Rogue Squadron/Legends


 * This page is about the group Rogue Squadron. For information on the book by Michael A. Stackpole, Rogue Squadron, see X-Wing: Rogue Squadron.

Rogue Squadron was an elite X-wing starfighter squadron founded by Wedge Antilles and Luke Skywalker shortly before the Battle of Hoth.

Yavin, Hoth, and Endor
The origins of Rogue Squadron could be traced back to the Battle of Yavin, where the two pilots who would ultimately establish Rogue Squadron&mdash;Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles&mdash;were the only surviving members of the Rebel Alliance's Red Squadron.

After the battle, the squadron would operate as two groups. The first was Renegade Flight under Commander Narra, the squadron leader; the second was Rogue Flight under Luke Skywalker. The core of Rogue Flight was Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, Zev Senesca, Wes Janson, and later Kasan Moor.

Renegade Flight was destroyed after the Battle of Yavin, on an escort mission at Ison, coming from Derra IV with a convoy carrying supplies for the Rebel Base. After this, Rogue Flight became Rogue Squadron, with Luke Skywalker as their commander, and with new pilots added to their roster, like Tycho Celchu and Red Squadron veteran Derek Klivian. As the Rogues became more autonomous, they became a group with no standing orders, ready any time or place for urgent missions that would arise. During the Battle of Hoth, the Rogues had only eight pilots (grouped into a four pairs), but they add some 'guest' members into their squadron, including the visiting smuggler Dash Rendar. The snowspeeders of the Rogues gave the Rebels enough time to evacuate Echo Base.

Only six of them survived the Battle of Hoth. After the evacuation of Hoth, Antilles took command during the absence of Skywalker at Dagobah, leading a dangerous mission at the Maw. After the capture of Han Solo, Skywalker and Antilles formed a squadron of 12 units around the core group and the Rogue Squadron was formed. Antilles often commanded the squadron when Luke had important off-flight missions. One of Luke's last missions was the Battle of Gall against the Imperials, in an attempt to flush out the bounty hunter who had abducted Han Solo.

During the Battle of Endor, Rogue Squadron was dissolved and absorbed into the general fleet, with many of its pilots distributed to other squadrons. The remaining Rogues and new pilots were grouped into a unit called Red Squadron, which Antilles named in memory of the Battle of Yavin; he himself took the role of "Red Leader". In fact, only five pilots remained in Rogue Squadron&mdash;Wedge Antilles (Red Leader, X-wing), Tycho Celchu (Red Two, A-wing), Wes Janson (Red Three, Y-wing), Derek Klivian (Red Four, A-wing), and an unidentified Human male as Red Five (X-wing). All of them (except Red Five) survived the battle.

Fighting for a New Republic
After Endor, the squadron was hastily and temporarily reformed by Antilles with the best rebel pilots in order to defend the planet Bakura. The Rogue Squadron was now a lean team of 6 units: Antilles, Janson, Klivian, Celchu, Plourr Ilo and Dllr Nep. One of the important missions during the New Republic's infancy, was the failed rescue mission for Sate Pestage, which bolstered the fame of New Republic.

Since Janson and Klivian formed their own squadrons, Antilles had to reinvent Rogue Squadron, which for political reasons now with pilots from a wide variety of planets. The reconstituted Rogue Squadron fought against Imperial forces led by Ysanne Isard. They were instrumental in the capture of Coruscant for the New Republic, and were involved in the Bacta War to liberate Thyferra from Isard&mdash;a war they resigned their commissions to fight.

During that time, Klivian led a temporary Rogue Squadron during the "true" Rogue Squadron's absence. However, a alleged filing error kept the resignations from being documented, and the Rogues were again New Republic officers. Antilles turned command over to Celchu and founded Wraith Squadron. Antilles commanded both squadrons against Warlord Zsinj and after that he returned to his command as Rogue Leader to battle against Thrawn, Krennel, Palpatine's clones and lead the team to other glorious battles.

Yuuzhan Vong War
"Rogue Squadron to Borleias. We're back. We kicked your butt twenty years ago. Now we're here to do it again."

- Colonel Gavin Darklighter, 27.5 ABY

Under the leadership of Colonel Gavin Darklighter, Rogue Squadron played a central role in a number of battles against the Yuuzhan Vong. The conflict saw Rogue Squadron take heavy losses, including nine pilots killed, one resignation and one transfer.

Members

 * Wedge Antilles
 * Tycho Celchu
 * Pash Cracken
 * Gavin Darklighter
 * Erisi Dlarit
 * Soontir Fel
 * Jagged Fel
 * Lujayne Forge
 * Inyri Forge
 * Corran Horn
 * Xarcce Huwla
 * Ibitsam
 * Plourr Ilo
 * Bror Jace
 * Wes Janson
 * Derek Klivian
 * Kasan Moor
 * Dllr Nep
 * Kesin Ommis
 * Ooryl Qrygg
 * Dak Ralter
 * Luke Skywalker
 * Jaina Solo
 * Tal'dira
 * Nawara Ven
 * Nrin Vakil
 * Rhysati Ynr

Behind the scenes
The comic series by Michael A. Stackpole and Dark Horse Comics, X-Wing: Rogue Squadron tells of the first reformation of the squadron after the Battle of Endor.

The book series, also by Stackpole, tells of the squadron's second reformation, two years after Endor, and details the capture of Coruscant. The titles in that series are Rogue Squadron, Wedge's Gamble, The Krytos Trap and The Bacta War. Another series of books, written by Aaron Allston, follows Wraith Squadron, a squad formed by Antilles after the Bacta War which worked closely with the Rogues. These books are Wraith Squadron, Iron Fist, and Solo Command.

Stackpole returned to the series with Isard's Revenge, and Allston ended it with Starfighters of Adumar, a novel about Antilles and his closest compatriots, Tycho Celchu, Wes Janson, and Derek Klivian. Corran Horn, one of Rogue Squadron's pilots, is the subject of I, Jedi, another, longer book by Stackpole.

There are also three video games developed by Factor 5 and published by LucasArts: Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, for the Nintendo 64, and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader, and Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike, both for the Nintendo GameCube.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
 * X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
 * X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble
 * X-Wing: The Krytos Trap
 * X-Wing: The Bacta War
 * X-Wing: Wraith Squadron
 * X-Wing: Iron Fist
 * X-Wing: Solo Command
 * Heir to the Empire
 * X-Wing: Isard's Revenge
 * X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar
 * Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * I, Jedi
 * Crimson Empire