was a
Bothan Diplomat ,
Politician and
Spy from the fictional ''
Star Wars ''
Universe .
Crafty and manipulative, Fey'lya was introduced in the
Thrawn Trilogy and is credited with forwarding the information on the second
Death Star to the
Rebel Alliance command. He was a close advisor of
Mon Mothma , even as
Princess Leia and a number of other senior officials didn't trust him. He was a noted enemy of
Admiral Ackbar , and when evidence surfaced of Ackbar betraying the
New Republic (evidence later revealed to be planted by the
Empire ), Fey'lya openly attacked Ackbar. During the attempt to secure the
Katana Fleet , he revealed he had no qualms about letting soldiers die if they didn't support his politics. This ruined the growing support that Fey'lya had been building in the military and populace, and he barely escaped with a pardon.
He replaced Leia as Chief of State when she resigned. He was starkly opposed to the
Jedi Order , as he often made them the scapegoat of any unsolvable
Galactic crisis. He fully blamed them for the
Yuuzhan Vong Invasion , constantly opposing any action the Jedi made. He also strictly opposed the reforming of the
Jedi Council , fearing that they would achieve too much power and overthrow "his" government.
Eventually, however, Fey'lya realized that the Jedi were the only hope for the New Republic, and openly sided with them against the
Yuuzhan Vong . He met his end during the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of
Coruscant . In his final moments he asked Leia Organa-Solo to inspire the troops, as he saw that the fight was lost. He refused to leave the capital however, staying in his office and requesting to meet Tsavong Lah, leader of the Yuuzhan Vong war machine, planning to kill him with a
Suicide Bomb . When Lah refused, Fey'lya blew up the Imperial Palace, killing himself and 25,000 Yuuzhan Vong warriors.
