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Walex Blissex was an esteemed starship engineer.
Biography
Walex Blissex.
During the days of the Galactic Republic, Blissex designed the Victory-class Star Destroyer for Rendili StarDrive. Most importantly, however, he was the mind behind both the Delta-7 Aethersprite fighter, nicknamed "Jedi Starfighter", and later the Alpha-3 V-Wing, that would be the predecessor of the Empire's TIE Fighters.
Later, Blissex sided with the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War. He helped Jan Dodonna modify the R-22 Spearhead into the fast, nimble A-wing starfighter. For this service to the Rebellion, he was made an honorary general. Blissex later designed the Republic-class Star Destroyer for the New Republic.
Engineering aptitude ran in the Blissex family. His daughter, Lira Wessex, was responsible for the Venator-class Star Destroyer, the Imperial-class Star Destroyer, and the Executor-class Super Star Destroyer. Ironically, the Executor was destroyed when one of the A-wings designed by her father rammed its bridge.
Appearances
New Jedi Starfighter Unveiled — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #47 (content now obsolete; backup link)- Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (First appearance) (Retcon)
- Starfall
- Crisis on Cloud City
Sources
- Imperial Sourcebook (First mentioned)
- Star Wars Sourcebook
- Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game: Death Star II Limited
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 121
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 130
- The New Essential Guide to Characters
- A-wing starfighter in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Jedi starfighter in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- V-wing starfighter in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
