Hope: The Leia Organa Story, billed as "The autobiography the galaxy's been raving about," was an autobiography by Leia Organa. An Abednedo pilot of the Resistance was tasked with delivering a copy to the Resistance base on D'Qar, but was informed only that they were carrying "hope".[1]
While in Takodana space, the pilot, too nervous about their mission to go through with it, handed off the delivery to a spacer. After fighting off First Order pursuers, the courier successfully delivered the copy of Hope to another Resistance pilot outside D'Qar, who was eager to read it.[1]
Behind the scenes
Hope: The Leia Organa Story is central to the Side Mission "A Newer Hope" from the 2022 non-canon video game LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. The player must bring a crate of cargo to a pilot in D'Qar Space, fighting through three Zones of enemy TIE fighters along the way, in exchange for unlocking Ello Asty as a playable character. The player is not told what exactly they are transporting, beyond that it is "hope", until they reach the recipient, who reveals the joke that it is an autobiography.[1]
The autobiography's title and the mission's premise of "delivering hope" are likely references to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in which Raymus Antilles asks Organa, "What is it they've sent us?", and she replies, "Hope." It may have also been influenced by the title of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope or Organa's famous line therein, "Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope," the former also owing to the mission's name.
Appearances
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (First mentioned)