Heff Tobber

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Heff Tobber was a human male pilot who served as a lieutenant in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War.

Biography[]

Tobber erroneously portrayed as piloting a U-wing within the planetary shield over Scarif

Heff Tobber was a renowned pilot in the Alliance to Restore the Republic.^[3] He was initially stationed as a transport pilot at the Rebel outpost on the planet Crait. However, when the base was abandoned, the pilot ventured to the moon Yavin 4 and joined Blue Squadron. He provided a report to General Jan Dodonna on the status of the abandoned outpost.^[4] There, Tobber quickly became one of the most popular U-wing pilots within the navy. In the year 0 BBY, he took part in the Battle of Scarif under the callsign of Blue Eight, but did not get through the planetary shield over Scarif with his U-wing starfighter and therefore supported Green Squadron above the planet.^[1]

Behind the scenes[]

Heff Tobber was portrayed by Rogue One: A Star Wars Story First Assistant Director Toby Hefferman, who originally donned a costume for still photography. Later events resulted in him becoming an X-wing pilot on-screen.^[5]

The Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game U-wing Expansion Pack incorrectly portrays Tobber piloting a U-wing transport within the planetary shield of Scarif. While the card does not explicitly state Scarif is the planet depicted in the card art, it clearly shows the Scarif landscape.^[6]