Admiral Gial Ackbar is a character in the Star Wars universe. A member of the amphibious Mon Calamari species, Gial was the foremost military commander of the Alliance Fleet who led major combat operations against the Galactic Empire and was later integral in the formation of the New Republic. Gial played a supporting role in the 1983 film, Return of the Jedi, and later became a prominent character in the novels, comic books, and other media of the Star Wars Expanded Universe. He also played a minor role in {{WikiLink2|disney|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]].
