X-Wing Rogue Squadron/Characters: Difference between revisions

** He survived both Death Stars without [[Character Shields]]. [[Muggles|He's not Force-sensitive]], and was just a [[Mauve Shirt]], but he survived.

** ''[[The New Rebellion]]'' has this moment, before he makes an impossible shot.

* [[Colonel Badass]]: Of the Commander variety.

* [[Day in The Limelight]]: The series itself is one, but specifically the comics arc ''The Phantom Affair'' and the entire novel ''Starfighters Of Adumar''.

* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: He's very good with his fists.

* [[Oh Crap]]: Unspoken. Wedge planned to work with Chewbacca on a mission; Wes remembered that Wedge can't speak Wookiee and went to every pilot in or related to Wedge's command, taking bets about what Wedge would do or say when he realized his mistake. Wedge realizes, arranges for a protocol droid to come with him and Chewie, and finds out what Wes did.

Wedge gave him a smile, [[Technically a Smile|one full of teeth]], and Janson's own grin faltered. "Dismissed." }}

 

* [[Artificial Limbs]]

* [[Combat Medic]]/[[Deadly Doctor]]: Being a doctor can come in handy when you're asked to surrender your weapons. He cut a guy's throat with a laser scalpel at one point when everyone had been relieved of their blasters or vibroknives, because their captors hadn't realised his equipment could re-purposed. He's a good guy, but he's a little creepy about it.

* [[Casanova Wannabe]]: He hits on most of Wraith Squadron's female members. If he got shot down by TIE fighters as much as he gets shot down by women, his career would be over. This is [[Tear Jerker|not always played for laughs, though]].

* [[Collector of the Strange]]: Likes bugs (he was that kid who liked making girls shriek with them) and winds up keeping some as pets. {{spoiler|They are bequeathed to Face when Phanan dies on the grounds that Phanan thought they were cute and "cuteness should be preserved".}}

* [[Badass Normal]]: In addition to his demolition skills, he also has martial arts training, which he uses to good effect in the field at least [[Once an Episode|Once A Book]]. See also [[Ace Pilot]].

* [[Bad Liar]]: Although it may be a double bluff...

'''Kell:''' Well, I lie a little, but I'm not very good at it. }}

* [[Brick Joke]]: His last real mission in ''Wraith Squadron'' goes much the same way as his first simulator run near the beginning of the same book. {{spoiler|Five kills, instant ace. Only this time, Runt doesn't get all his points.}}

* [[Phrase Catcher]]: Other people, mostly Tyria, tell him "[[Sincerity Mode|Set Honesty to On]]".

* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: Bound to happen when he's around. Lampshaded by Falynn.

* [[You Killed My Father]]: Which makes things somewhat awkward for Wes Janson - though it turns out that rather than completely hating him, Kell is ''terrified'' of Janson, seeing him as [[You Have Failed Me|a deadly and unforgiving taskmaster]]. This could not possibly be ''less'' true.

 

* [[Always Second Best]]: Despite being a [[Psychic Powers|Force-sensitive]] with no small amount of combat experience, her low scores as a pilot are a constant source of insecurity for her. For instance, initially she can't even use her Force Powers consciously; she just gets suspiciously accurate and life-saving hunches every now and then.

* [[Genre Savvy]]: In her earliest appearance:

** She also calls Kell out on [[Loving a Shadow]] when he first professes his feelings for her.

* [[Happily Married]]: To Kell in later EU works.