- "We are all the Republic."
- ―Lina Soh
Lina Soh was a female Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic during the High Republic Era,[1] holding office around 232 BBY.[2] Jedi Master Avar Kriss noted that Soh appeared to be far more delicate than she actually was.[3]
Elected prior to the Great Disaster, Soh oversaw a period of great expansion. Soh established outreach programs, such as the Starlight Beacon, to bring the worlds of the Outer Rim Territories into the Republic. At the chancellor's request, the Jedi Order also established its own outposts in the far reaches of the galaxy, to provide assistance to any group or world who might require it. These outposts were built to function autonomously from the authority of the Jedi Temple on Coruscant and, by extension, that of the Republic itself.[3]
Companions[edit | edit source]
Lina Soh had two pet targons, Matari and Voru.[3] The twin targons were closely bonded to Lina Soh and were loyal to her in a way no other being was.[3] They acted as bodyguards, companions, and were said to have never left her side.[3] Lina Soh often spoke to Voru and Matari as she verbally thought through her ideas or plans.[3] While the targons did not possess the ability to understand basic, they could sense and understand her feelings and emotions.[3]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Concept art by Grant Griffin
Lina Soh is a character created for Star Wars: The High Republic publishing project.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
"Starlight: Part One - Go Together"—Star Wars Insider 199 (First mentioned)
- The High Republic: Light of the Jedi (First appearance, simultaneous with The High Republic: Light of the Jedi audiobook)
- The High Republic: Light of the Jedi audiobook (First appearance, simultaneous with The High Republic: Light of the Jedi)
- The High Republic: A Test of Courage (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic: A Test of Courage audiobook (Mentioned only)
- The High Republic 1
Sources[edit | edit source]
Inside Star Wars: The High Republic: Meet the Jedi Knights and Masters, Part 2 on StarWars.com (backup link)
Star Wars: The High Republic | Launch Trailer on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
"Starlight: Part One - Go Together"—Star Wars Insider 199
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Star Wars: The High Republic | Announcement Trailer on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) states that the events of Star Wars: The High Republic take place 200 years prior to the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 32 BBY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 The High Republic: Light of the Jedi
- ↑ Tarkin
- ↑ Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel