Borsk Fey'lya
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| Position | Senator, Chief Executive |
| Homeworld | Kothlis |
| Species | Bothan |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 1.5 meters |
| Affiliation | Rebel Alliance, New Republic |
| Portrayed by | NA |
Borsk Fey'lya 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. After the fall of the Empire and the establishment of the New Republic, he was a close advisor of Mon Mothma, even though Princess Leia and a number of other senior officials didn't trust him, as his political focus appeared to be more on furthering his career than creating a stable government for the Republic. He was a noted political 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 in the Republic Council. 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.
