Where was Mon Mothma during the Death Star’s attack on Yavin 4? The last time we saw her in Rogue One she was at the Rebel base. The simple and confirmed answer is that she evacuated almost immediately after hearing that Princess Leia was on her way with the stolen Death Star plans. She didn’t want to evacuate, but General Jan Dodonna insisted it was necessary. In the likely event their attack on the superweapon failed, she alone would be able to restart the rebellion against the Empire. So she was taken away from Yavin 4, and during the assault she considered several possible futures for the Alliance, and none of them were hopeful. But against all odds the Death Star was destroyed and she rejoined the rebels shortly after.
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I like to imagine when she sees Luke Skywalker and Leia she can see a little bit of padme amidala in both of them because she met their mother before and I'm sure she probably met Anakin Skywalker but probably doesn't know he's the father!
"I don't care" -Harrison Ford
I would imagine those other senators and leaders we see in Rogue One also evacuated at the same time.
Yeah there's a short story in "Star Wars
from a Certain Point of View." Where she's in a shuttle.
Mmm mommy mothma 🍑
Well it makes perfect sense. If your base is under threat, you’d wanna evacuate the leaders just in case. Love Mon Mothma
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