Blue Squadron
General information
Leader(s)	Kit Fisto Blue Leader Anakin Skywalker Ahsoka Tano
Member(s)	Axe Slammer Kickback Tucker Swoop
Other information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era
Affiliation	Galactic Republic Republic Navy

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Blue Squadron was a Galactic Republic starfighter squadron active during the Clone Wars that flew a variety of craft, including V-19 Torrents, Z-95 Headhunters, BTL-B Y-wings, and ARC-170 starfighters.

HistoryEdit

Early in the war, the clone pilots of Blue Squadron flew V-19 Torrent starfighters. This Blue Squadron fought in the Battle of Muunilinst, under the command of Anakin Skywalker. Its pilots assisted in the destruction of the orbital gun platforms, though the squadron was wiped out when Asajj Ventress joined the fray in her Ginivex-class starfighter.^[1] It was presumably reformed, as another clone V-19 Blue Squadron participated at the Battle of Rendili.^[2]

When Jedi General Anakin Skywalker secured BTL-B Y-wing starfighters for the Grand Army of the Republic, Blue Squadron was outfitted with a flight of them bearing blue markings, thereby augmenting the V-19s that they fielded.^[3][4]

Jedi Padawan Commander Ahsoka Tano would have the honor of leading Blue Squadron as Blue Leader at the Battle of Ryloth. During the battle Blue Squadron sustained heavy losses after Ahsoka disobeyed a direct order to retreat.^[5]

At the Battle of Ukio, General Keelyvine Reus, commanded Blue Squadron against the CIS invasion force that assaulted the planet. The Separatist's had released electromagnetic soil from Moorja which clung to the Ukio planetary shield. They engineered the soil to be photoreactive so that it moved along the shield as the planet rotated around it's sun, created an artificial and mobile solar eclipse which threatened to destroy all the valuable crops on the agriworld. A section of the planetary shield had to be dropped to allow the soil to dissipate in the atmosphere. Blue squadron assaulted the CIS forces to prevent them taking advantage of the opening the shield and directly assault the planet below.^[6]

After the development of the Aggressive ReConnaissance-170 starfighter, Blue Squadron was among the units in the Republic fleet to receive ARC-170s for combat and utilized them at the Siege of Saleucami.^[7] The pilots of the ARC-170s favored a configuration that provided more power to weapons than to shields, when compared to Red Squadron.^[3]

Known members during the Battle of MuunilinstEdit

• Blue Leader

Known members during the Battle of RylothEdit

• Blue Leader: Ahsoka Tano
• Blue 2: Axe
• Blue 3: Slammer
• Blue 4: Kickback
• Blue 5: Tucker
• Group 2 Leader: Swoop

Known members during the Battle of UkioEdit

• Blue Leader: Kit Fisto
• Blue 2: Keelyvine Reus

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 10" (First appearance)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Clone Cadets" (Appears in Newsreel)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Storm Over Ryloth"
• The Clone Wars: Act on Instinct
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars 10: Hero of the Confederacy, Part 1
• Star Wars: Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
• Star Wars: Republic: The Siege of Saleucami

SourcesEdit

•  "Star Wars PocketModel TCG - Base Set" (Card: Blue Squadron ARC-170)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Visual Guide
•  "Star Wars PocketModel TCG - Clone Wars" (Card: Blue Squadron Y-wing)
•  "Star Wars PocketModel TCG - Clone Wars" (Card: Blue Squadron V-19 Torrent)
•  "Star Wars PocketModel TCG - Clone Wars Tactics" (Card: Blue Squadron Y-wing)
•  "Star Wars PocketModel TCG - Clone Wars Tactics" (Card: Blue Squadron V-19 Torrent)
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

Notes and referencesEdit