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Aug 10, 2023

Star Wars Reveals How Poe Dameron's Parents Changed Its Entire Timeline

Poe Dameron was a hero of the Sequel Trilogy, but Marvel's Star Wars ongoing has shown his parents were as pivotal to the Rebellion years before. Spoilers for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - The

Poe Dameron was a hero of the Sequel Trilogy, but Marvel's Star Wars ongoing has shown his parents were as pivotal to the Rebellion years before.

Spoilers for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - The Rebellion #1!

Star Wars has revealed the vital role Poe Dameron's parents played in the fate of the Rebellion, and its eventual successor the New Republic, with Marvel's Star Wars: Return of the Jedi –The Rebellion #1 depicting the moment they saved indispensable Rebel leader Mon Mothma from an assassination attempt.

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – The Rebellion #1, written by Alex Segurra, with art by Matt Horak, Brent Peeples, and Rafael Pimental, features an attempt on Mon Mothma's life by bounty hunter Lan-Drus, occuring just three days before the Battle of Endor. Sent by Admiral Ackbar to thwart the attack, pathfinder Kes Dameron and ace pilot Shara Bey prove themselves essential the history of the Star Wars galaxy

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Poe Dameron was one of the central protagonists of the Sequel Trilogy. His parents, Kes and Shara, have been prominent characters in Marvel's current ongoing Star Wars series, set in the period immediately following Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back. Now, with the series reaching the pivotal events of Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi, the Rebellion one-shot makes it clear that the future history of the galaxy hinged as much on their actions as it did on the Battle of Endor. Gathering intelligence that an attempt on Mon Mothma's life is set to happen the ice-planet Destina, Admiral Ackbar sends Kes and Shara to protect her.

With Mon Mothma in the bounty hunter Lan-Drus's crosshairs, Kes and Shara manage to intercept Lan-Drus just before he pulls the trigger, saving the Rebel leader’s life. As it turns out, Mothma was on Destina to meet an informant, with the information she personally received revealed to be that the Empire’s highest ranking officials will be aboard the Death Star II when the Rebels attack. If not for Poe Dameron's parents, the Rebellion may have collapsed in the wake of losing its most stabilizing force in Mon Mothma. Further, in the more immediate term, the Rebels would possibly never have known that destroying the second Death Star would end the war.

Mon Mothma was a key figure in the toppling of Palpatine’s regime from the beginning. Remaining a Senator through the transition from Republic to Empire, she covertly organized resistance movements against the government before the Alliance to Restore the Republic was officially formed. Her leadership inspired countless Rebels, and if she had died days before the most important battle in the Galactic Civil War, the outcome at Endor may have turned out very differently. Luke, Leia, Han, Chewbacca, Lando – while their heroics delivered the crushing final blows to the Empire, Mothma was the catalyst for their victory, for their movement.

Mon Mothma would go on, following the end of the Galactic Civil War at Jakku, to lead the fledgling New Republic. In addition to saving Mothma's life, along with the Dameron family's many heroic actions, the actions of their son Poe would ensure Kes Dameron and Shara Bey's influence carried on through the subsequent generation of galaxy-saving heroes. Marvel's Star Wars comics have excelled at fleshing out the new Disney continuity with stories that equal, and at times surpass their Legends predecessors – perhaps most notably, their expansion of Poe Dameron's parents role in the struggle for freedom in the Star Wars galaxy.

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi – The Rebellion #1 is on sale now from Marvel Comics!

Adrian Quidilla is a freelance writer who covers comic news for Screen Rant. He received a degree in Media, Theory and Criticism and applied his knowledge to his various works related to his favorite staples of pop culture. When he's not catching up on the entire history of Marvel and DC, he's pursuing his Masters Degree in Screenwriting.