Questions tagged [princess-leia]
Princess Leia is a princess from the planet Alderaan, introduced in 1977 in Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. This tag is for questions that are primarily about Princess Leia, rather than questions that merely mention her. Use this with the [star-wars] tag.
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By the time of Star Wars: A New Hope, why was Leia familiar with Tarkin?
When Leia is brought to the bridge of the Death Star, she clearly knows who Tarkin is, and clearly knows that he is just the kind of person to be involved in the Empire. What prior relationship do the ...
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Does Anakin “bring balance to the force” by fathering Luke and Leia? [duplicate]
Watching the Star Wars series again with my younglings and I feel like Ani and Padme brought balance to the force by making Luke and Leia… it feels like he didn’t fulfill the prophecy, but as even ...
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Was Leia originally raised by her and Luke's mother? [duplicate]
This is a question that's sort of looking for an out-of-universe answer.
In Return of the Jedi, Luke asks Leia if she remembers her mother. Leia responds that she has faint memories of her being kind ...
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Where was Ben Solo conceived?
Okay, I know how creepy this question looks, but I swear there's an actual reason behind it.
We know that Ben Solo was born in 5 ABY to Leia and Han. In the canon novel Aftermath: Life Debt from 2016,...
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Was anyone else watching Leia as she grew up?
In the aftermath of Order 66, there is a small group of remaining Jedi and senators who know the truth about who Luke and Leia are and why they must be protected. Yoda leaves in exile to Dagobah, but ...
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Did Leia ever meet Ahsoka through the Rebellion?
Spoiler warning for Rebels.
This is about when Ahsoka was working with the Rebellion, not after Rebels.
In the Ahsoka novel, there is a brief scene where Ahsoka hears Bail talking to a young Leia. ...
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Did Han Solo teach Princess Leia how to fly the Millennium Falcon?
Being both a Princess of Alderaan and a Galactic Senator, Princess Leia was most likely always a passenger onboard a starship whenever she traveled to another planet. Yet, in the the movie Star Wars: ...
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Where did the idea for Princess Leia's metal bikini come from?
In Return of the Jedi Carrie Fisher's character Leia ends up damseled and in a metal bikini.
Some accounts I have read suggest that Fisher requested a sexy costume, having been stuck in fairly frumpy ...
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When did Han Solo and Princess Leia first kiss?
The Empire Strikes Back has many iconic Han and Leia moments including a kiss on the Millennium Falcon. Did the characters kiss before off screen?
While on Hoth Han says
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Were Luke and Leia aware they had the same birthday?
In both Legends and current canon, Luke and Leia had been told at least some true information about their origins while growing up:
Luke knew that Owen and Beru were his aunt and uncle, and that his ...
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How were the scenes featuring Princess Leia in The Rise of Skywalker filmed?
As we know, our beloved princess, Carrie Fisher, died before the script for The Rise of Skywalker was even finished. According to this answer, digitally recreating her image was out of the question.
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Why does this character not Force Ghost immediately?
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In what canonical instances has Princess Leia been shown to be decidedly Force-Sensitive, or even use any abilities? [duplicate]
It has been said by Yoda that the Force was "Strong" within all the members of the Skywalkwer family, but I personally know of no instances in the main 3 films when she was shown to use any force ...
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Is there an in-universe reason how Princess Leia kept herself and her hair so tightly groomed during the events of the Star Wars movies?
In A New Hope, we see Princess Leia in her signature "cinnamon" buns:
On present-day Earth, that hairstyle is very difficult to maintain:
The iconic if ludicrous hairdo—Carrie Fisher, who starred ...
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In ESB, did Vader sense Leia instead of Luke when he was chasing the Falcon? [duplicate]
In ESB, at the end of Hoth's attack, Vader saw the Falcon take off.
He's looking for Luke Skywalker. For him, Luke is on the ship, according to this:
"Our pursuit ships have sighted the Millennium ...
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Why do people keep referring to Leia as Princess Leia, even after the destruction of Alderaan?
I know that Leia was referred to as a princess from the start of A New Hope on account of her being the daughter Bail and Breha Organa - despite the fact that she was adopted. Her royal status ...
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Did Leia know she was adopted? [duplicate]
At the end of Revenge Of The Sith, Leia was adopted by Bail Organa, following the death of her biological mother.
At the end of Rogue One, Bail refers to Leia as being his daughter.
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Where did Leia get the Bounty Hunter suit she wore in Jabba’s palace?
In the beginning of Return of the Jedi, Leia has acquired a fancy bounty-hunter suit.
I'd guess bounty-hunter suits are not sold in shops in "the galaxy far far away", so my question is: where did ...
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Has Leia ever shown any reaction to Darth Vader being her Father?
In Return of the Jedi Luke tells Leia he is her brother and that Darth Vader is their father.
Leia's reaction to this revelation has always confused me, she has just found out that the man who ...
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Where does Leia, Princess of Alderaan take place in relation to Star Wars Rebels?
The book Leia, Princess of Alderaan begins when Princess Leia Organa turns sixteen years old. It seems to take place over a matter of months, or a year even. Leia is around sixteen when we see her in ...
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Did Leia know that Luke wasn't really there?
In The Last Jedi as the Resistance was facing their end with The Last Order having blown open the doors to the Resistance Base and not receiving any replies for help, Luke appears and comforts Leia ...
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What exactly did Leia do? [duplicate]
Spoilers for The Last Jedi:
That much is clear. What is not very clear is
I prefer official sources that shed new light on the subject (like scripts/novelizations/interviews/etc.) rather than ...
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Did Leia have any hint she was a Force user? [duplicate]
Leia was feisty in her youth. Before ROTJ, did she never get into a situation where her Force powers might show by accident?
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What species is Vice Admiral Holdo? [duplicate]
A huge discussion between my friends and I is Holdo's past with Leia, and what Planet Holdo is from. Holdo seems to indicate that her species learned a lot from the 'Rebels' and obviously has had a ...
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Is Princess Leia the only surviving member of royal family of Alderaan?
Did any other members of House Organa survive the destruction of Alderaan?
Other survivors were scattered across the galaxy and hated the Empire. Who did they recognize as their ruler? If she was the ...
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How did Bail Organa and his wife explain the sudden appearance of a baby girl named Leia? [duplicate]
At the end of episode 3, Senator Bail Organa brings a baby girl back to his home planet Alderaan. He and his wife, Breha, adopt the girl and raise her in the royal family. He even kept the baby's ...
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Why did Leia keep Organa as her last name?
I have been re-watching the Star Wars movies as to get ready for the Last Jedi and in the Force Awakens, Leia is introduced as Leia Organa.
Is there a reason as why she chose to keep the Organa last ...
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Did Leia and Jyn know each other?
In the second issue of the Rogue One comic book adaptation, there is a flashback scene of Saw Gerrera and Bail Organa arguing over a holotable. The whatever event must have taken place before Gerrera ...
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How did Darth Vader trace the rebel spies to Princess Leia?
When Darth Vader's ship captured the Tantive IV at the start of A New Hope, he tells an officer,
I have traced the rebel spies to her.
The video autostarts 49s in.
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Besides Leia Organa-Solo, are there other example of married names?
As this answer points out, in canon, Princess Leia Organa eventually came to be known as General Leia Organa-Solo.
Are there other examples of other characters altering their names by marriage? Or ...
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Was Leia ever referred to as "Leia Skywalker"?
Preamble: A lot of discussion on the parentage of Rey and Ben takes it for granted the "Leia is a Skywalker", which clearly she is by lineage.
In any canon, did Leia go by or get called by ...
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Did Leia know what it was she was carrying?
At the end of Rogue One, we see that
When asked by one of her crew members about the data card she's holding, her reply is ambiguous:
Crew Member: Your Highness, the transmission we received. (...
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At the end of Return of the Jedi, did Darth Vader learn that Princess Leia was his daughter?
During the scene where he fought against Luke, at the end of Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader says
Darth Vader: Give yourself to the Dark Side. It is the only way you can save your friends. Yes, ...
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Do other planets and their government learn who Princess Leia of Alderaan's biological father is? [duplicate]
I want to know if Luke and Leia being Vader's kids becomes public knowledge? Presumably people would be more suspicious of them if they knew the truth.Does Poe know his General is connected to the ...
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Do the general population of the Galaxy know the Skywalker family tree? [duplicate]
Does someone like Poe Dameron, a member of the armed forces and citizen of the galaxy (i.e. not an insider per se), know that Kylo Ren, who captures and tortures him, is the son of his General?
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Is/was General Leia Organa expected to be in the next episodes (VIII and IX) of Star Wars?
With the death of Carrie Fisher, does it have any impact on the next Star Wars films, episodes VIII and IX? Was she slated to be on 8-9? Has principal photography started with her on camera?
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Why was Princess Leia in the Battle of Scarif?
In the end of Rogue One, it was obvious that the Death Star plans just had to end up in the hands of Princess Leia. It was a necessity in terms of continuity and storyline.
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Is Princess Leia a Jedi?
Is Leia considered a Jedi? She does have the Force but she doesn't have a lightsaber, nor did she undergo training like Luke. What are the requirements in order to be called a Jedi?
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Had Leia seen the Death Star before she was taken prisoner in A New Hope?
I don't mean the plans, pictures, etc., I mean the actual thing.
Had she actually seen it with her own eyes before she was taken on board as a prisoner?
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Which planet does Leia represent in the New Republic?
In the book Star Wars: Bloodline, Princess Leia is a senator in the New Republic.
All senators that I am aware of in canon represent a planet. For example, Senator Casterfo is from and represents the ...
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What scenes are these images from the Visual Dictionary from?
The Visual Dictionary for Episode VII contains various shots that were not present in the final film. It is obvious that they were actual scenes that were cut from the theatrical release. I found two ...
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Did Bail Organa tell his wife about Leia's parentage?
Bail Organa mentioned how his wife had always wanted to adopt a baby girl. It was also imperative that the Skywalker twins were to be kept as far away from the Sith as possible, with their existence ...
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When did Leia drop the "princess"
I don't think I have ever heard Lea refer to herself as a "princess" however that was how people refereed to her in the original trilogy.
I guess that she officially lost the title when Alderan was ...
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Did Obi Wan know it was Luke’s sister in the hologram R2-D2 showed?
In the “Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope” hologram, when Obi-Wan first saw it, did he know that it was Luke’s sister?
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How was Princess Leia to be executed?
In Episode IV: A New Hope, it is said:
Tarkin: You don't know how hard I found it, signing the order to terminate your life.
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Why did the senate freak out upon hearing that Leia was Vader's daughter?
In the new canon novel Star Wars: Bloodline, Leia's family secret is exposed in senate, and the news quickly spreads across the galaxy. In an instant, she loses all credibility, and everyone ...
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Is Kylo Ren a prince?
Princess Leia remained a princess after the destruction of Alderaan. In the new novel Bloodline, another member of the galactic royal houses says that Leia is entitled to a planetary governorship, ...
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Why didn't Vader detect the Force in Leia?
In the original trilogy of Star Wars, one of the first scenes is Leia meeting Darth Vader, as Vader is asking her where the plans for the Death Star were hidden. Leia claims ignorance and says that ...
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Did Alderaan have any weapons?
From the script of this scene:
Tarkin: In a way, you have determined the choice of the planet that will be destroyed first. Since you are reluctant to provide us with the location of the Rebel base, ...
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