9495 Y-Wing: Ceremonial Leia, and three ...

As this visual from the official LEGO catalog (January-June 2012) confirms, Leia's minifig in the set 9495 Gold Leader's Y-Wing Starfighter bears the official name Ceremonial Leia. The costume and hairstyle are faithful to the final scene of theEpisode IV: A New Hope on Yavin IV and highlight Luke's sister and Padme Amidala's daughter (I'm still struggling to write this, I don't know why ...)

All those who hoped for this minifigure in a future work of DK editions as was the case for Luke (LEGO® Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary) and Han Solo (LEGO® Star Wars Character Encyclopedia) are at their expense.

Note also that this set is presented as Hard to find, which means that it will be distributed only on the LEGO Shop or by a specialized brand (TRU?), initially in any case.

Finally, Americans are entitled to a free poster for any pre-order of these first wave 2012 sets. This 61 x 81 cm poster (see below) presents the minifigs of these new sets in their context on one side and the X-Wing and a few Tie Fighters in the middle of each other's fight.