Leia

Bail and his wife had been looking to adopt a child, and he came to raise and love young Leia Organa as his own child.

Leia is a petite, fair-skinned human female with brown eyes, and long brown hair that she often wears in an elaborate fashion.

A stoic Leia complied, putting the safety of the Alliance base over her personal concerns for her friends.

"She's missing her mother already, " observed Obi-Wan sagely as Leia settled into his arms, but Anakin shook his head.

Luke would learn that Leia Organa was his sister, and he would also reclaim his father from the dark side.

After the victory at Endor, Leia continued to demonstrate some ability in the Force, being able to sense her brother's presence.

It was the turmoil of the Yuuzhan Vong War and its fallout that caused Leia to return to her Jedi studies with renewed focus.

Leia practiced her skills as a Jedi with her brother, but a galaxy of distractions kept her from reaching her full potential.

In the confusion, Leia managed to momentarily stun Guri by hammering the back of her head with the heavy Ubese bounty hunter helmet.

Princess Leia got out of jail and out in the spaceship. And they got the big thing that blowed up stuff, we blowed it up together.

Imagine, you know, your friend calling from another city and having him or her pop up almost like Princess Leia in Star Wars.

Han agreed to rescue the captive Princess Leia Organa if he was to be rewarded, and rewarded well.

Princess Leia was one of the commanding members of Echo Base.

All that Leia can recall is that she was beautiful, but sad.

When Princess Leia Organa was cut off from her transport vessel, she used the Falcon to escape from the besieged base.

Leia was raised in a life of privilege, a stark contrast to her twin brother who grew up on the harsh desert world of Tatooine.

Dodonna changed his mind, eventually, and allowed Leia to go on a rescue mission to the planet Metalorn.

For a time, Luke and Leia kept their true relation and their parentage a secret from all but their most trusted friends.

He says this latest development would have done wonders for the "Star Wars" movie with the famous "Princess Leia" hologram scene.

Bail sent Leia on a mission to locate Obi-Wan Kenobi and recruit him into the Alliance to help face the Death Star challenge.

The pain and anguish of that loss echoed through the Force, crippling Leia with despair.

Leia also decided to support the Alliance, using her diplomatic immunity to smuggle supplies and information to Rebels.

It was common knowledge throughout the court that Leia was adopted into the Royal Family.

Before Obi -Wan could think of a polite way to interrupt them, Luke and Leia cried out in unison.

After the Battle of Endor, Leia went on a number of diplomatic missions on behalf of the newly founded Alliance of Free Planets.

He and his twin sister, Jaina, were born to Leia Organa and Han Solo on Coruscant during the end of the Thrawn crisis.

Leia's starship could circumvent Imperial blockades due to its protected status.

Lying on her deathbed, Mothma tendered her resignation as Chief of State, and passed on the leadership to Leia Organa Solo.

Once Artoo returned to the Rebel base with the newly liberated Princess Leia, Alliance technicians downloaded the Death Star schematics.

It was only his sister, Leia Organa Solo, that gave him the extra strength he needed.

Leia had a happy childhood, learning in the best institutes on Alderaan, and studying politics, history and art.

Yet despite her stature, for many years, Leia herself was not privy to much of her true heritage.

His passionate hatred for Jedi led him to capture Leia Organa Solo during the invasion of Duro.

As she grew older, Jaina began to notice Leia's distance more and more, a distance she would later come to resent.

During these times of strife, Leia and Han sequestered their children on various safe worlds, keeping them out of harm's way.

Han and Leia piloted their attack ship, hoping to draw off the forces gathered there while Jaina was deployed to the asteroid.

Though Vader's troops were unable to find the data tapes, they nonetheless took Leia captured and destroyed her ship.

Leia, Lando, Chewbacca, and Luke planned a mission to rescue him from Jabba's fortress on Tatooine.

Later, at a diplomatic dinner with Lord Tion, an Imperial noble, Leia incriminated herself by revealing knowledge of the top secret project.

Leia became one of the foremost leaders of the New Republic, eventually serving as Chief of State.

During the height of the Galactic Civil War, Leia Organa secured plans to the Empire's most diabolical weapon -- the Death Star.

As a senator, Princess Leia ran a number of "diplomatic aid missions" that were fronts for Rebel resupply missions.

In dueling Vader, he gave Princess Leia enough time to escape.

Han and Leia then returned to Corellia, believing that the Corellians were right in their beliefs, if not in their actions.

Leia followed in her adoptive father's footsteps, and entered politics.

Since her teen years, Princess Leia has been trying to make the galaxy a better place.

The early drafts of Star Wars had Leia as very young girl -- a 14-year old princess, the same age Queen Amidala is in The Phantom Menace.

He knew he wanted the names to be alliterative, much like Luke and Leia.

Han watched helplessly as Leia collapsed in agony and grief as the sensation of Anakin's death echoed through the Force.

Thrawn's greatest oversight was the compelling leadership of Leia Organa Solo.

Taking up a fallen blaster he decided that to kill Leia might win him respect with whoever stepped in to take Jabba's place.

As Leia was Chief of State of the New Republic, she rarely had time to devote to family, though she made every possible effort.

Put a seven-day National Day holiday, but had a good substantial Ye Hao Leia!

Though Leia Organa was grateful to Dash for his help, she nonetheless found the Corellian's smug attitude unbearable.

HOWARD LICHTMAN: "For Princess Leia to talk, Princess Leia needs to move and her mouth needs to move, etc. "

After a botched kidnapping attempt by Imperial forces, Han and Leia decided to keep the family together on Coruscant .

He freed Solo's friends, Leia Organa and Chewbacca, and warned Cloud City's populace of the impending Imperial takeover.

He was the one burdened with the task of breaking terrible news to Princess Leia Organa.

Thing were going well enough until Leia grimaced , and then cooed satisfactorily. Within moments, the reason became apparent.

Leia escaped Cloud City with the aid of its administrator, Lando Calrissian.

Leia, I may not speak to you again, but I'll hear if you call me. If you change your mind, I will be watching.

The Rebellion is gathering pace, and Princess Leia has come to help!

Like Leia, Amidala has carried both a royal title and a Senatorial role.

During the ground battle at the Imperial complex, Leia sustained a slight blaster wound.

Leia's efforts were also felt in the distant Minos Cluster, where she helped unify Rebellion against the Empire.

Princess Leia Organa led the diplomatic efforts, cementing a truce at Bakura between Rebels and Imperial forces.

Though Leia was strongly attracted to Aron, she carefully tried to keep her feelings in check.

Leia! He had to find Leia! And then that damned beast of a Healer. . .

That opportunity presented itself when Xizor learned that Leia Organa was seeking contact with Black Sun.

As a prisoner of Vader, Leia underwent terrible torture aboard the Death Star.

Prince Isolder was created for The Courtship of Princess Leia, a 1994 hardcover novel by Dave Wolverton published by Bantam Spectra.

Leia learned history from one of the greatest professors in the galaxy, Arn Horada.

It was during these quiet moments that Princess Leia Organa fell in love with Han Solo.

More than thirty years ago, Princess Leia gave her famous holographic plea for help in the original "Star Wars" movie.

Princess Leia Organa used her position in the Imperial Senate to benefit the growing Rebel Alliance.

You and chewbacca do whatever you want to do. Me and princess leia here Will find some other way to spend the evening.

But Leia held onto her adamant belief that Jacen was still alive, even though he seemed undetectable through the Force.

En route to a conference on Circarpous IV, Luke and Leia crash-landed on the jungle planet Mimban.

Leia attended an important Conference of Uncommitted Worlds on the planet Kabal after the Battle of Yavin.

One such mission saw Leia's ship intercepting vital Imperial plans stolen by Rebel spies.

And then at the end, Leia flat-out tells Luke that he's not the one she loves, because she's into Han.

When the galaxy plunged into civil war, Leia's diplomacy and martial skills served the Rebel Alliance.

Leia's headstrong son, Anakin, died in a heroic mission into Yuuzhan Vong territory.

There, he became separated from Luke, but he did find C-3PO, Princess Leia, and Chewbacca.

Accompanying Princess Leia on a diplomatic mission to the Circarpous system, Luke first came face to face with Darth Vader.

The then-17 year old Winter, a childhood friend to Leia Organa, was influential in convincing Bail otherwise.

Princess Leia: How do you know?

Metonae would continue to serve the Organa family, including Bail's daughter, Leia Organa.

In these early versions of Star Wars, Leia is the spoiled daughter of King Kayos and Queen Breha of Aquilae.

More than 30 years ago, Princess Leia gave her famous holographic plea for help in the original "Star Wars" movie.

When Chief of State Leia Organa Solo traveled to Nam Chorios, she met with the apparent son of Seti Ashgad, who had the same name.

My brothers are Star Wars freaks, and they said, 'Oh, you're gonna be the surrogate mother of Princess Leia.

Princess Leia never believed them, by the way.

Princess Leia and the gold bikini? Every guy our age loved that.

Solo finally found time to openly express his love for Princess Leia.

There, Leia was forced to face Darth Vader during a quest for the legendary Kaiburr Crystal.

He accompanied Leia, Jaina Solo, and Danni Quee on a fact-finding mission to the Outer Rim.

As soon as your daughter's hair was long enough, you put it in Leia buns.

Time and again Luke, Han, Leia and the others had saved the galaxy, escaping unscathed.

Ashgad wanted to convince Leia to allow trade to begin between Nam Chorios and the New Republic.

Leia rejoined Alliance High Command in time to accompany General Han Solo's strike team on the moon of Endor.

And no, I'm not Princess Leia.

Princess Leia: I take it back.

Leia Organa Solo, concerned with matters of more importance, paid little attention to Salla's troubles.

Leia fears no one.

At one point, Luke was even a female character, merging the aspects of both Luke and Leia.

Three new species of Leia from Longwangshan, Zhejiang (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)

Princess Leia delivers her call for help