Jarek Yeager

"You can work on my team. But when it comes to your mission as a spy, I don't want anything to do with it."

- Jarek Yeager, to Kazuda Xiono

Jarek Yeager was a human male mechanic who owned a repair shop on the Colossus during the era of the New Republic. A former Rebel pilot and veteran of the Galactic Civil War, Yeager once served with the Alliance to Restore the Republic. After the war, he sought a quiet, peaceful life and, therefore, retired to a refueling installation located on the ocean planet Castilon in the galaxy's Outer Rim Territories.

In addition to his occupation as a mechanic and shopkeeper, Yeager was the leader of a racing team, Team Fireball, which consisted of a younger generation of starship pilots. During the cold war, his team accepted the New Republic pilot Kazuda Xiono as the newest addition to their ranks. Although Yeager permitted Xiono to work as a member of his crew, he knew the young pilot was, in fact, a spy for the Resistance and wanted no part in their conflict with the First Order.

Biography
"You showing up always means trouble."

- Jarek Yeager to Poe Dameron

During the Galactic Civil War, Jarek Yeager served as a Rebel pilot in the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Following the defeat of the Galactic Empire and subsequent rise of the New Republic, Yeager ultimately retired to the Outer Rim Territories where he settled on the ocean-covered planet of Castilon as a member of the Colossus community. While living on the refueling station, Yeager established himself as a starship mechanic, a repair shop owner, and the leader of a Team Fireball&mdash;a racing team composed by a younger generation of mechanics and pilots, including Neeku Vozo and Tam Ryvora. In addition to its organic members, Yeager's team was served by R1-J5, a decrepit and obsolete astromech droid commonly referred to as "Bucket."

At the height of the cold war, the Resistance planted a spy on the Colossus in the hopes of gathering intelligence on the rising threat of the First Order. Yeager knew that his team's newest recruit, the New Republic pilot Kazuda Xiono was the operative sent by Commander Poe Dameron, who wanted Xiono to gauge the local community's views and discover if their allegiance was to the Republic or the First Order. While he allowed the agent to work as a member of his crew, Yeager told Xiono that his spying activities were not to interfere with his business.

Personality and traits
Having survived the Galactic Civil War, Jarek Yeager enjoyed his retirement on the Colossus, which kept him far removed from the central systems of the galaxy. Possessing a life's worth of experience, Yeager was noted for his quiet and hardworking attitude, as well as the wisdom that came with age. Though a father figure to the young members of Team Fireball, Yeager found Kazuda Xiono to be a source of both trouble and grief due to the latter's spying activities. Knowing Xiono's ties to the Resistance, the former pilot declared that he had no intention of getting involved in their fight against the First Order.

Yeager was a human male with Brown eyes and dark skin. By the time of the cold war, approximately three decades after the Battle of Endor, his black hair began to turn gray.

Skills and abilities
Possessing a lifetime of experience, Jarek Yeager's skills included piloting and repairing starships. He was also experienced at running a local business through his occupation as a repair shop owner on the Colossus installation.

Behind the scenes
"Yeager represents the old school. Teager was a pilot for the Rebellion. Now he's just trying to live his life, as mainly, a mechanic on this installation in the middle of nowhere. And he, unfortunately, keeps getting pulled back into the action...He's the father figure of Team Fireball."

- Meet Team Fireball featurette

Jarek Yeager is a character created and developed for the upcoming Star Wars Resistance animated series. He is voiced by Scott Lawrence who voiced Darth Vader in many Star Wars games.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Resistance: The Recruit