Jek Tono Porkins

Jek Tono Porkins
Biographical information
Homeworld	Bestine IV
Died	0 BBY, Yavin system
Descriptive information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	1.8 meters
Hair color	Brown, graying
Eye color	Blue
Skin color	Light
Chronological and political information
Affiliation(s)	Alliance to Restore the Republic Tierfon Yellow Aces Red Squadron Massassi Group

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"I've got a problem here."
"Eject."
"I can hold it."
"Pull up!"
"No, I'm all—Aargh!"

―Porkins talks to Biggs Darklighter, moments before his death

Jek Tono Porkins, nicknamed "Piggy", was a male human trader and pilot from Bestine IV. He decided to abandon his homeworld after the Galactic Empire moved in and built a new military base there, and he ended up joining the Alliance to Restore the Republic.

Biography

Rebel pilot

"Cover me, Porkins."
"I'm right with you, Red Three."

―Biggs Darklighter and Jek

As a seasoned rebel pilot, Porkins was known for ritual hazing of new recruits, despite his fellow veterans being generally accomodatng.

In 0 BBY, Jek Porkins flew an X-wing starfighter in the Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps during the Battle of Scarif. The battle ended with the theft of the technical readouts for the Death Star, a moon-sized Imperial battlestation.

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Porkins in his X-wing

Stationed at Base One, Porkins dished out drinks for his fellow pilots on the night before the Battle of Yavin. Porkins was chosen by Garven Dreis to fly a T-65B X-wing starfighter under the callsign Red Six, part of Red Squadron, alongside Nozzo Naytaan as the wingmen of Zal Dinnes. He bumped into Biggs Darklighter after the mission briefing, exchanging banter with his fellow pilot that Darklighter considered to be a ritual hazing from the cocky Bestine native.

During the battle, Dreis ordered the destruction of one of the Death Star's deflection towers, which Porkins and Darklighter destroyed with their starfighters' laser cannons. Porkins' craft struck debris from the tower and began to malfunction, causing him to drift over the Imperial turbolaser batteries mounted on the surface. Ignoring Darklighter's warning to eject from the craft, Porkins was killed almost instantly by ground fire. The officers and pilots around the central command table in the Massassi war room heard Porkins' last words, and Elyhek Rue vowed that he would be avenged. Despite this, another Rebel pilot didn't receive word of his death, and asked if Porkins could see Luke Skywalker's fighter a few minutes after Jek was shot down.

Legacy

"So long, Piggy. You will be avenged."

―Elyhek Rue

Over three decades later, Porkins was remembered through the Porkins Belly Run, a Resistance flight maneuver named in his honor.

Appearances

• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Fighter only)
• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
• Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization
• "Duty Roster" — From a Certain Point of View
• "Desert Son" — From a Certain Point of View
• "Grounded" — From a Certain Point of View (Voice only)
• Star Wars 45: Mutiny at Mon Cala, Part II (Mentioned only)

Sources

• Rebel Pilots in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
• Ultimate Star Wars
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
• Star Wars: Galactic Atlas (First identified as Tono)
• Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
• Star Wars: The Rebel Files (as Red Six)
• Jek Porkins in the Databank (backup link)
• Rebel Pilots biography gallery in the Databank (backup link); image #4 (of 15)
• Wedge Antilles in the Databank (backup link)

Notes and references

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