Red Squadron (Rebel Alliance)/Legends

Red Squadron was an Alliance Starfighter Corps X-wing squadron active during the Galactic Civil War. The squadron most famously fought at the Battle of Yavin and Battle of Endor.

Aboard Independence
A Red Squadron was stationed aboard the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser Independence during the build up to the Battle of Yavin. Pilots who flew with the squadron included Lieutenant Hamo Blastwell, Keyan Farlander, Samuel Raider and Naeco. Many members were transferred to Yavin Base and reassigned to different squadrons for the Death Star assault.

Battle of Yavin
"All wings report in. &mdash; Red Ten standing by. &mdash; Red Seven standing by. &mdash; Red Three standing by. &mdash; Red Six standing by. &mdash; Red Nine standing by. &mdash; Red Two standing by. &mdash; Red Eleven standing by. &mdash; Red Five standing by."

- Red Squadron at the Battle of Yavin

Red Squadron was cobbled together from pilots from the Dantooine Squadron, the Ecliptic Evaders, and the Tierfon Yellow Aces for the assault on the Death Star. During the battle, Red Squadron gained the distinction of being the unit that brought down the Death Star's defenses as well as ultimately destroying the station itself. But the victory came at a price. Almost the entire squadron was destroyed, except for two X-wings.


 * Red Leader - Garven Dreis
 * Red Two - Wedge Antilles
 * Red Three - Biggs Darklighter
 * Red Four - John D. Branon
 * Red Five - Luke Skywalker
 * Red Six - Lt. Jek Tono Porkins
 * Red Seven - Elyhek Rue
 * Red Eight - Bren Quersey
 * Red Nine - Lt. Naytaan
 * Red Ten - Theron Nett
 * Red Eleven - Lt. Wenton Chan
 * Red Twelve - unknown

After the Battle of Yavin, the squadron operated as two groups. The first was Renegade Flight under Narra, the squadron leader, and the second was Rogue Flight under Luke Skywalker. Immediately after the battle they escorted Chipr, a pair of Lambda-class T-4a shuttles owned by the Alliance, and Goat, a pair of Delta-class DX-9 stormtrooper transports, to carry troops and workers away from Yavin 4. As the Rogues became more autonomous, they became a group with no standing orders, ready any time or place for urgent missions that would arise. Renegade Flight was eventually destroyed before the Battle of Hoth, while escorting a convoy carrying supplies for the Echo Base.

Battle of Endor
For the Battle of Endor, Wedge Antilles changed the name of Rogue Squadron to Red Squadron, with himself as Red Leader, to honor the heroes of Yavin.


 * Red Leader - Wedge Antilles
 * Red Two - unknown
 * Red Three - Sila Kott
 * Red Four - Derek "Hobbie" Klivian
 * Red Five - Grizz Frix
 * Red Seven - Keir Santage
 * Wes Janson
 * Kirst
 * Lak Sivrak
 * Randi
 * Gayla Riemann
 * Wister

Behind the scenes
In the novelization of A New Hope, Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles flew for Blue Squadron. Their squadron was changed to Red Squadron when it was realized that blue markings on the ships would be replaced by moving starfield during bluescreen shots. Consequently, the name of the fighter group the novelization called Red Squadron was changed to Gold Squadron for the film. The comic adaptation indicated that Red Squadron ("Blue Group") contained only six pilots, but subsequent literature changed the number to twelve. The comic adaptation also established that Luke was the youngest member of the squadron at the Battle of Yavin. The comic also differs in showing one of Red Leader's wingmen during the trench run as piloting a Y-wing.

Red Squadron was also a recurring starfighter squadron in Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance, however, as all Alliance starfighter squadrons in the game are merely named by colors, it is possible that this designation was an in-mission callsign system, rather than actual squadron names. This explanation makes far more sense and is in-line with most military procedures of assigning short callsigns for operational use.

Actor John Chapman claims that his character, Gil Viray, was Red 12. This claim is of uncertain canonicity.

Appearances

 * The Farlander Papers
 * Star Wars: X-wing
 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Star Wars: Empire: Darklighter
 * Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice
 * Star Wars: Empire 13: What Sin Loyalty?
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope novel
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars: Trench Run
 * Star Wars 5: Lo, The Moons of Yavin
 * Star Wars 6: Is This the Final Chapter?
 * Perfect Evil
 * Star Wars: Empire 22: Alone Together
 * Star Wars: Empire: "General" Skywalker
 * Star Wars: Empire: The Wrong Side of the War
 * Star Wars Rebellion: My Brother, My Enemy
 * Star Wars Rebellion 12: Small Victories, Part 2
 * Star Wars: X-wing Alliance
 * Star Wars 60: Shira's Story
 * Star Wars 65: Golrath Never Forgets
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 4: The Final Duel
 * X-wing: Isard's Revenge
 * Outcast