Wedge antilles was only briefly featured in the movies. The squadron appears in the empire strikes back 1980 as rogue group. Rogue squadron neo encyclopedia wiki fandom powered by. The real main character of the rogue squadron books, forcesensitive, and michael stackpoles golden boy. Notably, the book rogue squadron was published in 1996 as part the. Find out in our latest quiz and then tell us who you got in the comments below. Stackpoles xwing series follows the rogue squadron, one of the rebel.
Tycho celchu leads rogue squadron against a threat that forces him to face his past and fight for his future. Corran horn was a forcesensitive male corellian pilot who served as a corellian security force investigator, a rogue squadron ace and new republic hero, and jedi master. A decade after the battle of endor, you play a recruit into the new republic military, fighting a new enemy in the unknown regions. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1996, and was written by michael a. Rogue squadron is the first book of 9 in the xwing series set in the star wars universe. Xwing rogue squadron, the tenvolume novel series star wars. A veteran of rogue squadron and the corsec police forces, jedi master corran horn is a valuable asset to the new jedi order and one of the alliances greatest heroes. Rogue squadron establishes the lovable characters of the squadron. However, he was also in the tv series rebels and a few novels.
But when rogue squadron is ordered to assist in the assault on the heavily fortified imperial stronghold of black moon, even the bravest must wonder if any at all will survive. The secondary character for this book is corran horn, a character new for this book, but one that will end up playing significant roles within rogue squadron, and without in the many books that follow. Responsible for the destruction of both death stars, as well as being one of the primary defense forces on hoth, the rogue squadron is given the toughest missions and has the highest death rate in the entire rebel alliance. The planet is then used as a launching point for the new republics taking of coruscant in the second book of the series, xwing. Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on the star wars expanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most. Just as the rogue squadron books used wedge antilles and other characters from the original trilogy movies as a link with the books, star. Back before the movie prequels were released, star wars fans only had the expanded universe books for new content. Ive always been curious about his character since characters arent just shown in films for no reason.
The main characters of this media tie in, star wars story are corran horn, wedge antilles. Luke skywalker the son of anakin and padme, luke skywalker is thrust into the rebel uprising by ben kenobi and became the last jedi knight after his training with yoda. This book holds some particularly special meaning for me and for z. In the 2016 film rogue one, rebel fighters on a suicide mission to steal the plans for the. The rogue squadron series was by far the best of these. I liked the first and last one, but wasnt really stoked for iron fist. Its not rogue squadron being a diehard fan of the rogue and wraith squadron series of books from the eu, i was super excited for this release. A longtime member of rogue squadron, celchu is a close. I decided to add the n64 version of the character bios in addition to the pc version. Alexander freeds novel kicks off a new trilogy, but flings its unfamiliar characters into action too quickly. The games first fifteen levels occur six months after the battle of yavin as depicted in a new hope and before the events of the empire strikes back. Many surviving members of red squadron, the xwing attack force that luke skywalker joins during the battle of yavin in star wars 1977, later join rogue squadron. This comic is volume 1 of the xwing rogue squadron.
The characters were a little thin, but with such a short book there wasnt much time for character development. Rogue three, with wedge antilles and wes janson, was the first snowspeeder to tackle one of the atat walkers with the harpoon and tow cable. Rogue squadron members star wars original characters. Born to nyche and valin hal horn on corellia, horn lived his early life unaware that his grandfather was nejaa halcyon, a jedi master. Many surviving members of red squadron, the rebel xwing attack force that luke skywalker joins during the battle of yavin in star wars, later join rogue squadron. Rogue squadron may have a somewhat bloated title, but the book itself is actionpacked and rich in detail. Tycho celchu and gavin darklighter are quite minor characters in rogue squadron, the latter more so than the former, but they both have a big part to play in the expanded universe, especially in the novels and they form part of the undying legend of rogue squadron. In replaying the classics, revisits star wars games of yesteryear, examining why we loved them then and why they stand the test of time rogue squadron has a lot in common with episode i. Xwing rogue squadron is a series of comic books written by michael stackpole and darko macan and published by dark horse comics. Character profile for corran horn from rogue squadron. The action is well written and the dialogue gives most characters a distinct personality that feels very much like star wars. Regardless of his young age, antilles was already considered one of rogue groups veterans. This book is definitely one of those gems that you need on your shelf. Rogue squadron is set in the fictional star wars galaxy, where a war is fought between the galactic empire and the rebel alliance.
For me the order of the 8 rogue wraith squadron books would go wraith rogue bacta crisis wedges gamble starfighters of adumar solo command krytos trap iron fist isards revenge mercy kill doesnt even make the list. Xwing rogue squadron is a comic book series within star wars legends. The characters are compelling, and stackpole does an excellent job of. The premise was slightly baffling, but i needed to read this book. Rogue squadron met him again in the p9m356 cloning facility, as he led forces trying to recapture it from the crazed clones, where nick fel tried to tell him about the goauld occupying steele. More than one rogue will be shot down this day, but an xwing pilot on the ground with a blaster is twice as angry and almost as dangerous. Set a few years after the continuity of the comic books, the rogue squadron books introduced the character corran horn, whos kind of a mashup of luke skywalker force powers, mysterious daddy.
Stackpole continues the story and from the perspective of some of the minor players from the films, but fun characters to explore. Main characters are injured, members of the squadron are killed in. Alphabet squadron introduces five crack pilots to the galaxy. An incredibly gripping novel, rogue squadron is pure, hard sciencefiction that is as much about the characters as zipping around doing figureeights around. Rogue squadron is a message boardbased star wars rpg. The exception is, thankfully, the main character of the book and, i presume, the series corran horn. I did enjoy this book, but at times it was hard to follow. Being a 10 book long series, rogue squadron does a good job of setting up the main characters, villains, motivations, and events to come. When rogue squadron later rescued an informant from ankhron, they were surprised to find it was kargeen. The story is set in the star wars galaxy approximately one year after return of the jedi. Stackpole invested in the established characters like wedge and. Voiced by olivia hussey, kasan moor is one of the key characters in star wars. Is the rogue books the best of the xwing series or is wraith squadron going to surprise me and get better over time. A star wars story director gareth edwards this week, were rewatching his epic film and considering our favorite characters from the ragtag group of freedom fighters to the empires greatest minds.
Now, reading this book is an investment it sets up a number of conflicts and plot points that are not resolved until later in the series. Aaron allston included the character in his installments in the xwing novel series which followed from the comics, although janson in those novels is prominent as. Stackpole and aaron allston, named after the t65 xwing starfighter, the starfighter of choice for the rebel alliance and new republic. Rogue squadron brings the battle to the imperials as xwings and ties zigzag among the lofty minarets of brentaal. Rogue squadron introduced us to a rich cast of characters that felt right at home in the world, much as the latest film has done with the likes of jyn erso, captain cassian and k2so. Xwing rogue squadroncharacters all the tropes wiki. Rogue squadron is a starfighter squadron in the star wars franchise. One of the writers was michael stackpole, who was simultaneously writing the xwing series novels, but exactly how much influence he had appears to vary from issue to issue and arc to arc. The squadron appears in the empire strikes back as rogue group. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 386 pages and is available in paperback format. Racer its one of the best star wars titles of the nintendo 64 era, its still easy to pick up and play, and age hasnt dulled its magic in the slightest. So i thought id ask here which of these books you guys like the best.
See the character sheet for the new jedi order and legacy eras for his full entry. Its a collection of several issues in the comic series. Alphabet squadron star wars audiobook by alexander. I cant imagine the characters or story will be as good as the rogue squadron books. Stackpole mostly focuses on rogue squadron, an elite xwing squadron originally founded by luke skywalker, but commanded by wedge antilles in the books.
Fans of the eu who have yet to try these books definitely should. Rogue squadron is prominently featured in the comic book series star wars. Free download or read online rogue squadron pdf epub book. Rogue two was shot down with fatal consequences right before kit attempted to fire the t47s harpoon. Thats right, this week we begin the next book in our reread. He wanted to feel confident about his recall to coruscant, but he did not dare allow himself that indulgence. Rogue squadron 1996 is the first novel in the star. As i believe weve mentioned before, z and i are big fans of wedge antilles as a character, pilots as a setting, and smaller stories as an aesthetic. A former imperial fighter pilot, tycho celchu switched sides following the destruction of his homeworld by the death star. Rogue squadron is the first installment in the xwing series of novels, first published.
It was published by dark horse comics and ran for 35 issues, beginning in 1995, and ending abruptly in 1998. Have you ever wondered which rogue one character youre most like. There may be others one character, tycho, is mentioned as having been a part of the attack on the second death star at endor, but that brings me to my point most of the characters in xwing. Stackpole are collectively known informally as the rogue squadron series.
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