Cheriss ke Hanadi

Cheriss ke Handadi was the Cartann Ground Champion, and Red Flight's (Wedge Antilles, Tycho Celchu, Wes Janson, and Hobbie Klivian) guide during their time on Adumar. A native of the dominating Adumari state of Cartann, Cheriss took up the blastsword, a dying art, and used it to escape almost indentured servitude in Cartann's underground factories. Cheriss's mother was killed by brownlung, a disease contracted in the factories. Cheriss herself worked in the factories for a season longer, until she could make her living solely through the blastsword, and then through endorsements of blastswords.

Cheriss developed somewhat of a crush on Wedge, and was herself crushed when she found he loved Iella Wessiri. She then took on blastsword challenge after challenge, until she was on the brink of death. Wes Janson stepped in and saved her. After her attempted suicide, Wedge talked to her. Cheriss then self-evaluated herself and went with Wedge to the city-state of Yedagon, and lead rebellion forces against Cartann after Cartann tried to seize control.

Cheriss throughout her life had been plagued by vertigo, and when she went up to the New Republic ship Allegiance she was cured by the medical technicians. After this, she enlisted in New Republic Starfighter Command, and served as a Lieutenant in Moonlight Squadron, an A-Wing group off the Mon Carima.

Appearances

 * X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar