Lieutenant Lepira was a Human male member of the Alliance Starfighter Corps' Gold Squadron during the Galactic Civil War. Flying as Gold Four, he was killed in the Battle of Yavin.
Biography[]
Lepira learned to fly a starfighter by racing in the Anoat system, before serving as a pilot and lieutenant in the Rebel Alliance.[3]
In 0 BBY, he was present in the Great Temple on Yavin 4 for General Jan Dodonna's briefing, where he sat next to Elyhek Rue and in front of Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles.[2] He subsequently flew an asteroid-pitted[4] BTL Y-wing starfighter under the call sign Gold Four, flying point for Gold Squadron during the Battle of Yavin and fending off Imperial fighters to clear a path for the Rebels to reach the Death Star's vulnerable exhaust port. Lepira and his astromech droid, R5-F7, were killed when their Y-wing was shot down in the battle.[1]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Special Edition Limited (Card: Gold 4) (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Special Edition Limited (Card: Lieutenant Lepira) (backup link) (First identified as Lepira)
- The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film (Picture only)
- Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection (Pack: Y-wing Fighter) (backup link)
- Star Wars: Mysteries of the Jedi (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection
- The Official Star Wars Fact File (2013) Part 1 (YAV3-4, The Battle of Yavin)
- Star Wars in 100 Scenes (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection (Pack: Y-wing Fighter) (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Special Edition Limited (Card: Lieutenant Lepira) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Special Edition Limited (Card: Gold 4) (backup link)