The brilliant military strategist who led the Rebel fleet against the second Death Star. Ackbar was once a major political figure on the watery world of Mon Calamari, but when Imperial forces enslaved his people, he was forced into servitude as Grand Moff Tarkin’s interpreter. Ackbar was eventually rescued by the Rebellion and joined the Alliance. He subsequently recruited a huge number of Mon Calamari pilots and engineers, devised the B-wing starfighter, and placed himself at the forefront of several monumental clashes, including the Battle of Endor.

Although most well-known for heading the successful attack on Death Star II, Admiral Ackbar’s greatest contribution to the Rebel Alliance may have been convincing his own people, the Mon Calamari, to join the Rebel cause. Once they committed to the Rebellion, the Mon Cal donated several powerful star cruisers and hordes of skilled technicians and pilots. Before his promotion to admiral, Ackbar also pioneered the Shantipole Project, which resulted in the versatile B-wing starfighter.

Following the Rebel victory at Endor, Ackbar was a signatory of the Declaration of a New Republic. He fought numerous campaigns against the Galactic Empire and splinter warlord groups, as well as the Nagai and Tof, and developed cunning military tactics such as the "Ackbar Slash" and "Thrawn Pincer." Given a seat on the Inner Council, Ackbar was named Supreme Commander of the New Republic Defense Force, making him the highest officer in the Republic's military.

Ackbar aided in the conflict against Grand Admiral Thrawn. Sadly, he was accused of treason when Thrawn planted evidence suggesting that Ackbar had embezzled funds from the New Republic. Ackbar was eventually cleared of these charges and managed to lead the New Republic forces to victory in the war against the vile Grand Admiral Thrawn.

The campaign of the reborn Palpatine was the most costly struggle in the history of the New Republic up until the Yuuzhan Vong invasion. Countless regions were lost as the government went into hiding. One of the greatest tragedies for Ackbar was when the Emperor's World Devastators attacked his home planet of Mon Calamari, devastating the surface and proving impervious to New Republic attacks. While he kept the majority of the New Republic fleets intact by moving them across the Galaxy much in the same way he had during the Rebellion and successfully reclaimed numerous lost worlds after the Emperor was defeated again, Ackbar blamed himself for the great damage done to his planet and people.

In further campaigns against the Empire, Ackbar's forces finally managed to trounce the Imperial forces. The victory was secured during the climactic Battle of Anx Minor. By the time the campaign was over, the Imperial Remnant had been reduced to a mere eight sectors of the Outer Rim and a fleet of 200 Star Destroyers and a few thousand lesser vessels. Ackbar's victory was a major factor in Pellaeon deciding to make peace with the New Republic and signing the Pellaeon-Gavrisom Treaty.

When the Yuuzhan Vong War came, Ackbar was in very poor health. He explained that there was nothing specifically wrong with him, just age and the strain he had put on himself during the Galactic Civil War. But he was still a clever commander.

Near the very end of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, shortly before the final climactic Liberation of Coruscant, Ackbar died at 73 years old. His death caused great grief to the Mon Calamari, the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, and the galaxy at large. A grand memorial service was held on both the newly reclaimed Coruscant and his watery homeworld, attended by countless Mon Calamari and numerous dignitaries from across the Galactic Alliance. 

Ackbar was immortalized with the christening of Admiral Ackbar, one of a new generation of Victory-class Star Destroyers crucial in the Swarm War.

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