"Cultural impact of Star Wars George Lucas's science fiction multi-film ""Star Wars"" saga has had a significant impact on modern popular culture. ""Star Wars"" references are deeply embedded in popular culture; references to the main characters and themes of ""Star Wars"" are casually made in many English-speaking countries with the assumption that others will understand the reference. Darth Vader has become an iconic villain, while characters such as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2, and Chewbacca have all become widely recognised characters around the world. Phrases like ""evil empire"", ""May the Force be with you"", and most famously"
"Princess Leia Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan (also Senator Leia Organa or General Leia Organa) is a fictional character in the ""Star Wars"" franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the original ""Star Wars"" film in 1977, Leia is princess of the planet Alderaan, a member of the Imperial Senate and an agent of the Rebel Alliance. She thwarts the sinister Sith Lord Darth Vader and helps bring about the destruction of the Empire's cataclysmic superweapon, the Death Star. In ""The Empire Strikes Back"" (1980), Leia commands a Rebel base and evades Vader as she falls in love"
"She is later revealed to be the daughter of Darth Vader and twin sister of Luke Skywalker. Over the course of the franchise, Leia becomes a leader among the Alliance and later of the New Republic. She falls in love with and marries Han Solo, with whom she has a son named Ben, known as Kylo Ren when he turned to the dark side. Following the events of ""Return of the Jedi"" (1983), Leia and Han have a son, Ben Solo. He is taught the ways of the Force by his uncle, Luke Skywalker, but is corrupted and turned to"
"the ""Star Wars"" story, Luke Skywalker's and Princess Leia's mother was not well developed. According to Dale Pollock, Luke Skywalker was originally Luke Starkiller and ""Leia is the daughter of Owen Lars and his wife Beru and seems to be Luke's cousin – together they visit the grave of his mother, who perished with his father on a planet destroyed by the Death Star. In an interview, Lucas answered a question about the development of characters like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke, and Leia; their mother was not a factor: The first [version] talked about a princess and an old general. The"
"of strong female characters. Yes, Princess Leia was in a gold bikini, but she was also the one who single-handedly killed Jabba. When you take into account movies and TV shows like ""Terminator"", ""Aliens"", ""Battlestar Galactica"", and even video games like ""Metroid"", you can see sci-fi has consistently promoted the strength of women more than any other genre."" Princess Leia Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan (also Senator Leia Organa or General Leia Organa) is a fictional character in the ""Star Wars"" franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the original ""Star Wars"" film in 1977, Leia is princess"
"Katie Lucas Katie Rose Lucas (born April 13, 1988) is the adopted middle child of film maker George Lucas. She is the god-daughter of both Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola. She is the younger sister of Amanda Lucas and the older sister of Jett Lucas. Lucas had minor roles in all three ""Star Wars"" prequels. She portrayed young Anakin's friend, Amee, in """"; the purple Twi'lek girl Lunae Minx in """"; and Senator Chi Eekway in the final installment of the ""Star Wars"" prequels, """". Lucas also served as a writer on the TV series. She wrote episodes such"
"Carrie Fisher Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress, writer, and comedian. Fisher is known for playing Princess Leia in the ""Star Wars"" films, a role for which she was nominated for four Saturn Awards. Her other film credits include ""Shampoo"" (1975), ""The Blues Brothers"" (1980), ""Hannah and Her Sisters"" (1986), ""The 'Burbs"" (1989), ""When Harry Met Sally..."" (1989), ""Soapdish"" (1991), and ""The Women"" (2008). She was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her performances on the television series ""30 Rock"" and ""Catastrophe""."
"Padmé Amidala Padmé Amidala Naberrie is a fictional character in the ""Star Wars"" franchise, appearing in the prequel trilogy portrayed by Natalie Portman. She served as the Princess of Theed and later Queen of Naboo. After her reign, she became a senator in the Galactic Senate, an anti-war movement spokesperson, and co-founder of the opposition-faction that later emerged as the Rebel Alliance. She was secretly married to the Jedi Anakin Skywalker, and was the biological mother of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa, which makes her the mother-in-law of Han Solo, and the grandmother of Kylo Ren. In initial drafts of"
"icon, a feminist hero and model for other adventure heroines. She has appeared in many derivative works and merchandising, and has been referenced or parodied in several TV shows and films. Her ""cinnamon buns"" hairstyle from ""Star Wars"" (1977) and metal bikini from ""Return of the Jedi"" have become cultural icons. Leia was created by ""Star Wars"" creator George Lucas, who in 1999 explained his early development of the main characters: In the rough draft of ""Star Wars"", Leia is the spoiled teenage daughter of King Kayos and Queen Breha of Aquilae, with two brothers, Biggs and Windy; Biggs returned"
"Ben, who adopted the name Kylo Ren after turning to the dark side of the Force. In the ""Star Wars Legends"" series of novels, comics and video games (1977–2014), which are set in an alternate continuity, Leia continues her adventures with Han and Luke after ""Return of the Jedi"", fighting Imperial resurgences and new threats to the galaxy. She becomes the Chief of State of the New Republic and a Jedi Master, and is the mother to three children by Han: Jaina, Jacen and Anakin Solo. One of the more popular ""Star Wars"" characters, Leia has been called a 1980s"
"In ""Heir to the Empire"" (1991), Leia is married to Han and three months pregnant with twins. Noghri commandos repeatedly attempt to kidnap her as part of Grand Admiral Thrawn's plan to restore the Empire and crush the New Republic. In ""Dark Force Rising"" (1992), Leia realizes that Darth Vader and the Empire deceived the Noghri to secure their allegiance, and by revealing the truth she turns the alien race to the side of the New Republic. In ""The Last Command"" (1993), Leia gives birth to the twins Jaina and Jacen on Coruscant during Thrawn's siege. Leia, now the Chief"
"be fed to the Sarlacc. Lando (disguised as a guard) helps them overpower their captors, and Leia seizes the moment to strangle Jabba with her chain. Luke and Leia swing to safety, blowing up Jabba's barge behind them. Later, the heroes go to the forest moon of Endor to prepare for a battle with the Empire. There, Luke reveals to Leia that she is his twin sister and that Vader is their father. Leia joins Han in leading the Rebels in battle with Imperial troops as the Rebel Fleet attacks the second Death Star. Leia is slightly injured, but the"
"including Grand Moff Tarkin, Mon Mothma, Amilyn Holdo, and Quarsh Panaka. Gray explained how Kier Domadi, Leia's first love, compares to the character's future husband, Han Solo: Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan is a ""Star Wars"" novel by Claudia Gray, published by Disney Lucasfilm Press on September 1, 2017 as part of the publishing initiative. It chronicles the teen years of Princess Leia before the events of the 1977 film ""Star Wars"", which introduced the character. Sixteen-year-old Princess Leia Organa of the planet Alderaan finds that her parents, Queen Breha and Viceroy Bail"
"Luke Skywalker Luke Skywalker is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the original film trilogy of the ""Star Wars"" franchise created by George Lucas. Skywalker, portrayed by Mark Hamill, is a pivotal figure in the Rebel Alliance's struggle against the Galactic Empire. He is the twin brother of Rebellion leader Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, a friend and brother-in-law of smuggler Han Solo, an apprentice to Jedi Masters Obi-Wan ""Ben"" Kenobi and Yoda, the son of fallen Jedi Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader) and Queen of Naboo/Republic Senator Padmé Amidala and maternal uncle of Ben Solo / Kylo Ren."
"Star Wars: Princess Leia Star Wars: Princess Leia is a five-issue ""Star Wars"" comic book limited series, centered on Princess Leia immediately following the events of the 1977 film ""Star Wars"". In the story, Leia and Rebel pilot Evaan Verlainem attempt to rescue the survivors of the planet Alderaan's destruction from the Empire. Announced alongside the ongoing comics ""Star Wars"" and """", the series was published by Marvel Comics from March to July 2015 with Mark Waid as writer, Terry Dodson as artist and Jordie Bellaire as colorist. At the time considered the weakest of three initial comics, ""Princess Leia"""
"Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan Star Wars: Leia, Princess of Alderaan is a ""Star Wars"" novel by Claudia Gray, published by Disney Lucasfilm Press on September 1, 2017 as part of the publishing initiative. It chronicles the teen years of Princess Leia before the events of the 1977 film ""Star Wars"", which introduced the character. Sixteen-year-old Princess Leia Organa of the planet Alderaan finds that her parents, Queen Breha and Viceroy Bail Organa, are too consumed by their duties to pay her much attention. As a politician-in-training in the Apprentice Legislature, Leia organizes a humanitarian mission to the planet"
"as ""Jedi Crash"". Katie Lucas Katie Rose Lucas (born April 13, 1988) is the adopted middle child of film maker George Lucas. She is the god-daughter of both Steven Spielberg and Francis Ford Coppola. She is the younger sister of Amanda Lucas and the older sister of Jett Lucas. Lucas had minor roles in all three ""Star Wars"" prequels. She portrayed young Anakin's friend, Amee, in """"; the purple Twi'lek girl Lunae Minx in """"; and Senator Chi Eekway in the final installment of the ""Star Wars"" prequels, """". Lucas also served as a writer on the TV series. She"
"to the fourth draft as a childhood friend of Luke. Leia was at one point ""the daughter of Owen Lars and his wife Beru ... Luke's cousin–together they visit the grave of his mother, who perished with his father on a planet destroyed by the Death Star."" A later story synopsis establishes Leia as ""Leia Antilles"", the daughter of Bail Antilles from the peaceful world of Organa Major. In the fourth draft it was established that ""Leia Organa"" came instead from Alderaan. Fisher was 19 when she was cast as Princess Leia, with actresses including Amy Irving, Cindy Williams and"
"featured in the 89th Academy Awards ""In Memoriam"" segment. On March 25, 2017, a public memorial for mother and daughter was held at the Hall of Liberty theater in Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The event was streamed live on Reynolds' website. On April 14, a special tribute to Fisher was held by Mark Hamill during the ""Star Wars"" Celebration in Orlando. Novels Non-fiction Screenplays Plays Carrie Fisher Carrie Frances Fisher (October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016) was an American actress, writer, and comedian. Fisher is known for playing Princess Leia in the ""Star Wars"" films, a role for which"
"who is most famous for her role as Princess Leia in ""Star Wars"", first joined the series as Peter's boss, Angela, in the fourth season episode ""Jungle Love"". Fisher has been given high praise for her portrayal of the character, with The Hollywood Reporter calling it one of her ""5 Most Iconic Roles."" ""Peter-assment"", along with the eleven other episodes from ""Family Guy""s eighth season, was released on a three-disc DVD set in the United States on December 13, 2011. The sets include brief audio commentaries by various crew and cast members for several episodes, a collection of deleted scenes"
"tells Luke he has a twin sister. She and their mother were ""sent to the protection of friends in a distant system. The mother died shortly thereafter, and Luke's sister was adopted by Ben's friends, the governor of Alderaan and his wife."" Fisher explained in 1983: ""Leia's real father left her mother when she was pregnant, so her mother married this King Organa. I was adopted and grew up set apart from other people because I was a princess."" Composer John Williams created a musical leitmotif for Leia which recurs throughout the ""Star Wars"" saga. ""Princess Leia's Theme"" was recorded"
"quoted Lucas in 1997: In the prequel film """" (2005), Padmé Amidala is pregnant with Anakin Skywalker's twins near the end of the Clone Wars. After Anakin turns to the dark side of the Force and becomes Darth Vader, Padmé gives birth to Luke and Leia on Polis Massa and then dies. Leia is adopted by Senator Bail Organa and his wife Queen Breha of Alderaan. Film critic Peter Travers of ""Rolling Stone"" wrote, ""As we watch Anakin nearly melt in the lava, only to be put together, Frankenstein style, in a lab while Lucas intercuts scenes of Padme giving"
"of Owen. Owen tells Anakin they are stepbrothers. Owen later marries Beru Whitesun. As a Jedi Knight, Anakin secretly marries Padmé Amidala. In """" Padme gives birth to twins, Luke and Leia. Luke is raised by Beru and Owen Lars on Tatooine. Leia is raised by Senator Bail Organa and Queen Breha Organa on Alderaan. In """", Leia and her husband Han Solo, after marrying have a son named Ben Solo, who later adopts the name Kylo Ren. The family breaks apart following Ben's descent into the dark side, with Leia and Han separating. Shmi Skywalker is a fictional character"
"The newly married Leia fears that any children she has may succumb to the dark side like her father. During an adventure on Tatooine in ""Tatooine Ghost"", she discovers the diary of her grandmother Shmi Skywalker and meets some of young Anakin's childhood friends. When she learns of Anakin's childhood as a slave and the traumatic death of his mother, Leia learns to forgive her father. In ""Shadows of the Empire"" (1996) by Steve Perry, the only ""Star Wars"" novel set between ""The Empire Strikes Back"" and ""Return of the Jedi"", Leia is searching for Boba Fett to find a"
"Lieutenant Connix Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix is a fictional character in the ""Star Wars"" franchise. Introduced in the 2015 film """", she is portrayed by Billie Lourd. Connix is a minor character in ""The Force Awakens"", and becomes more prominent in the sequel, """". Lourd is the daughter of Carrie Fisher, who portrayed Princess Leia in the ""Star Wars"" films. Lourd said that she auditioned for the lead role of Rey in ""The Force Awakens"", which ultimately went to Daisy Ridley. In the film, Lourd played the minor role of Lieutenant Connix, a character created specifically for her by director"
"held hostage for a time by Darth Vader. In order to punish both her and her home planet's central involvement in the Rebel Alliance, Leia is forced to witness Alderaan's destruction by the Death Star. The Princess is subsequently rescued by Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, who then deliver the station schematics to the Alliance. This leads directly to the Alliance's victory in the Battle of Yavin and the loyalty of Luke Skywalker; the Rebellion's only remaining member with training in the Force. In the ""Star Wars"" comics, the Rebellion wins numerous victories against the Empire after"
"Snoke. The daughter of Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala, Leia Organa was adopted by Bail and Breha Organa of Alderaan. At age 19 she is the Princess of Alderaan, and is captured by Darth Vader while in the Tantive IV blockade runner on a so-called ""diplomatic mission"". Leia is shown to be force sensitive. In ""The Empire Strikes Back"", Leia professes her love for Han Solo when he is put into carbonite stasis, although it is originally Han and Luke who compete for her affections. In ""Return of the Jedi"", planning to feed Luke, Han, and Chewbacca to the flesh"
"and has appeared in various novels and the ""Champions of the Force"" set for the ""Star Wars Miniatures"" game. Jaina, named after Han's mother, is born five minutes before her brother Jacen in the ""Thrawn"" trilogy (1991–93). The twins, and eventually their younger brother, live at various safe havens for their first few years under the protection of Leia's handmaiden Winter. The twins play a small role in Kevin J. Anderson's ""Jedi Academy"" trilogy (1994). In ""Champions of the Force"" (1994), Jaina helps her brother defend their unconscious uncle from the spirit of Sith Lord Exar Kun. In Vonda McIntyre's"
"Leia, Solo's new girlfriend, manages to rescue him first. Disgusted by Han's affection towards Leia, Stacey abandons the rebels and travels to the second Death Star. While waiting for the Emperor, she duels with Darth Vader before letting slip the Rebels plans to attack the station, and the fact that Leia is actually Vader's daughter. Volume One ends on a cliffhanger, with Stacey apparently signing on as the Emperor's new apprentice. ""Volume Two"" opens with the arrival of the Rebel fleet at the Death Star. After a brief entreaty from the ghost of Obi-Wan Kenobi, Stacey heads to the surface"
"prince consort and first chairman of Alderaan. Traditionally, the heir of the Alderaanian throne also served as a lawmaker, first locally in the High Council, then on Coruscant as an interplanetary Senator for Alderaan. Queen Breha and Bail's heir and (secretly adopted) daughter was Princess Leia, who was serving as Senator for Alderaan in the Imperial Senate during the events depicted in ""A New Hope"". Alderaan Alderaan is a fictional planet featured in the ""Star Wars"" franchise. It is blue-green in appearance and is depicted as a terrestrial planet with humanoid inhabitants. It is the home planet of Princess Leia"
"Leia are born to Senator Padmé Amidala. Following Padmé's death on Polis Massa and his father's turn to the dark side of the Force, Luke is taken by Obi-Wan Kenobi to the desert planet Tatooine, where Luke is adopted by his father's stepbrother, Owen Lars, and his wife, Beru. In the first installment of the sequel trilogy, """" (2015), the opening crawl reveals that Luke Skywalker had mysteriously vanished some time in the 30 years following the events of ""Return of the Jedi"". Luke went into hiding after his nephew and apprentice, Ben Solo, turned to the dark side and"
"an opening battle which overlaps with the end of the previous film, Rey attempts to convince Luke Skywalker to teach her the ways of the Force. She also seeks answers of her past and the origin of the conflict between Luke and his nephew Ben Solo (now Kylo Ren). Unbeknownst to Luke, Rey starts using the Force to communicate with Ren. Meanwhile, Kylo's mother (and Luke's sister) Leia leads Poe, Finn, Rose Tico, BB-8, and the rest of the Resistance as they are pursued by the First Order, led by Supreme Leader Snoke with Kylo as his second in command."
"franchise and Xena of the adventure TV series """". A. O. Scott of ""The New York Times"" described Leia as ""a foremother of Hermione Granger and Katniss Everdeen and of countless latter-day Disney princesses. She also foretold the recent, somewhat belated feminist turn in the ""Star Wars"" cycle itself"". Fisher herself described Leia as a ""huge"" feminist icon, dismissing the suggestion that the character was ever a ""damsel in distress"". Fisher said of Leia, ""She bossed them around. I don't know what your idea of distress is, but that wasn't it! And I wasn't some babe running through the galaxy"