Was the Death Star Attack an Inside Job?

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Point me in the right direction Mr. Gomi. :P
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Pretty much all the EU books set after ep.6 through the New Jedi Order. He's the bothan ass that becomes leader of the New Republic.
 
I was talking about the first Death Star... was that a leak? Leia mentions the Bothans in the movie. But in the EU, Kyle Katarn and Jan Ors are the ones that steal the plans thanks to the bothan info. That is how it comes in my New SW Chronicles Library Book. :P

It comes all the story from the Pre-Republic Era, up to the latest. Is a new edition.
 
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Pretty much all the EU books set after ep.6 through the New Jedi Order. He's the bothan ass that becomes leader of the New Republic.
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Wtf?
 
Mon Mothma is the leader of the New Republic as it begins establishing after the fall of the Empire, since Bail Organa died during the destruction of Alderaan. I don't know when they changed seats with the Dog person.
 
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Borsk Fey'lya
Borsk Fey'lya was a Bothan diplomat, politician and spy from the fictional Star Wars universe.

Crafty and manipulative, Fey'lya was introduced in the Thrawn Trilogy and is credited with forwarding the information on the second Death Star to the Rebel Alliance command. After the fall of the Empire and the establishment of the New Republic, he was a close advisor of Mon Mothma, even though Princess Leia and a number of other senior officials didn't trust him, as his political focus appeared to be more on furthering his career than creating a stable government for the Republic. He was a noted political enemy of Admiral Ackbar, and when evidence surfaced of Ackbar betraying the New Republic (evidence later revealed to be planted by the Empire), Fey'lya openly attacked Ackbar in the Republic Council. During the attempt to secure the Katana fleet, he revealed he had no qualms about letting soldiers die if they didn't support his politics. This ruined the growing support that Fey'lya had been building in the military and populace, and he barely escaped with a pardon.

He replaced Leia as Chief of State when she resigned. He was starkly opposed to the Jedi Order, as he often made them the scapegoat of any unsolvable Galactic crisis. He fully blamed them for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, constantly opposing any action the Jedi made. He also strictly opposed the reforming of the Jedi Council, fearing that they would achieve too much power and overthrow "his" government.

Eventually, however, Fey'lya realized that the Jedi were the only hope for the New Republic, and openly sided with them against the Yuuzhan Vong. He met his end during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of Coruscant. In his final moments he asked Leia Organa-Solo to inspire the troops, as he saw that the fight was lost. He refused to leave the capital however, staying in his office and requesting to meet Tsavong Lah, leader of the Yuuzhan Vong war machine, planning to kill him with a suicide bomb. When Lah refused, Fey'lya blew up the Imperial Palace, killing himself and 25,000 Yuuzhan Vong warriors.

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surprisingly, i have read quite a few of the books. i left a load of them back home though so havent read any in a while :(
 
Palpatine is the head of the intergalactic NAMBLA order.
He fell in love with the boy Anakin, and was jealous that Anakin wanted Padme.
At the end of Episode one, he was misquoted as saying "I'll be watching your career closely". He actually said "I'll be watching your cool rear closely."
Unable to succeed in his romantic advances, he seeded the chain of events which ultimately led to Padme's death.
Vader, angry at Palpatine, was always seeking ways to exact his revenge, thus trying to destroy Palpatine and the Death Star.

Now you know.
 
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Your loss :P
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Noes... Not at all. Already bought the NJO books. :P I don't have the Republic Commando ones, so there is no loss. ;)
 
Good theory.

The Emperor underestimated his foes and that was his demise. The Imperial Fleet right beside the Death Star could have easily wiped out the Rebel Fleet. No matter how many ewoks there were, once space battle was won, the Empire could have send another couple of detachments to beat the rebels on Endor. That might or might not have changed Luke's fate.
 
The emperor himself was complicit in the destruction of the death star. After using the feudal military aristrocracy to secure power, he needed to make sure that the feudal military aristocracy did not become too powerful in its own right. To make sure this happened, he ordered Lord Vader to ensure the destruction of the weapon after its proof of principle.

There were two other side-plots, typical of the emperor's genius at behind-the-scenes power politics. He wanted to suppress the rebellion and hopefully disrupt some of its organization, but he did not want to totally eliminate it. The rebellion was convenient for sowing a healthy dose of fear into imperial citizens, so as to keep them feeling dependent on a strong imperial presence, and thereby docile and compliant. At the same time, Grand Moff Tarkin was becoming a bit too successful for one so ruthless and ambitious. Whether he died with the death star or survived to be humiliated for his failure was immaterial, as long as his power did not grow. The imperial aristrocracy provided an endless stream of ruthless, ambitious, and competent people willing to take his place regardless of the obvious risks.
 
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