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| name = ''Idriella lunata''
:''Leia and Princess Leia redirect here. For the Blackadder character, see [[Princess Leia of Hungary]]''.
| regnum = [[Fungi]]
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| phylum = [[Ascomycota]]
| image = [[Image:Leia Organa Ep5 DVD.jpg|200px]]
| classis = [[Leotiomycetes]]
| color = New Jedi Order
| subclassis = [[Leotiomycetidae]]
| name = Leia Organa <br><small>Leia Amidala Skywalker (birth name)</small>
| ordo = [[Helotiales]]
| position = Princess of [[Alderaan]] (Adopted),<br>Imperial senator of [[Alderaan]],<br>[[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]] diplomat,<br>Chief of State of the [[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]]
| species = [[Humans (Star Wars)|Human]]
| familia = [[Helotiaceae]]
| gender = [[Female]]
| genus = ''[[Idriella]]''
| species = '''''I. lunata'''''
| height = 1.5&nbsp;meters
| binomial = ''Idriella lunata''
| weapon = sporting [[Blaster (Star Wars)|Blaster pistol]], [[lightsaber]]
| binomial_authority = P.E. Nelson & S. Wilh., (1956)
| vehicle = ''[[Tantive IV]]''
| hair = Brown
| eyes = Brown
| planet = [[Alderaan (Star Wars)|Alderaan]] (born on a remnant of [[List of Star Wars planets (O-Q)#Polis Massa|Polis Massa]])
| affiliation = [[Imperial Senate]], [[Rebel Alliance]], [[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]]/Galactic Alliance
| portrayer = [[Roger Barton|Aidan Barton]] (Episode III)<br>[[Carrie Fisher]] (Episodes IV-VI)<br>[[Ann Sachs]] (Radio drama)<br>[[Lisa Fuson]] (various video games)<br>[[Sumi Shimamoto]] (Japanese dub)
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'''''Idriella lunata''''' is a [[plant pathogen]] that causes [[root]] rot on [[strawberries]] and was first observed in [[California]] in 1956.<ref>{{cite journal| last =Nelson | first =P.E. | authorlink = | coauthors =Wilhelm, S. | title =An Undescribed Fungus Causing a Root Rot of Strawberry | journal =Mycologia | volume =48 | issue =4 | pages =547-451 | publisher =Mycological Society of America | location = | date =1956 | url = | doi = | id = | accessdate =2008-10-04 }}</ref>
'''Princess Leia Organa Solo of [[Alderaan]]''' (born '''Leia Amidala Skywalker''') is a fictional character in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[fictional universe|universe]]. She is portrayed by actress [[Carrie Fisher]] in ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|A New Hope]]''<ref name="SWIV">[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FQJAIW ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' (DVD, 20th Century Fox, 2005), disc 1.]</ref>, ''[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back|The Empire Strikes Back]]''<ref name="SWV">[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FQJAJG ''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' (DVD, 20th Century Fox, 2005), disc 1.]</ref>, and ''[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|Return of the Jedi]]''<ref name="SWVI"/>, as well as ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]''. [[Aiden Barton]] appeared as an infant Leia in ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith|Revenge of the Sith]]''. Ann Sachs provided the voice of Leia in the 1980s [[Star Wars (radio)|radio dramas]] of the [[Star Wars original trilogy|original trilogy]].

She is one of the main protagonists of the [[Star Wars original trilogy|original ''Star Wars'' trilogy]]. In ''Return of the Jedi'', it is revealed that she is the [[twin sister]] of [[Luke Skywalker]], and thus the daughter of [[Darth Vader]]. In the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' prequel films]], her mother is identified as [[Padmé Amidala]].

== Appearances ==
=== ''Star Wars'' films===
==== Early life ====
[[Image:Babyleia.jpg|thumb|left|Baby Leia being put in the care of Bail Organa and his wife after the death of her [[Padmé Amidala|mother]], the fall of her [[Darth Vader|father]], and the separation between her and [[Luke Skywalker|Luke]].]]
By the fictional chronology, Leia first appears in ''Revenge of the Sith'', when Padmé gives birth to her and Luke at [[List of Star Wars planets (O-Q)#Polis Massa|Polis Massa]]. (In an apparent [[plothole]], Leia is able to recall in ''Return of the Jedi''- set 23 years later- that her mother was "beautiful, kind, but sad", despite the fact that Padmé dies only minutes after Leia is born. The official ''Star Wars'' website clearly states in its "Q & A" section that Leia was, in fact, remembering Padmé.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starwars.com/qa|title=''Star Wars'' official website, "Q & A" section.}}</ref> )

After Padmé's death, [[Jedi|Jedi Masters]] [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] and [[Yoda]] decide that they must hide the Skywalker children from their father, former Jedi Knight [[Anakin Skywalker]], who had recently turned to the [[dark side (Star Wars)|dark side]] and became the [[Sith|Sith Lord]] Darth Vader. Leia is sent to [[Alderaan]] with the droids [[R2-D2]] and [[C-3PO]] with her adoptive parents, [[Bail Organa|Bail]] and [[Breha Organa]], so she would not be found by the [[Galactic Empire (Star Wars)|Empire]].

According to the [[Expanded Universe (Star Wars)|Expanded Universe]], Leia is raised with [[Winter (Star Wars)|Winter]], who becomes her handmaiden later on in life, as well as her children's nanny.

At the age of 18, Leia becomes the youngest member of the [[Imperial Senate]] and becomes good friends with Senator [[Pooja Naberrie]] of [[Naboo]], her maternal cousin. She also becomes one of the driving forces behind the [[Rebel Alliance]], the [[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]] and even later, the Galactic Alliance. She serves the Senate until [[Palpatine|Emperor Palpatine]] dissolves it.

==== ''A New Hope'' ====
[[Image:leiadeathstar.jpg|thumb|right|Princess Leia aboard the [[Death Star]] with her, at the time, unknown twin brother [[Luke Skywalker]], and future husband [[Han Solo]].<ref> [http://www.mtv.com/movies/movie/237059/news/articles/1501522/story.jhtml In a 2005 interview with MTV News, Lucas confirmed: "Han and Leia did get married. They settled down. She became a senator, and they got a nice little house with a white picket fence. Han Solo is out there cooking burgers on the grill. Is that a movie? I don't think so."]</ref>]]

In ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'', Darth Vader captures her onboard the ship ''[[Tantive IV]]'', where she is acting as a spy for the Rebellion. He accuses her of being a [[treason|traitor]] and demands to know the location of the secret technical plans of the [[Death Star]], the Empire's newest and most powerful weapon. Unknown to him, the young senator has hidden the plans inside an [[Astromech droid]], R2-D2, and has sent it to find Obi-Wan Kenobi on the nearby planet of [[Tatooine]]. Later, Vader has her [[torture]]d, but she resists telling him anything. Still believing she could be useful, the Death Star's commander, [[Grand Moff Tarkin]], threatens to destroy Alderaan with the superweapon unless she reveals the location of the hidden Rebel base. She still does not give in and lies to them, as Tarkin orders Alderaan to be destroyed anyway. She is finally rescued by unlikely heroes: Luke Skywalker, an elderly Obi-Wan Kenobi, the cocky smuggler [[Han Solo]], the [[Wookiee]] [[Chewbacca]], and the two droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO. When they finally escape, at the expense of Obi-Wan's life (sacrificed in a duel with Vader), they take part in the [[Battle of Yavin]]. Luke, in his one-man [[X-wing]] fighter, destroys the Death Star. In the Massassi Temple at the hidden Rebel base on [[Yavin 4]], the radiant Princess Leia Organa presents the Alderaanian Medal of Freedom to her rescuers and the heroes of the battle.<ref name="SWIV"/>

==== ''The Empire Strikes Back'' ====
Three years later, in ''[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]]'', Princess Leia helps with the evacuation of the Rebel base on [[Hoth]]. Despite the ongoing battle, she remains vigilant and issues commands from the crumbling base. She flees with C-3PO, Han, and Chewbacca on Han's ship, the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]''. Although they are pursued by Imperial [[TIE fighter]]s, they dodge their fire by flying into an [[asteroid]] field when the ''Falcon'''s hyperdrive breaks down. Despite Leia's having kissed Luke earlier and being constantly at odds with Han, romance blossoms; while hiding in the mouth of a space slug, she finally shares a kiss with the scruffy-looking [[Corellia]]n [[smuggling|smuggler]]. Later, when they stop at [[Bespin]] for repairs, Han's friend [[Lando Calrissian]] turns them over to Vader, who uses them as bait for Luke. Han is also used as a test subject for the carbon freezing chamber meant for Luke, and it is there that Leia finally confesses her love for Han. Vader then gives the frozen Han to [[bounty hunter]] [[Boba Fett]] to give to [[Jabba the Hutt]], to whom Han owes a very large [[debt]]. Later, Lando helps Leia, Chewbacca, and the two droids escape. While escaping, she senses that Luke is in trouble and makes them go back for him. They save Luke, who is badly hurt after a near-fatal duel against Vader, who has revealed that he is Luke's father.<ref name="SWV"/>

==== ''Return of the Jedi'' ====

[[Image:LeiaStranglesJabba.jpg|thumb|left|Princess Leia strangling her captor [[Jabba the Hutt]] to death in this scene from ''[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]]''.]]

In ''Return of the Jedi'', Leia, Chewbacca, Lando, Luke (now nearly a Jedi Knight), and the droids go to Tatooine to try to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt. Leia's part of the plan consists of posing as the [[Ubese]] [[bounty hunter]] Boushh, who will turn Chewbacca over to Jabba. Her ruthless bargaining as Boushh, negotiating the price for Chewbacca at the end of a thermal detonator, impresses Jabba and Boba Fett enough to allow her quarters in the palace for the night. The Huttese gangster eventually discovers her real identity, captures her, makes her his new [[slave]] girl, and forces her to wear her now iconic [[Princess Leia Organa#The .22Metal Bikini.22|metal bikini]] after she frees Han from the carbonite.<ref name="SWVI">[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FQVX78 ''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi'' (DVD, 20th Century Fox, 2005), disc 1.]</ref>
After Luke kills the [[Rancor]], Jabba sentences Luke and Han to be fed to the [[Sarlacc]]. Just as all seems lost, Lando, disguised as a guard, helps Luke and Han overpower their captors. Leia seizes the moment to kill Jabba by strangling him with the very chain that bound her. R2-D2 cuts her loose, and after Luke boards the sailbarge, he rescues Leia. With Leia's help, Luke uses a deck cannon to blow up his barge as they swing to safety.<ref name="SWVI"/>

While preparing for a last battle with the Empire on [[Endor]], Luke reveals to a stunned Leia that she is, in fact, his twin sister, and that Vader is their father. Initially reluctant to believe him, Leia realizes that Luke speaks the truth and joins Han Solo in leading the Rebels in battle on Endor as the Rebel Fleet battle the second Death Star. Leia is injured in the battle, but the Rebels, allied with the [[Ewoks]], are victorious over the Empire.<ref name="SWVI"/>

==== ''The Star Wars Holiday Special'' ====
[[Image:Leiaand3po.JPG|thumb|right|Leia and C-3PO in ''The Star Wars Holiday Special'']]
Leia briefly appears in the 1978 [[television movie|TV movie]] ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'', where she is once again portrayed by Fisher. In the show, Leia is a leader and administrator of the new Rebel Alliance base. She is accompanied by C-3PO when contacting Chewbacca's wife, [[Mallatobuck]], for assistance in finding Chewbacca and Han. She also appears in the [[cartoon]] [[segment (broadcasting)|segment]] at a different Rebel Base, located in an [[asteroid field]], and at the [[Life Day]] ceremony at the end of the film.<ref>''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'', original [[CBS]] airing, [[November 17]], [[1978]]. [[Steve Binder]], [[George Lucas]].</ref>

Leia also appeared in and hosted the [[November 18]], [[1978]] episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' that aired one day after the holiday special.<ref>[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Insider_97 ''Star Wars Insider 97'']</ref> The Summer 1983 issue of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' [[magazine]] poked fun at this appearance.<ref>[http://www.starwars.com/collecting/news/misc/f20071126/indexp11.html ''Checklist: 10 Strange Star Wars Magazine Covers'' - StarWars.com]</ref>

=== ''Star Wars'' literature ===
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==== Alderaan ====
After the Rebellion's victory on Endor, Leia establishes [[List of Star Wars planets (M-N)#New Alderaan|New Alderaan]], a sanctuary for the destroyed planet's surviving inhabitants. The Royal House of Alderaan, in the person of Leia Organa Solo and her children, continues to hold [[sovereignty]] over both New Alderaan and the old Alderaan system. Her title is largely ceremonial, however, as the government on New Alderaan actually administers the Alderaan system and New Alderaan in her name. Alderaan thus has been ruled under what seems to be a [[constitutional monarchy]].

==== The New Republic ====
Princess Organa is a founding member of the [[New Republic (Star Wars)|New Republic]]. Although most of her life is devoted to such matters of state, she engages in limited study of the Jedi arts, with Luke as her teacher. Notably, she wields a blue [[lightsaber]] that she built herself. In the book ''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' by [[Timothy Zahn]],<ref name="heir">[http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553296124 ''Heir to the Empire'', [[paperback]] edition, 1992. [[Timothy Zahn]], ISBN 0-553-40471-7]</ref> Luke builds her a green lightsaber which she uses to help free the Noghri from their perceived debt to the Empire. Luke then gives her a red one to complement the weapon she had constructed earlier.

<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:HeirToTheEmpire.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[Heir to the Empire]]'' book cover.]] -->

After a near-disastrous courtship in which [[Prince Isolder]] vies for Leia's affections, she marries Han. As described in ''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]'', Han kidnaps Leia and takes her to a planet he had won in a game of sabacc named [[List of Star Wars planets (C-D)#Dathomir|Dathomir]]. There they encounter the [[Nightsisters]], whose attempt to escape eventually leads to the demise of the Warlord Zsinj and his empire, equal rival at this time to both the [[Imperial Remnant]] and the New Republic.

At first, Leia does not want to have children, fearing they would succumb to the dark side as her father had done. In the novel ''[[Tatooine Ghost]]'', however, she begins to understand what happened to her father to bring him to the dark side. When she and Han go on a mission to Tatooine to retrieve the Alderaanian moss-painting ''Killik Twilight'' and the Rebel code hidden within it, Leia discovers her grandmother [[Shmi Skywalker]]'s diary and, with the help of her father's childhood friends [[List of Star Wars Old Republic characters#Kitster|Kitster]] and [[List of Star Wars Old Republic characters#Wald|Wald]], discovers her father wasn't the [[evil]] man she thought he was. By the end of the book, she learns to forgive him.

In the [[Thrawn trilogy]], [[Grand Admiral Thrawn]], who had formed an alliance with [[Joruus C'Baoth]], orders [[List of Star Wars races (K-O)#Noghri|Noghri]] commandos to kidnap Leia, who is [[pregnancy|pregnant]].<ref name="heir"/> C'Baoth intends to warp Leia and Luke to the dark side, and plans to corrupt also the two unborn twins. To avoid capture, she hides on the planet [[Kashyyyk]], but her would-be kidnappers track her down. She later learns that Vader once landed on the Noghri home-planet [[List of Star Wars planets (H-J)#Honoghr|Honoghr]] and tricked the Noghri into serving the Empire by promising to help their planet recover from the ecological disaster that it suffered during the [[Clone Wars (Star Wars)|Clone Wars]]. Because of this, they are fiercely loyal to Vader. Leia is able to leverage her biological relationship to Vader to persuade a Noghri [[assassin]] to travel with her to Honoghr and help convince the Noghri of the Empire's deception.<ref name="heir"/> Leia shows an assembly of Noghri [[matriarch]]s that the droids which the Empire demanded are actively poisoning the land and slowing down the reconstruction. They leave the service of the Empire after one of their assassins (and Thrawn's personal bodyguard), [[Rukh (Star Wars)|Rukh]], kills Thrawn during the [[Battle of Bilbringi]] and becomes allies of New Republic. For her efforts, Leia is known as "Lady Vader" among the Noghri, and she and her family become revered figures in their society.

In ''[[The Last Command]]'', Leia gives birth to the twins [[Jaina Solo|Jaina]] and [[Jacen Solo|Jacen]] on [[Coruscant]] during Thrawn's siege.<ref name="command">[http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553564927 ''The Last Command'', [[Paperback]] edition, 1994. [[Timothy Zahn]], ISBN 0-553-56492-7]</ref>

==== ''Dark Empire'' ====
During the events of ''[[Dark Empire]]'', the New Republic suffers severe setbacks, losing most of its worlds, as well as Luke Skywalker to the dark side. After her brother's capture on Coruscant, subsequent transport to [[Byss]], and temptation by the [[cloning|cloned]] Emperor, a pregnant Leia along with her husband, Han Solo, reach the Emperor's new stronghold of Byss where she confronts the [[reincarnation|reincarnated]] Palpatine. At first Leia is unsuccessful in turning Luke away from the dark side, but does manage to take a Jedi [[Holocron]] away from the Emperor's chambers. Leia boards the Emperor's ''Eclipse''-class [[Star Destroyer|Super Star Destroyer]] during its assault on the Pinnacle Moon of Da Soocha. She appeals to the goodness inside Luke, redeeming him, and assaults Palpatine with the light side of the Force, cutting him off from the dark side and control of the titanic [[Force powers|Force-storm]] he had exerted himself to the utmost to conjure, intending to obliterate the Rebel Alliance fleet. The ''Eclipse I'' and Palpatine are both destroyed.

In ''[[Empire's End]]'', Leia gives birth to a second son, whom she names [[Anakin Solo|Anakin]] in honor of her father's [[Salvation|redemption]] (See [[Solo family]].) Along with a Jedi named Jen, she defeats Palpatine's second-in-command, a [[Dark Jedi]] assassin. Palpatine is soon reborn in his last remaining clone body, which is quickly deteriorating, due to sabotage by [[List of minor Star Wars characters#Jax, Carnor|Carnor Jax]] and one of the [[Emperor's Hand]]s. Leia is forced to flee to [[Onderon]] to hide Anakin from Palpatine, who intends to transfer his spirit into the young infant. The Emperor did eventually find her, but Han accidentally shoots him in the back just as he is about to possess the baby. A sacrifice by a dying Jedi named Empatojayos Brand saves them both from Palpatine's wrath, and incapacitates Palpatine's malignant spirit forever.

==== The Yuuzhan Vong War and beyond (25 ABY&ndash;35 ABY) ====
After serving a second term, Leia resigns as Chief of State, and is replaced by Borsk Fey'lya. After the [[Yuuzhan Vong]] attack on Sernpidal in 25 ABY,<ref>The abbreviation "ABY" stands for "After the Battle of [[List of Star Wars planets (W-Z)#Yavin|Yavin]]".</ref> Leia goes before the Senate to bring attention to the threat posed by the approaching [[Yuuzhan Vong]]. Her pleas go unheeded, and the Vong legions swarm into the galaxy, destroying system after system and defeating the Jedi and the New Republic army in countless battles. Leia contributes to the war effort by joining SELCORE, a movement that aided [[refugee]]s.

In ''[[Vector Prime]]'', Chewbacca's death sends Han into a deep [[clinical depression|depression]], causing a large rift between him and Leia, culminating in his walking out of the marriage after an argument. They patch things up after Leia is gravely wounded by Tsavong Lah at the Battle of Duro. Their troubles are not yet over, however; When the Vong unleash the deadly voxyn, Leia is targeted by a Voxyn master slayer who had already killed many Jedi. With the help of her Noghri bodyguards, she eliminates the assassin with her lightsaber.

In ''[[Star By Star]]'', Leia and Han lose their youngest son, Anakin, during the Myrkr mission and the fall of Coruscant.

After Coruscant's fall, Han and Leia go to Hapes for Anakin's funeral, then on several missions to restore HoloNet communications to the Unknown Regions, including foiling a second attempt of the Ssi-ruuk to invade Bakura in the process. Leia helps the Pwecks to rebel on their masters during her confrontation face to face with the Imperium; her stand allowing several traitors to ambush the Imperium.

Near the end of the Yuuzhan Vong war, she and Han rescue Thorsh, a prisoner from the internment camps of planet Selvaris. Later, they enter with Jedi Master [[Kyp Durron]], a Bothan secret agent named Wraw, and a few more allies on the planet Callulla. They find that Alpha Red is released on this world. During the battle with the Yuuzhan Vong warriors, she destroys a few Slayers and a Commander before being captured. The commando is eventually rescued by Lando Calrissian, Talon Karrde and Tendra, Lando's wife.

When [[Zonama Sekot]] makes its existence known near Coruscant in ''[[The Final Prophecy]]'', Han and Leia travel there to be reunited with the rest of their family. While there, they meet Harrar, a Yuuzhan Vong priest. Leia, Han, and a few companions work with Harrar and a group of [[heresy|heretics]] to get inside the Well of the World Brain on Coruscant.

After the destruction of Shimrra and Supreme Overlord Onimi, Nom Anor travels with the Solo family across the labyrinth to espace the mighty war vessel of the Master Shaper. However, the executor turns on them and shoots his venom towards Han, but Jacen catches the poison, saving his father from certain death. Leia engages the Prefect before he can eliminate her husband and her elder son. She proves victorious and cuts off the rogue Nom Anor's arm. The princess and the former smuggler allow the executor to die on the mighty war vessel but do not witness his certain death.

Leia then gives up politics and becomes Han's copilot, a position she holds for the next five years.

==== The Dark Nest ====
In ''[[The Joiner King]]'', Han and Leia follow various Jedi who had disappeared into the Unknown Regions, and discover Raynar Thul is alive and had been taken in by a nest of Killiks. To avoid a war with the Chiss, Leia suggests to "UnuThul" (as Raynar was now known) that the Killik nest be moved to a new planet, but makes him think it is his idea. At this time, Leia comes to terms with her heritage and asks Saba Sebatyne to train her as a Jedi Knight, as per a promise Luke had made to her during the Thrawn crisis.

In ''[[The Unseen Queen]]'', R2-D2 suffers some severe malfunctions and shows Luke a holoclip of his father and a pregnant woman, whom Luke learns is his and Leia's real mother. In the holoclips, Anakin and Padmé are discussing a dream of Anakin's in which Padmé dies in [[labour (childbirth)|childbirth]]. Before Luke can get more info out of R2, the droid has a meltdown, claiming he is protecting information. Frustrated, Luke contacts master slicer Ghent, who manages to recover one other holoclip from R2, this time featuring a scene in which Padmé is talking to Obi-Wan Kenobi about Anakin, which is displayed to both Luke and Leia. In ''[[The Swarm War]]'', Luke and Leia finally see their mother's death. Also, Sebatyne tells Leia to construct a new lightsaber to show she is a true Jedi Knight.

Later on in the novel, she defeats the evil Joiner Alema Rar, a former Jedi knight. She defeats her and assumes that she is dead, although Alema was in fact still alive, but severely injured.

Leia and Han unknowingly become grandparents to Allana, Jacen's daughter, but they finally find out the truth as of ''[[Fury (Star Wars novel)|Fury]]''.

==== The Legacy Era or the Second Corellian Crisis ====
During the ''[[Legacy of the Force]]'' series, Leia supports Han Solo, her husband, who feels allegiance to Corellia, even though she remains a Jedi Knight in the Jedi Order. However, they soon break from Corellia following the Corellian plot to assassinate Queen Mother [[Tenel Ka]]. Her own son, Jacen Solo, gradually falls to the dark side, becoming the next of the new [[Dark Lords of the Sith]] under the tutelage of [[Lumiya]]. [[Image:OriginalLeiaConceptSketch.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Initial rough concept sketch of Princess Leia]]

==Character development==
In the rough draft of ''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope|A New Hope]]'', Leia was a 14-year-old princess (the same age as [[Padmé Amidala|Queen Amidala]] in ''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace|The Phantom Menace]]''), the spoiled daughter of King Kayos and Queen Breha of Aquilae. In that draft, she had two brothers, [[Biggs]] and [[Windy]], whose identities were substantially revised into their current form by the fourth draft (though they did not appear in intervening versions).<ref>''The Annotated Screenplays'', softcover, 1997. [[George Lucas]], Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, Laurent Bouzereau.</ref> The later story synopsis established her as '''Leia Antilles''', the daughter of Bail Antilles from the peaceful world of '''[[Organa family#House of Organa|Organa Major]]'''. In the fourth draft the names were turned around so that '''Leia Organa''' came instead from Alderaan.<ref name="The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film">''The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film''</ref>

==Characteristics==
[[Image:HanKissesLeia.jpg|thumb|left|In a memorable scene from ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'', romance blossoms between [[Han Solo]] and Princess Leia once the two kiss.]]
Princess Leia Organa is a driven, dedicated individual with a forceful&mdash;if not sometimes abrasive&mdash;personality. She is professional in all respects, but occasionally relaxes her guard to let her strong [[compassion]] and quirky sense of humor show. <ref name="Leia">[http://princess-leia.com Princess Leia.com]</ref> The "petite, fair-skinned human female" <ref name="Leia"/> is known perhaps as the most beautiful and remembered woman in the ''Star Wars'' universe. <ref name="Shadows">{{cite book
| last = Perry
| first = Steve
| authorlink = Steve Perry
| title = Shadows of the Empire
| publisher = [[Spectra]]
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| date = 1996
| pages = 416
| url = http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Empire-Star-Steve-Perry/dp/0553574132
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| isbn = }}</ref> Leia was a wanted woman for love. She was loved by Luke Skywalker (before their sibling relationship was discovered), Han Solo, Prince Xizor, Prince Isolder (before he met Tenejiel Djo) and other men who fell in love with the beautiful woman. <ref name="Leia"/> In the ''[[Shadows of the Empire]]'' novels, Leia was seduced by the Crime Lord Xizor. He had the chance to even steal some kisses from the young princess: Having possessed her with [[pheromones]], Xizor kissed her with passion&mdash;but [[Chewbacca]] managed to break the seduction, allowing Leia to defeat the Crime Lord. <ref name="Shadows"/>

Although she is depicted in the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy as having very little experience in the ways of [[the Force]], Leia was actually very capable, both physically and spiritually, in her own right: Leia was an excellent [[marksman]], missing rarely, if ever, with a blaster.<ref name="SWIV"/><ref name="SWV"/><ref name="SWVI"/> She killed, among other villainous characters, the infamous [[Jabba the Hutt]], choking him with the very chain that bound her to him;<ref name="SWVI"/> Leia is also responsible for [[Grand Admiral Thrawn]]'s death, since she turned the Noghri against him.<ref name="command"/> By redeeming her brother and disrupting the Dark Side of [[Palpatine]], she also helped bring about the destruction of the Clone Emperor.<ref>Tom Veitch, ''Dark Empire'' anthology (Dark Horse Comics, 1993), ISBN 1-56971-073-2.</ref> She even killed a Dark Jedi named Kueller with a blaster rifle, right before he was about to deal a fatal blow to Luke.

Though initially hesitant about her [[Jedi training]], Leia was later taught various Force techniques, and would become a very proficient [[Jedi Knight]] after finishing her training under Luke's guidance in 36 ABY. She eventually became a full-fledged member of [[the New Jedi Order]], developing her lightsaber skills to the point where she could deflect blaster bolts back at attackers. Being the daughter of [[Anakin Skywalker]], Leia's full Force potential could easily be the same as her brother Luke's.

== Princess Leia Organa in popular culture ==
=== The "Metal Bikini" ===
[[Image:leiabikini.jpg|thumb|right|Leia wearing her iconic golden metal "[[bikini]]" slave outfit at Jabba's palace. Leia's appearance has been voted one of the most memorable [[swimsuit]] moments of [[History of film|cinema history]].<ref name="E!">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8Ofmr6GQUA "Slave Leia Makes It on E! TV Countdown"]</ref>]]
The term "Metal Bikini" refers to the [[pop icon|iconic]] slave girl costume worn by Princess Leia when she was held captive in Jabba the Hutt's palace, at the beginning of ''Return of the Jedi''.<ref name="SWVI"/> The skimpy costume consisted of a [[brass]] [[brassiere]] fastened over the neck and behind the back with string, a brass [[Thong (clothing)|thong]] [[g-string]] [[Panties|panty]],<ref name="bikini 1">[http://www.leiasmetalbikini.com/Leia_SuperROTJ.jpg Illustration of costume front - ''Leia's Metal Bikini'' fanbase]</ref><ref name="bikini 2">[http://www.leiasmetalbikini.com/JonaStuart3.jpg Image of costume back - ''Leia's Metal Bikini'' fanbase]</ref> a red [[silk]] [[loincloth]], and [[leather]] [[high heels|high-heeled]] boots. There were other various adornments, including a [[braid|hair fastener]], a [[snake]] arm-wrap and two [[bracelet]]s. Lastly, there was the chain with which she was attached to Jabba and which, ironically, she uses to strangle him in the film.<ref name="costume">[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Slave_Leia_costume ''Slave Leia Costume''- Starwars.wikia.com]</ref>
{{quote box|left|width=40%|quote="It was like steel, not steel, but hard plastic, and if you stood behind me you could see straight to [[Florida]]. You'll have to ask [[Boba Fett]] about that."|source=—[[Carrie Fisher]]<ref>''[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Insider_68 Star Wars Insider 68]''</ref>}}
The costume has an extremely large [[fanbase]], most of which has emerged in recent years. After her appearance wearing the "golden metal bikini," [[Carrie Fisher]] (and thus Leia herself) almost immediately became a [[sex symbol]].<ref name="cult">[http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,71267-0.html?tw=rss.index "The Cult of Leia's Bikini" - Wired.com]</ref> Leia's metallic bikini scenes were voted by [[Empire (magazine)|''Empire'' magazine]] as among the most memorable in movie history.<ref name="trivia">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086190/trivia ''Return of the Jedi'' trivia at the [[Internet Movie Database]] ]</ref> This phenomenon is noted in an episode of the [[sitcom]] ''[[Friends]]'' ("[[The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy]]") in which [[Ross Geller|Ross]] tells [[Rachel Green|Rachel]] about his interest in the "golden bikini."<ref name="friends">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0583634 ''Friends'': "The One with the Princess Leia Fantasy" at the Internet Movie Database]</ref>
According to the [[Internet Movie Database]], Fisher had said that her costumes in the previous two films had been so long that viewers could not tell "she was a woman," resulting in the skimpy outfit for ''Return of the Jedi''. [[Costume Designer]] Aggie Guerard Rodgers noted that the inspiration for Leia's slave outfit came from the artwork of famed [[Fantasy art|fantasy]] and [[science fiction]] illustrator [[Frank Frazetta]]. Rodgers had a "no [[lingerie]] in space" policy which prevented Fisher from wearing a brassiere; adhesive tape was used in its place. As the metal framework of the top did not fit to Fisher's skin especially well, before each take someone made sure the actress' [[breast]]s were properly covered. Several scenes had to be re-shot when "wardrobe malfunctions" occurred. An alternate, rubber version of the costume was created and used for stunts.<ref name="trivia"/>
Despite the immortal status it has given her, Fisher has admitted that she initially objected to the costume, believing it made her appear subordinate to the male characters: "When they took my clothes off, put me in a bikini and shut me up, I thought it was a strong indication of what the third film was."<ref>[http://alek.xspaces.org/2004/11/05/carrie-fisher-and-bikini-clad-leia "Carrie Fisher and bikini-clad Leia"]</ref> One [[Wired (magazine)|''Wired'' magazine]] editor concurs, stating the only reason for the outfit's fame is "no doubt that the sight of Carrie Fisher in the [[gold]] sci-fi swimsuit was burned into the sweaty subconscious of a generation of [[fan (person)|fanboys]] hitting [[puberty]] in the spring of 1983."<ref name="cult"/>

=== The "Cinnamon Bun Hairstyle" ===
[[Image:Princess leia film.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Princess Leia, sporting her trademark "[[cinnamon buns]]" hairstyle and [[List of Star Wars weapons#Personal ranged weapons|sporting blaster]].]]
Leia's well-known hairdo in ''A New Hope'' has been affectionately dubbed the "[[doughnut]] hairstyle", or "[[cinnamon buns]]", by many [[science fiction]] fans.<ref name="SWIV"/> Fisher herself has never commented directly on her character's hairstyle. [[Miss Piggy]] of ''[[Jim Henson]]'s [[Muppet Babies]]'' copied the hairdo using doughnuts in a ''Star Wars''-centric episode of the series. Also, in one scene from [[Mel Brooks]]' ''[[Spaceballs]]'', Princess Vespa also appears to have the hairstyle, but reveals that she is actually merely wearing a large pair of [[headphones]]. In addition, in the [[parody]] film ''[[Thumb Wars]]'', the role of Leia was filled by a character named Princess Bunhead, who, as the name implies, had two cinnamon rolls for hair. Finally, preceding all the other parodies, the short film ''[[Hardware Wars]]'' shows Chewchilla, the Wookiee Monster actually eating one of Princess Ann-Droid's cinnamon buns.

In reality, however, Leia's hairdo may not be as unique as it first appears. Young [[marriage]]able [[Hopi]] [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indian]] women wear a very elaborate "Squash Blossom" hairdo that superficially resembles Princess Leia's.<ref name="hair">[http://www.native-languages.org/hair.htm The "Squash Blossom" hairstyle]</ref> It takes a hairdresser nearly one hour to create.<ref name="more on hair">[http://www.axel-jacob.de/hopi_foto.html More on the Hopi Indian "Squash Blossom" hairstyle.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.waukeganhistorical.org/collection-cory.html Waukegan Historical Society.org - "The Hopi"]</ref> [[George Lucas]] has even admitted as such, saying: "In the 1977 film, I was working very hard to create something different that wasn't [[fashion]], so I went with a kind of Southwestern [[Pancho Villa]] woman revolutionary look, which is what that is. The buns are basically from turn-of-the-century [[Mexico]]."<ref name="hair 3">[http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101020429/qa.html "So, What's the Deal with Leia's Hair?"] - [[TIME magazine]]</ref>.

In Europe, a similar hairstyle still persists in the Spanish region of Valencia, and can be seen during the [[Falles]] festival.

Leia's signature hairdo also inspired a recurring freshman gag at the U.S. Naval Academy. Along with "wildmans" and "assassinations," the "Princess Leia" is another popular method for freshmen (Plebes) to taunt their superiors. The freshman smears peanut butter on a pair of hamburger bun halves or English muffin halves, sneaks up behind an upperclassman in the dining hall, and sticks them on the upperclassman's ears. These dining hall pranks, however, have been discouraged in recent years.<ref>[http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php?t=140090&page=2 Academy Cancels Herndon]</ref>

=== "Princess Leia's Theme" ===
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[[Image:PrincessLeia sTheme.jpg|right|thumb|Princess Leia at the medal ceremony at the end of ''A New Hope''.]]

"Princess Leia's Theme" is the musical [[leitmotif]] in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' saga that represents Princess Leia. The piece was composed by [[John Williams]].

It first appeared in ''A New Hope'', heard when Princess Leia is captured by Darth Vader. Later, it plays as R2-D2 plays her holographic message to Obi-Wan Kenobi. The theme plays when Obi-Wan Kenobi is killed by Vader, even though Leia is not directly involved in this event. Finally, it plays in the end credits.

In ''The Empire Strikes Back'', the theme is developed into "Han Solo and the Princess". "Princess Leia's Theme" plays as Han Solo tells Leia that he must leave to settle his debt with Jabba the Hutt. The only other time it plays is at the end of the movie, when Leia and Lando Calrissian rescue Luke Skywalker from Cloud City and Leia and Luke are reunited.

In ''Return of the Jedi'', the theme is heard as Leia shoots a [[Imperial stormtrooper|stormtrooper]] on Endor. Earlier it plays as Luke mentions her name on [[Dagobah]].

The theme was revived for the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel trilogy]]. It appears in ''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'', when [[Bail Organa]] has a conversation with Obi-Wan Kenobi about adopting her. It is then heard during the final montage of shots at the end of the film as her adoptive parents hold the newborn Leia. It reappears during the end credits.

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== See also ==
*[[Skywalker family]]
*[[List of Star Wars families#House of Organa|Organa family]]
*[[Solo family]]
*[[List of women warriors in literature and popular culture]]

== References ==
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== Further reading ==
*''Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Novelization'', 1st edition hardcover, 2005. Matthew Woodring Stover, George Lucas, ISBN 0-7126-8427-1
*''The Annotated Screenplays'', softcover, 1997. [[George Lucas]], Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, Laurent Bouzereau, ISBN 0-345-40981-7
*''[[The Truce at Bakura]]'', 1st paperback printing, 1994. Kathy Tyers, ISBN 0-553-56872-8
*''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]'', 1995. Dave Wolverton, ISBN 0-553-56937-6
*''[[Heir to the Empire]]'', 1st paperback edition, 1992. Timothy Zahn, ISBN 0-553-40471-7
*''[[Dark Force Rising]]'', 1st edition, 1992. Timothy Zahn, ISBN 0-553-08574-3
*''[[The Last Command]]'', 1st paperback edition, 1994. Timothy Zahn, ISBN 0-553-56492-7
*''[[The New Rebellion]]'', 1st printing paperback, 1996. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, ISBN 0-553-57414-0
*''[[Dark Empire]]'', trade paperback, 1993. Tom Veitch, ISBN 1-56971-073-2
*''Dark Empire II'', trade paperback, 1st edition, 1995. Tom Veitch, ISBN 1-56971-119-4
*''Empire's End'', trade paperback, 1997. Tom Veitch, ISBN 1-56971-306-5
*''[[Heirs of the Force]]'', [[Kevin J. Anderson]] and [[Rebecca Moesta]]. [[Berkley Publishing Group|Berkley]], 1995. (ISBN 0-425-16949-9)
*''Star Wars: The Apple Barrier'', Dan Wallace, ISBN 1-56971-318-4


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.princess-leia.com Princess Leia]
* [http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp Index Fungorum]<br>
* [http://nt.ars-grin.gov/fungaldatabases USDA ARS Fungal Database]
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* {{databank|category=character|subject=leiaorganasolo|text=Princess Leia}}
*{{sww|Leia Organa Solo}}
*[http://starwars.yahoo.com/characters/princess-leia Princess Leia] at The World of Star Wars


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Idriella lunata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Phylum:
Ascomycota
Class:
Leotiomycetes
Subclass:
Leotiomycetidae
Order:
Helotiales
Family:
Helotiaceae
Genus:
Idriella
Species:
I. lunata
Binomial name
Idriella lunata
P.E. Nelson & S. Wilh., (1956)

Idriella lunata is a plant pathogen that causes root rot on strawberries and was first observed in California in 1956.[1]

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