Gobi Glie

Gobi Glie, a male Rutian Twi'lek, was a political radical, balladeer, and revolutionary freedom fighter who took part in several rebel movements on his homeworld of Ryloth during the final years of the Galactic Republic and into the reign of its successor state, the Galactic Empire. For decades, Glie served as Cham Syndulla's right hand, supporting his friend's political campaigns against Ryloth's corrupt Republic senator, Orn Free Taa. Glie and Syndulla became hardened soldiers during the Clone Wars, when they formed the Twi'lek Resistance to defend and liberate Ryloth from a Confederacy of Independent Systems invasion. Despite initial opposition to Republic interference, Glie and Syndulla cooperated with Republic armed forces, and Glie worked closely alongside Jedi General Ima-Gun Di. With aid from the Republic Military and Senator Taa, the resistance repelled the Confederate forces.

Despite the success of Ryloth's liberation, Glie and Syndulla's relationship cooled afterward. While Syndulla attempted to broker peace with the Republic and, later, the Empire, with Taa, Glie maintained their militia, believing that Ryloth would not be truly free until all occupational forces were gone. Because of Glie's underground rebellion against the Empire, Taa and Imperial Vice Admiral Edmon Rampart conspired to have him and Syndulla arrested. When Glie and Cham's daughter Hera, whom Gobi had been employing in his espionage, were taken into Imperial custody after picking up a weapons shipment from the mercenary group the Bad Batch, the elder Syndulla was spurred back into the fight. Rampart's machinations led to Cham's arrest, but the rebels later escaped prison and fled Ryloth with help from the Bad Batch. Fugitives of the Empire and united in the name of Ryloth's liberty once more, Glie and Syndulla formed the Free Ryloth Movement.

As one of the finest warriors at Cham's side, Glie helped the Free Ryloth Movement expand its forces to combat the Empire. In one desperate bid to free Ryloth, they plotted to assassinate Emperor Sheev Palpatine, his lieutenant Darth Vader, and Senator Taa by destroying the Star Destroyer Perilous, a plan that nearly succeeded. Despite the failure of their plot, Glie and Syndulla continued their fight as a network of cells rebelling against the Empire took shape across the galaxy. Though they initially focused solely on Ryloth's freedom despite the wider rebellion, Gobi, Cham, and the Free Ryloth Movement eventually forged ties with the Spectres, a rebel group founded by Hera and part of the larger Phoenix Cell. With aid from the Spectres, Gobi and Cham pushed on, and their long struggle paid off when Ryloth was finally freed by the end of the Galactic Civil War.

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