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HEROES

Leia Organa

Archetype: Rebel
Strengths: Persistence, courage, wit

From a young age, Leia Leia and her friends
Organa knows what she suffer setbacks:
wants to achieve for the galaxy: her capture by
the toppling of the evil Empire Darth Vader and
and the restoration of the imprisonment on
Republic’s democracy. For a the Death Star; the
moment, this meant covert loss of Echo Base;
resistance using the diplomatic betrayal by Lando;
cover of her service in the a rescue mission gone awry galaxy far, far away does not
Imperial Senate, such as the at Jabba the Hutt’s palace; the promise a happily ever after
ruse to deliver three cruisers to unanticipated interference of fairy tale ending. The rise of the
a rebel cell on Lothal. When Ewoks in the mission to the First Order and betrayal by her
she absconds from the Battle of Endor moon. Each time, Leia’s son cannot break Leia’s spirit.
Scarif with the stolen Death Star persistence never falters. When Again she stands fi rm, despite
plans, however, open rebellion others are hesitant, she takes the personal toll, leading the
is unavoidable. Then Leia shifts charge and leads the way; even Resistance as a bulwark against
from a diplomat to a military when they aren’t, they fi nd it a new attempt to bring tyranny

leader, overseeing the clashes at difficult to dissuade the princess to the galaxy. Leia has been a
Yavin, Hoth, and Endor until from her path. role model to so many for so
the tide is turned in the The years after the victories long because she represents the
Galactic Civil War. at Endor and Jakku see much power of standing up for what
But the Rebellion does not of Leia’s dream fulfi lled. Like you believe in, and never, ever
triumph easily. Time and again the real world, though, the giving up.

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