History
As described in the Expanded Universe series, Admiral Ackbar became a representative to his planet Mon Calamari's ruling council shortly after he finished school."[1] After the Empire invaded Mon Calamari, Ackbar was captured and became a slave, for a time serving Grand Moff Tarkin.
After being freed, Ackbar helped design the B-Wing starfighter and leads the Rebels' space forces at the Battle of Endor.[1] He is part of the New Republic's provisional government in Timothy Zhan's Thrawn trilogy, but retires from public service after an accident depicted in Kevin J. Anderson's Jedi Academy trilogy. In the The New Jedi Order series, Ackbar comes of retirement to help fight the Yuuzhan Vong and dies of natural causes shortly before the war ends.
Popular culture
The line for which Admiral Ackbar is most known, "It's a trap!", is often parodied, notably by the animated show Robot Chicken in their Emmy Award-nominated[2] [3] Star Wars special episode[4]. This line has also become an internet meme.
