Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Legend of the Galactic Heroes is a media franchise centered around 10 science fiction novels written between 1982/1987 by Yoshiki Tanaka.

Stats

• Author: Yoshiki Tanaka

Light novels

• 1982-11-30 Dawn
• 1983-09-30 Ambition
• 1984-04-30 Endurance
• 1984-10-31 Stratagem
• 1985-04-30 Mobilization
• 1985-10-31 Flight
• 1986-05-31 Tempest
• 1987-05-31 Desolation
• 1987-05-31 Upheaval
• 1987-11-15 Sunset

Anime

Die Neue These

See Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These

Details

People

Adrian Rubinsky

(v4c9s2) Kills his son, Rupert Kesselring.

Alexandor Bucock

(v1) Senior military officer who supports Yang Wen-Li. (v2) Is imprisoned during the coup of Heinessan until Yang quells the rebellion.

Annerose

See Annrose von Grünewald.

Annrose von Grünewald

(v1) Older sister of Reinhard and close friend of Kircheis. (v2) Countess. (v4c1s2) Meets with Hilda to improve her security.

Ansbach, Commodore

(v2) Loyal supporter of Otto von Braunschweig. (v2c1s1) Is killed by Reinhard's admirals after failing to assassinate Reinhard as well as killing Kircheis.

Bucock, Admiral

See Alexandor Bucock.

Friedrich IV

(v1) Emperor of the Galactic Empire.

Fritz Josef Wittenfeld

(v1) Imperial officer.

Hilda

See Hildegard von Mariendorf.

Hildegard von Mariendorf

(v2) Aristocrat daughter who allies her family early to Reinhard during the aristocrat rebellion. Often called “Hilda”. (v4c1s2) Visits Annerose in her rural mountain villa on Odin in the Freuden mountain. Relays request from Reinhard to augment the security of Annerose's home.

Julian Mintz

(v1) War orphan of the Free Planets Alliance. Adopted ward of Yang. (v4) Enlists with the Free Planets Alliance. Is assigned to become a military attaché in Phezzan while Yang remains in Iserlohn.

Kesselring

See Rupert Kesselring.

Kircheis

See Siegfried Kircheis.

Lohengramm, von

(v1) See Reinhard von Lohengramm.

Marquis von Lohengramm

(v1) Early name for Reinhard von Lohengramm. See Reinhard von Lohengramm.

Mittermeier

See Wolfgang Mittermeier.

Oberstein

See Paul von Oberstein.

Oskar von Reuentahl

(v1) Vice admiral that commands Reinhardʼs fifth fleet. Colleague of Wolfgang Mittermeier.

Otto von Braunschweig, Duke

(v2) Imperial aristocrat. Leader of the confederated aristocratic forces opposing Reinhard.

Paul von Oberstein

(v1) Imperial Captain with artificial eyes. Wishes to topple the Goldenbaum Dynasty. Lobbies himself into becoming Reinhard's top aide even above Kircheis.

Reinhard von Lohengramm

(v1) Ambitious competent poor noble. Brother to Annerose, favored of Friedrich IV.

Reuentahl, von

See Oskar von Reuentahl.

Rupert Kesselring

(v4c9s2) Killed while attempting to assassinate his father, Adrian Rubinsky.

Siegfried Kircheis

(v1) Childhood friend, confidante, advisor, and moral compass of Reinhard. Of commoner birth. (v2c9s1) Sacrifices himself to prevent Ansbach from assassinating Reinhard.

von Braunschweig, Duke

See Otto von Braunschweig.

von Oberstein

See Paul von Oberstein.

von Reuentahl

See Oskar von Reuentahl.

Walter von Schönkopf

(v4c8s4) Fights von Reuentahl in hand-to-hand combat aboard the Imperial ship Tristan.

Wittenfeld

See Fritz Josef Wittenfeld.

Wolfgang Mittermeier

(v1) Imperial officer commanding Reinhard's Ninth Fleet.

Yang Wen-Li

(v1) History student turned tactician of the Free Planets Alliance. Guardian of Julian Mintz.

Places

Iserlohn

(v1) An artificial planet and fortress constructed by the Empire. Guards one of two interstellar routes between the Empire and the Free Planets Alliance (the other being through the neutral Phezzan). (v1) Taken by Yang Wen-Li by subterfuge.

Heinessen

Capital planet of the Free Planets Alliance. Named after the founder of the Alliance.

Odin

Capital planet of the Empire and headquarters of the Goldenbaum Dynasty.

Phezzan

(v1) A political entity occupying one of only two interstellar routes between the Empire and the Free Planets Alliance, the other being through Iserlohn.

Things

Free Planets Alliance

(v1; a.k.a. FPA) A rival to the Galactic Empire that forked from rebels that fled.

Galactic Empire

(v1) The successor to the Galactic Federation. Founded by the populist dictator Rudolf von Goldenbaum.

Phezzan Dominion

(v1) A trading faction neutral to both the Free Planets Alliance and the Galactic Alliance. Headed by Adrian Rubinsky. (v4) Is invaded by Reinhard under an economic agreement with Boltec and Rubinsky.

Narrative

Volume 1: Dawn

Volume 1 chapter summaries

Chapter	Title	Description	Characters
0	Prologue: An Outline of the History of the Galaxy	A summary of events from SE 1 (AD 2801) to SE 796 (IC 487).
1	In Eternal Night	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V).
2	The Battle of Astarte	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII).
3	The Empire's Fading Glow	(I). (II). (III).
4	The Birth of the Thirteenth Fleet	(I). (II). (III). (IV).
5	Attack on Iserlohn	(I). (II). (III). (IV).
6	To Every Man His Star	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). Yang and Julian are forced to walk due to a traffic control failure. Yang judges FPA society is weakened by war.
7	A Farce Between the Acts	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V).
8	Lines of Death	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI).
9	Amritsar	(I). (II).
10	A New Prologue	(I). (II). (III). (IV).

Volume 2: Ambition

Volume 2 chapter summaries

Chapter	Title	Description	Characters
1	Before the Storm	(I). (II). (III). (IV). Yang trades POWs with Kircheis. Julian waxes patriotic over Terra. (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
2	Ignition Point	(I). Lohengram convinces Lynch to betray the FPA by staging a coup. (II). (III). (IV). (V). Yang predicts Lohengram is fomenting an FPA coup. (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
3	The Yang Fleet Mobilizes	(I). (II). (III). Yang at Iserlohn learns of the coup at Heinessan (?) which how is under Dwight Greenhill. (IV). Heinessen falls to a coup by Greenville under guise of a military practice drill. Greenhill confronts Admiral Bucock, commamder in chief of the Alliance Armed Forces Space Armada. Bucock sees Lynch accompanying Greenhill. (V). Yang confirms Frederica's willingness to be his aide. Dwight orders Admiral Legrange of the 11th Fleet to take Iserlohn after Yang refused to coöperate. Dwight dismisses Frederica's safety.	Yang, Julian, Bucock, Dwight Greenhill
4	Bloodshed in Space	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI).
5	The Battle of the Doria Stellar Region	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V).
6	Valor and Fidelity	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII).
7	A Victory For Whom?	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V).
8	The Golden Bough Falls	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V).
9	Farewell, Distant Days	(I). Kircheis sacrifices himself to save Reinhard from an assassin. (II). Oberstein convinces the admirals to frame Lichtenladder for the assassination attempt. (III). (IV). Yang forces himself to shake hands with Trunicht. Given how Trunicht has emerged all previous conflicts unscathed, Yang suspects Trunicht is part of a conspiracy taking advantage of the FPA. (V). Yang begins suspecting the Terra cult is backing Trunicht. Julian informs Yang that Mercatz is defecting to the FPA at Iserlohn. (VI). (VII).

Volume 3: Endurance

Volume 3 chapter summaries

Chapter	Title	Description	Characters
1	First Flight	(I). (II). (III). Julian experiences his first combat flight. (IV). (V).
2	The Fortress Takes Flight	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V).
3	One Slender Thread	(I). (II). (III). (IV).
4	Things Lost	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V).
5	Court of Inquiry	(I). Yang is summoned to Heinessen to appear before an informal interrogation. (II). During the four-week trip on Leda II, Yang composes a review of the current state of the FPA and the Empire. (III). (IV). Yang composes his letter of resignation.
6	A Battle Without Weapons	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V).
7	Fortress Versus Fortress	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI).
8	Return	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI).
9	Resolve and Ambition	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). Yang lectures Julian on the moral burden of wielding violence as a soldier. (VI).	Yang, Julian

Volume 4: Stratagem

Volume 4 chapter summaries

Chapter	Title	Description	Characters
1		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
2		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
3		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
4		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
5		(I). (II). (III). (IV). Julian, now an enlisted officer, is assigned to Fezzan. Julian receives gifts from his Iserlohn family. Yang gives Julian a gift and letter to Admiral Bucock. Julian departs for Fezzan. (V). (VI). Julian arrives at Phezzan as a military attaché of the tank Ensign. Julian, at his welcome banquet, confronts Rupert Kesselring regarding whether Phezzan will have sold it's independence to Lohengram. (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
6		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
7		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
8		(I). (II). Yang at Iserlohn receives word from the Ulysses of an imperial fleet approaching. (III). Admiral Reuentahl's forces attack Iserlohn. (IV). Von Schönkopf happens to come into melee combat with Admiral von Reuentahl. Reuentahl is saved by the arrival of the Rosen Ritter regiment. (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
9		(I). Imperial ships under Wolfgang Mittermeier invade Phezzan. (II). Rupert Kesselring confronts Adrian Rubinsky in Rubinsky's home. Kesselring attempts to assassinate Rubinsky in order to improve their chances for survival in the new Imperial regime but is killed instead by hidden guards. (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
10		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).

Volume 5: Mobilization

Volume 5 chapter summaries

Chapter	Title	Description	Characters
1		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
2		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
3		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
4		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
5		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
6		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
7		(I). (II). Yang proposes marriage to Frederica Greenhill. (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
8		(I). (II). (III). Yang nearly defeats Reinhard. Müller saves the Brunhilde. (IV). (V). Müller abandons his flagship, hopping ships throughout the battle. Yang receives an FTL order from Trünicht on Heinessan to cease fire just as he corners Reinhard.
9		(I). Yang reluctantly obeys the cease fire order despite Schönkopf's urging to ignore the Free Planets Alliance order. (II). How Hilda, upon seeing Reinhard was bent on a direct fight with Yang, convinced Mittermeier to disobey Reinhard and instead team up with von Reuenthal to take Heinessan hostage. (III). Mittermeier and von Reuenthal fire upon Heinessen, demanding a cease fire. (IV). Yang's fleet edge on rebellion upon learning the FPA surrendered unconditionally to the Empire. Schönkopf and Julian debate when military must obey civilian government. Yang releases Mercatz and disaffected officers and enlisted to become an independent “mobile Sherwood Forest” fleet free of the FPA and the Empire. (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
10		(I). (II). On Brunhilde, his flagship, Reinhard privately meets with Yang; Reinhard invites Yang to join the Empire; Yang declines. They discuss merits of autocracy and democracy. Yang aspires to retirement. (III). Reinhard appoints Lennenkamp to rule FPA as a territory subject to the Empire. Yang and Greenhill plan their marriage. Yang meets with Boris Konev to request compensation for the loss of the Beryozka. (IV). Terran Grand Bishop plots to set Heinrich von Kümmel against Reinhard. Reinhard returns to Odin, forces the abdication of infant Empress of the Pegnitz family, and crowns himself Emperor Reinhard.	Reinhard, Yang

Volume 6:Flight

Volume 6 chapter summaries

Chapter	Title	Description	Characters
1	The Kümmel Incident	(I). (II). (III). Heinrich holds Reinhard hostage via sefil particles. (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
2	Portrait of a Certain Pensioner	(I). (II). (III). Frederica is anxious about her cooking and skills. (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
3	The Visitors	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
4	Past, Present, and Future	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
5	Chaos, Disorder, and Confusion	(I). (II). Lennenkamp recommends executing Yang to the Alliance on suspicion of preparing a revolt via Mercatz. Oberstein proposes Lennenkamp abduct Yang and take him hostage to Empire space to draw out Alliance anti-imperialists. Oberstein pushes Lennenkamp to ask Reinhard for permission. (III). Yang is arrested by Alliance forces. (IV). Yang is detained in the Central Public Prosecutor's Office. Attenborough meets Schönkopf for a meal, tailed by Alliance intelligence goons. Schönkopf shares his deduction that Alliance leaders plan to martyr Yang to root out rebels against the Empire, thus facilitating the Alliance's fall and securing the personal safety of the Alliance leaders. Schönkopf shares the name of an estranged daughter: Katerose von Kreutzer; she goes by the name “Karin”. Attenborough and Schönkopfʼs land car is pursued by police. (V). João Lebello interviews Yang who deduces the Alliance plans to martyr him. Yang deduces Lebello plans to martyr him. Admiral Rockwell informs Lebello that Attenborough and Schönkopf escaped arrest due to intervention of the Rosen Ritter soldiers.
6	The Holy Land	(I). (II). (III). Julian, Konev, Machungo, and de Hotteterre fall victim to thyoxin addiction due to narcotics lacing Terran food. (IV). Julian, Poplin, and Machungo are brought to an infirmary due to their withdrawal symptoms. They engage Terran cultists in combat. (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
7	Combat Play	(I). Von Schönkopf and the Rosen Ritter take Lebello hostage in order to compel the Alliance government to release Yang. (II). Alliance Admiral Rockwell refuses Schönkopf's demands. (III). Imperial High Commissioner Lennenkamp learns of Lebello's absence at the National Opera House and decides to use the incompetence of Alliance security to deploy his Imperial forces to both kill Yang and destroy Alliance autonomy. An Alliance lieutenant attempts to execute Yang but is killed just in time by Frederica who saves Yang. Schönkompf captures Lennenkamp. (IV). The captured Lennenkamp commits suicide by hanging. Yang orders Lennekamp's corpse be made to look alive to prevent Alliance or Empire backlash. Frederica, being one of the few who knew about the suicide and familiar with makeup skills, applies makeup to the corpse.
8	Holidayʼs (Unexpected) End	(I). An account of Julian helping Imperial Admiral Wahlen attack and infiltrate a Church of Terra stronghold on Earth. (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).

Volume 7: Tempest

Volume 7 chapter summaries

Chapter	Title	Description	Characters
1		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
2		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
3		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
4		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
5		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
6		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
7		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
8		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
9		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
10		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).

Volume 8: Desolation

Volume 8 chapter summaries

Chapter	Title	Description	Characters
1		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
2		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
3		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
4		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
5		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
6		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
7		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
8		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
9		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
10		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).

Volume 9: Upheaval

Volume 9 chapter summaries

Chapter	Title	Description	Characters
1		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
2		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
3		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
4		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
5		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
6		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
7		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
8		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
9		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
10		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).

Volume 10: Sunset

Volume 10 chapter summaries

Chapter	Title	Description	Characters
1		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
2		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
3		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
4		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
5		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
6		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
7		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
8		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
9		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
10		(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).

Quotes

• /v3/c9/s5: Yang lectures Julian on types of violence and preponderance of violence for oppression instead of for liberation.
• v5/c10/s2: Reinhard debates Yang about superiority of autocracy versus democracy.

See also

• Anime
• Wikipedia:Legend of the Galactic Heroes

External links

• bk4, reboil.com