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). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
5	The Battle of the Doria Stellar Region	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
6	Valor and Fidelity	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
7	A Victory For Whom?	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
8	The Golden Bough Falls	(I). (II). (III). (IV). (V). (VI). (VII). (VIII). (IX). (X).
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). (VIII). (IX). (X).

Volume 3: Endurance

Volume 3 chapter summaries

Chapter	Title	Description	Characters
1	First Flight	(I). (II). (III). (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). (II). (III). (IV).
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). (VI).

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). (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 6:Flight

Volume 6 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 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).

See also

• Anime
• Wikipedia:Legend of the Galactic Heroes

External links

• bk4, reboil.com