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- "That's us. First in, last out, and broken furniture in between."
- ―Tuck Tyrell
The Pathfinders, also known as SpecForce Pathfinders or the Rebel Pathfinders were a special forces unit in the service of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. General Han Solo used the Pathfinders as his strike team during the Battle of Endor,[1] as well as a raid at the Wretch of Tayron.[3] The Pathfinders were commandos who were trained in infiltration. The group used guerrilla tactics to infiltrate areas they were trying to capture or liberate.
Recruitment and training
Although members of the Pathfinders hailed from a vast array of planets, many of them came from Outer Rim worlds subjugated by the Galactic Empire. Contrary to their Imperial foes, the Rebel commandos did not benefit from Academy training. Nevertheless, they were trained by former Imperials like their leader, General Crix Madine.[9]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Force Arena
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization
- Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
- Rogue One Adaptation 5
- Rogue One Adaptation 6
- Star Wars: Commander
- Lost Stars (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
"Blade Squadron" — Star Wars Insider 149–150 (Indirect mention only)- Shattered Empire, Part I (First identified as Pathfinders and SpecForce Pathfinders)
- Shattered Empire, Part II (Mentioned only)
- Shattered Empire, Part III
- Aftermath: Life Debt (Indirect mention only)
- Before the Awakening (Mentioned only)
- Poe Dameron: Flight Log
Non-canon appearances
Sources
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- The Force Awakens: Head-to-Head
- Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- Darth Vader: Sith Lord
- Star Wars: On the Front Lines
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Bright Tree Village in the Databank (backup link)
- General Pitt Onoran in the Databank (backup link)
- Rebel Pathfinders (SpecForces) in the Databank (backup link)
- Wobani in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shattered Empire, Part I
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Shattered Empire, Part III
- ↑ Poe Dameron: Flight Log
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ Lost Stars
- ↑ The Force Awakens: Head-to-Head