Hol Okand

Hol Okand was a male Human who served as a starfighter pilot of the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War.

Biography[]

Flying under the callsign Gold Six, Okand flew with the Y-wings of Gold Squadron in the early years of the Alliance. Prior to the Battle of Yavin, Okand played a role in disabling the deflector shields of an Imperial outpost at Kashyyyk, where he flew as Jon Vander's wingman, using his ion cannons to bring down the shields.^[2]

While stationed at Massassi Station, Okand was befriended by Chewbacca, newly arrived with Captain Han Solo prior to the arrival of the Death Star. In the following battle, Okand lost his life after his fighter was shot down by TIE fighters.^[1]

Hol Okand first appeared as an unnamed Rebel Pilot in the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.^[1] He was later identified and given a brief backstory in the Special Edition Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, published in November of 1998.^[2] Although Decipher established that he was a member of Gold Squadron, a primarily Y-Wing filled squadron, Okand himself is seen sitting in a X-Wing in the film.^[1]