Paige Tico

Paige Tico was a human female who served as a gunner on a MG-100 StarFortress SF-17 in the Resistance during their conflict with the First Order. She was the sister of Rose Tico, a Resistance maintenance worker. During the evacuation of the Resistance base on D'Qar, Tico's bomber flew against the First Order Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought Fulminatrix and successfully destroyed it with the bomber's payload. However, the resulting explosion engulfed the bomber and took Tico's life. Her final actions allowed the Resistance's fleet to escape D'Qar's system.

Early life
Paige Tico had at least one sibling, a younger sister named Rose Tico. After witnessing firsthand the brutality of the First Order on their homeworld in the Otomok system, both Paige and Rose committed their lives to the Resistance cause. Said and done, Paige and Rose fled from the Otomok system and joined the Resistance.

Once as a Resistance soldier, Paige became an exceptional gunner and pilot. She survived several missions, leading her to became superstitious, occasionally wrapping her medallion around the struts of her cannons for good luck. Though Rose was assigned as a maintenance worker aboard the cruiser Raddus, she sometimes accompanied Paige on flights. during their downtime between bombing runs, the two sisters always discussed their chance to see the galaxy.

Evacuation of D'Qar
In 34 ABY, during the evacuation of D'Qar, Paige's bomber flew against the First Order's Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought Fulminatrix, commanded by Captain Moden Canady. When Paige was ordered to released the proton bombs of her bomber, she hurriedly climbed out of her bomber's hold to her cockpit, where she took the control to release the bombs, but the laser cannon of some First Order pilot managed to hit her bomber, causing her to fall off the stairs and lose consciousness.

When Paige regained consciousness, she discovered that the Resistance was in trouble. Unfortunately, the control to release the protons bombs had been left up. Knowing that she would not have enough time to get back into the cockpit and activate the bombs with the control, Paige kicked the stairs so that the control could fall into her hands. After three kicks, the control fell into the abyss, but Paige managed to catch it. Then, Paige released the proton bombs, which fell on the Fulminatrix, destroying the ship and killing Captain Canady and his crew. As there was no chance of escape this time, Paige closed her eyes as the fire engulfed her bomber, effectively ending her life as a hero.

Legacy
Eventually, Paige's sacrifice allowed the Resistance's fleet to escape D'Qar's system for good, although the First Order would eventually follow them. When her sister Rose saw Finn trying to "escape" from the Raddus, she stunned him and attempted to bring him to the Rebels as a coward because her sister was killed during the battle, but she was ultimately convinced that Finn was not trying to escape.

Behind the scenes
Paige Tico was portrayed by Vietnamese actress Veronica Ngo in Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi. Tico was first shown in the Behind The Scenes video for The Last Jedi, which was released on July 15, 2017 for the D23 Expo. Director Rian Johnson confirmed Paige's appearance in the footage on Twitter.

Appearances

 * The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron
 * Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny: Rose & Paige
 * Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
 * The Last Jedi: Rose and Finn's Secret Mission