Bob Hudsol/Legends

"Red Leader, this is Base One. Keep half your group out of range for the next run."

- General Jan Dodonna to Garven Dreis, during the Battle of Yavin, with Commander Bob Hudsol in hearing range

Commander Bob Hudsol was a Corellian officer of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. He worked with the Bothan Spynet in the Bothan sector. In 0 BBY, Hudsol was stationed at the Alliance's base on Yavin 4. That year, he helped General Jan Dodonna, the base's commander, during the Battle of Yavin, managing the groups of starfighters to allow several attacks to the Galactic Empire's first Death Star battlestation. Hudsol was present in the parade that was held immediately after the Battle to award the heroes.

Biography
Bob Hudsol, a male Human from Corellia, was a resistance leader for the Alliance to Restore the Republic in Bothan Space and developed a good relationship with the Bothan Spynet. He also became a commander in the forces of the Alliance. Circa 0 BBY, Hudsol traveled to the Alliance base of Massassi Station on Yavin 4. While he was there, the base's commander, General Jan Dodonna, received the secret plans of the Imperial Death Star I battlestation. General Dodonna organized an attack to the Death Star using starfighters. Hudsol was present during the briefing of the pilots, and then joined Dodonna in the command center during the battle itself. Commander Hudsol kept the fighter groups separated from each other, to allow several independent raids against the Death Star. Eventually, Rebel pilot Luke Skywalker destroyed the Death Star and the Empire was defeated. A parade was then held to honor Skywalker and other heroes of the Battle, including Han Solo and Chewbacca. A smiling Hudsol was present in the ceremony, where Skywalker, Solo and Chewbacca were awarded the Medal of Bravery.

Personality and traits
Stern like many other Corellian military officers, Bob Hudsol knew how to carefully act in a combat situation. Hudsol had gray hair and brown eyes.

Behind the scenes
"The script [of Star Wars Holiday Special] revealed that the cartoon's Rebel leader was named General Ristt, apparently a stylized version of a minor character from Star Wars' Yavin 4 base scenes, judging by the facial hair."

- Alex Newborn, I Have a Bad Feeling About This!&mdash;Star Wars Insider 106

First appearing in the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Bob Hudsol was played by actor John William Ault, who was not officially credited for the part. Hudsol also appeared in several comic book adaptations that featured any of his scenes from the movie&mdash;including a flashback of the victory parade in the canon scenes shown in the introduction of Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope. A different Rebel high-ranking officer with the same built and a similar mustache appeared in the cartoon segment of The Star Wars Holiday Special. This officer was only called a "General" by the other characters, but the script identifies him as General Ristt. The resemblance led to Dr. Curtis Saxton mistaking Ristt for Hudsol in his Star Wars Technical Commentaries when trying to pinpoint the rank of the Rebel officers from their insignia. It was also noted by Alex Newborn in his article I Have a Bad Feeling About This!, published in Star Wars Insider 106. The video game Star Wars: Rebellion and its official strategy guide mistakenly used Hudsol's likeness to portray Vanden Willard.

Appearances

 * Perfect Evil
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novel
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope PhotoComic
 * Contemporary Motivators: Star Wars
 * Star Wars 6: Is This the Final Chapter?
 * Star Wars Manga: A New Hope 4
 * Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition 4
 * Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope