This article is about Leia Organa from the Canon timeline. For her Legends counterpart, see Leia Organa (Legends).
| “ | I believe in the Rebel Alliance. I believe in its mission. I believe we will succeed. The Empire will be defeated, and freedom will return to this galaxy. I will not stop until we win, and then I will fight to make sure nothing like the Empire ever returns | „ |
| ~ Leia Organa Solo |
Leia Organa Solo (born Leia Amidala Skywalker) is a major protagonist in the Star Wars universe. She is the deuteragonist of the Original Trilogy, a minor protagonist in Rogue one and Star Wars Rebels and one of the major protagonists of the Sequel Trilogy. She is the daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, the twin sister of Luke Skywalker, wife of Han Solo and the mother of Ben Solo/Kylo Ren.
Many years after her birth, Leia unknowingly reunites with her twin brother, Luke Skywalker and Han Solo after they rescue her from Imperial Imprisonment on the Death Star while eventually becoming one of the greatest leaders in the rebellion against the Empire.
During the events of The Rise of Skywalker, Leia became a Jedi Master to Rey, who honored Leia and the Skywalker family by adopting their last name and plays a role in the redemption of her son (at the cost of her life).
In the original and sequel trilogies, she was portrayed by the late Carrie Fisher. Aiden Barton appeared as an infant Leia in Revenge of the Sith. She was voiced by Julie Dolan in Star Wars Rebels. For Rogue One Leia was portrayed by Ingvild Deila, with Fisher's features digitally superimposed over Deila.
Background
Before her birth, Leia's and Luke's births were predicted by the Force Priestess Serenity, told Yoda there was another Skywalker and Yoda heard his voice from the future say so as well.
After her birth, Leia was adopted by Bail and Breha Organa while her brother Luke was sent to live with their aunt and uncle on Tatooine.
Personality
As a child, Leia was a tomboyish and outspoken young girl who resented the title "Princess." As she matured, Leia developed into a rebellious, kind, and caring individual. Similar to her twin brother, Leia often fantasized about exploring the galaxy and frequently overlooked her responsibilities. She inherits traits from both her parents; in fact, her adoptive parents, Bail and Breha, remarked that Leia reminds them of Padmé, as mentioned in Part I of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan described Leia as wise, discerning, and kind, much like her mother. Yet, she also embodies the passion, fearlessness, and straightforwardness of Anakin. Like both her parents, she is never hesitant to express her thoughts. Leia was quite opinionated and had a fiery temper, similar to Anakin, to the extent that she questioned her father's feelings before his descent into the Dark Side.
Leia, like Amidala, was also a passionate supporter of democracy and freedom, especially speaking out against the Empire's oppression of innocent people. It was also her cover that she was actually a part of the Rebel Alliance, fighting against the Empire and acting like she doesn't want to overthrow Palpatine.
Leia also cared very deeply for her friends and family, especially her relationship with her brother Luke and her husband, Han Solo. However, Leia, like their father Anakin, is strong-willed and not as forgiving as well as being quite the snappy snarker. As such, keys refused to accept Anakin was her father. However, moments she became one with the Force, Leia finally accepted her father's love and forgiveness.
By the events of The Force Awakens, Leia has become quite wise and had for many years served as a senator for the New Republic. However, when Leia was revealed by the traitorous senator Carise Sindian to be Darth Vader's daughter, Leia was publicly humiliated. She was no longer as trusting as she once had been and only confided in a few close friends afterwards, such as Gial Ackbar. The loss of her son, Ben Solo, to Snoke also caused her great grief as did Han Solo leaving her when he was unable to cope with the loss. Thus, she became extremely dedicated in her fight against the First Order, and to finding her brother Luke, who had disappeared after Ben, now called Kylo Ren, massacred most of the New Jedi Order Luke had tried so hard to build. By finding Luke, Leia would attempt to bring hope back to the galaxy.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
- Power of the Force
Abilities
- High intelligence
- Beauty
- Charisma
- Leadership
- Master strategist
- Master politician
- Marksmanship
- Skilled Lightsaber duelist
- Combat skills
- Martial arts
Possessions
- Her Lightsaber
Prequel Trilogy
Revenge of the Sith
Chronologically, Leia first appears in Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. At the beginning of the film, Padmé informed Anakin she was pregnant. One night, Anakin had a terrible dream where his wife and daughter died in childbirth. Palpatine used Anakin's fear of losing his wife and children against him and one of the factors that caused him to fall to the dark side of the Force. After becoming Darth Vader, Anakin Force-chokes Padmé when he believes she brought Obi-Wan to kill him, endangering both Padmé and their unborn children. Obi-Wan bested Anakin in combat and took the pregnant Padmé to Polis Massa. It was there that Leia was born, five minutes after her twin brother, Luke. She was adopted by Bail Organa of Alderaan in order to protect her from the Emperor and her biological father while her brother was sent to live with their aunt and uncle.
In Between Series
Star Wars Rebels
Leia appears on the show voiced by Juli Dolan. She appears in the episode, "A Princess on Lothal." This episode takes place four years before A New Hope, thus making Leia around fifteen years old.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Leia gains the Death Star plans that had been transmitted on the planet Scarif with the efforts of Jyn Erso and her group of renegades.
In this film, a digital face of Leia was placed on the actress playing her to when Carrie Fisher was younger.
Original Trilogy
A New Hope
The Empire Strikes Back
Over the next three years, Leia was highly annoyed by Han Solo at first before she ultimately developed romantic feelings for him. Several days before the battle of Hoth, Leia became aware of Han's decision to leave the Rebel Alliance and pay for his debt to Jabba the Hutt because the group had a run-in with one of Jabba's bounty hunters. Han bade farewell to General Carlist Rieekan and Leia, but she denied her feelings. He was angered by Leia's lack of honesty about his leaving. Later that evening, when Luke was reported missing and Han went out to find him, Leia was evidently worried for her friends. Despite her fears, Leia was told by one of the officers they had to close the gates. However, the next morning, Han found Luke and brought him back to the base, where he was nursed back to health.
After Luke recovered, Leia was with her brother, Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO and R2-D2. She grew infuriated with Han and kissed Luke in retaliation before departing. They left Luke to rest when General Rieekan called Leia and the remaining visitors of Luke into the command room, where the general informed Leia that the Empire had located their base. During the battle of Hoth, Leia was forced to evacuate the planet with Han on the Millennium Falcon. They were joined by R2, 3PO, and Chewie and made a clean get away just as Vader and the Stormtroopers infiltrated the now abandoned Rebel Base.
Managing to escape the Empire, the group hide in the inside of a comet unknowingly in a a space worm. It is here that Leia admits her feelings for Han and she ends up kissing him, thus beginning their romantic relationship.
Sequel Trilogy
The Force Awakens
About thirty years after the Return of the Jedi, Leia and Han have a son they name Ben Solo, named after Obi-Wan Kenobi's alias. Leia realizes her child is strong with the force and too much like his grandfather, Anakin Skywalker. She and Han had sought out Luke's help to teach Ben the ways of the force. Unfortunately, a dark side user by the name of Snoke turns Ben to the dark side, forcing the couple to split apart. Sometime when the First Order is formed, Leia forms the Resistance in retribution. She later sends her best pilot, Poe Dameron to find the missing map to her brother, Skywalker.
During a battle, Leia leads the Resistance into saving her husband and his allies on the planet, where the two of them have a bittersweet reunion. A young woman named Rey was abducted by Ren, causing a strike team led by Han, with Finn and Chewbacca on the Millennium Falcon; they were sent to rescue her while infiltrating the Starkiller Base. Before he left, Leia told encourages Han to find their son and bring him home, back to the Light. However, during the strike on the base, Leia feels her husband's death at the hands of their son through the Force. When the company returns, Leia meets Rey for the first time and they both comfort and hug each other over their mutual loss of Han.
Just after the battle, R2 later reawakens from his hibernation, revealing the missing map to Leia's twin brother. Leia bids Rey farewell and wishes the Force while she, Chewie and Artoo leave to find Luke in Ahch-Tu.
Relationships
Luke Skywalker
Luke is Leia's fraternal twin brother. At first, none knew of each other's existence until Luke sees a recording of her. Earlier in their relationship, the twins had romantic attraction which likely evolved into a friendship. In one deleted scene, Leia is upset that Luke is also going to leave along with Han and they almost kiss. Leia gets infuriated by Solo and kisses Luke in a fiery rage, which Luke didn't enjoy anyways. She later feels Luke in distress, unknowingly activating her Force powers and finds him hanging at the edge of Cloud City. In Return of the Jedi, Luke immediately knows that Leia was his sister, but Leia remains unaware of the relationship. He eventually tells her on Endor, which Leia felt like she always knew they had sibling love. She is later relieved to know that Luke survived the Death Star II from being destroyed and they hug each other when they greet one another in the Ewok village.
Thirty years later, Luke has banished himself because of what happened at the Jedi Temple when Kylo Ren had destroyed all the Jedi. Leia is desperate to find him and won't stop until he has been found.
Han Solo
Han and Leia first met on the Death Star I (which they would reflect the incidnt on years later), neither of them standing each other, but they then slowly developed into romance. By the time of the fifth episode, Leia had attracted romantic feelings from Han, but he realized she didn't hide her feelings very well. After they kiss each other, Leia realizes she is indeed in love with Han. When they are in Cloud City, Han is a little possessive over Leia when he sees Lando has developed a little admiration for her. Since Han was put in carbonite, Leia spends an entire year trying to save Han from Boba Fett and Jabba the Hutt.When she frees Han, their brief reunion was destroyed by the Hutt, causing them both to be captured. She later learned she was Luke's sister, therefore a daughter of Darth Vader, and sought comfort from Han but also worrying for her brother at the same time. Later, Leia admits she loves Luke, but not in a way she does for Han and they kiss.
Shortly after the Battle of Endor, the two marry and had a son named Ben, who falls to the Dark Side. This eventually drifts the couple apart and they go back to doing what they do best. After years, Leia and Han have had an uncomfortable reunion, but it later dissolved into romance hussle again. The reason why Han had always took off was because he wanted to have Leia miss him. She later says goodbye to Han, but feels him die through the Force, widowing Leia.
Trivia
- It is hinted in the book, Star Wars Bloodline that Leia tapped to the Dark Side of the Force to give her extra strength to strangle Jabba to death with her chain.
- When Revenge of the Sith came out, many people did not understand how it was possible that Leia claims to remember her mother when she had known her for barely a minute. There has been some debate about whether Leia is discussing her biological mother, Padmé Amidala, or her foster mother.
