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{{short description|Fictional character in the Star Wars franchise}} |
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{{Infobox character |
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| name = Bail Organa |
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| image = BailOrgana.jpeg |
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| caption = [[Jimmy Smits]] as Bail Organa in ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]'' (2005). |
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| series = [[Star Wars]] |
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| first = {{Plainlist| |
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* ''[[Star Wars (radio series)|Star Wars]]'' (1981) |
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| creator = [[George Lucas]] |
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| full_name = Bail Prestor Organa |
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| title = First Chairman and Viceroy |
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| occupation = {{Plainlist| |
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*[[Prince Consort]] to the Queen |
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*[[Prime Minister]] of the High Court |
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*[[Chairperson|First Chairman]] and Viceroy of the High Council |
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*[[Senate|Imperial Senator]] of [[Alderaan]] |
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*Co-founder and [[Spymaster]] of the [[Rebel Alliance|Alliance to Restore the Republic]] |
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| gender = Male |
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| lbl21 = Homeworld |
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| data21 = [[Alderaan]] |
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| spouse = [[Breha Organa]] |
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| children = [[Princess Leia|Leia Organa]] (adoptive) |
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| relatives = {{plainlist| |
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* [[Han Solo]] (adoptive son-in-law) |
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* [[Ben Solo]] (adoptive grandson) |
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}} |
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| affiliation = {{Plainlist| |
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* [[Galactic Senate]] of the [[Galactic Republic|Grand Republic]] |
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* [[Rebel Alliance|Alliance to Restore the Republic]] |
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}} |
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| portrayer = {{Plainlist| |
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* [[Adrian Dunbar]] (''Episode I''; deleted scene) |
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* [[Jimmy Smits]] (''Episodes II–III'' and ''[[Rogue One]]'') |
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| voice = {{Plainlist| |
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* [[Phil LaMarr]] (''The Clone Wars'' [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|TV series]] and [[Star Wars Rebels|''Rebels'']]) |
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* [[Stephen Elliott (actor)|Stephen Elliott]] ([[Star Wars (radio series)#Star Wars|''Star Wars'']] radio drama) |
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* Jimmy Smits (''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]'') |
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* [[Andrew Francis]] (''[[Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales]]'') |
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'''Senator Bail Prestor Organa of Alderaan''' is a fictional character in the [[Star Wars|''Star Wars'' franchise]]. Mentioned in the first film, ''[[Star Wars (film)|A New Hope]]'', and portrayed by [[Jimmy Smits]] in the [[Prequel trilogy (Star Wars)|prequel trilogy]] films ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones|Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002) and ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith|Revenge of the Sith]]'' (2005), and the anthology film ''[[Rogue One: A Star Wars Story]]'' (2016), he is a Senator representing his home planet of [[Alderaan]] in the Galactic Senate, and the adoptive father of [[Princess Leia|Princess Leia Organa]]. He also secretly serves as a member of the [[Rebel Alliance]], of which he is a founding member. Bail and his wife [[Breha Organa|Breha]] are killed when Alderaan is destroyed by the [[Death Star]] in ''A New Hope''.<ref>{{cite book |
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|last=Bray |
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|first=Adam |
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|title=Ultimate Star Wars: New Edition |
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|publisher=[[DK (publisher)|DK]] |
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|location=London, England |
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|date=2019 |
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|page=48 |
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|isbn=9781465479006 |
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}}</ref> |
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==Character== |
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=== Creation and development === |
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A 1974 script draft of the 1977 film ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' by [[George Lucas]] has a character named Bail Antilles, a galactic trader who is first introduced on the planet Alderaan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.starwarz.com/starkiller/scripts/thestarwars_rough_draft.htm|title=''The Star Wars'' by George Lucas (Rough Draft)|website=Starkiller: The Jedi Bendu Script Site|access-date=July 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315175516/http://www.starwarz.com/starkiller/scripts/thestarwars_rough_draft.htm|archive-date=March 15, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The name "Bail Antilles" would later be mentioned in ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'' as one of the candidates running for Supreme Chancellor of the [[Galactic Republic]]. |
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Princess Leia's father, named "Prestor", was introduced in the 1981 [[Star Wars (radio)|''Star Wars'' radio drama]] and voiced by [[Stephen Elliott (actor)|Stephen Elliott]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Sterling|first=Christopher H.|title=The Concise Encyclopedia of Radio|publisher=[[Routledge]]|location=London, England|date=2010|isbn=978-0-203-86355-8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-UeveLMilioC&q=Frank%20Mankiewicz%20star%20wars&pg=PA2206|access-date=25 July 2016|language=en}}</ref> The character is named Bail Prestor Organa in the 1997 novel ''[[The Paradise Snare]]'' by [[A. C. Crispin]]. |
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===Portrayal=== |
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Bail was originally portrayed by [[Adrian Dunbar]] in a deleted scene in ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace|The Phantom Menace]]'', but his scenes were cut. He was later portrayed by [[Jimmy Smits]] in ''Attack of the Clones'', ''Revenge of the Sith'', and ''Rogue One''.<ref name="Smits">{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/05/rogue-one-star-wars-jimmy-smits|title=''Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'': Jimmy Smits confirms he has a cameo|date=August 5, 2016|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last1=Robinson|first1=Will|access-date=August 6, 2016}}</ref> The character is voiced by [[Phil LaMarr]] in the [[3D computer graphics|3D]] [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] [[Animated series|animated television series]] ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[Star Wars Rebels|Rebels]]''. Dunbar's likeness would later be used for Senator Bail Antilles. |
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== Appearances == |
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=== Film === |
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[[File:Star Wars and the Power of Costume July 2018 40 (Bail Organa's Senate robes from Episode III).jpg|thumb|left|Bail Organa's Senate robes from ''Episode III'']] |
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Bail does not appear in the original film, ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' (1977, later subtitled ''A New Hope''), but he is still an important part of the plot; he is mentioned by Princess Leia within the hologram that she sends to [[Tatooine]] hidden within the droid [[R2-D2]]. Within the hologram, Leia asks [[Jedi]] [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] to deliver the plans of the planet-destroying [[Death Star]] space station, to her and her father Bail's home planet [[Alderaan]]. The Death Star's commander, [[Grand Moff Tarkin]], orders Alderaan destroyed when Leia refuses to tell him the real location of the Rebel base; it is implied that Bail is killed, along with the rest of the planet's population save Leia, when it is destroyed by the Death Star's superlaser. |
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While Bail is not mentioned directly in ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', the films expands upon some of his backstory from ''A New Hope'', revealing Leia is not Bail's biological daughter. Her biological father is revealed to be series antagonist [[Darth Vader]], formerly Anakin Skywalker, a fallen Jedi who turned to the [[dark side (Star Wars)|dark side]] of [[Force (Star Wars)|the Force]]. Leia's biological mother is mentioned but not given a name, nor a backstory. |
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Bail does not appear in the [[Sequel trilogy (Star Wars)|sequel trilogy]]. However, in ''[[The Last Jedi]]'', set 34 years after ''A New Hope'', he is mentioned when R2-D2 replays the hologram from ''A New Hope'' in an attempt to convince [[Luke Skywalker]] to help Leia and the newly formed [[Resistance (Star Wars)|Resistance]] fight the tyrannical [[First Order (Star Wars)|First Order]]. |
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====''The Phantom Menace''==== |
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[[Adrian Dunbar]] was cast as Bail Organa for ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' and appeared in costume in publicity stills, but his scene was ultimately cut. Dunbar's likeness was [[Retroactive continuity|retconned]] into the appearance of the character [[List of Star Wars characters#A|Bail Antilles]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/aug/14/news2|title=Adrian Dunbar linked to 'strange' Star Wars"|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=August 14, 2000}}</ref> |
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====''Attack of the Clones''==== |
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[[File:Jimmy Smits by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Jimmy Smits]] played Bail Organa in ''Attack of the Clones'', ''Revenge of the Sith'', and the anthology film ''[[Rogue One]]''.]] |
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Released in 2002, and taking place 22 years before ''A New Hope'', ''Attack of the Clones'' features Bail Organa, depicting him as an influential senator of Alderaan. He participates in a discussion with Jedi Masters [[Yoda]] and [[Mace Windu]] about the Separatist movement led by [[Count Dooku]]. Chancellor [[Palpatine]] of [[Naboo]] suggests that [[Padmé Amidala]] be put under the protection of the Jedi [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]], who is training young [[Anakin Skywalker]]. After the [[Battle of Geonosis]], Bail meets with Palpatine and other senators as the new army of [[clone trooper]]s are preparing to fight in the newly declared [[Clone Wars (Star Wars)|Clone Wars]]. |
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====''Revenge of the Sith''==== |
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In ''Revenge of the Sith'' (2005), Bail thanks Obi-Wan and Anakin for defeating Dooku and saving Palpatine in the [[Battle of Coruscant]]. Later, Bail stumbles upon a [[clone trooper]] attack on the Jedi Temple, but escapes to warn other Jedi that their order is under attack, saving Yoda and Obi-Wan in the process. He then goes to the Senate, watching helplessly as Palpatine - who is secretly the [[Sith Lord]] Darth Sidious, the mastermind of the war - reforms the [[Galactic Republic|Republic]] into the tyrannical [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Galactic Empire]], with himself as Emperor. After Yoda fails to kill Palpatine in a duel, Bail helps the Jedi Master escape. After Padmé dies while giving birth to twins, Bail and his wife, [[Breha Organa|Queen Breha]], adopt Padmé's daughter, [[Princess Leia|Leia]], to hide the child from her biological father, Anakin, who has become the [[Sith Lord]] Darth Vader. |
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====''Rogue One''==== |
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In the 2016 prequel film ''Rogue One'', set directly before ''A New Hope'', Bail is present at a meeting of the [[Rebel Alliance]] on [[Yavin 4]] to discuss the new Imperial superweapon, the [[Death Star]]. [[Mon Mothma]] asks Bail to bring Obi-Wan out of hiding on [[Tatooine]], and he decides to assign one of his most trusted agents to the task: his daughter Leia. He goes to await Leia's arrival on his home planet Alderaan. |
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===Television=== |
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====''The Clone Wars'' (2008–2020)==== |
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Bail Organa also appears in the CGI animated series ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|The Clone Wars]]'', voiced by [[Phil LaMarr]]. |
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====''Rebels''==== |
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Bail is voiced by [[Phil LaMarr]] in this animated series.<ref>[https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/star-wars-rebels-connections-unforgettable-moment.html/ Davis, Ryan "20 Times ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Made Surprising Connections, and 1 Unforgettable Moment" ''Cheetsheet.com'', published March 11, 2018]</ref> He is made aware of the Rebel cell on [[Lothal (Star Wars)|Lothal]] in the 2014 series premiere "Droids in Distress," and later sends a small fleet of frigates to aid in their escape in the season 1 finale, "Fire Across the Galaxy". He periodically reappears to send supplies and assign missions to the crew of the ''Ghost''. In the 2017 episode "[[Twin Suns]]," it is revealed that though Bail had publicly confirmed Obi-Wan's death, the Jedi is actually alive and in hiding on Tatooine. |
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===Video games=== |
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Bail appears in the 2008 video game ''[[Star Wars: The Force Unleashed]]''. He is captured by Maris Brood on the planet of Felucia, after going after Jedi Master [[Shaak Ti]]. Unbeknownst to Bail, Shaak Ti was killed by the Sith assassin, [[Starkiller]], who is Vader's apprentice. Starkiller eventually rescues Bail as he creates the Rebel Alliance. Bail is once again voiced by [[Jimmy Smits]]. |
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===Comics=== |
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Bail appears briefly in flashbacks in the 2015 [[Marvel Comics]] miniseries ''[[Star Wars: Princess Leia|Princess Leia]]''. A shapeshifter impersonates him in Marvel's ''[[Star Wars (2015 comic book)|Star Wars]]'' #45. |
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===Novels=== |
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Bail appears in the 2017 novel ''[[Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan|Leia: Princess of Alderaan]]'', in which his daughter Leia discovers that he is secretly involved in a rebellion against the Empire. He also appears briefly in the 2016 novel ''[[Star Wars: Ahsoka|Ahsoka]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/secrets-trivia-revealed-about-ahsoka-tano-in-new-star-wars-novel/|first=Stephen M.|last=Colbert|title=Star Wars: 15 Secrets Revealed In The New Ahsoka Novel|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=October 16, 2016}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{Star Wars Databank|subject=bail-organa|text=Bail Organa}} |
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* {{Wookieepedia|Bail Organa}} |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170729191213/http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000017/ Bail Organa] on [[IMDb]] |
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