Princess Leia 5

Princess Leia 5

Publisher's summary[]

*LAST STAND IN THE NAME OF ALDERAAN!*The rebel Princess leads her people against the Empire!*The conclusion to Leia's most personal mission!

Opening crawl[]

Following the destruction of her homeplanet Alderaan, PRINCESS LEIAORGANA crosses the galaxy to bringtogether the survivors of the noble planet.At her side are the trusty pilot EVAAN andthe faithful astromech R2-D2 as the teamreaches the planet of Espirion andanother cluster of Alderaanians.After learning that Tace, a young girlaboard ''THE LORD JUNN'', has unwittinglybeen leaking information about theirplans to her sister, Tula, a captive of theImperials, Her Majesty decides to takeaction.The Princess agrees to turn herself in tothe Empire and their Star Destroyer inexchange for Tula's safe return. Now, onthe surface of Skaradosh, Leia's alliesprepare a daring final rescue....

Plot summary[]

On theplanetEspirion,Uwa Pareece andJora Astane prepare to depart following their failed diplomatic mission. As they are heading to their ship, Pareece makes a second attempt to reach out toChiefBeon Beonel but he refuses to consider meetingPrincessLeia Organa or hearing what she has to say. Jora tells Pareece that this is quite enough for one diplomatic mission.

Back on thedesert planetSkaradosh,CommanderDreed'sstormtroopers handcuff Princess Leia when they hear the rumble of noise. However,Evaan Verlaine arrives aboard theMellcrawler and ambushes theImperials. Verlaine uses herblaster to kill Dreed and his stormtrooper escorts. The rebels then flee on theMellcrawler withTula,R2-D2, andNien Nunb.

Inorbit, the crew of CommanderDreed's Star Destroyer learn that Commander Dreed is dead. Theirhoming beacon detects astarship escaping the atmosphere. Aboard theMellcrawler, Tula demands to know where Princess Leia is taking her but the Princess chastises her for betraying her people. She adds that she only saved Tula because she made a vow to save everyAlderaanian from the Empire. The rebels escape Dreed's Star Destroyer because Nien launches a decoy.

Dreed's second-in-commandVenk believes they have avenged their commander by destroying Leia's escaping ship. He then recalls that Dreed talked about the Alderaanian refugees gathering in orbit above Espirion. He decides to kill a few more only to learn some unexpected news from one of his comms officers.

Verlaine realizes that theImperial Star Destroyer is still following but that it is heading towards Espirion. Leia says the Imperials think they are dead and that they want to finish the other Alderaanians off. She instructs Verlaine to contact theLord Junn when they are in range above Espirion. Leia says that they are fortunate that their caravan is small and nimble enough to get away from the Empire.

Above Espirion, theMellcrawler arrives to find themselves in the midst of Alderaanian ships. Leia tells R2-D2 to boost their signal so that she can contact theLord Junn and ask where these new ships came from. A crew member of theJunn tells her that thousands of Alderaanian survivors have gotten word of her mission to unite their people and have gathered to joined them. Leia tells them to get ready for battle stations.

After theMellcrawler docks with theLord Junn, Tula tries to greet her sisterTace, who has shaved her hair. Tace does not want to have anything to do with her sister, blaming her for giving their position away to the Empire.

Princess Leia then meets with Pareece and Jora and tells them that she sent them to Espirion because the planet has starships powerful enough to combat Star Destroyers. To her dismay, Leia learns that their mission failed because the Alderaanians took offense at Jora'sxenophobic remarks that they had intermingled with thenatives. An enraged Leia orders Pareece and Jora to leave but tells Evaan to stay.

In private, Leia admits ordering Pareece and Jora to leave so that she did not have to reprimand him for dooming them. Leia blames herself for going after Tula but decides to tackle the new problem herself. Verlaine reassures Leia that she had achieved a lot by uniting Alderaanian survivors, hustling supplies, and getting them through the Empire's attacks. She reassures Leia that she can tackle his problem.

Leia gives a speech which is broadcast onhologram to the Alderaanian fleet and the people of Espirion. She tells the assembled Alderaanians that an Imperial Star Destroyer is heading their way within minutes and vows to fight even without the support of the Espirion fleet. As Leia speaks, the Imperial Star Destroyer arrives and the Alderaanian ships attack the Star Destroyer despite being outgunned, WithR2-D2's help, Leia's speeh is beamed to Chief Beon Beonel, causing him to reconsider.

Despite fighting valiantly, several Alderaanian starships are destroyed. However, Leia continues speaking that every Alderaanian life is precious. Tace and Tula reconcile and embrace each other. At that moment, the Espirion warshipEspirion Multi attacks Dreed's Star Destroyer, destroying the ship.

Following the battle, the Alderaanian survivors celebrate. When Leia asks Chief Beonel why he came to their aid, Beonel says her speech made him change his mind. Leia realizes that R2-D2 beamed the speech directly to him. When Pareece asks if Beonel is afraid that his actions would bring the Empire down upon Espirion, Beonel replies that the Empire would have to come at them with something bigger next time.

After Verlaine asks where they will be going next, Leia tells her that she needs to return to theRebellion. Leia reassures Verlaine that she will make a good leader. When Verlaine replies that they need their Princess, Leia tells her to get them to elect one but not to let Jora win. Before leaving, the two embrace each other.

As Leia returns with R2-D2 to theGreat Temple onYavin 4, she reflects that Alderaanians answer rage with wisdom, fear with imagination, war with hope, and that each and everyone survives. While Leia again joins withHan Solo,Luke Skywalker,Chewbacca, and R2-D2 reunites withC-3PO, the Alderaanian diaspora including Chief Beonel, Pareece, and Jora elect Verlaine Princess in Leia's absence.

Media[]

Editions[]

• UPC 759606081424;July 1,2015;Marvel Comics^[1]
  • 00511; Cover A; Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson

Cover gallery[]

Cover

Textless cover by Terry Dodson

Mile High Comics variant cover by Gabriele Dell'Otto

Collected in[]

• Star Wars: Princess Leia trade paperback
• Star Wars: Heroes For a New Hope

Appearances[]

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Sources[]

• Rescue Missions Go Awry inPrincess Leia #5 onStarWars.com(backup link)
• The Marvel Art of Star Wars

Notes and references[]

External links[]

• Princess Leia (2015) #5 onMarvel Comics'official website(backup link)