Ace Azzameen

"Way to go, hotshot!"

- MK-09 referring to Ace's piloting.

Ace Azzameen was the youngest member of the Azzameen family, and captain of the CEC YT-2000 freighter Otana. He was also an "ace" pilot in the Rebel Alliance, aiding in theft of the shuttle Tydirium and fighting in the Battle of Endor.

Raised at the Azzameen Home Base, Ace was a softly spoken man, barely ever saying anything and instead relying on his wits and his actions to guide him. He was very close to all of the members of his family, and was heartbroken when his father, Tomaas Azzameen was killed during the Imperial attack on a Rebel hospital near Brint-wo Colony.

Early life
He would regularly practice flying in the family flight simulator until he was old enough to start helping his family with piloting their light freighters.

First missions for the family
Following the debacle at Hoth, Antan decided that it was time to allow Ace to put his simulator skills to the test. With Aeron in the Selu and Emkay guiding him as a copilot in the Sabra, he delivered some supplies to Harlequin Station, which were to be exchanged for coolant and fuel cells for the Otana. Just as they had dropped of the supplies, however, two Viraxo Pursuer-class enforcement ships, the Enkidu and the Gilgam entered the system, and approached the station on an attack vector. The station's Director hurriedly contacted Ace and Aeron, begging them for help. Harlequin's own defensive craft, the Kouerd, had apparently been bought off by the Viraxo, leaving the station defenceless and vulnerable. Whilst Aeron was apprehensive, Emkay longed for some excitement, and Ace obliged. Attacking the Viraxo ships, the Azzameens were able to drive off the Pursuers, earning them the gratitude of the Director. With a minimum of fuss, they were then able to pick up the coolant and fuel cells, and return home. Shortly thereafter, Ace was awarded the key to Harlequin Station by Mayor Brauken, as a token of appreciation.

Antan, concerned that Ace's actions at Harlequin Station would provoke K'Armyn Viraxo into directly attacking the Azzameens, requested that Emon teach Ace basic gunnery skills. With Emkay piloting the Sabra, Ace was able to effectively destroy Emon's target drones, and helped him clear a field of junk containers. Impressed, Emon offered to buy Ace a drink at Dunari's Rest. Upon reaching the casino, however, they came across the Enkidu, complete with fighter escort. Emon, hungry for battle, raced towards the Enkidu in his ship, the Andrasta, engaging it and starting a dogfight. Emkay, eager to get another shot at the Enkidu, followed suit, and Ace was able to help pick off the starfighter escort. The Enkidu was able to escape to hyperspace, but Dunari's officials requested that Emon and Emkay leave the system. The Azzameen's complied, but Emon kept his promise, giving Ace a token for a drink at the casino.

Now properly versed in real piloting, Ace was enlisted by Aeron for aid in a fairly simple task: cataloging three container storage areas. Aeron had accidentally destroyed the inventory while upgrading to a newer system, so she had to quickly repair the damage done to the database before Tomaas returned. Flying the Sabra, with Emkay as his copilot and Aeron once again in the Selu, the pair came across the Cargo ferry Raider, which was trying to steal a Pressure Tank full of liquid oxygen. The Azzameens were able to drive the intruders off, but their troubles were not over. In a separate cargo area, Ace and Aeron once again came across the Enkidu. Rushing to engage, the pair forced the withdrawal of the Viraxo ship and its fighter escort, and discovered that the Enkidu had not been planning to steal supplies, rather, it had planted a container of spice amongst the Azzameen stocks. Frustrated, Aeron retrieved the spice and returned home with the knowledge that their container storage areas had been compromised.

Challenging the Viraxo
Antan was outraged at Ace's transgressions against the Viraxo at Harlequin, but was even more disgusted at the Viraxo and their underhanded tactics. Together with Aeron and Emon, he devised a daring plan, in which Aeron, piloting the Selu under the transponder alias of Venix, would dump the Viraxo's planted spice container at outpost Viraxo 54, Denbo. Ace and Emon would then arrive in the Sabra and the Andrasta respectively, launching a small "hit and fade" attack on the outpost, covering Aeron's departure and prompting the investigation of the local Imperial garrison. It was Antan's hope that the Imperials would discover the spice, and that Viraxo would be forced to pay copious amounts in fines and bribes, or even forced out of business permanently.

Unfortunately for the Azzameens, the plan did not work as planned. Emon and Ace entered the Denbo system far too early, while Aeron attempted to convince those in charge of the outpost that her delivery was legitimate. Hoping to salvage the situation, Emon and Ace hurtled into the Viraxo defenses, engaging Razor Fighter in a frenzied firefight near the main depot. The Enkidu was present, much to the delight of the Azzameens, who sought the destruction of the elusive craft. Ace demolished the Pursuer-class ship, permanently ending its career of harassment and discord.

Aeron seized the moment, dumping her cargo and preparing to flee the system. But the remaining Viraxo craft began harrying her retreat, forcing her to abandon the Selu. She was picked up by Emon, while Ace destroyed the Selu to prevent it becoming a Viraxo asset, and the Azzameens safely departed before the Imperials arrived to investigate. Antan was pleased with the overall outcome, and felt that Tomaas would be proud of his children upon his return.

Imperial entanglements
Tomaas, however, was far from impressed, and actually condemned the family's actions against the Viraxo, ordering a halt to any future operations like the Viraxo 54 incident. He did, however, want to get his children involved with his latest exploits, namely, supplying the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Tomaas had lost faith in the Empire, and told Ace that the Alliance was their only hope for survival. He had planned a bacta transfer near Saruwen Station from an unidentified dealer. Though he did not believe any mishap would occur at the transfer, he enlisted Ace, Emon, and Aeron to fly cover for him.

Setting out in the Sabra, once again, with Aeron in the Otana, Emon in the Andrasta and Tomaas with Galin in the GR-75 medium transport Vasudra, the group met their contact at Saruwen. Progressing to the transfer point, the Vasudra docked with the Xiytiar-class transport End Run, and the bacta transfer ensued. The End Run's technicians, however, feigned a fault, and sent out Zero-G workers to investigate. Emon was the first of the group to detect the ruse, just as the Corellian gunship Loose Cannon emerged from hyperspace. The Azzameens, realising that the transfer was a trap, rushed to engage the enemy forces, while Tomaas and Galin fought the crew of the End Run. Ace was able to destroy the Zero-G workers and help destroy the Loose Cannon, its CloakShape fighter escort, and the contact's ship. Tomaas was able to obtain the bacta from the End Run, and the family returned home safely. Tomaas was very proud of his children, and was given renewed confidence to approach Antan with the proposition of joining the Alliance wholesale. Antan was the only member of the family who was opposed to the Rebellion, and he put up a great deal of resistance to Tomaas' attempted assistance.

His confidence boosted, Tomaas prepared to deliver the bacta to the Alliance. He let Ace fly the Otana, as a sign of his new faith in the boy. Ace, Tomaas, Galin and Emon set out to Brint-wo Colony to meet with Olin Garn, Aeron's friend and the Azzameen's contact in the Alliance. Garn led them to the Space Station Hospital, where the Vasudra began its bacta transfer. Halfway through the transfer, an Imperial strike force entered the system, lead by the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Corrupter. As Admiral Garreth Holtz broadcasted his request for the surrender of the Rebel craft, the Alliance command on Hospital demanded that the Andrasta and the Otana join their fighter screen, and that command of the Vasudra be turned over. Tomaas grudgingly obliged, despite Emon and Galin's objections.

Ace, in the Otana, covered the evacuation of the Rebel craft, but as the Corrupter began launching more craft, the situation became progressively dire. The fighting grew to an such an intensity, that Emon ordered Ace to leave the system, effectively abandoning the stranded Vasudra, along with Tomaas and Galin. Emon and Ace were able to make it back to the Azzameen Home Base, but only with the knowledge that their father and brother were likely captured, if not dead. Antan, while mourning, was exceptionally frustrated, and though he did not blame Ace, he continued to decry Tomaas' choices. Preparing for the worst, the family prepared for the liquidation of Twin Suns Transport Services, and the seizure of the Home Base.

Antan's contacts informed him that the Imperials were planning to move against Twin Suns and the Azzameens, and transfer all holdings over to the Viraxo. Desparate, and hoping to keep the family together, Antan made plans to retrieve all he could from Azzameen holdings before moving to the Outer Rim. He let all of the employees go, and had the Home Base evacuated. He also had the Home Base hangar rigged with explosives, in order to wreak some havoc amongst either the Imperials or the Viraxo. Ordering Ace and Aeron to secure warheads and valuables from Twin Sun Station, he and Emon retrieved valuable resources from a variety of Twin Sun holding areas.

At the Twin Sun Station, Aeron and Ace set about their task with little resistance, but upon retrieval of the warheads, a Imperial/Viraxo force entered the area, and began bombarding the facility. The siblings were able to make it back to the Home Base safely for the rendezvous with Emon and Antan, but they were met by no one. After a short period of waiting, a Viraxo Razor Fighter squadron attacked the Otana and the Sabra, though they were easily defeated. Eventually, Emon arrived, with the news that Antan had been captured by Viraxo forces. Since Antan had been the only one who knew where they were headed, the siblings deliberated about their future course of action. Their ponderings were cut short, however, when the Corruptor entered the area and bombarded the Home Base, while launching wing after wing of fighters to halt capture or destroy the Azzameens. In the heat of their flight from the Imperials, Aeron remembered that Olin Garn had given her the coordinates of the Defiance Task Force, and suggested that they look to the Alliance for help. Emon was skeptical, but nevertheless agreed, and the three remaining Azzameens, along with Emkay, safely evaded the Corruptor, and prepared to join the Alliance.

Joining the Rebellion
With Olin Garn's aid, Ace joined the Alliance, while Emon and Aeron would aid the Rebels, though not in an official fashion. He was stationed on the Defiance, where he was run through a pair of tests to discern his suitability for recruitment into the Alliance Fleet. The first test involved deep space bombing strikes, where several mock situaions, based on historical raids, were played out. Ace succesfully demolished an "Imperial" Tibanna Gas factory, a Carrack-class light cruiser in dry dock, and a lightly defended convoy. His next test was a Starfighter Superiority Evaluation, in which he and his instructor, Garn, would engage wave after wave of Imperial fighters in more mock situation. Ace passed his test, and became a certified pilot in the Alliance.

Breaking the Corrupter's hold
The Defiance Task Force was, at the time of Ace's ascension into the ranks, pinned down in the Anoat Sector by an opposing Imperial task force. Admiral Nammo had been able to recover a significant portion of those who had escaped the chaos at Hoth, and needed to re-unite Admiral Ackbar and the bulk of the Alliance fleet. Feeling that spreading the Imperials thin was the wisest tact, Nammo dispatched a group of BTL Y-wing starfighters from Green Squadron to demolish an Imperial convoy. His hope was that the Imperials would assign more craft to the escort of supply convoys, detracting from their efforts to find the Rebels. Ace flew with Red Squadron in a T-65 X-wing starfighter, covering Green Squadron's attack. Nammo's gambit succeeded, and the convoy was totally obliterated.

Ace had practically inherited the Otana, and would use it when his family needed him. Though it was kept on board the Defiance, it was still technically a civilian craft. Shortly after the destruction of the supply convoy, Emon contacted Ace with intelligence on their Uncle Antan's location. He was being held prisoner at the Viraxo space station Viraxo Industries. Fortunately, the family had placed a mole on on the station in years prior, making his rescue somewhat easier. Emon was able to distract the station's defensive garrison of Planetary Fighters while Ace docked with the station, sending Emkay in to rescue Antan. The operation was a success, and Antan was freed. As a sign of gratitude, Antan gave Ace his prized Jar'Kai dueling sabers.

Ace was sent out on his first reconnaissance mission, with his objective being the Imperial task force that thwarted the Defiance's movements. Commander Devers assigned Ace to Blue Squadron, and sent him and another pilot out on a mission to ascertain the location of the task force. Searching the first two probable locations with no results, Ace discovered the Imperials in the third area, where he discovered that the flagship was no other than the Corrupter, commanded by Admiral Garreth Holtz, the hammer of the Azzameens. Quickly identifying the rest of the craft, Ace destroyed Holtz' probe droids, before returning to the Defiance with his valuable intelligence.

Nammo's hit-and-face tehchniques against supply convoys proved to be effective, allowing the Task Force to dedicate itself to other concerns. Word reached Nammo of a prison ship, VTR-LX, which was carrying Alliance prisoners taken at Hoth. Ace joined Red Squadron in escorting a group of Y-wings, in the hope that they could ambush VTR-LX at Calast. They were unable to stop the prison ship, but they did track it to the penal facility, Bundil II. There, the craft was disabled and boarded by Storm Unit, ferried in the ship of the same name. Ace and Red Squadron fought off TIEs launched from Bundil II, and were able to safely cover Storm Unit and its quarry. Upon his return, Ace learned that among those rescued was Commander Kupalo, a tactical expert thought lost at Hoth.

Aeron contacted Ace and Emkay with intelligence of a stray Viper probe droid in the Saila Na system. With the reasoning that such a droid may prove useful in tracking Viraxo movements, she requested that Ace retrieve the droid, and deliver it to her. Upon reaching Salia Na, Ace was met by a hostile squadron of R-41 Starchasers, which were flying cover for the Muurian transport Pelican. Ace dispatched the fighters, and destroyed the Pelican, which was attempting to steal the probe droid. Picking up the abandoned pod, Ace jumped to Tinoon Station, a customs checkpoint. Emkay hoped that Tinoon would not look too closely at the Otana's cargo, but a stroke of fortune fell upon Ace. A group of mercenaries entered the system and began attacking the station, allowing Ace to escape. He delivered the droid to Aeron on the Sabra, and returned home to the Defiance. Pleased, Aeron made him a toy probe droid as a gift, but Emon managed to break it somehow.

When Admiral Nammo was able to suitably survey Ace's findings from his earlier recon mission, he learnt that the Corrupter had been heavily damaged at Hoth, ironically, trying to bar Antan Azzameen from leaving the planet. It had sustained heavy Ion cannon fire, and was in dire need of resupply. He dispatched B-wing starfighters from Green Squadron to destroy a supply convoy headed for the Corrupter, in the hopes that they would immobilize the battle ship, and buy the Defiance Task Force time to escape the sector. Ace, in his first mission in a B-wing, was able to help destroy the convoy in the Bettel asteroid drift, though the frigate Monitor was able to escape to the Corruptor. The Rebels, in dogged pursuit, were able to demolish the ship before it could transfer any of its technicians to the Corrupter, effectively stranding Holtz and stemming his efforts to find the Defiance.

Nammo felt that this was the right time for the Task Force to break free of the sector. Dispatching Green Squadron to destroy the local sensor array and the accompanying control station, it was his hope that the confusion amongst the Imperials following the sensor blackout would buy them time for escape. Ace flew cover for Green Squadron in an X-wing, and allowed the B-wings to utterly pulverize the array and station. Cloak Group jammed all communications in the area, and the Defiance Task Force successfully made their escape. For his efforts during the campaign, Ace was awarded the Badge of Merit.

Transfer to the Liberty
Following the Battle of Hoth, the MC80 Star Cruiser Liberty had sustained heavy losses to its support staff. Following his excellent service on the Defiance, Ace was transferred to the Liberty, along with Commander Kupalo and several other pilots from his unit. During the transfer, the group had to make a stop over in the Belat system, where they received a panicked distress call from a nearby system. Word had spread in weeks prior of mysterious new starfighters attacking civilian convoys, and leaving virtually no survivors. Ace investigated the distress call, and discovered heavily modified TIE Fighters attacking the Xiytiar-class transport Calico. Rushing to the civilian's aid, Ace and his wingmate fought off the fighters, and identified the ship accompanying them as the Beta-class ETR-3 escort transport Suluk. As soon as the convoy was deemed safe from further attack, Ace flew to the Liberty with this intelligence.

The TIE Experimental Project
Admiral Yamarus was curious about the new TIE variants. Setting up a mock convoy of Mobquet Medium Transports, he hoped that the Imperials be lured out into the open, allowing his pilots to capture several of the new variants. His ploy worked, and Kupalo dispatched Bandit Squadron to meet the TIEs. Ace, using the new Ion Pulse warheads, was able to aid in the capture of several of the new craft, and the ETR-3s that seemed to accompany them everywhere. Upon analysing the captured craft, the Rebels learnt that the new variants were in fact remote controlled by technicians in the ETR-3s.

While Ace was taking a short break, he was contacted by his Uncle Antan, who had concocted another plan to wreak revenge on the Viraxo. His sources claimed that K'Armyn Viraxo himself would be passing through a luxury resort orbiting Destreg II. He would be flying his Personal Luxury Yacht 3000, the Highroller, and would have little to no escort. Meeting Emon in the Destreg system, Ace waited until Viraxo entered the system. Sure enough, the Highroller exited hyperspace with a modest escort of R-41s. Rushing to engage, Ace prepared to destroy the craft, but Emkay noted that there were no lifeforms abord. Emon, realising that the entire situation was a trap, prepared for ambush, and, sure enough, two Muurian transports, Vembri and Tolarus, along with Raven Squadron, entered the systems. Mercenaries hired to eliminate thAzzameens, the ships began swarming all over the Andrasta and the Otana. Destroying the Highroller, Emon collected the ship's steering wheel as a souvenir, and fought off the attackers long enough to escape. Ace followed suit, and upon his return, Antan apologized profusely. However, he was confident that the Viraxo would start to think twice before crossing the Azzameens.

Admiral Yamarus learned from Alliance Intelligence that some of the Experimental TIEs were being developed at Bretie Facility, over Nomlis III. With the desire to learn more about the project, he sent out Storm Unit to retrieve vital data from the installation. Ace, in Red Squadron, cleared the station's static defenses and covered Storm Unit's approach, but the situation took a turn for the worse when a group of TIE/D Defenders entered the system. Nevertheless, Red and Blue Squadrons were able to fight them off, allowing Storm Unit to return to the Liberty. The facility was destroyed, stemming the development of the fighters, and Storm Unit were able to successfully retrieve the vital datacore for examination. Lieutenant Paling, a member of Storm Unit, thanked Ace for his aid at Bretie via e-mail.

Ace was given no time to rest, however, as the Imperials launched a punitive attack on the Liberty. Yamarus and Kupalo ordered all pilots to their craft immediately, and by the time Ace had launched, the battle was raging all around the cruiser. The pilots of the Liberty were eventually able to drive off all the attackers, although they faced a new threat: TIE Bombs, kamikaze craft that attempted to ram the Liberty. Though these were also destroyed, it became apparent that there were more of these variants than had originally been thought.

Examination of the Bretie datacore showed that the TIE Experimental Project was under the control of one Director Lenzer, and the primrary development was taking place at a space station called Obsidian. Yamarus wanted to cut the project off at the head before it could do any more damage, and dispatched Green Squadron, with Red Squadron as cover, to do the job. Upon reaching Obsidian, the Rebels encountered the Sardis, the master control ship for all experimental TIEs. Ace helped destroy both the Sardis and Obsidian, and was given a Group Commander Citation for his efforts.

The defection of Zaletta
Now reunited with its task force, the Liberty was able to join the war effort wholesale. Alliance Intelligence contacted Admiral Yamarus with reports of a slave convoy. Apparently the convoy was deep in Imperial territory, and the report had come from an Imperial using an antiquated Alliance code. Wary of a trap, he dispatched Ace and his wingmates in Y-wings to determine whether or not the report was true. At an unknown planet orbited by the space station Golan I, Ace identified the Sentinel-class landing craft of KDT Group, disabling the ones with slaves on board. Fighters launched from the Imperial II Star Destroyer Goliath, but X-wings from Red Squadron were able to cover the rescue attempt. Assault Transports from Tango Group liberated the slaves, and brought them back to the Liberty. It was discovered that the slaves were in fact Bothans, who had been imprisoned for supposed crimes against the Empire. Shortly after this, Emon set Ace up on a date with former Miss Liberty Lady Blue; unfortunately, Blue perished during a recon mission in the Japai system before she could go out with Ace.

Aeron contacted Ace with a proposition: That they raid the Viraxo facility 1, and steal warheads, in turn supplying the Rebellion. Ace agreed, and, setting out in the Sabra for a change, eliminated 1's defences, allowing former Twin Suns employees in Magnum Group to retrieve the weapons. The Viraxo's customers, Black Sun Bulk cruiser XTS-673, arrived just as Magnum Group were stealing the warheads. Launching new Supa Fighters to the Sabra, the XTS-673 moved to bombard Magnum Group. The Azzameens, however, were able to escape and deliver the warheads to the Alliance. Aeron found the Black Suninvolvement curious, and decided to tell Antan.

Alliance High Command received transmissions from Imperial territory, using the same outdated codes as before. This time, they were told of a top secret research station in the Kuat system. Not sure whether or not it was a priority target, High Command ordered Yamarus to send out send out a recon group to determine the station's worth. Ace, along with Red Squadron, entered the Kuat system, knocking out the station's static defences and communication capabilities. Based on data gleaned from inspection of the station, Yamarus ordered the destruction of the facility. Red Squadron were able to comply just as the Imperial Star Destroyer Juggernaut entered the system. Yamarus was confident that their efforts had at least stemmed critical Imperial research for a while.

Yamarus was curious as to who this informant was, and so dispatched a team to investigate. Clearing the defences of the relay station Comm Center, Ace covered the Assassin-class corvette Python approach, and fended off TIE/sa bomber attacks from the Escort carrier Halberd. While the Python was downloading logs from the station, it received a transmission from an Imperial officer. Yamarus believed this to be the informant, and sought to investigate deeper.

When Antan heard of the raid on the relay station, he enlisted Aeron to install an Azzameen bug in the facility. She, in turn, asked Ace to pilot her to the facility. Piloting the Sabra once again, Ace discovered that the ETR-3 Minelayer had already begun replacing the station's static defences. Clearing these, he eliminated the small patrol of Alpha-class Xg-1 Star Wings, while Aeron, in a Zero-G suit, planted the bug. During the operation, the Gamma-class assault shuttle Omicron entered the system, and deployed Zero-G assault stormtroopers to investigate Aeron's actions. Ace fended them off, and retrieved Aeron just as the Strike-class medium cruiser Hurricane exited hyperspace in an attempt to catch the trespassers. Ace evaded the Imperial forces, and returned to the Liberty unscather. Antan was pleased with the fact that he would be able to keep tabs on the Viraxo, and word of the operation spread. Bothan Spynet leader Koth Melan commended Ace for his efforts via e-mail, claiming that the Bothans respected anybody with the skill to pull off a stunt like that.

The Imperial informant, one Commander Zaletta, stated his intention to defect, and supplied High Command with his location. Yamarus dispatched Red Squadron to attack the station at which Zaletta was stationed, Outpost DX-11a, Eidoloni system, in the hopes that Zaletta could safely, and quietly defect during the chaos. Ace, in Red Squadron, eliminated the TIE Fighter defenses, and identified AA-23 as the shuttle carrying Zaletta. The station was destroyed, but as AA-23 rendezvoused with the EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Redemption, the Imperial Immobilizer 418 cruiser Restrainer entered the system, accompanied by the Star Destroyer Subjugator. The captain of the Redemption, outraged at what seemed to be a set up, had Zaletta thrown in the brig, and called the Liberty for help, while Ace and Red Squadron fought off swarms of TIE Fighters. When the Liberty arrived, Yamarus gave the order for the Restrainer to be destroyed, which Ace aided in. The Alliance made a full retreat, though Zaletta's sincerity was sharply thrown into question.

Shortly after this, Commander Kupalo hijacked AA-23, and set off a bomb in hangar bay 2 of the Liberty. Scrambling fighters to pursue, Yamarus sent Ace and Olin Garn to capture Kupalo. He considered the recapture of AA-23 to be of top importance, due to the invaluable Imperial information it may have contained. Ace was able to subdue Kupalo after evading the traitor's homing mines, but before Storm Unit could retrieve the shuttle, the Star Destroyer Imperator entered the system, and began deploying TIEs. Ace and Olin fought them off, and Kupalo was successfully apprehended. Apparently he had been brainwashed after the Battle of Hoth into serving as a sleeper agent, deliberately sabotaging the Alliance's attempts. Zaletta was cleared of all charges, however, and integrated into the Liberty's crew. Ace was awarded the Mantooine Medallion for his efforts during the defection.

Working with the Bothan Spynet
Aeron planned to raise some funds for Antan's proposed resurrection of Twin Suns. However, she knew that Antan would not want her dealing with the Alliance, and so she kept her idea secret from him, instead contacting Ace for help. She planned to raid the Viraxo facility VXO-33274, and steal vital supplies, which would be delivered to Vergesso Base, Vergesso Prime. She contacted several former Twin Suns employees to aid in the operation, who rendezvoused with Ace at Bilbringi V, Bilbringi. SecForce squadron helped Ace in fending off VXO-33274's Supa Fighter garrison, and Ace destroyed the IPV-1 System Patrol Craft Scylla, paving the way for Juno Group and Lara Group to steal containers from the facility. Aeron urged Ace and the freighters to hurry, as she knew that a Viraxo convoy would arrive soon. Sure enough, the convoy, along with Marauder-class corvette Charybdis and Gundark squadron, entered the system, with the intent of destroying the Twin Suns craft. Fortunately, the Azzameens were able to escape, but upon reaching the Vergesso Asteroids in the Lybeya system, they were once again set upon by Black Sun fighters. Ace was able to destroy these, however, and drop Aeron off at Vergesso Base. She, in turn, sent the money earned from the mission onto the employees who had helped out, and her Uncle Antan.

Commander Zaletta, hoping to further prove his innocence, informed Admiral Yamarus of a large convoy that would be heading through the Eidoloni system. Yamarus took particular note, due to the fact that the convoy would have a large escort, which tended to deem importance in the Empire. Assigning Zaletta as the new flight officer to replace Kupalo, he had Ace and a wingman investigate the convoy, to determine what it was in fact carrying. Ace found and inspected the convoy, which was completely made up of Xizor Transport Systems ships, escorted by the Furious, the Black Hawk, the Protector, and the Vanguard. Yamarus assessed Ace's data, hypothesizing that the equipment being shipped may be for the construction of a new shipyard or base of operations for the Empire.

Shortly thereafter, Emkay recieved an urgent distress call from Aeron in the Vergesso Asteroids, which were under attack from a sizeable Imperial force. Ace rushed to help, but was uprepared for the actual size of the attack: a portion of Death Squadron, Darth Vader's personal fleet was present, under the command of Admiral Okins. The Super-class Star Destroyer Executor, along with the Imperial Star Destroyer Avenger, and the Victory Star Destroyers Victory 1 and Victory 2 laid waste to the Rebel defenses, honing in on the Vergesso Base itself. Ace skillfully slipped through Vader's fleet, and picked up Aeron, along with some of her colleagues, from the station, before once again running the gauntlet, and escaping back to the Liberty.

Reclaiming the Home Base
During this time, Ace was heavily involved with his family still, helping them as they gradually rebuilt their once successful business. Ace managed to combine elements of his major goals into one mission, when he stole a large shipment of warheads that the Viraxo were delivering to the Empire, these warheads were then sold to the Alliance for a bargain price. In doing this, Ace helped the Alliance by gaining a valuable supply for them, helped his family by earning them some much needed credits and hurt both of his enemies in one single strike. This action earned Ace the Alliance Civilian Battle Award.

While making preparations in the months before the Battle of Endor, the Alliance contracted Ace and his sister in a civilian capacity to find the location of a nearby pirate base. After accidentally getting the co-ordinates wrong, Emkay sent Ace to an Imperial Weapons Testing Center. A display of skillful piloting got the three of them out with nothing more than a scare. Eventually, Ace made it to the pirate base and discovered it was none other than his former home. Decisive action on the part of the Alliance, however, saw the pirates defeated and the base returned to the Azzameens. The base would also serve the Alliance.

Battle of Endor
As a final step, he also participated in the Battle of Endor, following which he was awarded the Battle of Endor Hero's Medal.

Career and personal life
In the space of a year working for the Rebels, Ace had risen to the rank of General in the Starfighter Command division of the Alliance forces and earned himself nine medals, including the famous Kalidor Crescent.

Ace was respected by the Bothan Spynet who always seemed to know when he had done something worthy of their own people. Eventually, he earned an honorary membership in the Spynet, which he used to convince a stubborn Borsk Fey'lya, also a member of the faction, of the innocence of the Sullustans in the mercenary crisis just prior to the Battle of Endor.

At some point, Ace bought his own starfighter, a Z-95 Headhunter, in which he kept a stolen Stormtrooper helmet. He flew it in covert operations for the Alliance with Bandit Squadron.

Ace's love life was never successful. The first girlfriend mentioned thought of him as scum (though this was likely a case of mistaken identity with another man called Ace), his current girlfriend left him as soon as she'd heard that he had joined the Rebel Alliance, saying "I don't want to be with no stinkin' Rebel!". It seemed that his luck changed when Emon set him up with the winner of the Miss Liberty beauty pageant, "Lady Blue", but she was killed on reconnaissance duty in the Japai system before they could have their first date.

Personality
Ace was a proud, smart and adventurous person. He spent most of his youth in the family simulator, practicing to be a pilot. When his father finally allowed him to start helping with the family business' cargo operations, he jumped at the chance. He was known in the family and the Alliance for his tenacity at going after targets. He would often destroy whole wings of starfighters, entire Imperial convoys and even capital ships single-handedly. He was able to quickly change tactics in order to counter new threats to his objectives and took pride in his kills, scribing his helmet with marks to represent each capital ship/station he'd personally destroyed and kept souvenirs from his vanquished enemies. He symbolized his victories by taking trophies, such as bits of starfighter hulls from his kills, the steering wheel of K'armyn Viraxo's personal yacht, bits of an Imperial Probe droid Aeron had made into a toy and an Imperial transmitter satellite he converted into a fan for his room. One trophy nearly got him in trouble. He'd worn a flight jacket from one of the pirates who were trying to break apart the Alliance to a party on the Liberty, according to Emon, he was lucky that it didn't get him beaten up considering all the tensions that the group had caused. These trophies, his medals, as well as various gifts from family, friends and well-wishers were all kept in his room aboard the Otana.

Behind the scenes
Ace's voice is never heard in the dialogues since this would distract the player from identifying himself with the character.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: X-wing Alliance

Notes and references
Ace Azzameen