Obi-Wan Kenobi introduces a young Princess Leia, but what’s next for her after the Disney+ series? We fill her biography to “Star Wars 4”!
Obi-Wan Kenobi: How is Princess Leia faring between the Disney+ series and Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope? (Source: Disney / Lucasfilm / TMDb.org / Collage: Netzwelt)
- Nine years elapsed between “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”.
- In the Disney+ series, we meet a young Princess Leia, but how is she faring after the series?
- We bring you a biography of Princess Leia covering the 9 years between the series and “Episode IV”.
In “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” aging Jedi Master Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) is lured from his hiding place on Tatooine to rescue a young Princess Leia Organa (Vivien Lyra Blair). Of course, fans of the “Star Wars” universe already know the 10-year-old princess from the original and sequel trilogy, where she was played by Carrie Fisher.
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But what happens between “Obi-Wan Kenobi” and “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” with the young princess? After all, there is a period of 9 years between the series and the film. Comics, books and animated series close the biographical gap!
4 years after “Obi-Wan Kenobi”: Leia becomes an MP
At the tender age of 14, four years after the events of “Obi-Wan Kenobi”, Leia began her political career and became a junior congressman. Leia’s mother, Padmé (Natalie Portman), was elected Queen of Naboo when she was 14.
6 years after “Obi-Wan Kenobi”: Leia lays claim to the throne of Alderaan
At 16, three years before “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”, Leia lays claim to the throne of Alderaan and House Organa. To do this, she has to pass a few tests that her parents put on her. Including charity missions.
With a lot of heart, courage and self-confidence, she fulfills the mission and also opposes the empire by skilfully circumventing prohibitions. During this time, Leia also recognizes the important roles her parents play in the Rebellion.
A few years before “Star Wars: Episode IV”: Leia becomes an adviser in the Imperial Senate
A few years before “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”, Leia becomes her father’s advisor in the Imperial Senate. For the first time she travels to the planet Coruscant. She learns of an Empire attack on a rebel group in the same system. She sends out a warning, but in doing so she also loses an ally. She decides to join her parents in fighting the Empire.
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