Tycho Celchu

Tycho Celchu was a human male from Alderaan and pilot for the Rebel Alliance, the son of an Alderaanian HoloNet magnate.

Biography
Celchu joined the Imperial Navy at a young age, and trained under Soontir Fel alongside future Rebels Derek Klivian and Biggs Darklighter at the Prefsbelt IV Naval Academy. Upon graduation, he was posted aboard Accuser as a TIE pilot. On his 21st birthday, he was speaking to his family on Alderaan when the connection suddenly disappeared. Initially thinking that the dropped connection was a fault of Novacom, his father's firm, Celchu later learned that the interruption was a result of the Death Star's destruction of the planet. He lost both his family and his fiancée, Nyiestra.



Less than a year later, Celchu defected to the Rebel Alliance, meeting with Luke Skywalker on Dantooine and narrowly escaping the Imperial forces there. and was present when the Empire attacked their base on Hoth. He rescued Hobbie Klivian when his snowspeeder was damaged during the evacuation. Celchu joined Rogue Squadron and flew an A-Wing at the Battle of Endor. Celchu followed Lando Calrissian and Wedge Antilles into the Death Star tunnel, and broke off when ordered to do so by Calrissian to draw off some of the Imperial pursuit. By drawing off several TIE fighters, Celchu provided the other pilots enough time to launch their warheads and set off the chain reaction that destroyed the battle station.

After the victory at Endor, Celchu participated in several campaigns with Rogue Squadron and became romantically involved with fellow Alderaanian Winter. His success drew him to the attention of Alliance Intelligence which tasked him to infiltrate Coruscant. Celchu agreed, but was captured by Ysanne Isard. Locked away in Lusankya, Isard attempted to convert Celchu into a sleeper agent but failed. Celchu managed to escape the prison and return to the Alliance, but certain officers expressed their doubts about to his loyalty. During the reformation of Rogue Squadron, Commander Antilles campaigned for Celchu to serve as his Executive Officer. Although Celchu was permitted to serve at Rogue Squadron's second-in-command, he was not allowed to pilot a combat vessel. Instead he operated the weaponless Lambda-class shuttle Forbidden, with the callsign "Rogue Null". From the shuttle, Celchu coordinated attacks and rescued ejected pilots. Despite proving himself in the squadron's early conflicts, officers like General Salm refused to trust Celchu for his mysterious past.



Later, Celchu proved instrumental in the conquest of Coruscant, but when fellow Rogue Corran Horn disappeared and was presumed dead, Celchu was tried for his murder. Corran's reappearance at the last minute saved Celchu's life, and his reputation within the New Republic. Celchu later used the Imperial Credits deposited in his name in an attempt to frame him to help fund the liberation of Thyferra.

When Antilles left Rogue Squadron to form Wraith Squadron in 7 ABY, Celchu took command of the Rogues. He later accompanied Antilles to the world of Adumar, along with Hobbie Klivian and Wes Janson. After Antilles's promotion to General, Celchu accepted the promotion to Colonel and took over Rogue Squadron for good.



In 17 ABY, Celchu married fellow Alderaanian Winter Retrac. Three years later in 20 ABY, a year after the end of the Galactic Civil War, he retired from active service and turned the squadron over to Gavin Darklighter.

During the Yuuzhan Vong War, Celchu returned to active service to fight the Yuuzhan Vong. He was placed in command of Coruscant's planetary defense force, including the recalled Rogue Squadron.

Celchu survived the war, and following its resolution, he retired and returned home. However, when tensions escalated between the Galactic Alliance and Corellia, he returned to the Alliance, taking up the rank of General in the conflict that followed.

Behind the scenes
Tycho Celchu is named for the real-world sixteen-century astronomer and alchemist Tycho Brahe. Being Danish, this astronomer is universally referred to as "Tycho" instead of Brahe.

A minor character shown piloting an A-wing in Return of the Jedi in the Death Star II was thought to be Celchu. However the pilot shown was actually Jake Farrell. Tycho Celchu is the pilot following Farrell when they take veer off to divert TIE fighters.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Missions 18: Rogue Squadron to the Rescue
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * X-wing: Rogue Leader
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Rebel Opposition
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: Masquerade
 * X-wing Rogue Squadron: Mandatory Retirement
 * X-wing: Rogue Squadron
 * X-wing: Wedge's Gamble
 * X-wing: The Krytos Trap
 * X-wing: The Bacta War
 * X-wing: Solo Command
 * X-wing: Isard's Revenge
 * I, Jedi
 * X-wing: Starfighters of Adumar
 * Crimson Empire
 * Union
 * Dark Tide I: Onslaught
 * Dark Tide II: Ruin
 * Star by Star
 * Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
 * Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
 * Destiny's Way
 * The Unifying Force
 * Betrayal