Jad Bean, nicknamed "Scorch," was a human male who served in the Galactic Empire as a Death Star Trooper during the Battle of Endor. Bean later served the First Order as a flight instructor, and as the commander of Zeta Squadron, a squadron of TIE/fo space superiority fighters. Even by First Order pilot standards, Bean was very fanatical to the First Order's cause. Bean and his squadron participated in the siege of D'Qar, engaging MG-100 StarFortress SF-17 bombers.
Biography[]
Under the Empire[]
- "The security deflector shield will be deactivated when we have confirmation of your code transmission."
- ―Jad Bean
At some point during the Imperial Era, Bean joined the Imperial Navy as a Death Star Trooper, at some point earning the nickname "Scorch".[2] By 4 ABY,[3] Bean served onboard the second Death Star and was stationed in the Overbridge, where he was in charge of raising and lowering the deflector shield to allow oncoming ships to dock, as he did with Darth Vader's shuttle when he visited the Death Star to reprimand Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod for his slow progress on the battlestation's construction. During the Battle of Endor against the Rebel Alliance, Bean was in the room alongside Jerjerrod and Lieutenant Endicott, stationed at a work station containing the Superlaser firing switch.[1]
After Jerjerrod was ordered by Emperor Palpatine to begin targeting Rebel ships with the superlaser and the gunners had primed the weapon, Jerjerrod signaled to Bean to fire. Bean reacted to Jerjerrod's command, and the battle station began firing on the Rebel Navy, destroying the MC80 Star Cruiser Liberty and the MC80A Home One Type Heavy Star Cruiser Nautilian. Bean was forced to stop firing when the Rebels began attacking the Imperials at point-blank range, in order to prevent the Imperials from destroying any Rebel ships without destroying their own.[1]
At some point towards the end of the battle, Bean escaped the Death Star and avoided being obliterated when the Rebels caused the battlestation to explode.[1]
Serving the First Order[]
- "When you climb into your cockpit, and settle into your seat, and ease your finger close to the trigger on your control stick, know that the TIE fighter and its cannons are nothing without the instrument that makes them operational. You are the instrument. You are the weapon. Let's fly."
- ―Jad Bean
Bean eventually joined the First Order,[2] a successor military junta of the Empire.[4] Now a First Order TIE Fighter Pilot, he rose to the rank of commander and served as Zeta Leader of Zeta Squadron, a starfighter squadron in the First Order military.[2]
Concurrently, Bean also served as a flight instructor in the First Order. He[2] participated in the Siege of D'Qar against the Resistance in 34 ABY, leading his squadron of TIE/fo space superiority fighters against the Resistance's MG-100 StarFortress SF-17 bombers.[5]
Personality and traits[]
During the Battle of Endor, Jad Bean did not hesitate to follow Jerjerrod's orders of firing the superlaser of the second Death Star.[1] Years later, Bean had risen through the ranks and taught pilots.[2] While serving the First Order, Bean was extremely fanatical to the Order's principles, even by the standards of First Order pilots.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
Jad Bean first appeared in the 1983 original trilogy film Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.[1] In canon, he was first identified in the 2019 reference book TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual.[2]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Commander Jerjerrod in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — TIE/fo Fighter Expansion Pack (Card: Zeta Leader—TIE/fo Fighter)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 34 (Helmets: Death Star Trooper)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — First Order Conversion Kit (Card: "Scorch") (Reissued in TIE/fo Fighter Expansion Pack)
- TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual (First identified as Jad Bean)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Fury of the First Order Squadron Pack (Card: "Scorch"_(TIE/se_Bomber) "Scorch" (TIE/se Bomber))
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 TIE Fighter Owners' Workshop Manual
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places the Battle of Endor at 4 ABY. Bean participated in that battle.
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — TIE/fo Fighter Expansion Pack (Card: "Scorch"—Zeta Leader—TIE/fo Fighter)
- ↑ Advanced Terror–Preview the TIE/fo Fighter Expansion Pack for X-Wing on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link)
External links[]
- X-Wing™ 101: I Am Their Father, Part Two on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link)
- Advanced Terror–Preview the TIE/fo Fighter Expansion Pack for X-Wing on Fantasy Flight Games' official website (backup link)