Bel Iblis, Garm
From the Expanded UniverseGarm Bel Iblis has long embodied the spirit of fierce Corellian independence. In the final days of the Republic, the well-respected Bel Iblis represented Corellia in the Senate. He was early to recognize the threat of Palpatine's growing powers. During the Separatist crisis, Bel Iblis removed Corellia from the Military Creation Act vote, and enacted a policy of isolationism to protect Corellia from the inevitable conflict. Despite his best efforts, his beloved homeworld was dragged into the Clone Wars.As Palpatine consolidated his New Order, Bel Iblis was one of his earliest targets. The charismatic Corellian had worked to undermine Palpatine's influence in the past, and had made an enemy of the new Emperor. Imperial agents executed his wife and children on Anchoron while forcing him to watch. Many Corellians believed he died on Anchoron, and mourned his loss, but he somehow escaped, and lived life as a fugitive. He contacted Senators Bail Organa and Mon Mothma, who were increasingly active against Palpatine's regime. Though it was Bel Iblis who suggested the consolidation of three resistance groups into the early Rebel Alliance with the drafting of the Corellian Treaty, history credits Mon Mothma and her diplomatic skills with the creation of the Rebellion. Bel Iblis was wary of Mon Mothma's power and influence. He feared that she would become corrupt, as Palpatine had. Organa and Mothma -- both pacifists in spirit -- began shaping the early Rebellion, while the more aggressive Bel Iblis began to take a background role. This was troubling for the headstrong Bel Iblis, who had very distinct views on how a Rebellion should be fought. When Organa was killed with the destruction of Alderaan, it left Bel Iblis and Mothma without a mediating presence separating them. The worst of the arguments came when Mothma ordered an attack on Milvayne in the Gyrica system. Mothma pressed for military action that would endanger Bel Iblis' troops, and the Corellian believed her to be making a mistake based on flawed intelligence. Bel Iblis accused Mothma of amassing power for herself. Mothma coolly dismissed Bel Iblis from the operation, and informed him that the Rebel Alliance would no longer need his support. Bel Iblis led his own private army and launched a number of minor attacks against the Empire. For years throughout the Galactic Civil War, he waged his own private war against the Imperials, his most notable victory being the destruction of an Imperial Ubiqtorate base on Tangrene. His group remained mobile, secretly funded by Bothan interests who quietly opposed Mon Mothma's leadership. After the Empire was defeated at the Battle of Endor, Bel Iblis and his forces continued hiding. Bel Iblis stubbornly waited for the day when Mon Mothma would show her true colors and make a bid for dictatorial powers. That day never came. In fact, he disgustedly realized that his Bothan benefactor, Borsk Fey'lya, was more the power hungry-type. He realized he misjudged Mon Mothma. During the Thrawn crisis, when New Republic representatives approached him for his help, Bel Iblis agreed to commit his forces to the New Republic cause. He brought his six Dreadnaught ships, including his flagship the Peregrine, to seek out the remainder of the Katana fleet before the Empire claimed them. Though the Empire was eventually successful in capturing the legendary Dark Force fleet, Bel Iblis' efforts allowed the New Republic to claim 15 of the warships. Bel Iblis finally settled his decades-long differences with Mon Mothma, and offered his tactical brilliance to the New Republic. During Thrawn's siege of Coruscant, which cunningly employed cloaked asteroids to cut off orbital starship operations, Bel Iblis was stationed on the capital. He helped develop the Stardust Plan, which used sensor-reflective repolarized dust to spot the asteroids and clear the threat. Upon Grand Admiral Thrawn's defeat, Bel Iblis stayed a prominent fixture in the New Republic hierarchy. Years later, he was reactivated as a General during the Yuuzhan Vong crisis, and served as a military advisor during the invasion. Keywords: Databank - Expanded Universe Filed under: Vault, Character Felicia Day Shows Off Her Lightsaber Skills
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