Gunn Yage

"Spast, Gunner, how did you survive your childhood?"

- Jae Akura

Gunn "Gunner" Yage was a Human female pilot in the Imperial Navy around 137 ABY. She led Skull Squadron, and her callsign was Skull One. Yage was the daughter of Rulf Yage and Nyna Calixte, making her the half-sister of Cade Skywalker.

Biography
"He was expecting a boy and instead he got me! And then my mother&hellip;"

- Gunn Yage on her father and mother.

She was likely a descendant of the Imperial Remnant officer Arien Yage, and was the daughter of Moffs Nyna Calixte and Rulf Yage, the latter of whom raised her like the son he wished he had. Growing up despising her mother for abandoning them to pursue a relationship with Grand Admiral Morlish Veed, Gunn eventually gained her father's respect after climbing through the ranks with no preferential treatment. She served in the 181st Imperial Fighter Wing, eventually reaching the rank of captain and earning command of Skull Squadron.

Fleet Captain
"I've got it under control. My squad would fly into a meteor storm for me"

- Gunner to her father.

The pilots under her command matched her own exacting standards, and included Tev Rimon, Jae Akura, and Brodie Coburn. It was said that they would do anything for her. Around 137 ABY, Gunn led Skull Squadron in the pursuit of a vessel they believed to be Cade Skywalker's ship the Mynock on Coruscant. They were unable to catch him when Cade dove down into the undercity of the planet. Upon returning to their hangar Gunn was berated by her father for failing to capture him and was told to meet him for dinner the next evening at a restaurant called the Naboo Queen.

While eating dinner with her father Gunn's mother Nyna Calixte showed up. After calling her mother a rancor she said she believed that the vessel she and her men engaged the day before was indeed the Mynock. Shortly thereafter, Skull Squadron engaged the Mynock again, but this time the Wookiee Chak was the pilot. When it seemed as though Gunn was about to disable the ship, she was informed by Captain Skolitz of Moff Yage's orders to disengage and abort mission.

Imperial Agent
"It's time for dear Gunner to step up her career and use her black-ops training"

- Nyna Calixte about her daughter

After destroying a stray Galactic Alliance vessel, Gunn was contacted by her mother and given the mission to stop pirate attacks on Imperial shipments in the Outer Rim, along with an agent of Calixte's named Morrigan Corde, to put her black ops training to its fullest. Upon arrival on Tatooine, Yage met with Moff Nieve Gromia, who hadn't heard from Corde in a many years. Gromia presented the latest intel regarding the pirates, which Gunn recognized their ship as the Mynock, which belonged to Cade Skywalker, who was using Luke Skywalker as an alias. Gunn was sent to apprehend Cade. Unbeknownst to Gunn, Gromia contacted Black Sun Vigo Lun Rask, who sent a trio of assassins to kill her and Cade before Corde arrived.

Gunn located her unknown half-brother in a cantina in Mos Eisley and captured Cade by flirting with him and then spiking his drink, making him drowsy. She then contacted Morrigan Corde and informed the older woman of her success. However, Corde was not pleased that Gunn had told Gromia about Cade. Gunn replied that she was only following regulations by reporting to her senior officer; Corde countered that black ops did not apply. She warned Gunn that there was a leak on the Moff Council, and Gunn may become a target. Gunn, however, refused to believe her, stating that she Corde was acting like her mother. On the way to Imperial Station Bravo, Cade caused Gunn to crash her X-34 landspeeder by Force choking her. Afterward, they were attacked by the assassins and were forced to flee and collaborate to survive due to a sandstorm. Cade was going to leave Gunn to die, but the Force ghost of Luke Skywalker led them to the Lars homestead to wait out the storm. There, Gunn insulted the Jedi Order, only to be lectured by Cade. Gunn then told Skywalker that her father was the "Hero of Ossus". When Cade said that Rulf was a monster, Gunn revealed that her father never saw himself as a hero and was only following orders. After the massacre he was drunk for a week and had never been the same. The revelation that Rulf and Gunn had softer sides placated Cade and Gunn went to sleep. She awoke to the Anzati assassins Sint and Nakia Yoru trying to steal her and Cade's soup and once again she counted on her half-brother for survival.

The siblings eventually defeated the Anzati pair, killing Sint in the process. They left the homestead to find Corde and Syn killed the Blood Carver. Corde reprimanded Yage for not waiting for her, and sent her to find evidence of Gromia's involvement in the attempted assassination.

During a confrontation with Gromia, Gunn learned the truth about her family ties with Cade Skywalker and Morrigan Corde; Gromia had looked in both Corde and Calixte's files in an attempt to ruin Calixte, and found that they were the same person and that Calixte was once Kol's wife and Cade's mother. Gunn refused to believe this, and in the scuffle Gromia was shot. She died telling Gunn to use the new information to ruin her mother.

Behind the scenes
Due to recent information concerning the connection between Morrigan Corde and Nyna Calixte from Claws of the Dragon, Part 6, it is now known to the readers that she is the half-sister of Cade Skywalker.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Legacy 14: Claws of the Dragon, Part 1
 * Star Wars Legacy 15: Claws of the Dragon, Part 2
 * Star Wars Legacy 19: Claws of the Dragon, Part 6
 * ''Star Wars Legacy: Tatooine
 * Star Wars Legacy 44: Monster, Part 2

Notes and references
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