Wraith Squadron


 * This page is about the group Wraith Squadron. For information on the book by Aaron Allston, Wraith Squadron, see X-Wing: Wraith Squadron.




 * "Pretty. What do we blow up first?" -The Wraith Squadron Motto

Wraith Squadron was an elite X-Wing starfighter/covert operations unit founded by Wedge Antilles and Wes Janson in 7.5 ABY.

Following Rogue Squadron's freelance insurrection of an Ysanne Isard-backed regime on Thyferra, Antilles recommended creating a commando-pilot unit capable of counter-intelligence and sabotague missions in addition to starfighter combat. With Admiral Ackbar's tentative approval, Antilles recruited pilots considered the dregs of starfighter squadrons across the New Republic, issuing an open call for washouts, discipline cases and, in some instances, petty criminals. Among the squadron's final provisional roster were demolitions expert Kell Tainer, who held Janson responsible for his father's murder; Garik Loran, a one-time star of Imperial holodramas whose Alliance starfighter career was crippled by self-loathing and guilt; and Voort saBinring, a Gamorrean and former biomedical test subject who could speak Basic (with help from a chest-mounted translator) and posssessed a genius-level astomathematical problem solving acumen. The unit trained on the moon of Folor, under the skeptical eye of Alliance Intelligence supervisor Edor Crespin.

The unit was forced to use their infiltration and combat skills before their pilot training had been completed, when their base was attacked by freelance Imperial Admiral Apwar Trigit. During a battle with Admiral Apwar Trigit's Imperial Star Destroyer, Implacable, Wraiths Falynn Sandskimmer and Eurrsk Thri'ag were killed.

The Wraiths returned to Coruscant and regrouped, adding slicer Castin Donn, insertion specialist Shalla Nelprin, and vehicle expert Dia Passik to their ranks. Following their protocol, the group posed as a pirate band called The Hawk-Bats and began attacking Zsinj operations in an effort to build credibility and draw attention to themselves. While on a raid over Halmad, unit medic Ton Phanan was shot down. Despite a heroic rescue attempt by friend and squadmate Loran, he died of massive internal injuries on the planet's surface.

The Wraith's continued the Hawk-Bats charade, eventually earning a meeting with Zsinj aboard his personal flagship, the Super Star Destroyer Iron Fist. During the meeting, Donn went against Antilles orders and snuck aboard the ship to plant a tracking program into the Iron Fist's computers. He eventually stumbled onto a biomedical research project Zsinjs' scientists were performing and was fatally shot by stormtroopers while attempting to free the test subjects.

The Hawk-Bats participated in the destruction of the Super Star Destroyer Razor's Kiss as it lay in berth at the Kuat Drive Yards. Shortly thereafter, Antilles returned to Rogue Squadron but continued to command both units as part of Han Solo's anti-Zsinj task force. After Zsinj was defeated at Selaggis Six, Wraith Squadron was decomissioned as a starfighter squadron and turned into a clandestine intelligence cell under New Republic Intelligence chief Airen Cracken.

Original Members

 * Commander Wedge Antilles: Wraith Leader (transferred to Rogue Squadron)
 * Flight Officer Jesmin Ackbar: Wraith Two (deceased)
 * Flight Officer Falynn Sandskimmer: Wraith Three (deceased)
 * Flight Officer Eurrsk Thri'ag: Wraith Four (deceased)
 * Flight Officer Kell Tainer: Wraith Five
 * Flight Officer Hohass Ekwesh: Wraith Six
 * Flight Officer Ton Phanan: Wraith Seven (deceased)
 * Flight Officer Garik Loran: Wraith Eight
 * Lieutenant Myn Donos: Wraith Nine (transferred to Rogue Squadron)
 * Flight Officer Tyria Sarkin: Wraith Ten (trained as a Jedi Knight)
 * Lieutenant Wes Janson: Wraith Eleven (transferred to Rogue Squadron)
 * Flight Officer Voort saBinring: Wraith Twelve

During the Assault on Razor's Kiss

 * Commander Wedge Antilles: Wraith Leader
 * Flight Officer Castin Donn: Wraith Two (deceased)
 * Lieutenant Wes Janson: Wraith Three
 * Flight Officer Dia Passik: Wraith Four
 * Lieutenant Kell Tainer: Wraith Five
 * Flight Officer Hohass Ekwesh: Wraith Six
 * Flight Officer Ton Phanan: Wraith Seven
 * Lieutenant Garik Loran: Wraith Eight
 * Lieutenant Myn Donos: Wraith Nine
 * Flight Officer Shalla Nelprin: Wraith Ten
 * Flight Officer Tyria Sarkin: Wraith Eleven(trained as a Jedi Knight)
 * Flight Officer Voort saBinring: Wraith Twelve
 * Flight Officer Lara Notsil: Wraith Thirteen

During Hunt for the Iron Fist

 * Commander Wedge Antilles: Wraith Leader
 * Lieutenant Garik Loran: Wraith One
 * Flight Officer Lara Notsil: Wraith Two
 * Lieutenant Myn Donos: Wraith Three
 * Flight Officer Tyria Sarkin: Wraith Four(trained as a Jedi Knight)
 * Lieutenant Kell Tainer: Wraith Five
 * Flight Officer Hohass Ekwesh: Wraith Six
 * Flight Officer Dia Passik: Wraith Seven
 * Flight Officer Voort saBinring: Wraith Eight
 * Lieutenant Shalla Nelprin: Wraith Nine
 * Lieutenant Wes Janson: Wraith Ten
 * Flight Officer Elassar Targon: Wraith Eleven

During the Yuuzhan Vong Invasion

 * Captain Garik Loran: Wraith Leader
 * Kell Tainer
 * Voort saBinring
 * Elassar Targon
 * Sharr Latt
 * Baljos Arnjak
 * Bhindi Drayson

Appearances

 * X-Wing: Wraith Squadron
 * X-Wing: Iron Fist
 * X-Wing: Solo Command
 * Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
 * Enemy Lines II: Rebel Stand