A bodyguard escorted Chandrilan senator Mon Mothma to safety[1] during her escape from the galactic capital Coruscant after[2] an associate of[3] fellow senator Bail Organa informed her that she was to be arrested for treason against the Galactic Empire.[1] Mothma escaped the planet minutes before the arrival of Imperial Security Bureau agents. She began travelling across star systems to further the Rebel cause[3] and, several months after her escape, signed the Corellian Treaty[2] in 2 BBY,[4] forming the Alliance to Restore the Republic.[3]
Behind the scenes
The bodyguard was was mentioned in the Star Wars Legends The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide published in 2008 as a supplement to the Saga Edition of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game by Wizards of the Coast.[1] In the current Star Wars canon, Mon Mothma's escape from Coruscant was portrayed in "Welcome to the Rebellion," the ninth episode of the second season of the Disney+ series Andor,[5] which debuted on May 6, 2025.[6] In it, Mothma was escorted out of the Imperial Senate Building by the rebel agent Cassian Jeron Andor, and then taken off-planet by Gold Squadron.[5]
Sources
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New Essential Guide to Characters
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
Star Wars: Andor — "Welcome to the Rebellion"
- ↑
First Andor A Star Wars Story Teaser Trailer and Poster Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)