Film Return of the Jedi (1983) as Mon Mothma in
Return of the Jedi (1983) Mon Mothma is introduced in
Return of the Jedi (1983) as the leader of the
Rebel Alliance against the Empire, portrayed by
Caroline Blakiston. As the Rebels prepare to assault the Empire's second Death Star, Mon notes that "many Bothans died" to bring information about the Death Star to the Rebel Alliance. She added, "I think that was as ambitious then—perhaps even more ambitious—than it is now." In "
Senate Murders", "
Heroes on Both Sides" and "
Pursuit of Peace", supporting character Mon is an ally of fellow senators Bail Organa (
Phil LaMarr) and Padmé Amidala (
Catherine Taber). She makes her opposition to the war with the Separatists "her defining campaign promise", and even attempts to reach out to the Separatist Senate in "Heroes on Both Sides." Rebel fighter
Ezra Bridger petitions Mon Mothma to send reinforcements to thwart Imperial
Grand Admiral Thrawn's assault on the rebel base on
Atollon in "
Zero Hour: Part 1". Refusing, Mon points out that it is too soon for the Rebels to openly battle the Empire, and doing so would, as Thrawn surely intends, decimate their growing forces. In "
In the Name of the Rebellion: Part 1", the Rebel Alliance receives valuable intel from extremist
Saw Gerrera, but Mon makes it clear she does not condone Saw's unscrupulous methods. He later confronts Mon via hologram, accusing the Rebel Alliance of being too spineless to win against the Empire. Mon insists that Saw's tendency to target civilians, kill surrendering enemies and break every rule of engagement are things the Empire would do. In "
The Occupation", Mon informs the
Ghost crew that the Empire is testing a new kind of
TIE Defender, and sends the team to
Lothal for reconnaissance. In "
Crawler Commandeers", Mon approves a plan for
Hera Syndulla and her team to attack an Imperial TIE Defender factory on Lothal.
Live-action television Andor (2022) In 2022, O'Reilly reprised the role of Mon Mothma in the
live-action television series
Andor, set five years before the events of the 2016 film
Rogue One. Dalton Ross of
Entertainment Weekly wrote of Mon's inclusion, "[We] are finally seeing this classic original trilogy character ... fleshed out beyond mere Rebellion briefings and interviews in
Return of the Jedi and
Rogue One. O'Reilly added, "We meet a woman steeped in empire, navigating a very male-dominated empire with a very powerful Emperor Palpatine at the top of it. We've seen her surrounded by people... maybe with different opinions, but like-minded rebels. We find her in
Andor very alone, living in a world of orthodoxy and construct. We see a woman who has had to navigate her ideals and beliefs within systems of oppression." O'Reilly said that Gilroy wanted to explore the rules and constructs that Mon, who has been married and a senator since she was 16 years old, has had to navigate within during the intervening 14 years. She asked, "What is that cage?" In the series, Mon has an elevated wardrobe and hairstyle from previous appearances. O'Reilly said, "We wanted to meet her at a new stage, a stage we hadn't seen before. And so, you meet a very successful, political woman ... she is successful, she is sophisticated, she is a political mover, she is living within a world of high society. So, we wanted her look to reflect that. It's five years before she's in a bunker, you know?" She added, "What Tony [Gilroy] has done is write a character ... in a polar opposite moment of their life to
Rogue One, so we have somewhere to go. So, why not meet her in an art gallery, in beautiful clothes, flown in on this extraordinary car and navigating this sophisticated, but deceptive, life?" Gilroy said, "Of all the people that walk through this show and face all kinds of decisions and problems and pressures and the hiding and chasing and betrayal—[Mon] has to stand out almost in the open for the whole show, in a really dangerous position. In many ways her story is the most tense story in the whole show, because she has to do everything in the open." O'Reilly said that the episode "exposes how much of Empire is also within the marriage, and how far she has to go to fight for what she really believes in. She has to lose a lot, because her husband is Empire. Perhaps her life is Empire. She has to escape it, right? Or she has to risk stuff. And she ends up in that rebel bunker." Mon's protests to the Senate about the Empire's treatment of the planet Ghorman fall on deaf ears in "
The Eye". In "
Announcement", Mon learns that Luthen was involved in the recent robbery of an Imperial base on Aldhani. Though fearful of the inevitable Imperial crackdown, she understands it is time to step up efforts against the Empire. Mon also reunites with banker Tay Kolma (
Ben Miles), a childhood friend from Chandrila, and enlists him to help her funnel her family funds to the Rebellion without detection. Mon addresses the Senate to criticize the Empire's new directives in "
Nobody's Listening!", but is met with opposition. She reunites with Vel, revealed as her cousin, and encourages her to keep a low profile while maintaining the facade of a rich and politically uninvolved young woman. Tay alerts Mon that one large transaction she has made may put her in jeopardy should the authorities examine her accounts. He suggests she cover the amount with a loan from shady Chandrilan banker Davo Sculdun (
Richard Dillane), whom she calls a thug. Mon meets with Davo in "
One Way Out", and he offers to help her facilitate her clandestine financial transactions. His price for the assistance is for Mon to arrange a meeting between her daughter and his son, an initial step towards marriage in Mon and Davo's Chandrilan culture. Horrified at the idea of a child betrothal for Leida, like Mon's own, Mon declines the offer. In "
Daughter of Ferrix", Mon and Vel are uncomfortable with Leida's interest in Chandrilan courtship rituals. Mon laments to Vel the danger she is in concerning missing funds in her accounts. Mon admits she is considering a solution that would require her to use Leida as a bargaining chip. Mon's daughter Leida and Davo's son Stekan (Finley Glasgow) are formally introduced in "
Rix Road". To create a cover story for the missing funds, Mon stages an argument in front of her driver Kloris (
Lee Ross), who she knows is an ISB spy, suggesting that Perrin has gambled the money away. Kloris reports the conversation to ISB supervisor Blevin (
Ben Bailey Smith).
Ahsoka (2023) O'Reilly appears as Mon, now the Chancellor of the New Republic, in the series
Ahsoka. In "
Part Three: Time to Fly", General
Hera Syndulla (
Mary Elizabeth Winstead) seeks New Republic resources from Mon and her team of high-ranking government officials, but Senator
Hamato Xiono (
Nelson Lee) is dubious of Hera's desire to pursue rumors of
Grand Admiral Thrawn. In "
Part Five: Shadow Warrior", Mon appears to Hera via hologram, warning Hera that her disobedience has prompted New Republic Oversight to demand her return to Coruscant to be questioned by them. In "
Part Seven: Dreams and Madness", Mon reluctantly oversees the tribunal administering Hera's disciplinary hearing, and comes to believe that the threat of Thrawn's return is real.
Other media Novels Chuck Wendig's 2015 novel
Aftermath establishes that after the events of
Return of the Jedi, Mon quickly transitions the Rebel Alliance into the New Republic, forming the New Republic Senate and becoming the new government's first Chancellor. Hoping to prevent the New Republic from ever becoming corrupted into a
fascist state, she scales down the centralized military in favor of local planetary forces.
The Princess and the Scoundrel (2022) and the
Alphabet Squadron trilogy (2019–2021). In the comic
Star Wars #28 (October 2022), set after the events of
The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Mon is informed that the Empire is building a second Death Star. While others are shocked to silence, she expresses her confidence that after destroying the first one, they can do it again. In this continuity, New Republic Chief of State Mon Mothma is unable to demilitarize the government due to ongoing conflicts with Imperial warlords and other remnants of the Empire. Mon survives an assassination attempt in the
Jedi Academy trilogy (1994), and prepares Leia to become her successor. The 1993
West End Games Dark Empire Sourcebook for
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game notes that Mon and her family were forced to flee their homeworld when she was revealed to be part of the Rebel Alliance. Her son, Jobin, was a rebel soldier killed in the
Battle of Hoth, and Mon's duties as a resistance leader impacted the time she could spend with her daughter, Lieda. Both
The Essential Guide to Characters (1995) and
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (2008) mention that Lieda ultimately worked alongside Mon toward peace for the Republic.
Video games Mon is featured in the 1995
first-person shooter video game
Star Wars: Dark Forces. She appears in the 2008
action-adventure video game The Force Unleashed, and its
novelization. In the story, Bail Organa meets with fellow senators Mon and
Garm Bel Iblis on Corellia to formally organize a rebellion, only for the group to be arrested by
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