Fong was a light-skinned, dark-eyed, Human male who flew as a pilot for the Alliance to Restore the Republic in their war against the Galactic Empire. During the Battle of Yavin, Fong served as the leader of Red Squadron and piloted a T-65 X-wing starfighter,[1] and during the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY,[2] Fong piloted a T-47 airspeeder under the call sign "Speeder 3." As a Rebel pilot, Fong wore an orange flight suit and a gray, yellow-visored flight helmet.[3]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Fong was created as a tuckerization of Jim Fong, the design director at Galoob, the company which produced the Star Wars Micro Machines toy line from 1994 to 2002.[4] The character appears in the Micro Machines Action Fleet playsets "Yavin Rebel Base"[1] and "Ice Planet Hoth"[3] which, respectively, picture Fong on monitors within the Great Temple[1] and Echo Base.[3] While "Yavin Rebel Base" labels Fong as Red Leader during the Battle of Yavin,[1] the title was held by Garven Dreis;[5] as such, this article treats Fong as a non-canon subject.
Sources[edit | edit source]
Star Wars Action Fleet (Pack: Yavin Rebel Base) (backup link) (First mentioned)- Star Wars Action Fleet (Pack: Ice Planet Hoth) (backup link)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9
Star Wars Action Fleet (Pack: Yavin Rebel Base) (backup link)
- ↑ The New Essential Chronology
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars Action Fleet (Pack: Ice Planet Hoth) (backup link)
- ↑ Think Big, Play Small: The History of Star Wars Micro Machines, Part 1 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
