Grizz Frix/Legends

"She's gonna blow!"

- Grizz Frix

Grizz Frix was an X-wing pilot who was killed during the Battle of Endor.

Biography
Born on Devaron, he longed for a society unthinkable under Imperial rule. Later in his life, he was inspired by Mon Mothma's bootleg copies of A Call To Reason and Declaration of Rebellion and became a pilot for the Rebel Alliance when he impressed a Sullustan rebel with his flying abilities. He was told if he continued to excel, Frix would even be put on schedule to join Rogue Squadron.

However, Frix's luck changed when his ship collided with another starfighter during a training mission on Gerrard V. Though his body was healed with extensive bacta treatment, the psychological wounds from the accident were worse and Alliance Command decided to not have him return to an active squadron. Grizz was assigned to the Alliance's Support Services, escorting fertilizer barges and refugee supplies to Alliance safeworlds. The young idealist disappeared under a tough skin of cynicism.

Shortly before the Battle of Endor, Grizz was pulled into the fleet being sent to destroy the second Death Star, due to the fact that the Alliance was desperate for pilots. Despite his previous record Frix was assigned an X-wing. Frix gave advice and shared a short lived camaraderie with his fellow pilots, most of them new recruits. His time for fighter pilot nostalgia was soon over, though, as he launched into the critical struggle to save the galaxy once and for all from Palpatine's wrath.

When General Calrissian ordered the Rebel fleet to attack the Imperial fleet at point blank range, Frix dove into the fight with vigor. All his thoughts were filled with the rush of adrenaline he used to get flying his small 'speeder back home. In his excitement Grizz yelled, "I'm goin' in!" upon which he and his wingmate began firing wildly at a nearby Star Destroyer that had just destroyed a Rebel Mon Cal capital ship. Sadly enough for Frix, he skirted too close to the superhot explosion of one of the Star Destroyer's bridge globes, and his craft began breaking apart and spinning wildly out of control. Helpless, Frix yelled, "She's gonna blow!"

His X-wing was caught in the ensuing explosion, which of course killed him.

Behind the scenes

 * Frix's backstory appearing in the Databank was developed by Star Wars Hyperspace member Paul Celer (a.k.a.Kast Morben) through the What's The Story? campaign.
 * Frix, like many Rebel pilots, is wearing a helmet recycled from A New Hope. In his case, he is wearing the one that belonged to Jon Vander.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars Manga: Return of the Jedi 3