- "Red Squad. Blue Squad. Take my lead."
- ―Poe Dameron during the Battle of Starkiller Base
Red Squadron was a starfighter squadron in the Resistance active several decades after the Battle of Endor. It served as support for Blue Squadron in the Battle of Takodana.[2]
History[]
Starkiller Base[]
Red Squadron participated along with Blue Squadron during the Battle of Starkiller Base where they were led by Commander Poe Dameron.[2]
Evacuation of D'Qar[]
Following the Battle of Starkiller Base, the Resistance were forced to evacuate their base on D'Qar after the First Order discovered their location. Red Squadron were launched alongside Blue Squadron to buy time for the evacuation.[6]
Batuu[]
While escorting an Intersystem Transport Ship leaving Batuu carrying new recruits for the cause, along with Poe Dameron and another pilot "Blue Five," the ship was attacked by First Order TIE fighters. "Red Two" died when his fighter was destroyed.[7]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (First appearance)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens audiobook
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel audiobook
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation
- The Force Awakens Adaptation 5
- The Force Awakens Adaptation 6
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel audiobook
- Poe Dameron 28 (In flashback(s))
Sources[]
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 VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Incredible Cross-Sections
- ↑ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
- ↑ The novel Bloodline reveals that Leia Organa formed the Resistance in 28 ABY. Therefore Red Squadron must have been formed between the years 28 ABY and 34 ABY.
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Rise of the Resistance