Editing Rebel Alliance (section)

===''Legends''===
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*According to ''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game]]'', the Cantham House Meetings of [[Coruscant]], including the participation of Senators [[Mon Mothma]] and [[Bail Organa]], take place with the purpose of discussing the formation of a Galactic Alliance in opposition to Palpatine's Galactic Empire. In addition, the RPG tells that although throughout the galaxy many sectors are already fighting against Imperial interests, resistance is relatively quiet until the incident on the planet Ghorman, which takes place 18 years before the [[Battle of Yavin]]. The incident begins when an Imperial military cruiser commanded by [[Grand Moff Tarkin|Captain Wilhuff Tarkin]] is blocked by peaceful anti-Empire protesters who refuse to move off the ship's landing pad. With implied permission from the Emperor, Tarkin lands the ship anyway, injuring and killing many, an incident that history would record as the Ghorman Massacre.<ref name="rebsb">{{cite book|title=Rebel Alliance Sourcebook|publisher=[[West End Games]]|date=April 1994|isbn=0-87431-209-4}}</ref> The myriad of civilizations which are fighting the Empire continue to grow in number and progressively coalesce into a ragtag organization known as the Resistance. They intend upon removing the evil Emperor, but the growing ruthlessness of the Imperial state forces them into secrecy, as they are initially unable to undermine the Empire's regime. The RPG tells that part of the strategy of the Rebel Alliance is the ''Doctrine of Space Denial'', wherein the Rebellion would attack Imperial shipping frigates in hit and run raids, both to disrupt Imperial supplies and operations, and also to loot desperately needed materials. These rebel starfighters were equipped with hyperdrive capability along prearranged routes which would allow this kind of harassment and escape before the Empire may react.<ref name="rebsb" />
*The video game ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed|The Force Unleashed]]'' presents a differing view of the Alliance's beginnings, hinting that the Emperor actually secretly pushed for its formation. Palpatine clandestinely bids for the creation of another opposing force, intent on starting yet another war in order to consolidate his power with the fledgling Empire, just as he had done earlier with the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems]]. The Emperor orders his apprentice [[Darth Vader]] to use his own secret apprentice, [[Galen Marek]] (called "Starkiller"), as a pawn to gather together the Empire's enemies, manipulating him into believing that the intention is to start a rebellion. Vader quickly realizes that this is obviously a ploy by Palpatine in order to lure any significant rebels into a trap; however, it is unclear whether Vader (or the Emperor) had intended for the Rebellion to survive. At the supposedly secret meeting known as the Corellian Treaty, Mon Mothma, Bail Organa, Garm Bel Iblis, Jedi-General Rahm Kota, and others meet to formally create the Rebellion against the Empire. However, the proceedings are ambushed by Vader under orders from the Emperor, whom had actually secretly orchestrated the Treaty himself in order to gather all the rebel leaders together and eliminate them. Starkiller, now aligned with the Rebellion after two betrayals by his former master, manages to save the principal founders from the Empire, though at the cost of his own life. Regrouping on [[Kashyyyk]], the Senators formally proclaim an open ''Declaration of Rebellion'', which states the grievances of the Empire against the Alliance to Restore the Republic and concludes with an open threat to depose the Emperor. This marks the formal "founding" of the Rebel Alliance, and Galen Marek's family crest is chosen by Leia as its official symbol.<ref name="TFU">{{Cite video game| title=[[The Force Unleashed]]| developer=[[LucasArts]]| publisher=LucasArts| date=September 16, 2008| platform=[[Xbox 360]]}}</ref> Thus, the Rebel Alliance is effectively founded by Darth Vader himself, and, by extension, Emperor Palpatine, though it is clear neither had imagined that the Alliance would actually ever become a serious threat. The [[Galactic Civil War]] consequently ensues, during which the Rebellion confronts the Empire many times throughout the galaxy.
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War|Empire at War]]'' depicts various allies contributing secretly to the Alliance, slowly making the united Rebel Force more powerful. The most notable equipment contributions include the defection of the Incom Corporation staff and all relevant material involved in the development of an advanced spacefighter, the [[X-wing]].<ref name="Star Wars: Empire at War">''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]''</ref>
*A "Declaration of Rebellion" was depicted in the 1990 book ''The Star Wars Rebel Alliance Sourcebook''.
*After its victory on Endor, the Rebellion was temporarily stationed there and renamed the "Alliance of Free Planets".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://starwars.com/databank/location/endor/index.html|title=Databank: Endor|website=StarWars.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524190603/http://starwars.com/databank/location/endor/index.html|archive-date=May 24, 2011|access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref>

====Members====
Canon members:
*[[General Leia Organa]]
*Senator [[Bail Organa]]
*[[Admiral Raddus]] – Captain of the Profundity
*[[Nien Nunb]] – Rebel Engineer and pilot
*[[Han Solo]] – Captain of the ''Millennium Falcon'' 
*[[Hera Syndulla]] – Pilot, leader of the Phoenix Squadron
*Commander Sato
*[[Jyn Erso]] – Member of the ''Rogue One'' group

=====Founders=====
* Senator Bana Breemu – Co-founder; early constituting member (deceased)
* Senator [[Garm Bel Iblis]] – Co-founder; financed private army to fight against the Empire; rejoined Alliance during the Thrawn campaign.
* Senator [[Bail Organa]] of the Imperial Senate (deceased)
* Senator [[Mon Mothma]] of the Imperial Senate

=====Senior civil government and military high command=====
* Col Serra – Commander of [[Renegade Squadron]]
* Ylenic It'kla – Commander and Jedi Knight who escaped Order 66, serving as a personal aide to Bail Organa on [[Alderaan]]. Works with Alderaanian authorities to coordinate rebel activity. 
* Qu Rahn – General and Jedi Master who survived Order 66, mostly due to his connection and training with Yoda. 
* [[Rahm Kota]] – General and former Jedi Master who survived Order 66, thanks to the aid of his own private militia. 
* Echuu Shen-Jon – General and Jedi Master who survived Order 66, thanks to his exile on Krant.
* [[Talon Karrde]] – [[General officer|General]] and former [[Smuggling|smuggler]] who aided the New Republic during the Thrawn campaign.