sato. In 2 BBY, Organa and Sato tasked the crew of the Ghost with a mission to recover a rebel team led by Saw Gerrera from the planet Geonosis.[8]
Following the formation of the Rebel Alliance,[15] the Alliance High Command based themselves on Dantooine before they transferred operations to a new headquarters[10] inside the ruins of the Great Temple on Yavin 4. It was from there that the Alliance launched their assault on the planet Scarif and saw the acquisition of the technical data to the Galactic Empire's new superweapon, the Death Star.[6]
After Yavin
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Following the evacuation from Yavin,[16] The Alliance High Command met in the Alliance Fleet to discuss what actions to take next. Leia Organa, who had just completed a successful assault on Weapons Factory Alpha on Cymoon 1, urged the leadership to allow her team to continue pressing the Alliance's advantage against the Empire. Admiral Gial Ackbar told the princess that they could not maintain such an offensive due to still being on the run.[1]
Learning of the Second Death Star
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The Alliance High Command learns that the Empire is building a new Death Star.
Four years after the Battle of Yavin,[12] the High Command had transferred their headquarters to Admiral Ackbar's flagship Home One. When Rebel command learned that the Empire was building a second Death Star over the Forest moon of Endor, they ordered the Alliance Fleet to assemble near the planet Sullust, where they planned the assault on the battle station.[11]
Legacy
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With the Galactic Empire's defeat at the Battle of Endor, the Alliance was reorganized into the New Republic.[17] The Alliance High Command eventually transitioned into the New Republic Command.[13]
Appearances
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Non-canon appearances
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- William Shakespeare's The Jedi Doth Return
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "The Embersteel Blade"
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Return to the Wheel"
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Flight of the Arrowhead"
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "A Perilous Rescue"
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures – "Escape from Coruscant"
LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales – "Gambit on Geonosis"
Sources
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Celebration Reel on StarWars.com (backup link)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer 2 on StarWars.com
- Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story "Together" TV Spot on the official Star Wars YouTube Channel
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide (First identified as Rebel Alliance High Command and Rebel council)
- Star Wars: Rogue One: Rebel Dossier
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy From A To Z (As Alliance Council)
Alliance High Command in the Databank (backup link)
Admiral Raddus in the Databank (backup link)
Base One in the Databank (backup link)
General Dustil Forell in the Databank (backup link)
General Pitt Onoran in the Databank (backup link)
Rebel Massassi Outpost in the Databank (backup link)
The New Republic in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Star Wars 4: Skywalker Strikes, Part IV
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Battlefront: Twilight Company
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Moving Target: A Princess Leia Adventure
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Star Wars 45: Mutiny at Mon Cala, Part II
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2
Star Wars Rebels – "Ghosts of Geonosis"
- ↑ Forces of Destiny: The Leia Chronicles
- ↑ 10.0 10.1
Rebel Massassi Outpost in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Before the Awakening
- ↑
Star Wars Rebels – "Fire Across the Galaxy"
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Star Wars Rebels – "Secret Cargo"
- ↑ Princess Leia, Part I
- ↑ Aftermath