the rebel alliance (or the alliance to restore the republic) was a group of people and aliens in the star wars series that fought the galactic empire and brought back freedom and democracy to the star wars galaxy. important characters in the rebel alliance were princess leia, bail organa, mon mothma, luke skywalker, han solo, chewbacca, r2-d2, and c-3po, as well as jyn erso, kanan jarrus, and admiral ackbar.