Star Wars character
Garm Bel Iblis
Position	Old Republic Senator, General
Homeworld	Corellia
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	Unknown
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance
Portrayer	N/A

A renowned senator in the Star Wars Expanded Universe from the Corellian System, Senator Garm Bel Iblis was one of the founders of the Rebel Alliance, along with Mon Mothma of Chandrila and Bail Organa from Alderaan. But he and Mothma did not agree on the philosophy of the Alliance, and for most of the war he was a mysterious figure, assumed to be dead. The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ... Image File history File links Garm Bel Iblis, cropped File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Corellia is a fictional planet in the Expanded Universe of Star Wars. ... In George Lucas fictional Star Wars universe, Humans are the most numerous and dominant species, with apparently millions of major and minor colonies galaxywide. ... The shield and spear of the Roman God Mars are often used to represent the male sex In heterogamous species, male is the sex of an organism, or of a part of an organism, which typically produces smaller, mobile gametes (spermatozoa) that are able to fertilise female gametes (ova). ... The Starbird, symbol of the Rebel Alliance In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Rebel Alliance, or more formally, the Alliance to Restore the Republic, was an interstellar political resistance force formed in direct military opposition to the Galactic Empire. ... The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ... Splinter of the Minds Eye, 1978 The Expanded Universe (also known as the EU) encompasses all of the officially licensed, fictional background of the Star Wars universe, outside of the six feature films produced by George Lucas. ... Corellia is a fictional planet in the Expanded Universe of Star Wars. ... The Starbird, symbol of the Rebel Alliance In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Rebel Alliance, or more formally, the Alliance to Restore the Republic, was an interstellar political resistance force formed in direct military opposition to the Galactic Empire. ... -Mon Mothma Mon Mothma (48 BBY-24 ABY) was the Senator of Chandrila in the waning days of the Old Republic and leader of the Rebel Alliance and New Republic. ... The following are lists of fictional planets set in the Star Wars universe. ... Prince Bail Prestor Organa of Alderaan (69 BBY - 0 BBY) is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe, the Viceroy and Prince of Alderaan, the husband of Queen Breha Organa, and a noted statesman of the late Republic and early Imperial eras. ... In the fictional Star Wars universe, Alderaan is the home of Princess Leia, Bail Organa and also, in 4000 BBY, Ulic Qel Droma who fought in the Great Sith War. ...

In an attempt to avoid the coming storm of the Clone Wars, Senator Bel Iblis withdrew his planet from the debate over the Military Creation Act, using an obscure clause in the Corellian constitution known as Contemplanys Hermi, an old Corellisi phrase meaning "meditative solitude." Corellia closed its borders, and tried to stay out of the coming war. His attempt failed. The conquest of nearby Duro by General Grievous forced the world into the Clone Wars, whether its people wanted to or not. The initial battle of the Clone Wars: The Battle of Geonosis In the fictional Star Wars saga, the Clone Wars, (also known as the Clone War) were a series of intragalactic battles in the Star Wars galaxy that took place from 22 BBY to 19 BBY. The Clone Wars were... // Caamas Caamas is a toxic planet in the Cirius System that was formerly a highly populated habitable world, until the Empire bombarded it shortly after the Clone Wars, killing nearly all the inhabitants of the planet. ... General Grievous (born Qymaen jai Sheelal) is a villain from the fictional Star Wars universe. ...

For Bel Iblis, the rise of the Galactic Empire was very personal. As the main opposition to Emperor Palpatine's growing power, he made himself and his family a target for the newly self-appointed Emperor. Palpatine had stormtroopers round up the Bel Iblis family and executed them. Bel Iblis escaped, but not before he saw his wife and children murdered. It was then that he contacted Mothma and Organa, and together they drafted the legendary Corellian Treaty, which was the first step of resistance towards the Empire. In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Galactic Empire was the regime established by Palpatine to replace the Galactic Republic. ... Emperor Palpatine of the Galactic Empire (82 BBY – 4 ABY, spirit incapacitated 11 ABY), often simply referred to as the Emperor, is one of the main characters and the foremost villain in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Imperial stormtroopers are extensively trained shock troops in the fictional Star Wars universe under command of the Galactic Empire. ...

Bel Iblis was a brilliant military strategist and tactician, but it was Mothma who was able to inspire and unite people. Organa acted as mediator between the two warring senators, but he was killed in the destruction of Alderaan. Relations between the remaining founders deteriorated, as Bel Iblis accused Mothma of wanting to overthrow Palpatine and rule as empress in his place. After refusing a direct order from Mothma, she dismissed him, and he took loyal troops with him and established a secret, mobile base called Peregrine's Nest, from which he conducted a hit-and-run campaign against the Empire. In the fictional Star Wars universe, Alderaan is the home of Princess Leia, Bail Organa and also, in 4000 BBY, Ulic Qel Droma who fought in the Great Sith War. ...

Eventually, he saw that he had misjudged Mothma, and that his pride got the better of his judgment. So when Han Solo asked for his help in recovering the fabled Katana fleet of Dreadnaughts (Bel Iblis' fleet already consisted of six of the ships), he agreed. Princess Leia Organa Solo tried to convince him to rejoin the New Republic, but it was only when his old comrade, Mon Mothma, asked that he agreed to. He helped defend Coruscant against an invasion launched by Grand Admiral Thrawn, and has become an admired and respected Republic leader once again. Han Solo (born 29 BBY), a character in the fictional Star Wars universe, is played by Harrison Ford in the Star Wars film series. ... The Katana fleet (known more eerily as The Dark Force) is a fictional starfleet from the Star Wars universe, introduced in Timothy Zahns Dark Force Rising. ... This article is about a battleship as a type of warship. ... Her Royal Highness, Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan (born in 19 BBY), born Leia Amidala Skywalker, is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe played by Aiden Barton in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, actress Carrie Fisher in Star Wars: Episodes IV-VI, and by Ann... The New Republic (officialy The New Galactic Republic) is a fictional government in Star Wars. ... Coruscant (pronounced //) is the name of a fictional planet in the Star Wars universe. ... Grand Admiral Thrawn is a fictional character from the Star Wars galaxy. ...

In fact, when Admiral Pellaeon decided to open negotiations for peace in 19 ABY with the New Republic, he approached Bel Iblis as a negotiating partner because of the profound respect he had for the general's command abilities. The message did not get to Bel Iblis, as the messenger ship was ambushed by rogue Imperial forces. The message was jammed, and, in an attempt to "show" the New Republic's treachery, the rogue Imperials and a band of pirates ambushed Pellaeon at the meet site. Knowing Bel Iblis' personal honor, Pellaeon used a tactic invented by Bel Iblis himself called the A-Wing Slash to great success, destroying the enemy flagship and forcing the ambushers to flee, thus proving that Bel Iblis, who would never have fallen to a tactic he himself invented, was not present. (Eventually, one of the New Republic's top slicers broke through the jamming, and Leia Organa was sent to the meeting site.) Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon is a fictional character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. ... The A-wing, a fictional interceptor starfighter in the Star Wars universe, is used by the Rebel Alliance. ... In the Star Wars universe, a slicer is the term for a computer hacker in our universe. ... Her Royal Highness, Princess Leia Organa Solo of Alderaan (born 19 BBY), a fictional character in the Star Wars universe played by actress Carrie Fisher in the films and by Ann Sachs in the 1980s radio drama. ...

Bel Iblis also fought at Coruscant when the Yuuzhan Vong attacked. He disobeyed an order and attacked the Vong fleet even though there were captured civilian ships in between. He lost most of his fleet when he attempted a direct charge, and was forced to withdraw. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Star by Star. ... The Yuuzhan Vong are a race of sentient beings from the fictional Star Wars Expanded Universe that rise as a threat to the New Republic in the New Jedi Order series of novels. ...

Trivia

• Bel Iblis first appeared in the Timothy Zahn novel Dark Force Rising. Given Zahn's fondness for hidden references, it has been speculated that he owes his name to the mythological figures Garm, Bel and Iblis. Given his status as a "fallen" rebel, the Iblis reference seems particularly appropriate.

• The name "Iblis" may derive from the koranic reference to the devil, see early surahs

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External links

• Garm Bel Iblis on Wookieepedia: The Star Wars Wiki
• "[1]" HoloNet News - Corellia closes borders