Jagged Fel

"Have to remember: he may have been raised among the Chiss, but he's still full-blooded Corellian."

- Jaina Solo

Jagged Fel (8 ABY&mdash;) was the son of Soontir Fel, a former ace pilot with the Galactic Empire, and Syal Antilles Fel, the sister of Wedge Antilles, one of the most famous heroes of the Rebel Alliance and New Republic.

Early Life
Jagged, or "Jag", as he liked to be called, was a ruggedly handsome young Corellian who grew up among the Chiss, a race of blue-skinned aliens native to the Unknown Regions of the Galaxy.

Named for his maternal grandfather Jagged Antilles, Jag was deadly calm and serious in battle, knowing if he made a mistake that himself and his squadmates could pay for it with their lives. He was specifically motivated by his loyalty to Thrawn's legacy and ideals.

A distinguishing feature was a scar which ran from his right eye and up into his hairline. This is usually covered by a single white lock of hair.

Jag was one of the few non-Chiss to have served with either and both the CEDF or the House Phalanx and it was interestingly political reasons that led to Jag and his older brother Davin Fel being trained and commissioned as an officer in the Ascendancy’s military arm. Jag was basically a political hostage to the Chiss as a means of ensuring Baron Fel's full loyalty.

Yuuzhan Vong War


"I came to fight a war, not to play political games"

- Jagged Fel in 28 ABY

As Spike Lead, he led Spike Squadron into the Battle of Garqi and the Battle of Ithor against the Yuuzhan Vong. Soon after he and the Spike Squadron went back to Chiss space because he felt they were not making much of a difference. He later came back to the New Republic on a scouting mission and was now in charge of the Vanguard Squadron. He than stayed on as a liaison to Colonel Gavin Darklighter's Rogue Squadron, possibly due to his attraction to the young Jedi Jaina Solo, who was serving in the squadron. He joined Twin Suns Squadron when Solo was given command of it; by this time, their mutual attraction had developed into a relationship. He fought in the Battle of Borleias, and, even though the Yuuzhan Vong won the battle, the New Republic got away victorious after the Super Star Destroyer Lusankya rammed Czulkang Lah's worldship, where he was overseeing the battle.

Jag also flew with Jaina and the other Solos over worlds such as Bakura and near the old Yevethan worlds.

By 28 ABY, Jag had been reassigned to his own squadron of Chiss pilots, the Chiss Squadron where their mandate was to patrol the Hydian Way. He remained in constant contact with Jaina through Holo messages. Eventually, Jag re-joined the Twin Suns Squadron as a co-leader.

In the last few weeks of the war, he fought in the Battle of Dac and the final Battle of Coruscant, where he was shot down and rescued by Page's Commandos.

At the end of the Yuuzhan Vong War in 30 ABY on Zonoma Sekot, Jag asked Jaina to go back to Csilla with him to meet his family. Jaina declined his offer because she felt she still had to sort through her life before she could fully commit herself. Jag then surprised her with the news that the Chiss Ascendancy had appointed him a new position as a diplomat to serve as the liason between the Chiss and the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances.

Dark Nest Crisis
For reasons unknown five years after the Yuuzhan Vong War during the Dark Nest Crisis, Jaina had ended her relationship with Jag and he was serving the military again as a Commander. He was in command of the Chiss Star Destroyer the Fell Defender.

In 35 ABY, Commander Fel led a Chiss task force in the Chiss-Killik border war, helping avert total war between the two races and personally releasing the captured Lowbacca back to his old girlfriend, Jaina. For his role in the battle, Fel was given a promotion by the CEDF.

Swarm War
"No one can fly like that without the Force!"

- Zekk to Jaina Solo about Jagged Fel’s flying abilities

During the Battle of Tenupe, while commanding the Zark Squadron Jagged came into a dogfight with Jaina and Zekk, and later the Millennium Falcon. During his dogfight with Jaina and Zekk, Jaina declared to him that she still did and would always love him and warned him to eject before she shot him down which gave him the chance to avoid and escape their fire. When the Falcon was attempting to prevent the Chiss from releasing their parasite bombs, Leia Organa Solo was forced to shoot him down. Jagged managed to eject in time, and activate his locator beacon, but the Chiss had yet to recover him by the time the Galactic Alliance fleet left the system. Luke Skywalker even personally offered his aid in recovering Jag but the Chiss rejected the Jedi's help. Jagged Fel's status past this point is unknown.

Behind the Scenes
Jagged Fel's status after the Swarm War remained unknown and his death was speculated by some. It was later confirmed by the Dark Nest Trilogy author Troy Denning in a SW official site thread that Jagged Fel was alive.

There are also some uncertainties with Jag's rank; throughout his appearances in the NJO, he is called a Colonel, and in most of his appearances, he is treated as an officer of Thrawn's Household Phalanx as distinct from the CEDF, and it is implied that he is of rank appropriate to command a force of several starfighter squadrons.

In The Joiner King, he is styled Commander and appears to hold a senior position in the CEDF fleet at Qoribu, being promised a promotion at the end of the novel. In The Swarm War, however, he is a Captain, and it seems as though he has been recently promoted to a rank explicitly identified as the equivalent of a Colonel - which he held more than a decade earlier.

Several explanations are possible:


 * Jag was a Lieutenant Colonel in the NJO; this would place him instead on the seniority level of a Navy Commander, and imply a lateral transfer into the CEDF, followed by a subsequent promotion between The Joiner King and The Swarm War.
 * Jag entered the CEDF at a lower rank than that which he had previously held in the House Phalanx, and was not promoted again to the equivalent rank for several years.
 * In spite of what he claims, Jag was in fact demoted between The Joiner King and The Swarm War, and the POV character - Han - at least partially misconsrues a situation he evidently finds confusing. If this was the case, his position of Commander in The Joiner King could be senior his previous rank of Colonel.

Appearances

 * Red Sky, Blue Flame
 * Dark Tide I: Onslaught
 * Dark Tide II: Ruin
 * Dark Journey
 * Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
 * Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand
 * Destiny's Way
 * Ylesia
 * Force Heretic I: Remnant
 * Force Heretic II: Refugee
 * Force Heretic III: Reunion
 * The Unifying Force
 * The Joiner King
 * The Swarm War