X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''[[Crazy Awesome|"Pretty. What do we blow up first?"]]''|Wraith Squadron motto}}

The X-Wing series is a sizable part of the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]. This page covers the comic book series and the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Category:X-wing_novels novel series], which were produced more or less in that order, although several of the books came out after the main comics series ended and the most recent comic book was in 2005. As the page image says, the character Wedge Antilles and the X-Wing starfighter are the absolute constants. The games, being only vaguely connected, each have [[Rogue Squadron|their]] own [[X Wing|pages]].

The X-Wing series is a sizable part of the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]. This page covers the comic book series and the [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Category:X-wing_novels novel series], which were produced more or less in that order, although several of the books came out after the main comics series ended and the most recent comic book was in 2005. As the page image says, the character Wedge Antilles and the X-Wing starfighter are the absolute constants. The games, being only vaguely connected, each have [[Rogue Squadron|their]] own [[Star Wars: X-Wing|pages]].

The comics are collectively titled "[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/X-wing:_Rogue_Squadron_(comics) Rogue Squadron]". They started coming out in 1995, and ended [[No Ending|abruptly]] in late 1998. Stackpole (see below) certainly had a hand in them, but exactly how much influence he had appears to vary from issue to issue and arc to arc. These are set not very long after the Battle of Endor. Initially the comics were supposed to run through three arcs, about twelve issues, but they ran for a good thirty-five issues, not counting the bonus short comic "Rogue Squadron One Half" or [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/X-wing:_Rogue_Leader_%28comics%29 Rogue Leader], which was a three-issue arc that came out in 2005, did not involve any input from Stackpole, and is generally considered inferior due to [[Off-Model]] art and rampant [[Decompressed Comic|decompression]].

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* [[Running Gag]]: Lieutenant Kettch, the fake Ewok pilot. This becomes something of an [[Ascended Meme]] or [[Defictionalization]] [[In-Universe]]: after their enemies/employers overhear the Wraiths' comm chatter, in which Wedge's voice was modified to sound like an Ewok, some ad-libbing and improvisation culminated in [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Wedge having to fight a battle with a stuffed Ewok in his lap]] to keep up the illusion that Kettch was real. To say nothing of Kolot...

** And an in-universe example: During the Wraith books, despite both serving on the ''Mon Remonda'', Corran Horn and Han Solo are never seen at the same place at the same time (including one moment when Han leaves the pilots' lounge, and Corran enters moments later--then wonders why everyone's laughing), which naturally leads the rest of the pilots to conclude that, despite a significant difference in age and appearance, they must be the same person. (This particular joke goes metastatic in ''I, Jedi''--in which Corran and Han actually ''do'' meet, multiple times. One of those times, Han jokes that he once had a Horn, Corran's father Hal, chasing him. Later, Corran goes undercover with the false name of a man Hal had once pursued, who hadn't been seen anywhere for more than a decade, and not even Corran's [[Knowledge Broker]] grandfather knew where he'd gone: [[Significant Anagram|Jenos]] [[Indiana Jones|Idanian]]. This also doubles as a [[Call Back]] to the ''Han Solo Trilogy''.)

* [[Scrappy Level]]: A non-video game in-universe example, based on a videogame example! The ''Redemption'' (A.K.A. Requiem) scenario, a mission from the ''[[X Wing]]'' computer game, turned into a simulator mission that gives pilots a hard time. Not to mention ''[[Rogue Squadron|Rogue Squadon's]]'' [[Escort Mission|escort missions]] involving the ''Redemption''...

* [[Scrappy Level]]: A non-video game in-universe example, based on a videogame example! The ''Redemption'' (A.K.A. Requiem) scenario, a mission from the ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]'' computer game, turned into a simulator mission that gives pilots a hard time. Not to mention ''[[Rogue Squadron|Rogue Squadon's]]'' [[Escort Mission|escort missions]] involving the ''Redemption''...

* [[Screaming Warrior]]: Runt was like this when he first joined the squad due to his warrior personality taking over. He finally stops when his wingman, Kell Tainer, gets his attention by locking a torpedo on his ass.

* [[Self-Made Orphan]]: Loka Hask, the Imperial [[Psycho for Hire]] who murdered Wedge's parents, comments that Wedge should thank him for it. He then remarks that he wishes someone had done the same for him when he was that age, but ''no'', he had to do it himself.

* [[Sherlock Scan]]: Garik "Face" Loran was an actor and spent some years on Lorrd, whose [[Planet of Hats|hat]] is body language and the reading of such. As a result, he's enough of an expert that he can identify your planet of origin (unless you've managed to train it out through, say, military service. And then he can tell you ''which planet you trained on'') and the condition of your legs by seeing you walk a few paces. Not 100% reliable, no, but he's very good. This skill is a [[Chekhov's Gun]] from time to time - it saves the Wraiths from an ambush and {{spoiler|leads to Lara's identity being outed.}}

* [[Shoot Your Mate]]: In ''Iron Fist''.

* [[Shout-Out]]: There are quite a few to other ''Star Wars'' works and authors. Besides the Zahn references, there is also the ''Requiem'' scenario, which is based off an actual level in the ''[[X Wing]]'' game.

* [[Shout-Out]]: There are quite a few to other ''Star Wars'' works and authors. Besides the Zahn references, there is also the ''Requiem'' scenario, which is based off an actual level in the ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]'' game.

** Elassar Targon's name references two ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' characters... Elessar is, of course, Aragorn's other name (Elessar being the Wraiths' new medic, Aragorn being a ranger and king with healing skills and powers), and Targon is the [[Genius Bonus|blink-and-you'll-miss-him armorer]] in ''The Return of the King''.

** Possible in Iron Fist. A stormtrooper begins to ask Castin "What's your-- (operating number, presumably)" but Castin just starts blasting his way out straight away.

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* [[Turned Against Their Masters]]: Gara/Lara's astromech droid manages to hack the ''Iron Fist'''s army of toaster-sized maintenance and utility droids and use them to sabotage the ship's systems. The result is a hilarious version of a [[Robot War]] where the crew is running around smashing any rogue droid they see. Mostly by stomping and kicking them to pieces with their boots.

* [[2-D Space]]: Averted, even in capital ship combat.

* [[Unwinnable Training Simulation]]: The first book starts with the pilots running [[That One Level|the infamous Redemption scenario]]<ref>This is based on a mission from ''[[X Wing]]'' [[That One Level|notorious for its difficulty]]</ref>, and the strategies described are, in fact, the recommended tactics for that mission (also called ''Requiem'', for obvious reasons). Corran Horn legitimately manages to win the level, an impressive feat on it's own.

* [[Unwinnable Training Simulation]]: The first book starts with the pilots running [[That One Level|the infamous Redemption scenario]]<ref>This is based on a mission from ''[[Star Wars: X-Wing]]'' [[That One Level|notorious for its difficulty]]</ref>, and the strategies described are, in fact, the recommended tactics for that mission (also called ''Requiem'', for obvious reasons). Corran Horn legitimately manages to win the level, an impressive feat on it's own.

** Donos' new squadron is ambushed at the beginning of Book 5, and only he escapes. This becomes a notoriously difficult training simulation for the Rogues and Wraiths later.

** Subverted with Kell's first training scenario: The given objectives are failed before you start...the ACTUAL objective is simply to escape alive. It's a nice baitandswitch mission.