A veteran commander, Ackbar led the defense of his homeworld, Mon Cala, during the Clone Wars and then masterminded the rebel attack on the second Death Star at the Battle of Endor. Ackbar realized the rebels had been drawn into a trap at Endor, but adjusted, with his fleet buying valuable time for the attack to succeed. After the Battle of Endor, Ackbar became a Grand Admiral in the New Republic, winning many victories including the pivotal Battle of Jakku. He retired to Mon Cala, but was coaxed back into service with the Resistance by Leia Organa.

A lush world in the Outer Rim, D’Qar is the principal base of General Leia Organa’s Resistance. First surveyed by rebel pilots before the Battle of Endor, the planet’s obscurity and lack of native intelligent life made it a perfect choice when Leia’s new group needed a hidden base of operations. Resistance starfighters launched their attack on Starkiller Base from D’Qar, and were tracked back to the planet by the First Order. The Resistance hastily evacuated, narrowly escaping before the base was leveled by First Order turbolasers.

A Virgillian “Bunkerbuster” designed to destroy tough ground targets from orbit, the Ninka is commanded by Vice Admiral Holdo before she transfers her flag to the Raddus. The Ninka brought the Resistance’s bombers back from a staging area in the Refnu system in time for the evacuation of D’Qar.

Named for a legendary Mon Calamari commander from the early days of the Rebel Alliance, the Raddus serves as Leia Organa’s mobile headquarters and flagship of the ragtag Resistance task force fleeing D’Qar. The MC85 Star Cruiser’s experimental deflector shields can withstand massive damage before failing.

A small, secretive private military force, the Resistance was founded by rebel hero Leia Organa to monitor the actions of the First Order. Most New Republic power brokers tolerate the Resistance while regarding Organa and her fighters as dead-enders with an unfortunate fixation on the past. Organa’s cash-strapped movement relies on credits, ships and equipment quietly funneled to it from the few senators who share her concerns.

An unconventional Resistance officer, Amilyn Holdo is one of Leia Organa’s oldest friends. She assumes command of the Resistance fleet after Leia is indisposed. As the peril to the Resistance grows, Holdo’s insistence on secrecy and her brusque manner leads her into conflict with Poe Dameron.