Aftab Ackbar

"Your father would be proud of who you've become." "Ah, my father had maybe seen me once since my spawning. His focus was elsewhere. But I knew him. I studied every battle--every victory."

- Leia Organa and Aftab Ackbar on Gial Ackbar

Aftab Ackbar was a Mon Calamari male who was the son of Admiral Gial Ackbar. Ackbar only saw his father once after his spawning, as the admiral's focus was elsewhere. However, Aftab still felt he knew his father through study of his military service. In the aftermath of the Battle of Crait, he became an associate of the Resistance, which he supplied with a number of starships from Mon Cala. Later Aftab served as general in the Resistance, and was referred to as "Junior" amicably by General Poe Dameron, whom the Mon Calamari aided as a Y-wing pilot during the encounter with the Final Order on Exegol.

Behind the scenes
Aftab Ackbar was created for the 2019 movie Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. Early in the filmmaking process, director J.J. Abrams and screenwriter Chris Terrio discussed Admiral Ackbar's death and wondered if the character could have had a child; resulting in Aftab Ackbar. The character was first mentioned in the 2019 junior novel Spark of the Resistance. He was pictured on the cover for Allegiance 1, illustrated by Marco Checchetto, though did not appear in the comic itself. The character pictured on the cover of Allegiance 1 was identified as Aftab Ackbar in Allegiance 2, written by Ethan Sacks, illustrated by Luke Ross, and published on October 16, 2019.

Aftab was voiced by Chris Terrio for the movie. Originally, Terrio's voice was supposed to be temporary, but J.J. Abrams decided to keep it.

Appearances

 * Allegiance 1
 * Allegiance 2
 * Allegiance 3
 * Allegiance 4
 * Spark of the Resistance
 * Spark of the Resistance audiobook
 * Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker