What follows in Star Wars #48 and #49 may be ones of the most stirring moments of the saga not shown in film or television. Unable to be moved, King Lee-Char records a message to his people moments before being gunned down by Imperial Stormtroopers. A message that, once broadcast to every Mon Cala vessel, inspires rebellion within moments.

A few heroic sacrifices, well-timed laser blasts, and one massive hyperdrive jump later, and the Rebels are amassing their new fleet of a dozen of the galaxy's finest cruisers. Fully crewed with newly devoted Mon Calamari. And it wouldn't have been possible without King Lee-Char's lifelong strength or last words.

So it's a bit of a shame that the monarch who made a Rebel victory possible was never brought up in conversation. Still, now the fans can know the truth.