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The Loyalists were a political faction within the Galactic Republic Senate. The Loyalist senators promoted loyalty to the Republic and its leader, Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine, during the Separatist Crisis and the ensuing Clone Wars. Palpatine formed a select group of senators to make up the Loyalist Committee.[1] They were loyal to the expansion of Palpatine's emergency war powers. The faction was strangely held together by an alliance between several idealists, the Militarist faction, and threatened Rim Worlds. Most members believed that the Republic was the only thing that ensured peace and justice in the galaxy, and that the Clone Wars were necessary to avoid a devastating collapse of the economy that was rooted in secession.[2]
During the Clone Wars, the term "Loyalist" came to simply refer to those who supported the Republic instead of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.[4] Senior Captain[5] Mitth'raw'nuruodo "Thrawn" referred to the star systems in support of the Republic as the "Loyalist systems."[4] The Loyalist political faction remained in existence, but some of its members came to disagree with Palpatine's use of Emergency Powers[6] and formed the Delegation of 2,000.[7]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Graphic Novel Adaptation
- Queen's Hope (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- Thrawn: Alliances (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
Bail Organa in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)- Mon Mothma in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Orn Free Taa in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Princess Leia: Royal Rebel
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Dawn of Rebellion
- Rise of the Separatists
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Mon Mothma - Topps' Women of Star Wars)
- Alderaan in the Databank (backup link)
- Bail Organa in the Databank (backup link)
- Confederacy of Independent Systems in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
- Coruscant in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
- Jar Jar Binks in the Databank (backup link)
- Mace Windu in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
- Mon Mothma in the Databank (backup link)
- Orn Free Taa in the Databank (backup link)
- Padmé Amidala in the Databank (backup link)
- Rush Clovis in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4
Bail Organa in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rise of the Separatists
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thrawn: Alliances
- ↑ Thrawn Ascendancy: Chaos Rising
- ↑ Bail Organa in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rebel Files