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"Everything is in place and going smoothly…which means something somewhere is probably completely karked up."
―Alys Ongwa[5]

Alys "Crash" Ongwa was a human female Corellian who lived on Corellia during the High Republic Era. She grew up in the bodyguarding business, eventually coming to lead the Supreme Coronet City Diplomat Protection agency after inheriting the business from her mother, Baynoo Ongwa.[1] Following the Valo Atrocity,[3] Ongwa and her crew were tasked with protecting Chancellor Lina Soh of the Galactic Republic during a visit to Corellia.[5] At the time, Ongwa was sixteen years old, and was accompanied by the droid[3] 10-K8.[1] In the year following the Fall of Starlight Beacon, Ongwa and her crew traveled the galaxy to hunt down anyone involved in the Nihil's infiltration on Corellia.[6]

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Alys Ongwa was created by Daniel José Older for the Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative.[3] Older first hinted at the character through her nickname of Crash in an episode of Star Wars: The High Republic Show on July 28, 2021,[7] while Ongwa was formally revealed in a later episode of the show on November 17.[3] Ongwa debuted in "Crash and the Crew Do What They Do," a comic story written by Older, illustrated by Jesse Lonergan, and published in The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021 by IDW Publishing[5] on December 15, 2021.[8]

Older created the character as a tribute to writer Alyssa Wong, tuckerizing Wong's name.[9] Having asked them what role they would like to play within the Star Wars universe, Older based Ongwa and her occupation on Wong's answer.[10] Ongwa's pink hair was a request from Wong.[11]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 The High Republic: Midnight Horizon
  2. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of The High Republic: Midnight Horizon to 230 BBY. As Midnight Horizon establishes that Alys Ongwa is seventeen years old, she must have been born around 247 BBY.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 HighRepublicShow Logo Star Wars: The High Republic Show: Trail of Shadows, a Tale From Last Call, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
  4. ↑ Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Crash and the Crew Do What They Do" — The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021
  6. ↑ The High Republic Adventures: Crash Landing
  7. ↑ HighRepublicShow Logo Star Wars: The High Republic Show: High Republic Jedi Council Deep Dive, a Lesson on Wayseekers, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
  8. ↑ Comixology Logo Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021 on the official comiXology website (backup link)
  9. ↑ TwitterLogo Daniel José Older (@djolder) on Twitter: "My tribute to @crashwong is ALIVE AND IN THE WORLD! amazing concept art by @jesselonergans" (backup link)
  10. ↑ TwitterLogo Daniel José Older (@djolder) on Twitter: "in a round about sort of way I asked @crashwong if [they were] in SW what role would [they] play and [they] said [they]'d be the stressed out chaotic manager of an assassin squad (or something like that). Switched assassin to bodyguard and thus: Crash. Art by @jesselonergans" (backup link)
  11. ↑ TwitterLogo Daniel José Older (@djolder) on Twitter: "[they] requested the pink hair <3" (backup link)
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