Temmin Wexley

Temmin "Snap" Wexley was a human male who lived approximately thirty years after the Battle of Endor. As a teenager, Wexley assisted the New Republic in disrupting a secret Imperial meeting on the planet Akiva. He later joined the New Republic Starfleet as a pilot. He was later recruited into the Resistance and became a member of Black Squadron of the Resistance Starfighter Corps. Wexley later became a captain and respected recon pilot in Blue Squadron.

Early life
Temmin Wexley was born on the planet Akiva to Norra and Brentin Lore Wexley. At an early age, Temmin was separated from his father, who was arrested by Imperial forces on the charge of carrying messages for the Rebel Alliance. Temmin's mother soon left Akiva to serve as a Rebel pilot. Now completely alone, Temmin learned to take care of himself at a young age, turning his parents house into a spare parts shop. During this time, Wexley re-purposed an old B1 battle droid into an extremely efficient killing machine, appropriately naming it "Mister Bones". With the loss of his mother to the Rebellion and his father taken into Imperial custody, Temmin gained a certain hatred for both factions. It wasn't until an uprising against the Empire on his home planet that forced him to choose sides in the war.

He was reunited with his mother three years after her departure when she returned to Akiva to aid him against the lackeys of the Sullustan gangster Surat Nuat. Temmin took his mother on a speeder bike through Myrra; the two were pursued by several stormtroopers, whom Temmin managed to evade. Wexley and his mother were then given shelter by Esmelle, and Esmelle's wife Shirene. Eventually, Temmin, his mother, and several companions were key participants in freeing Akiva from Imperial rule.

Later, when he was 16, took part in the Battle of Jakku.

New Republic service
Two decades later, Wexley served in the New Republic Starfleet as an X-wing pilot and member of the precision air team. He had earned his nickname "Snap" by then, and was stationed in the Galactic Senate complex's main hangar. With other pilots, he sat down to watch the Junior Sabers flight race in the hangar. Wexley was later recruited into the burgeoning Resistance by fellow pilot Joph Seastriker.

First Order-Resistance conflict
Within the next few years, Temmin became a member of Black Squadron. He later became a captain in Blue Squadron. Wexley earned a reputation as the Resistance Starfighter Corps' best recon flier.

Battle of Starkiller Base
When the First Order targeted the Resistance base with its planet-destroying superweapon, the Starkiller, Wexley, along with many other Resistance pilots, engaged the First Order's forces in order to destroy the weapon. Eventually, the Starkiller Base was destroyed and it was a victory for the Resistance.

Personality and traits
Temmin was an extremely intelligent yet stubborn young boy; traits passed down from his parents and necessary to survive on the impoverished planet of Akiva. He had a knack for mechanical tinkering (as seen in his modification and creation of "Mister Bones") and displayed impressive abilities when piloting speeders through the narrow streets and on the rooftops of Myrra.

In his free time, Temmin Wexley liked to play the board game "Galactic Expansion."

Behind the scenes
Temmin Wexley first appeared as a 15-year-old in the 2015 novel Aftermath, written by Chuck Wendig. The character later appeared as an adult, referred to by the nickname "Snap," in the film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, in which he was portrayed by Greg Grunberg.

Although his rank badge clearly identifies him as a major, Wexley was both referred to and addressed as a captain in Alan Dean Foster's novelization of The Force Awakens.

Appearances

 * Aftermath
 * Aftermath: Life Debt
 * Bloodline
 * Star Wars: Poe Dameron 1: Black Squadron, Part I
 * Star Wars: Poe Dameron 2: Black Squadron, Part II
 * Star Wars: Poe Dameron 3: Black Squadron, Part III
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens novel
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel

Non-Canon appearances

 * LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens