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72-687: The series deals with the Rebel Alliance unit, Rogue Squadron, who under the command of Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles use starfighters to engage and defeat the Galactic Empire . The games are set during episodes A New Hope , The Empire Strikes Back , and Return of the Jedi and recreate the battles that take place during those films, notably the Battle of Hoth , which is in every Rogue Squadron game in one form or another. Both of

144-418: A spiritual sequel ) is a product or fictional work that is similar to, or directly inspired by, another previous product or work, but (unlike a traditional prequel or sequel ) does not explicitly continue the product line or media franchise of its predecessor, and is thus only a successor "in spirit". Spiritual successors often have similar themes and styles to their preceding material, but are generally

216-625: A Mon Calamari flagship barely manage to escape the 501st Legion and Death Squadron with the stolen data plans. Right after the battle, the Tantive IV , an Alderaanian corvette carrying Princess Leia Organa is captured by Vader's flagship, Imperial I -class Star Destroyer Devastator , while attempting to deliver the plans to Bail Organa on Alderaan . All members of the Alderaanian Consular Security onboard are either killed or taken prisoner and Princess Leia Organa

288-570: A Rebel assault on an Imperial facility on the heavily-defended planet Scarif successfully manages to capture schematics of the Death Star. The Battle of Scarif was the first major engagement against the Empire, and ended in a pyrrhic victory; all members of Rogue One are killed in action, and the Rebel fleet was decimated. After successfully capturing the Death Star plans, Alderaanian soldiers aboard

360-600: A better future using insurgency weapons and tactics. The Rebel Alliance was first featured as the main protagonistic faction in the films A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). The faction's origins were alluded to in Revenge of the Sith (2005), and their early activities are featured in the Disney XD television series Rebels , the anthology film Rogue One (2016), and

432-410: A complement of expensive starfighters equipped with FTL hyperdrives and deflector shields that traveled alongside the fleet. This was in contrast to Imperial naval doctrine, whose TIE-series starfighters were lightly armored and lacked hyperdrives to lower unit cost and discourage pilot defection. The Alliance's focus on small light combat ships and on starfighters allowed them to effectively fight

504-542: A decisive advantage over the Galactic Empire's "big powerful ships" doctrine. Anti-Imperial operations emphasized depredation and delayed actions, covertly relocating compromised bases to another secured system, interdiction in slowing down the Imperials' momentum, and inflicting maximum damage on the enemy without, in principle, becoming decisively engaged. The Alliance finds its strength almost entirely in

576-412: A distinct intellectual property . In fiction, the term generally refers to a work by a creator that shares similarities to one of their earlier works, but is set in a different continuity , and features distinct characters and settings. Such works may arise when licensing issues prevent a creator from releasing a direct sequel using the same copyrighted characters and names as the original. The term

648-517: A liability; described as "a ragtag force strategically ill-fed and cobbled together of incompatible ships and squadrons". The Alliance fleet shifted military doctrine ; the guerrilla warfare aspect of the grand strategy was de-emphasized, and conventional forces took over the primary prosecution of the war. Once the New Republic became powerful enough, the Alliance fleet was reorganized into

720-413: A new tactics menu that allows the player to form up their squadron or set a target for their squadron such as laser turrets or enemy TIE fighters . The game also expanded on the unlockable levels of the original-- Beggars Canyon is included in the tutorial, the opening level Battle of Yavin was included in both games, and Battle of Hoth was made more authentic. Rogue Leader features short clips from

792-517: A prequel to the original book , takes many elements and designs from the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory . Spiritual successor games are sometimes made by the same studio as the original, but with a new title due to licensing issues. Some examples of these include: Alternatively, a successor may be developed by some of the staff who worked on the preceding game, under a new studio name. Examples of these include: The term

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864-539: A stateless strategy in conjunction with wolfpack - guerrilla warfare against the Imperial fleet throughout the galaxy. Capital ships are portrayed as having no place in the Rebellion, as they are described as expensive to build, maintain, and to keep fully crewed. The Rebellion is portrayed as far too limited in both manpower and resources to justify putting so much of both into a giant target. The Galactic Empire , on

936-577: A successor of the Alliance, to stand against the First Order , a new military power formed by hardline remnants from the Empire. After Disney's acquisition of the franchise, Lucasfilm announced in 2014 that previous works outside the theatrical films and The Clone Wars would no longer be considered canon, but began to be republished under the Legends banner. Canon members: Spiritual successor A spiritual successor (sometimes called

1008-484: Is also more broadly applied to video games developed by a different studio with no connection to the original, and simply inspired by the gameplay, aesthetics or other elements of the preceding work. Examples of such games include: In sports, the Ravens–Steelers rivalry is considered the spiritual successor to the older Browns–Steelers rivalry due to the original Cleveland Browns relocation to Baltimore , as well as

1080-529: Is also used more broadly to describe a pastiche work that intentionally evokes similarities to pay homage to other influential works, but is also distinct enough to avoid copyright infringement . Arthur Conan Doyle 's Sherlock Holmes stories, published between 1887 and 1927, drew a large number of pastiches from other authors as early as the 1900s to capture the same mystery and spirit as Doyle's writings. Subsequently, Doyle and his publishers, and since then Doyle's estate, had aggressive enforced copyright on

1152-440: Is exactly what the mastermind of this heist Luthen Rael wanted. The Rebels episode, "Zero Hour", demonstrates the Imperials' absolute naval supremacy when they successfully entrapped the "Phoenix Fleet" during the Battle of Atollon , and forced them in engaging on equal footing; resulting a decisive victory for the Imperials and the total decimation of the Rebel fleet. During the events of Rogue One and A New Hope ,

1224-527: Is held hostage for a time by Darth Vader . In order to punish both her and her home planet government's central involvement in the Rebel Alliance, Leia is forced to witness Alderaan 's destruction by the Death Star . The Princess is subsequently rescued by Luke Skywalker , Han Solo , Chewbacca , and Obi-Wan Kenobi , who then deliver the station schematics to the Alliance. Subsequent analysis of

1296-681: The Battle of Scarif under Cassian Andor , and spearheaded the ground assault during the Battle of Endor . The Alliance military largely consisted of mothballed , improvised, repurposed , or stolen civilian ships from dozens of manufacturers; they lacked the means, resources or shipyards to build, maintain and crew thousands of military-grade capital ships . The Alliance constantly had to change bases and their carrier ships routinely had to escape into hyperspace before recovering their fighter complement. The biggest and most powerful warship they had available were several MC80 star cruisers supplied to

1368-478: The Delegation of 2000 were arrested; Mothma and Organa retained their Senatorship by remaining outwardly obedient to Palpatine, while secretly leading the unification of disparate bands of insurgents into what they termed the Rebel Alliance. The Disney series Rebels depicts the development of the rebellion against the Galactic Empire beginning five years before A New Hope (5 BBY) and fourteen years after

1440-636: The Disney+ series Andor . Note : All dates in this article are in the BBY/ABY format. This is a fictional in-universe dating system centred on the Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope in which the first Death Star is destroyed. BBY is Before the Battle of Yavin ; ABY is After the Battle of Yavin. Significant dates in the uprising are: The earliest possible origins of the Alliance to Restore

1512-596: The GameCube Rogue Squadron games feature "making-of" documentaries. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron was released for the Nintendo 64 video game console and the PC on December 7, 1998. It was one of the first Nintendo 64 games to support the console's Expansion Pak , which allowed higher-quality graphics to be displayed while playing. The story is set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back (with

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1584-542: The Massassi Group based on Yavin 4 , which by Rogue One (1 BBY) and A New Hope (0 BBY) was commanded by General Jan Dodonna . One last important rebel cell that later became part of the Rebel Alliance was the Mon Calamari Exodus Fleet , commanded by Admiral Raddus and Admiral Ackbar , formed out of civilian spacecraft during the Imperial occupation of Mon Cala in 18 BBY (1 year into

1656-492: The 1950s, the character Solar Pons , a pastiche of Holmes, appeared in several books not authorized by the estate of Conan Doyle. These copyright issues have continued into contemporary times: in the case Klinger v. Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd. (2014), it was determined that the characters of Holmes and Watson were in the public domain. However, certain story elements were under copyright until 2023. In films and television shows, spiritual successor often describes similar works by

1728-461: The 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit ; both films showcases worlds where cartoon characters coexist with humans. The 2022 miniseries We Own This City was described as a spiritual successor to the 2002–08 series The Wire in that both are street-level crime dramas set in Baltimore and both are produced by David Simon for HBO . The 2023 film Wonka , while being described as

1800-644: The Alliance Grand Army ; Crix Madine serving as General of Alliance Pathfinders . The Alliance military could never decisively win a "land war" with the Empire. Generally speaking, the quality of Alliance infantry varied greatly by unit . Due to the highly decentralized structure of the Alliance, these units often operated independently with little oversight, and were frequently lacking in discipline, equipment, intelligence and combat skills. They often consisted of convicts, street thugs, pirates, outlaws, and anyone whose profession placed them at odds with

1872-412: The Alliance by Alderaan . The Imperial leadership considered collateral damage as " acceptable margins " in rooting out insurgents; this contrasted against the Alliance's surgical precision to avoid civilian casualties . To minimize losses, the Alliance military leadership heavily favored carrier battle groups supporting starfighter strike crafts for fast-attack style of warfare, thereby leveraging

1944-626: The Alliance by Mon Calamari , but the Alliance Fleet kept these in reserve and never risked deploying them, even when strategically-critical bases in Atollon , Yavin , and Hoth came under siege. The Alliance fleet is geared towards fabian strategy , space superiority , wolfpack operations , hit-and-run tactics , secret missions, subterfuge , and general elements of a stateless military grand strategy . They used gunships and corvettes to screen Imperial starfighters. Their warships carried

2016-505: The Alliance learns of the construction of the ' Death Star ', an enormous superweapon capable of obliterating entire planets, intended to cement the Empire's rule of terror. Intelligence gathered reveals that a Death Star engineer antipathetic to the causes of the Empire had intentionally included a design flaw that, if exploited, could bring down the entire station. With the help of the Rogue One squad led by Jyn Erso and Cassian Andor ,

2088-477: The Alliance. The New Republic found itself with no shortage of recruits and resources: the declining popularity of the Empire pushed many long time Imperial loyalists to the Rebel cause, including those of Inferno Squadron, who after Operation Cinder, which saw the destruction of countless Imperial worlds, opened the eyes of many to the atrocities of the Empire. Even the most dedicated Imperials such as Inferno Squadron commander Iden Versio were moved to defect after

2160-577: The Death Star in a last-ditch attempt to exploit the vulnerability before it could fire upon the Rebel base. Despite fighters sustaining heavy losses, one pilot—the Force-sensitive Luke Skywalker —successfully guides torpedoes down the exhaust port. The Death Star is obliterated in a catastrophic explosion, and the battle ends in a decisive Rebel victory. In the Star Wars comics, the Rebellion wins numerous victories against

2232-565: The Death Star. Despite the Corps' high-maintenance costs and being chronically understaffed, with starfighter logistics, aerospace engineers and veteran pilots being limited in numbers, the Alliance doctrine—raiding targets before they could mount a defense, then leaving—proved flawless in singling out vulnerable targets and attacking only when they had strength, and only when the results were spectacular. Seventy percent of sorties were reconnaissance missions: finding targets for starfighter raids became

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2304-567: The Emperor, and to all sentient beings in the Galaxy, to make clear to all the Purposes and Goals of this Rebellion. We believe that the Galactic Empire has willfully and malignantly usurped the rights of the free beings of the Galaxy and therefore, it is our unalienable right to abolish it from the Galaxy. We, the Rebel Alliance, do therefore in the name—and by the authority—of the free beings of

2376-532: The Empire after the destruction of the Death Star, destroying its major weapons factory on Cymoon 1, breaking an Imperial blockade around the Rebel world of Tureen VII by stealing the Imperial I -class Star Destroyer Harbinger and recruiting the Mon Calamari trading fleet to be refitted as an assault fleet. Such firepower would finally allow the Alliance to attack the Empire on a larger scale. However, one of

2448-542: The Empire when and how they could. Not until the Battle of Endor would the whole force of the Rebellion be once again united in a single place. In The Empire Strikes Back , the Alliance suffers a crushing defeat on Hoth when one of their main command centers, Echo Base , is overrun by the Darth Vader's elite personal Imperial armed forces, the Death Squadron and the 501st Legion . The remaining forces of

2520-476: The Empire's policy towards its citizens and therefore changed its relationship with its citizens. In 5 BBY, on the relatively unremarkable planet of Aldhani, a small Rebel team managed to infiltrate the local Imperial depository, stealing a decent portion of the sector payroll. This created a massive Imperial overreaction, increasing their security spending and draconian law enforcement policies, making all future rebellious activity even more costly and difficult, which

2592-533: The Empire, 18 years prior to the Battle of Yavin ). Near the end of the third season of Rebels , in "Secret Cargo", Alliance co-founder Senator Mon Mothma , escaped assassination for condemning the Ghorman Massacre and speaking out against the Emperor (2 BBY). She called out to the various rebel cells and insurgency factions to unite into a unified coalition: We, the beings of the Rebel Alliance, do this day send forth this Declaration to His Majesty,

2664-549: The Empire, such as Jun Sato 's Phoenix Squadron . Senator Bail Organa (along with his wife, queen Breha Organa) of Alderaan and former Jedi Ahsoka Tano both play a pivotal role in coordinating these splinter cells into a legitimate threat capable of challenging Imperial rule. Funded primarily by the Royal House of Alderaan, the alliance began to allocate resources towards a united front against Imperial rule. The Spectres and Phoenix Squadron were later integrated into

2736-424: The Empire. These infantry were tolerated by Alliance Command, both for their willingness to mount an insurgency against the Empire, and for them being expendable. Mission critical operations were carried out by few standardized special forces units, dubbed "pathfinders", who had previous military training for infiltration, asymmetrical warfare, and were capable of operating without resupply. Pathfinders volunteered in

2808-548: The Galactic Empire and its authoritarian rule. Its stated goal is to restore the liberal governance of the previous Galactic Republic , which had been dissolved after its leader Palpatine seized absolute power and declared himself emperor . It is the main protagonistic faction of the original Star Wars trilogy . In the Star Wars universe, the Rebel insurgency conducts covert operations on Imperial garrison worlds, utilizing

2880-488: The Galactic Empire's well-funded and well-armed military. The Alliance Starfleet almost never become decisively engaged or placed their ships at risk; they avoided pitched battles , frontal assaults , wars of attrition and conventional , symmetric engagements with the Imperials at all costs. Instead of engaging the Imperials in open firefights, the Rebel Alliance largely embraced flexible non-committal attack tactics utilizing mainly fast attack CR90 corvettes supplied to

2952-471: The Galaxy, solemnly publish and declare our intentions: To these ends, we pledge our property, our honor, and our lives. Many Rebel ships arrive at a rendezvous point above Dantooine to unite and form the "Alliance to Restore the Republic". The Alliance Military and its activities were overseen by Alliance High Command, who managed the logistical and strategic matters of the Rebellion's efforts against

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3024-604: The Holmes character, often requiring authors that were publishing stories to change any use of Holmes' name to something else. The name "Herlock Sholmes" became one of the more common variations on this, notably in Maurice Leblanc 's Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes , with the Sholmes character having a personality similar, but not quite exactly like Holmes to further distance potential copyright issues. In and around

3096-610: The Naboo Starfighter required two consecutive codes, and R2-D2's sounds did not play after the first code. In 1999, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron won the Origins Award for Best Action Computer Game of 1998 . Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader was released as launch game in 2001 for the GameCube . Developed by Factor 5 and published by LucasArts, Rogue Leader expanded on the original game with improved graphics and

3168-620: The New Republic Military, charged with the defense of the New Republic. About a year after the Battle of Endor, the Rebellion defeated Imperial forces during the Battle of Jakku , formally established the New Republic government, and suspends offensive operations. Thus, the Galactic Civil War came to a close. Three decades later, by the time of The Force Awakens , the New Republic backed the Resistance army,

3240-407: The Rebel ships were destroyed in the battle before Leia found a way around the sabotage and allowed the remaining ships to escape. However, Generals Jan Dodonna and Davits Draven, as well as several other high-ranking Rebel officers, were killed during the battle and the remaining Rebel ships were separated in their flight. Mon Mothma instructed all Rebel cells to regroup in time while striking out at

3312-492: The Rebellion are forced to stay mobile, using Admiral Ackbar 's flagship, Home One , as their headquarters. By Return of the Jedi , the Alliance has regrouped and learned that a second, more powerful Death Star is being constructed, and will be completed under Emperor Palpatine's personal supervision. Mon Mothma has Admiral Ackbar and Lando Calrissian command the Alliance fleet and dispatches Han Solo and Princess Leia in leading Alliance's elite special forces to disable

3384-463: The Rebellion's allies, Queen Trios of Shu-Torun (whose world's technology had been fitted into the ships of the new Rebel fleet), revealed herself as an undercover Imperial agent sent by Darth Vader to sabotage their efforts. With their ships unexpectedly paralyzed by the Shu-Torun technology, the gathered Rebel fleet could do little as they were targeted for destruction by Vader's Imperial fleet. Half

3456-603: The Republic are told during the events of Revenge of the Sith . In deleted scene 2 called "A Stirring in the Senate", a group of six Senators including Padmé Amidala , Mon Mothma and Bail Organa meet in the latter's office to discuss ways to counter the already unjustified extraordinary powers of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine "subverting the Constitution" as the Clone Wars were waning, with Mothma stating their goal

3528-589: The Trade Federation. After Rogue Squadron III , Factor 5 worked on releasing a Rogue Squadron trilogy with higher graphics and gameplay improvements for the Xbox console. It was cancelled when management in LucasArts changed in 2003 even though the game was 50 percent complete at the time. Factor 5 shifted to making an Xbox 360 launch title, Rogue Squadron: X-Wing vs Tie Fighter . It was designed to be

3600-481: The company shifted its focus to releasing a Rogue Squadron trilogy compilation for the Nintendo Wii. It was based on Factor 5's original work on the Xbox, but was further enhanced to include a variety of motion control options and motion-based lightsaber duelling. While it was completed it remains unreleased due to the financial crisis in 2008 which caused their publishers to back out of the project. The rights of

3672-519: The dominant Galactic Empire. Alliance Intelligence was headed by Spymaster Bail Organa and Spymaster Ahsoka Tano , which proved essential for maintaining communications, finding missions for the various Alliance Cells, and coordinating the Alliance's highly decentralized structure. At the time of the Battle of Endor , its chief commanders were: Gial Ackbar serving as Admiral of the Alliance Starfleet ; Jan Dodonna serving as General of

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3744-418: The end of Imperial rule over the galaxy. Following their victory at the Battle of Endor, a provisional New Republic was officially formed by Alliance members. This, combined with the Imperial power vacuum , political infighting, and Operation Cinder —Palpatine's scorched earth contingency plan—encouraged thousands of inhabited planets to either declare independence from the collapsing Empire or defect to

3816-592: The exception of the final level and secret levels) and shows the missions set during the formation of Rogue Squadron. Several unlockable vehicles appear in Star Wars: Rogue Squadron . By inputting certain text-based cheat codes , the player could unlock the Millennium Falcon , a TIE interceptor , an AT-ST , a 1969 Buick Electra , and a Naboo N-1 Starfighter from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace . LucasArts, anticipating

3888-694: The fall of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order in Revenge of the Sith (19 BBY). The show focuses on a motley group of rebels (all of whom have been affected by the Empire in one form or another) that banded together aboard a freighter starship called Ghost . They called themselves the Spectres and were led by Hera Syndulla. By the end of the first season, it is revealed that there were various clandestine cell systems that were resisting

3960-598: The film was acquired by Bad Robot , producer J. J. Abrams recognized a common element of a giant monster attack between the two films, and chose to market 10 Cloverfield Lane as a spiritual successor to Cloverfield to help bring interest to the newer film, which allowed him to establish a franchise he could build upon in the future. Spiritual successors are common in Indian film industries, particularly Bollywood, where films marketed as sequels do not share continuity with their predecessors. The 2006 film Superman Returns

4032-437: The film's release in 1999, programmed in the unlockable extra and released the code in conjunction with the movie. During the five months between the game's release and that of The Phantom Menace , players discovered many of the secret vehicles, but the Naboo Starfighter remained unknown due to its unusual method of unlocking. The former two vehicles became playable when a password was entered and R2-D2 's beeps affirmed it, but

4104-552: The first multiplayer focused title in the series, but the game was cancelled by LucasArts before completion due to uncertainties in the console market. Factor 5 was approached by Sony to create a launch title for the upcoming PlayStation 3, but Sony declined on the Rogue Squadron series. The game engine and assets were then adapted into the PlayStation 3 game Lair . After Factor 5's exclusivity period with Sony ended,

4176-746: The group), it is explained that the Delegation of 2000 disgruntled Senators will present a petition to the Chancellor. Amidala was more willing to oppose Palpatine now, but wanted to involve the Jedi, at least Anakin Skywalker . However, aside from one Senator agreeing, the others doubted whether the Jedi Council would be loyal to the Republic or the Chancellor, and opted to wait. Amidala died in premature childbirth not long after her last-ditch attempt to prevent Anakin's fall . In The Imperial Handbook , Grand Moff Tarkin related that most members of

4248-477: The linear format of the two previous titles and featured two intertwined storylines following the adventures of Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles . Rebel Strike was the first in the Rogue Squadron series to include a multiplayer mode. The game featured two-player competitive dogfights, races, and land assaults as well as a co-operative campaign including all but two of the missions from Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader . Star Wars Episode I: Battle for Naboo

4320-445: The movie trilogy, during the menu screens and cut-scenes. Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike was released in 2003 for the GameCube , and was developed by Factor 5 and published by LucasArts. It added to the game the ability for the player to depart their starfighter and join in on a land battle as well as enter into land vehicles such as an Imperial AT-AT and AT-ST during certain missions. The mission selection screen broke away from

4392-487: The other hand, is portrayed as capable of always fielding greater numbers and greater firepower. Being able to hit high-valued targets and get out is therefore depicted as being much more important to the Empire. While the Empire labels all dissenters and rebels as extremists and terrorists in Imperial propaganda , the Alliance is depicted and portrayed in various Star Wars media as a group of resilient freedom fighters , based on tolerance, self-empowerment, and hope for

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4464-515: The reactivated Browns having a 6–30 record against the Steelers since returning to the league in 1999 . The Honda CR-Z is regarded as the spiritual successor to the second generation Honda CR-X in both name and exterior design, despite a nearly two decade time difference in production. The Toyota Fortuner SUV is a spiritual successor to the Toyota 4Runner SUV mainly because they both share

4536-404: The same creator, or starring the same cast. For example, the show Parks and Recreation is a spiritual successor to The Office . Both are workplace mockumentaries developed by Greg Daniels , featuring satirical humor and characters being filmed by an in-universe documentary film crew. The film 10 Cloverfield Lane was not originally scripted with any connection to Cloverfield . When

4608-464: The schematics reveals the critical vulnerability to be an exhaust port leading directly to the station's reactor core. The Empire discovers the location of the primary Alliance headquarters on a moon of the planet Yavin through a tracking device covertly planted on Han Solo 's vessel, and deploys the Death Star to destroy the base and crush the insurgency once and for all. During the ensuing battle of Yavin , Rebel starfighter squadrons lead an assault on

4680-497: The starfighter arena, offering some of the most effective and versatile small strike craft within Star Wars canon. The Alliance was plagued by lack of resources: it was low on fighters, manpower, real estate. Jan Dodonna believed unsupported hyperspace-capable starfighters could undermine the Empire's control of space and demonstrated this to the galaxy by winning high-profile victories: Star Destroyers , shipyards, local fleets and

4752-466: The station's defenses while Luke distracts Darth Vader. The Alliance subsequently wins the Battle of Endor , in which Emperor Palpatine , Darth Vader , the Death Squadron -Imperial armada, and much of the Imperial hierarchy are killed in action. The loss of the second Death Star and other invaluable Imperial naval assets, along with the deaths of Imperial leaders aboard, marked the beginning of

4824-527: The title were later absorbed by LucasArts during the Factor 5 bankruptcy liquidation. [REDACTED] Category Rebel Alliance The Rebel Alliance (known formally in-universe as the Alliance to Restore the Republic ) is an organization that features in the fictional world of the Star Wars franchise . The Alliance is portrayed as a stateless coalition of rebel dissidents and defectors who oppose

4896-628: The top priority of Alliance intelligence. The introduction of the A-wing , B-wing and X-wing , along with the former Imperial officers who piloted them, only improved upon that advantage. The fall of the Old Republic and the birth of the Empire, as depicted in Revenge of the Sith , marked the beginning of the bloody Galactic Civil War . As portrayed in the live-action series Andor , one single moment in Galactic history completely changed

4968-460: The witnessing the destruction of her homeworld Vardos . Finally realizing the Empire's propaganda had deceived them, many Imperials began to feel shame over their actions, in particular over the destruction of Alderaan . Despite fact that the New Republic was now winning the war, had a lot more resources than before—and a lot more recruits—the New Republic was suffering from logistic nightmares. The decentralized structure that served them well became

5040-512: Was "preserving democracy within the Republic". Amidala was initially skeptical of Palpatine's evil intentions because he had supported her during the Trade Federation's occupation of Naboo ( The Phantom Menace , 32 BBY), but Organa and Mon Mothma announced the formation of an anti-Palpatine 'organization'; the six Senators agreed to a pact of silence. In deleted scene 3 titled "Seeds of Rebellion" (in Amidala's apartment with two new Senators joining

5112-470: Was created as a spiritual sequel to Superman: The Movie and Superman II , with no references to Superman III or Superman IV: The Quest for Peace , though the Arrowverse 's Crisis on Infinite Earths would later confirm that the latter two sequels had occurred within the timeline established in the 2006 film. The 2022 film Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers was created as a spiritual sequel to

5184-401: Was released on December 18, 2000, for the Nintendo 64 and on March 12, 2001, for PC , and was developed by Factor 5. "Battle for Naboo" is a spiritual successor to the original game in its design, with added land and water combat. It very loosely follows the plot of Episode I: The Phantom Menace , but focuses on minor film character Gavyn Sykes, a Nabooian security lieutenant, as he fights

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