Huetrin Jones

"We're not clear yet. There are still 30 pallets of cannon shells in C bunker.''" "''Forget the munitions, there's no time. Just get everyone on the transports."

- Jones and Kaydel Ko Connix

Jones was a human male who served as a captain in the Resistance during their war against the First Order. Following the Battle of Starkiller Base, Jones assisted Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix in evacuating the Resistance base on D'Qar.

Biography
Jones was a captain in the Resistance navy during the war against the First Order. Shortly after the Battle of Starkiller Base in 34 ABY, which saw the destruction of the First Order superweapon, Jones was stationed at the Resistance base on D'Qar, where he assisted in the Resistance's evacuation of the planet.

During the frantic evacuation, as Jones and Lieutenant Kaydel Ko Connix strode across the base's landing field, he informed her that thirty pallets of cannon shells were still in C bunker. With time running short, Connix told Jones to leave the munitions and ensure that the remaining personnel boarded the lifeboats departing to the Resistance cruiser Raddus. As Connix finished speaking, however, several First Order Star Destroyers arrived in the D'Qar system, catching the pair's attention.

From the Raddus, Commander Poe Dameron planned to buy the evacuees more time, stalling with the First Order starships. With Dameron's plan in action, Jones and the remaining Resistance crew successfully completed the evacuation with no losses, narrowly escaping a barrage from a First Order dreadnought.

Personality and traits
Jones was a tall human male with light skin, blue eyes, brown hair, and a beard. He wore a badge on his tan uniform, displaying his rank as a naval captain.

Behind the scenes
Jones was created for the 2017 film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, which was written and directed by Rian Johnson. Jones has the first line of dialogue in the film. The character was portrayed by actor Jack Greenlees, who was credited as "Resistance Evacuation Officer."

Jones was first named in Jason Fry's novelization and audiobook of the film, which were released in 2018. The character's role in the novelization differs slightly from the film: the book identifies Jones as a Flight Officer, and he speaks to Connix and protocol droid PZ-4CO after the First Order's arrival at D'Qar. Additionally, Connix orders Jones to oversee the destruction of the base's computers before evacuating. Jones also appears in the non-canon junior novelization William Shakespeare's Jedi the Last, though he is only identified as "Soldier 1."

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition audiobook

Non-canon appearances

 * William Shakespeare's Jedi the Last