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During the [[Old Sith Wars]] the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Republic]] used a nine-spoke symbol and put it on their ships.
During the [[Old Sith Wars]] the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Republic]] used a nine-spoke symbol and put it on their ships.
Later on the Galactic Roundel once again had become the symbol of the Republic and unity. One was placed on the podium of the [[Grand Convocation Chamber|Galactic Senate Rotunda]] and up until [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine's]] [[Declaration of a New Order|proclamation]] one adorned the [[Hall of Justice (Alderaan)|Hall of Justice]] on [[Alderaan/Legends|Alderaan]].<ref name="Falcon''>[[Millennium Falcon (novel)|''Millennium Falcon'']]</ref>
In [[25 BBY/Legends|25 BBY]] the Rotunda had undergone a desperate renovation at which point the emblem that sat on the podium was replaced by a counterfeit. The counterfeit was placed by the [[Republic Group/Legends|Republic Group]] who believed the symbol could be used to reawaken and rouse those who had fallen under Palpatine's sway. The Republic Group had the symbol moved to [[Tandun III]] for safe keeping.
During the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]] numerous Republic vehicles and vessels were marked with the Galactic Roundel. Some of these vessels included the [[Low Altitude Assault Transport/Legends|Republic Gunship]] and the [[Unstable Terrain Artillery Transport/Legends|UT-AT]].<ref name="CCS" /> The symbol was also used on the [[Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor/Legends|Jedi Starfighter]] and [[Eta-2 Actis-class interceptor|Jedi Interceptor]]. However, late in the Clone Wars [[Jedi Knight/Legends|Jedi Knight]] [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Anakin Skywalker]], for unknown reasons, placed a reduced six-spoke emblem on his [[Anakin Skywalker's Eta-2 Actis-class interceptor|customized interceptor]].<ref name="CCS" />
In [[19 BBY/Legends|19 BBY]] the Republic Group had started to worry about the dark direction the Republic was now taking. The group decided it was time to re-relieve the icon they had hidden on Tandun III to the galaxy, hoping it would restore Republic honor. They tasked [[Captain/Legends|Captain]] [[Tobb Jadak]] with delivering the [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Stellar Envoy'']] to an [[Antarian Rangers/Legends|Antarian Ranger]] named [[Aren Folee]]. Folee was then to use the ''Stellar Envoy'' to retrieve the "treasure". After a debacle with the [[Senate Bureau of Intelligence/Legends|Senate Bureau of Intelligence]], Captain Jadak was critically injured and the ''Stellar Envoy'' was lost preventing the Republic Group from completing their mission. The knowledge of this mission would be locked away in Jadak's memories while he was in a coma and the truth about the insignia would only be known by [[Lestra Oxic]] for decades.


During the rise of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Empire]], [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]] would change the Galactic Roundel by the removal of two spikes; the resulting icon was the [[Imperial crest/Legends|Imperial crest]].
During the rise of the [[Galactic Empire/Legends|Empire]], [[Palpatine/Legends|Palpatine]] would change the Galactic Roundel by the removal of two spikes; the resulting icon was the [[Imperial crest/Legends|Imperial crest]].


At the end of the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] reinstated the Old Republic's Galactic Roundel, but due to its similarity to the Imperial Crest, it was not widely adopted as an official symbol and the [[Alliance Starbird]] all but supplanted it.
At the end of the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], the [[New Republic/Legends|New Republic]] reinstated the Old Republic's Galactic Roundel, but due to its similarity to the Imperial Crest, it was not widely adopted as an official symbol and the [[Alliance Starbird]] all but supplanted it.
[[Han Solo/Legends|Han]], [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia]], and [[Allana Solo]] in [[43 ABY]], during a quest to learn the history of the [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']], had finally discovered the history of the Galactic Roundel that was removed from the Senate Rotunda decades earlier. Led to Tandun III by the Millennium Falcon and the now reawaken Tobb Jadak the Solo's found the insignia and learned its history from Lestra Oxic who followed them there. The insignia on Tandun III, much like its companion in the Rotunda, was a fake and the location of the real icon was never discovered.


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File:Republic6SpokedBenduSymbol-RotS.svg|A reduced Galactic Roundel used during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]]
File:Republic6SpokedBenduSymbol-RotS.svg|A reduced Galactic Roundel used during the [[Clone Wars/Legends|Clone Wars]]
File:TanDivoInsignia-SenateMurders.svg|symbol of the Coruscant Security Force during the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Old Republic]]
File:TanDivoInsignia-SenateMurders.svg|Symbol of the Coruscant Security Force during the [[Galactic Republic/Legends|Old Republic]]
File:Oldrepubliccrest3.svg|Symbol that appears on Republic Navy starships 4,000-3,996 BBY
File:Oldrepubliccrest3.svg|Symbol that appears on Republic Navy starships 4,000-3,996 BBY
File:Oldrepublic crest.svg|An Old Republic nine-spoked symbol
File:Oldrepublic crest.svg|An Old Republic nine-spoked symbol
File:Imperial_Emblem.svg|Palpatine's [[Imperial crest/Legends|defaced]] Galactic Roundel
File:Imperial_Emblem.svg|Palpatine's [[Imperial crest/Legends|defaced]] Galactic Roundel
File:CIS roundel.svg|[[Confederate Roundel|Roundel]] used by the [[Confederacy of Independent Systems/Legends|Confederacy of Independent Systems]]
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==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Dai Bendu culture]]
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[[Category:Galactic Republic]]
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The Galactic Roundel

The Galactic Roundel, also known as the Emblem of the Galactic Republic, the Republic insignia, or the Insignia of Unity, was an eight-rayed stellar symbol centered in a circle whose circumference was made up of dashed lines. The Galactic Roundel was one of many seals of the Galactic Republic.

History

The Galactic Roundel dates back thousands of generations to the Bendu monks. In their study of numerology, they believed that the number nine signified the beneficent presence of the Force in a united galaxy. The insignia was meant to represent the number nine with its eight spokes joined to one disc.[1] The Tho Yor were also decorated with symbols reminiscent of the Galactic Roundel. As the Jedi were founded from the Bendu, the Insignia of Unity was eventually adopted to become the symbol of the Galactic Republic.

During the Old Sith Wars the Republic used a nine-spoke symbol and put it on their ships.

During the rise of the Empire, Palpatine would change the Galactic Roundel by the removal of two spikes; the resulting icon was the Imperial crest.

At the end of the Galactic Civil War, the New Republic reinstated the Old Republic's Galactic Roundel, but due to its similarity to the Imperial Crest, it was not widely adopted as an official symbol and the Alliance Starbird all but supplanted it.

  • A reduced Galactic Roundel used during the Clone Wars
    A reduced Galactic Roundel used during the Clone Wars
  • Symbol of the Coruscant Security Force during the Old Republic
    Symbol of the Coruscant Security Force during the Old Republic
  • Symbol that appears on Republic Navy starships 4,000-3,996 BBY
    Symbol that appears on Republic Navy starships 4,000-3,996 BBY
  • An Old Republic nine-spoked symbol
    An Old Republic nine-spoked symbol
  • Palpatine's defaced Galactic Roundel
    Palpatine's defaced Galactic Roundel

Behind the scenes

In Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War, Republic Navy starships are emblazoned with a blue nine-spoke symbol.

Appearances

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ Star Wars: Complete Cross-Sections
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