Resistance (Star Wars)
The Resistance is an organization that features in Star Wars.
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History
The Resistance was a small secretive private military force that was established in the years of the New Republic. It was founded by rebel hero Leia Organa who created it with the goal of monitoring the actions of the First Order. Most of the power brokers of the New Republic tolerated the Resistance with them viewing Leia Organa along with her followers being fixated on the past. To survive, the crash-strapped movement relied on credits, ships and equipment that was secretly funnelled to them from the few Senators that were sympathetic to their cause.
In the aftermath, the Resistance continued to operate against the First Order which now was in control of the galaxy. Around this time, a mysterious informant was feeding intelligence to the Resistance. By this point, a transmission came to the galaxy that was seemingly by the slain Emperor Palpatine. The spy within the First Order then revealed that Palpatine had survived the Battle of Endor and was operated from a hidden world where he had built up a massive army known as the Final Order. These forces were linking up with the First Order in order to crush the Resistance and conquer the galaxy. Thus, the Resistance began to look to find the secret Sith world of Exegol and eliminate the fleet the Emperor had built on that planet.
Overview
In appearance, the Resistance was a rag-tag group that used its meagre resources in order to oppose the First Order.
Leadership was headed by the Resistance High Command that decided decisions of military importance. One of the bodies within their military was the Resistance Starfighter Corps that consisted of pilots from the ranks of Rebel Alliance veterans, disillusioned New Republic officers and adventure seekers from all across the galaxy.
Soldiers within the Resistance consisted of well trained and equipped troopers that relied on hit-and-run tactics to engage more overwhelming forces.
They made use of a variety of Starfighters that included the:
- A-Wing :
- Incom T-70 X-Wing : the latest incarnation of the classical X-Wing design that became the signature combat vehicle of the Resistance. This model was faster than the Rebellion era T-75s with them being maneuverable enough to engage TIE Fighters in dogfights and still be powerful enough to combat capital ships.
In terms of starships, they made use of Mon Calamari MC-90 Capital Ships.
Members
- Leia Organa :
- Gial Ackbar :
- Amilyn Holdo :
- Poe Dameron : He was referred to by the call sign of Black Leader when commanding his squadron.
- Kazuda Xiono : a dark haired male who was a pilot within the New Republic but came to be recruited into the Resistance by Poe Dameron.
- Rey :
- Rose Tico :
- Finn : a black male who was a former Stormtrooper that defected from the First Order and came to serve as a General within the Resisance.
Notes
- The Resistance made their first appearance in the new trilogy starting with Star Wars: Episode VII - the Force Awakens.
In other media
Video games
- In Star Wars: Battlefront 2, the Resistance was a playable faction in the 2017 video game. They were shown to had formed in opposition to the First Order with General Leia Organa in charge of them.
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens:
- Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi:
- Star Wars: Resistance:
- Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker: (2019)
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