Rogue Squadron

Rogue Squadron
General information
Military unit type	Starfighter squadron
Organizational information
Commanding officer(s)	Commander Luke Skywalker
Vehicles	T-65B X-wing starfighters BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bombers T-47 airspeeders
Headquarters	Echo Base, Hoth
Location(s)	Hoth
Historical information
Date founded	Prior to 3 ABY
Other information
Affiliation	Alliance to Restore the Republic Alliance Military Alliance Fleet Rebel Alliance Starfighter Corps

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"Rogue Group, use your harpoons and tow cables. Go for the legs. It might be our only chance of stopping them."

―Luke Skywalker, during the Battle of Hoth

Rogue Squadron, also referred to as Rogue Group, was a Rebel Alliance starfighter squadron led by Luke Skywalker. The squadron flew craft such as the T-47 airspeeders, T-65B X-wing starfighters, and occasionally BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bombers, when heavy ordnance was required.

During the Galactic Civil War, Rogue Squadron was most notably known for their participation in the Battle of Hoth.

History

The Death Star

The first use of the Rogue unit name by the Rebel Alliance was in 0 BBY just before the Battle of Scarif, where it was improvised by Bodhi Rook as a cover alias for the unsanctioned mission led by Jyn Erso and Cassian Jeron Andor. Rook used the codename Rogue One again during the battle when requesting assistance from Admiral Raddus. This original Rogue Squadron was exterminated when the base of Scarif was destroyed on orders from Governor Wilhuff Tarkin.

When the Galactic Empire brought its Death Star superweapon to bear on the Rebel Alliance's base on the moon Yavin 4, the Rebel pilots of Red Squadron attacked the space station. Only two of the squadron's pilots—Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles—survived the Battle of Yavin, with Skywalker's proton torpedoes destroying the Death Star and winning the day. Following the battle, Antilles became a respected veteran of the Alliance's Rogue Squadron; another distinguished pilot in the squadron was Derek "Hobbie" Klivian.

Hoth

The Rebels later established Echo Base on the icy world of Hoth, and a number of Rebel pilots flew snowspeeders in Rogue Squadron, also known as Rogue Group. When Skywalker and Captain Han Solo went missing in the planet's vast snowbanks, Rogue Two Zev Senesca and several other Rogues took their speeders out to search for them, and Senesca found them both alive. Echo Base was soon after discovered by an Imperial probe droid, and the Rogues were tasked with delaying an Imperial ground assault while Alliance transport ships fled the system.

Skywalker flew as Rogue Leader in the Battle of Hoth against Imperial AT-AT walkers, with Dak Ralter serving as his rear gunner and Klivian flying as their wingman. Other Rogues in the battle included Senesca, as well as Antilles and Wes Janson as a pilot-gunner pair. When the AT-ATs' armor proved too strong for blasters, Skywalker suggested tripping the walkers' legs using harpoons and tow cables. A direct hit on his speeder killed Ralter, however, leaving the task of tripping the first AT-AT to Antilles and Janson. They succeeded, but Skywalker's vehicle was shot down and crushed by a walker's massive foot.

Having escaped the wreckage, Skywalker continued the fight by using a grappling hook to ascend to one of the walkers' underbellies. Cutting it open with his lightsaber, he tossed a grenade inside, which exploded and took the AT-AT down. Klivian, meanwhile, ejected from his craft before ramming it into the lead walker, but only after that walker fulfilled its objective of destroying the base's shield generator. Imperial snowtroopers were thus able to enter the base. The delaying tactic proved a success, as a number of Alliance transports were able to escape the system.

Members

• Rogue Leader: Commander Luke Skywalker and Dak Ralter (KIA)
• Rogue Two: Zev Senesca (KIA) and Kit Valent (KIA)
• Rogue Three: Wedge Antilles and Wes Janson
• Rogue Four: Derek 'Hobbie' Klivian and Kesin Ommis
• Rogue Seven: Unidentified snowspeeder crew
• Rogue Ten: Unidentified snowspeeder crew
• Rogue Eleven: Unidentified snowspeeder crew

Behind the scenes

Rogue Group first appeared in the 1980 film Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back as a snowspeeder squadron flying in the Battle of Hoth. They became a fabled unit known as Rogue Squadron within Star Wars Legends continuity, starring in several video games, novels, and comics. Little has been told about their exploits in current Star Wars canon beyond the Battle of Hoth, but the moniker of "Rogue Squadron" has been maintained as an alternative to Rogue Group.

Appearances

• Star Wars: Galactic Defense
• Lost Stars
• Star Wars Battlefront
• Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
• The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi?

Non-canon appearances

LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales — "Flight of the Falcon"

Sources

• snowspeeder in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (as "Rogue Group")
• Inside the Fearless Rogue Group on StarWars.com (backup link (news///inside-the-fearless-rogue-group) not verified!)
• Ultimate Star Wars(First identified as Rogue Squadron)
• Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
• Star Wars: Complete Locations
• Star Wars: On the Front Lines
• Dak Ralter in the Databank (backup link)
• Derek "Hobbie" Klivian in the Databank (backup link)
• Rebel Pilots biography gallery in the Databank (backup link)
• Wedge Antilles in the Databank (backup link)
• Wes Janson in the Databank (backup link)
• Zev Senesca in the Databank (backup link)

External links

• Rogue Squadron on Wikipedia
• Rogue Squadron Flash Game

In other languages

• 한국어