Yrica Quell

"You're a freak.''" "I'm also your commanding officer." "''Still a freak."

- Chass na Chadic and Yrica Quell

Yrica Quell was a human female X-wing starfighter pilot who, during the final months of the Galactic Civil War, served in the New Republic Starfighter Corps as leader of Alphabet Squadron. Hailing from the planet Gavana Orbital, Quell entered military service as a member of the 204th Imperial Fighter Wing during the reign of the Galactic Empire. She defected to the New Republic after initially participating in Operation: Cinder, and was granted command of a mixed starfighter squadron. Prior to the Battle of Jakku, Quell was ordered by General Hera Syndulla to hunt down and destroy the Imperial Shadow Wing.

Imperial pilot
Yrica Quell served in the Galactic Empire as part of the 204th Imperial Fighter Wing during its reign over the galaxy before eventually defecting.

Imperial defector
Quell defected from the Empire on the planet Nacronis after she helped destroy the world as part of Operation: Cinder.

After defecting, Quell was held on Traitor's Remorse, along with other defectors who were processed at the base. The New Republic was wary of her, she was deemed a low-value target, as she did not possess any classified or useful information. The reprogrammed Imperial IT-0 droid used by New Republic Intelligence agent Caern Adan was convinced that Quell was lying about her history.

Adan approached Quell to discuss the 204th Imperial Fighter Wing with her, and to share with her that he was beginning a task force to neutralize the group. He stated that he would approach her again when he decided if he would like her on the team or not and that she should have an answer ready.

Later, she went to Warren to try to "swap rumors" and try to get information about Caern Adan. While she was there, a bomb exploded, and she dragged (and saved) a brand new defector, who she thought was "a bastard" because he arrived with a group of defectors that took too long to defect in her eyes.

New Republic Intelligence
Quell accepted the job with Caern Adan to join the task force. Her first task was to recruit Nath Tensent, who had defected along with his entire squadron before the destruction of Alderaan after getting caught accepting bribes from Pirates, from the trading outpost known as the Entropian Hive to join the task force.

New Republic Pilot
Quell and four other pilots of the New Republic, the successor government of the Rebel Alliance, were selected to join the newly formed Alphabet Squadron after the decisive Battle of Endor. General Hera Syndulla tasked Alphabet Squadron with tracking down and destroying Shadow Wing, a lethal force of TIE fighters.

Personality and traits
Quell was a human female who, along with the rest of Alphabet Squadron, was attempting to find their place in the galaxy. She had an extremely good memory.

Skills and abilities
Quell was a skilled pilot, as she flew for the elite 204th. She was also able to pilot an X-wing starfighter.

Behind the scenes
"Cover pilot: Yrica Quell, Imperial defector. She flies an X-wing. What's Alphabet Squadron doing? Tracking down a mysterious lethal force of TIE fighters. Who told them they could do that? New Republic General Hera Syndulla. She's kind of a big deal."

- Del Rey on Twitter

Yrica Quell appeared in Alphabet Squadron, a canon novel written by Alexander Freed that was released on June 11, 2019. She was first revealed by Del Rey on Twitter when they released the official cover of the novel with some story details.

Appearances

 * TIE Fighter 1: The Shadow Falls, Part 1
 * Alphabet Squadron