List of minor Rebel characters in Star Wars

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This is a list of minor characters in the fictional Star Wars universe who are part of the Rebel Alliance.

Contents 1 Antilles, Raymus 2 Crynyd, Arvel 3 Darklighter, Biggs 3.1 Trivia 4 Darklighter, Gavin 5 Derlin, Bren 6 Dodonna, Jan 7 Dreis, Garven 8 Hlaano, Ralen 9 Janson, Wes 10 Klivian, Hobbie 11 Lobot 12 Loro, Elscol 13 Moor, Kasan 14 Mothma, Mon 15 One, Rookie 16 Ors, Jan 17 Porkins, Jek 18 Qrygg, Ooryl 19 Ralter, Dak 20 Salm, Horton 21 Senesca, Zev 22 Willard, Vanden 23 External links

Antilles, Raymus

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Colton Antilles
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Homeworld	Alderaan
Species	Human
Gender	Male
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Affiliation	Rebel Alliance
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Captain Raymus Antilles was the commander of the Tantive IV 19 years before the time of the Battle of Yavin before it was captured by the Empire shortly after the Rebel Alliance intercepted plans for the original Death Star.

Initially, he was Senator Bail Organa's chief of Security during the collapse of the Old Republic. He was the master of the droids C-3PO and R2-D2 when Bail Organa granted him ownership of them. According to the X-Wing series of novels, he was not related to Wedge Antilles, however as of the end of Revenge of the Sith that he is related to (or possibly the same person) Bail Antilles.

He appears in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, along with Captain Colton, as a separate character entirely.

There are in fact four individuals in the Star Wars canon by the name of Antilles, most seemingly unrelated.

In chronological order, Senator Bail Antilles of Alderaan is mentioned in The Phantom Menace.

Captain Antilles works alongside Bail Organa and Captain Colton on Tantive IV in Revenge of the Sith.

His son, Colton Antilles, stationed on Tantive IV 19 years later during A New Hope.

Crynyd, Arvel

Star Wars character
Image:Arvelcrynyd.jpg Arvel Crynyd in the Battle of Endor from Return of the Jedi
Arvel Crynyd
Position	Squadron captain
Homeworld	Unknown
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	{{{height}}}
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance
Portrayer	Hilton McRae

Arvel Crynyd was the leader of the A-Wing and X-Wing Green Squadron during the Battle of Endor. Towards the end of the battle, his A-Wing was hit by Imperial fire and veered out of control, flying directly into the bridge of the Executor, killing Crynyd as well as Admiral Piett instantly. This caused the Executor to fly out of control and crash into the second Death Star, thus turning the tide at the Battle of Endor.

Darklighter, Biggs

Star Wars character
Image:Biggsdarklighter.jpg Garrick Hagon as Luke Skywalker's friend Biggs Darklighter
Biggs Darklighter
Position	{{{position}}}
Homeworld	Tatooine
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	1.83 meters
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance
Portrayer	Garrick Hagon

Biggs Darklighter briefly appeared in the 1977 release of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Biggs was in the Battle of Yavin scene, where he joined Luke Skywalker and Luke's other wingman, Wedge Antilles, in their attack run on the first Death Star. Biggs was killed when Darth Vader fired upon him while he was flanking Luke down the Death Star trench.

Biggs had a larger role in earlier drafts of the script for the movie and several of the additional scenes appeared in the novelisation. His additional scenes include a conversation with Luke on Tatooine where Biggs tells Luke of his secret desire to join the Rebel Alliance. This scene was deleted from A New Hope, but the book Inside the Worlds of the Star Wars Trilogy depicts the missing scene at Tosche Station. It can also be seen in its entirety on the Star Wars: Behind the Magic CD-ROM Encyclopedia. Biggs also showed up on Yavin 4 in the Rebel base hangar where he meets Luke in a surprise encounter, just before the rebel ships take off to attack the Death Star. Biggs assures the rebel flight leader that Luke can handle the X-Wing fighters and off they go. This scene was reintroduced in the 1997 re-release of the film.

He also has a larger role in the Star Wars Expanded Universe on his way to the Alliance. According to the Dark Horse comic book, Biggs was a long time friend of Luke's on Tatooine. Biggs left Tatooine before A New Hope to be trained as an Imperial pilot. During this training he heard rumors of the Death Star from fellow trainees. After several months training he is assigned as first mate on the Imperial starship the Rand Ecliptic, with an old enemy named Derek Klivian (nicknamed Hobbie) as second mate. He came back to visit Tatooine to tell his friends and family of his new assignment. He only tells Luke and his family of his hope to join the rebellion. (the deleted scene from A New Hope is re-published in the comic book, along with Biggs telling his family of his will to join the rebellion.) During the events of A New Hope Biggs is planning a mutiny of the Rand Eleptic, what he doesn't realize is that several mutinies are being planned by several different groups, one by his old enemy Hobbie, the two unite and take the ship to Yavin 4. Biggs becomes a part of the Rebellion and is a part of the Alliance's missions to steal their first R2 units and first X-Wings, which they receive just days before the Battle of Yavin. Before going to the Battle of Yavin, Biggs saves his old enemy Hobbie's life by finding medicine for a strange disease Hobbie caught on Yavin 4, which the Rebellion did not have medicine for. Biggs died during the Battle of Yavin while protecting Luke.

Trivia

Kale Browne was the voice of Biggs on the radio version.

Several games in the Final Fantasy series have a pair of minor characters named after Biggs and Wedge Antilles.

According to the fan film Deleted Magic Biggs Darklighter was the original name for Darth Vader. (See External Links)

Darklighter, Gavin

Main article Rogue Squadron#Darklighter, Gavin

Derlin, Bren

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Image:Brenderlin.jpg John Ratzenberger as Bren Derlin
Bren Derlin
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Homeworld	Unknown
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	{{{height}}}
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance, New Republic
Portrayer	John Ratzenberger

Bren Derlin was an Rebel Alliance field officer assigned to the Rebel base on Hoth around the time of the Battle of Hoth. When Han Solo and Luke Skywalker were stranded in a Hoth blizzard, Derlin was the one to inform Princess Leia that the shield doors to Echo Base had to be closed for the night.

He survived at Hoth and also fought at Endor, and subsequently served in New Republic Intelligence; he has been promoted to Colonel by the Thrawn Offensive. By the Yevetha Crisis he is a Brigadier General.

Dodonna, Jan

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Image:Jandodonna.jpg Alex McCrindle as General Jan Dodonna
Jan Dodonna
Position	{{{position}}}
Homeworld	Corellia
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	{{{height}}}
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance, Galactic Republic
Portrayer	Alex McCrindle

Jan Dodonna, one of the first Generals in the Rebellion's military, appeared in A New Hope, played by Alex McCrindle. Like Han Solo, Dodonna was Corellian. He was a strategic master, who had served in the Old Republic, and was a very skilled Star Destroyer captain during the Clone Wars. As the Republic became the Empire, Dodonna left, and joined the Rebellion only after the Emperor ordered his death. With plans brought to him by Princess Leia and downloaded from R2-D2, Dodonna helped plan the attack on the Death Star. The data showed that the defenses of the Death Star were built around large scale attacks. He found that thermal exhaust ports on the station would be vulnerable to attack, and designed the starfighter assault that was successful in destroying the Death Star.

Dodonna was not seen in any later film. According to the Expanded Universe fiction, he was believed killed during the evacuation of Yavin, but in truth was captured by Imperial forces. He was eventually sent to Lusankya, where the Imperials were unable to turn him into a sleeper agent. Dodonna spent some years in Imperial captivity, but Rogue Squadron eventually freed all the Lusankya prisoners. From then on, Dodonna served on the New Republic council.

Behind-the-scenes information at www.starwars.com reveals that Dodonna's convoluted history was the result of unanticipated continuity errors: one Star Wars comic strip lists him as dead, but another, taking place some time later, depicts him alive and serving, and a roleplaying game sourcebook describes him as being captured at Yavin 4. Author Michael Stackpole managed to thread all three sources together via Lusankya.

Dodonna was mostly likely a relative of a much earlier Dodonna, Admiral Forn Dodonna, who commands the Republic fleet against the Sith in the 2003 video game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

Dreis, Garven

Star Wars character
Image:Garvendreis.jpg Drewe Henley as Garven Dreis in A New Hope
Garven Dreis
Position	{{{position}}}
Homeworld	Unknown
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	{{{height}}}
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance
Portrayer	Drewe Henley

Garven Dreis was the leader of X-Wing Red Squadron at the Battle of Yavin. While his wingmen were killed by Darth Vader, he took his shot at the Death Star thermal exhaust port. However, his proton torpedoes just missed it, instead causing damage to the internal corridor. His fighter was then damaged by Vader's TIE fighter. Dreis ordered Luke Skywalker to start his attack run. Dreis was then killed when his X-Wing crashed into the Death Star.

Dreis can be remembered for his line of "Almost there" before firing his proton torpedoes.

Hlaano, Ralen

Star Wars character
Ralen Hlaano
Position	{{{position}}}
Homeworld	Naboo
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	{{{height}}}
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance
Portrayer

Ralen Hlaano was one of the founding members of the Alliance to Restore the Republic and a former Senator from the Keren province on his home planet of Naboo. He was a valued member of Alliance High Command and was the strategist behind many of the battles won by the Rebellion against the Empire. He was often seen in the company of such head figures as Mon Mothma, Admiral Ackbar and General Madine. After temporarily retiring from the Alliance and working for Prince Xizor and the Black Sun, Hlaano was asked to return to help strategize the final battle against the Death Star. After the destruction of the second Death Star, Ralen Hlaano assisted Mon Mothma in reforming the central Galactic Government, and once again served as a representative from the planet Naboo in New Republic Senate.

Preceded by: Unknown (eventually Senator Pooja Naberrie)

Senator of Naboo ?? ABY –?? ABY

Succeeded by: Unknown

Janson, Wes

Main article Rogue Squadron#Janson, Wes

Klivian, Hobbie

Main article Rogue Squadron#Klivan, Hobbie

Lobot

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Image:Lobot.jpg John Hollis as Lobot in The Empire Strikes Back
Lobot
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Homeworld	Unknown
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	{{{height}}}
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance, New Republic
Portrayer	John Hollis

Lobot is the assistant to Lando Calrissian in the administration of Cloud City. His brain is connected to a computer which allows him to communicate directly with the city's computer network. However, this made him a mute.

His only appearance in the Star Wars movies is in Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, where he is played by John Hollis (IMDb entry).

Loro, Elscol

Elscol Loro is a Rebel Alliance and New Republic starfighter pilot who helped Rogue Squadron free Thyferra from the clutches of Ysanne Isard, after Coruscant fell to the Rebels. She primarily aided in the Rogues' ground-based operations in the Bacta War. She was successful in capturing Fliry Vorru with Iella Wessiri. Unlike Iella, Elscol wanted to kill Vorru, and did in fact shoot him; luckily, however, Iella had set her weapon to stun, allowing Vorru to live to face his crimes.

Moor, Kasan

Main article Rogue Squadron#Moor, Kasan

Mothma, Mon

Star Wars character
Image:Mon mothma.jpg Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma in Episode III
Mon Mothma
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Homeworld	Chandrila
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Height	{{{height}}}
Affiliation	Galactic Republic, Rebel Alliance, New Republic
Portrayer	Genevieve O'Reilly (Episode III), Caroline Blakiston (Episode VI)

Mon Mothma (48 BBY-24 ABY) was the Senator of Chandrila in the waning days of the Old Republic. Later, she became the political and military leader of the Rebel Alliance and gathered forces to defeat the Galactic Empire. Her son was killed by Darth Vader in the aftermath of the Battle of Hoth.

Mon Mothma became The New Republic's Chief of State for the first years of its founding, surviving an assasination attempt by Caridan ambassador. During a diplomatic visit to Coruscant, the Caridan Ambassador threw what appeared to be a drink on Mon Mothma's face as an insulting send off gesture. The drink turned out to contain nanomachines that began slowly killing Mon Mothma, until she was saved by the Mon Calamari Jedi Cilghal who used the Force to heal her.

Mon Mothma never truly recovered and eventually resigned her post in favor of Alderaan Princess Leia Organa Solo and retired from public life. Mothma eventually died of old age shortly before the Yuuzhan Vong invasion.

She was first seen in Return of the Jedi, where she was played by Caroline Blakiston. She is the only female character in the original trilogy to have a position of command in the Rebel Alliance, save Princess Leia.

The character was featured in a scene deleted from Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, played by Genevieve O'Reilly, at a younger age.

She is also found in video games such as Jedi Knights: Jedi outcast and Dark forces, where she is played by Carolyn Seymour.

One, Rookie

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Rookie One
Position	{{{position}}}
Homeworld	Tatooine
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	{{{height}}}
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance
Portrayer	Jamison Jones (Rebel Assault)

Rookie One was the pilot responsible for the destruction of the V-38 Phantom Tie Fighter factory in Star Wars: Rebel Assault II.

Ors, Jan

Main article at Jan Ors.

Porkins, Jek

Star Wars character
Image:Jek porkins.jpg Jek Porkins flies an X-wing starfighter in A New Hope
Jek Porkins
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Homeworld	Bestine IV
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance
Portrayer	William Hootkins

Pilot of Red Six in the Battle of Yavin, Jek Porkins was the first Rebel pilot to die in the battle. He got the nickname "Belly Runner" from his skill and his tubby gut. He also earned the nickname "Piggy," a name passed on to the Gamorrean pilot Voort SaBinring of Wraith Squadron. Jek, like so many others, gained experience flying in the cockpit of a T-16 Skyhopper.

He was a member of the Y-wing Squadron Tierfon Yellow Aces with Wes Janson. When Janson was down with an seemingly ill-timed case of Hesken Fever, Jek took his place in Red Squadron and transferred to Yavin 4, where he died due a mechanical malfunction. Jek's X-wing malfunctioned while he and Biggs were attacking the gun towers.

Porkins has sometimes been mistaken for Y-wing pilot Davish "Pops" Krail (Gold 5), who kept reminding Gold Leader to "Stay on target."

Qrygg, Ooryl

Ooryl Qrygg is the wingmate of Corran Horn in the X-wing series of novels. He is Gand. Through most of the series, Ooryl commonly refers to himself in the third person, as is the Gand custom, but once he makes a name for himself, he begins to refer to himself as "I" and "me".

Ralter, Dak

Star Wars character
Image:Dack ralter.jpg John Morton as Dack Ralter in The Empire Strikes Back
Dack Ralter
Position	{{{position}}}
Homeworld	Kalist VI
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	{{{height}}}
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance
Portrayer	John Morton

Dak Ralter served as Luke Skywalker's gunner during the Battle of Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back. While battling AT-ATs in the snow battle phase, Dak sensed an emergency power failure and suggested to Luke he cut the ship to auxiliary power, but Luke told Dak to keep firing. The powerboard on Dak's side exploded, killing him instantly, so his inadvertent death could be attributed to Luke.

Salm, Horton

Star Wars character
Image:Salm.jpg Horton Salm as seen in comic book form
Horton Salm
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Homeworld	Unknown
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	{{{height}}}
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance, New Republic
Portrayer

While Horton Salm was a minor character in the movies, he made several appearances in Michael Stackpole's novels. Salm was a Y-Wing pilot in the Battle of Endor. He was forty years old at the time, and was leader of Aggressor squadron.

He is seen in the Return of the Jedi for a short time, in the cockpit of his Y-Wing during the battle for the second Death Star near the end of the movie. He survives the battle, and is eventually promoted to the rank of general.

In the X-Wing novels by Michael Stackpole, Horton Salm is in charge of Defender Squadron, though not as a pilot. By the time of the novels, Salm is far too old to fly in combat; even before the battle of Endor he was balding and into his forties. Salm knew that the battle of Endor would be his last, and succeeded in convincing the Rebel leadership to let him fly. Salm repeatedly runs into the members of Rogue Squadron, and he does not get along very well with X-Wing pilot Wedge Antilles, the squadron's leader.

Senesca, Zev

Star Wars character
Image:Rebelzevsenesca.jpg Christopher Malcom as Zev Senesca
Zev Senesca
Position	{{{position}}}
Homeworld	Bestine System
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	{{{height}}}
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance
Portrayer	Christopher Malcolm

Zev Senesca was a fighter pilot with Rogue Squadron and flew as Rogue Two. He joined the Rebel Alliance after his parents were killed by the Empire. On Hoth, he was the pilot who found Luke Skywalker and Han Solo after they had been stranded overnight following a snowstorm. Later, Zev took part in the Battle of Hoth but was killed in action.

Willard, Vanden

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Vanden Willard
Position	{{{position}}}
Homeworld	Alderaan
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	{{{height}}}
Affiliation	Rebel Alliance
Portrayer	Eddie Byrne

A native of Alderaan, General Vanden Willard was a close friend of Senator Bail Organa and his family who joined the Rebellion and become one of its top generals. When he heard about Alderaan's destruction, Willard feared the worst for Princess Leia Organa, but was relieved when she arrived safely on Yavin IV with the Death Star plans. General Willard later helped General Dodonna coordinate the Battle of Yavin.

External links

• Deleted Magic - A Star Wars fan film with cut scenes, behind the scenes footage, audition tapes and alternate footage of A New Hope by Garrett Gilchrist. The film follows the pace of the movie from begining to end, with edited scenes in the positions they would have been in.