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* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]]: The more badass Rogues quickly shoot up the ranks. Late in the series and in other EU books, old Rogue and Wraith squadron members later become Generals, Admirals, and other high ranking individuals.
* [[Awesomeness By Analysis]]: Face's Holmesian ability to determine someone's planet of origin and past just by the way they walk.
* [[Bad Boss]]: ''Isard.'' When one of her ship captain minions [[Heel Face Turn|betrays her]], her response is to order not just his death, but the death of his girlfriend's ''entire family''; a calmly delivered, easily missable line reveals that she started killing the families of all the ship's crew hours ago. Her management style was mocked in one of the later Wraith Squadron books by a more [[Affably Evil]] villain, who noted that anyone who worked for a capricious psycho like Isard only had one of two things to look forward to: [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]], or [[You Have Failed Me]]. Of course, Admiral Trigit, the Imp in question, is not much better. He's a [[Benevolent Boss]] as long as this are running smoothly, but when the chips are down, he's perfectly willing to sacrifice his Star Destroyer and everyone aboard to [[
** Even Isard's co-conspirators hold her in such contempt for such insanity that one of them (who's the POV character for the scene above, and has pretty well already decided to betray her) decides that he'll make sure the families in question remain safe despite not giving a damn whether they live or die, just because it'll annoy her.
** Her backstory in the comics and a mini-novel by Stackpole and [[Timothy Zahn]] makes it abundantly clear she's willing to [[Hold Your Hippogriffs|throw anyone to the rancors]] to advance her own agenda. {{spoiler|Including her own father, whom she has arrested for treason before taking over his post as Director of Imperial Intelligence.}}
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* [[Badass Crew]]: Both the Rogues and the Wraiths, naturally, which is par for the course for squadrons captained by Wedge Antilles. The four pilots of Red Flight from ''Starfighters of Adumar'' are also quite badass. They're the four Rogues that were there since before Hoth, and they know what they're doing.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Other EU focuses on Jedi, or Han Solo, or clone commandos trained from birth by [[Proud Warrior Race Guy|elite Mandalorian mercenaries]]. This series? ''Pilots''.
* [[Badass Princess]]: {{spoiler|Plourr Illo}} is practically this trope incarnate: a [[Princess Classic|fictional]] [[
* [[Bar Brawl]]: Used twice in ''Iron Fist'', and both times they are deceptions. Both also open with [[Ironic Echo|almost word-for-word identical descriptions]].
** And once in the comic series, as well. [[Lady of War|Xarcce Huwla]] makes short work of the thugs.
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* [[Captain Crash]]: Hobbie and his much joked about tendency to spend long periods of time in Bacta tanks after spectacular crashes. Despite this, he's unquestionably an [[Ace Pilot]].
{{quote| "The ground and I get along so well we sometimes get together a little too vigorously."}}
* [[
* [[The Chains of Commanding]]: Every time a pilot dies, Wedge has to write the letter to the family. [[It Never Gets Any Easier]]. On another note, his loyalty to the New Republic is such that if it's for the good of the Republic, he'll do it. No matter how he feels about being jerked around to serve. He has some survivor's guilt. By the last book, Wedge at least briefly ponders resigning his commission when asked to do something he views as unethical. (He [[Take a Third Option|takes a third option]], however.)
{{quote| "I'm the quintessential soldier who does his job very well. But what is that job? Two things: neutralizing Imperials and, the part I take most seriously, keeping my people alive."}}
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* [[Escalating War]]: The prank war in the Wraith Squadron books. The moral of the story: Wedge doesn't have a particular love or knack for practical jokes, but he does have resources.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Happens a lot, particularly to Isard. Uwlla Iillor, captain of the Interdictor Cruiser ''Black Asp'' decides she's though putting up with Isard's [[Bad Boss]] tendencies {{spoiler|and defects with her ship}}. Kirtan Loor decides [[Wouldn't Hurt a Child|bombing a school]] is beneath him. Gara Petothel dislikes [[Senseless Waste of Human Life|senseless sacrifices]]. Fliry Vorru is more [[Pragmatic Villainy|practical]] -- he hates having to pander to Isard's [[Revenge Before Reason]].
* [[
* [[Evil Counterpart]] / [[Shadow Archetype]]: The Allston books sometimes portray Warlord Zsinj as being one to Han Solo.
* [[Evilutionary Biologist]]: General Derricote, creator of the Krytos Virus, and Dr. Gast, in charge of Zsinj's Frankensteinian experiments on various non-human species.
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** One of the members of the resistance was [[Interspecies Romance|Asyr Sei'lar]], and she decides to kill her future boyfriend as a speciesist because he won't stop plotting in order to dance with her. Misjudged a little there, Asyr.
** Castin Donn is mentioned to have been in one of the few anti-Imperial groups which were equally anti-alien. This leads to... friction.
** In one novel, the Wraiths play a prank that convinces a cantina-full of people that [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Falynn_Sandskimmer Falynn] was married to [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Voort_saBinring Piggy]. Piggy [[What the Hell, Hero?|asks]] an ''extremely'' pissed-off Falynn if she would have been so upset if it were, say, her and [[Good Looking Privates|Kell]]? Surprisingly for this trope, she realizes she's being kind of an unwitting dick to Piggy, [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|apologizes, and they agree to go back to the bar for a drink and a dance, no hard feelings.]]
* [[Five Token Band]]: In "Rogue Squadron" Wedge complains that the New Republic is trying to turn Rogue Squadron into one to act as a propaganda symbol, meaning he's having to accept pilots based on political considerations rather than absolute skill. The most absurd case is that the New Republic wants Thyferra on side because it produces bacta, but Thyferra is ruled by a corporate cartel duopoly of two big companies who hate each other, so Wedge has to take on ''two'' Thyferran pilots, one from each side.
* [[Fix Fic]]: The Allston books to ''[[The Courtship of Princess Leia]]'' (see [[Historical Villain Upgrade]] below.)
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*** This is also justified in-universe, as Horn's father was a Corellian Security officer who unsuccessfully tried to catch Solo when he was a smuggler, so it's natural the two would want to avoid the awkwardness of this matter being raised.
* [[Fling a Light Into The Future]]: Shortly before they went fully pacifist, the Alderaanians loaded all of their weapons into a cruiser called the ''Another Chance'', crewed it with droids, and sent it off into space with a pair of automated frigates to serve as escorts. The intention was that Alderaan could call the cruiser back if the planet ever needed to rearm, until the planet got blown up. The Alliance eventually found the ''Another Chance'' and one of the frigates around the time of ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''. {{spoiler|The third frigate had become separated from them and returned to Alderaan, where it saved the Rogues' bacon in ''The Bacta War''.}}
* [[Four
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: A-wing fighters; most of their pilots are consequently speed-obsessed.
** In one instance in ''Wraith Squadron'' where two of the Wraiths actually beat two A-Wings [[Airstrike Impossible|in an impromptu race]], the A-Wing pilots laugh it off with this line:
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* [[Large Ham]]:
{{quote| "Elassar Targon, ''master of the universe'', reporting for duty!" [[Hilarity Ensues]].}}
** Also, [[Small Name, Big Ego|Captain Darillian]] of the ''Night Caller''. Until they had to scrape him off the ceiling. And Face, especially when he's impersonating him.
** Zsinj and [[The Dragon|Melvar]]. Possibly a case of Obfuscating Ham-osity.
* [[Last Starfighter]]: From time to time the Rogues or the Wraiths find themselves severely, insanely outnumbered.
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*** Yes.
*** I ''hate'' that!
*** [[Kill
* [[Master of Disguise]]: Face. It helps that he's a former child actor ... and a member of a people whose [[Planet of Hats|hat]] is communication and identification of body language.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: ''Rogue'' Squadron. As an adjective, one definition is "no longer obedient, belonging, or accepted and hence not controllable or answerable; deviating, renegade." The squadron once leaves the New Republic.
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* [[Proud Merchant Race]]: The Twi'leks are generally perceived like this, but they have an increasingly vocal minority who resent the stereotype as they would rather be a [[Proud Warrior Race]]. This first shows up in "The Krytos Trap" and is later exploited by Zsinj in "Solo Command" (see below).
* [[Proud Warrior Race]]: The people of Adumar have this in spades, and it's [[Deconstructed]] a little by Wedge. Some of the X-Wing pilots may also be part of one.
** The first part of one of Zsinj's plans hinges largely on Gotals and Twi'leks being viewed like this, so when brainwashed agents begin to act on his schemes, the overall plan is to foment distrust of these two races precisely because of their Proud Warrior [[Buffy
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: Wraith Squadron is originally composed of pilots on their [[Last Second Chance]] who'd screwed up with one thing or another, like cowardice under fire, fighting with superior officers, or being the victims of corrupt training master schemes.
** In a nice subversion, or at least [[Lampshade Hanging]], quite a bit of detail is put on how many people were TOO messed up for this trope. Props goes to the pilot accused of stealing, who is sure things will turn out okay. Wedge notices his family portrait is missing as the guy walks out.
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* [[Sincerity Mode]]: "Honesty to On."
* [[Smug Snake]]: While there are a few of them, Kirtan Loor is by far the most notable.
** Dr. Edda Gast. There's not a scene in the entire novel ''Solo Command'' where you don't want to give her a smack upside the head. At least. Her little "I'm human so I'm better than you" rant in ''Solo Command'' might make you want to punch her. Saying that to ''Nawara Ven'' of all people, who is most likely one of the most diplomatic people in Rogue Squadron and should ''not'' be talked to that way... The [[Laser
* [[Space Is Cold]]: Used quite often. The magnetic containment ("mag-con") fields around ejected pilots and covering open launch bays explicitly keep atmosphere in, but the heat tends to escape. It comes up pretty often, what with all the holes getting punched in spaceships and pilots having to punch out of them (i.e., eject).
* [[Space Pirates]]: The majority of ''Iron Fist'' involves the Wraiths setting themselves up as space pirates to capture Zsinj's attention.
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: The various weird spellings of Klivian, lampshaded by the man himself.
* [[Split Personality]]: "Runt" Ekwesh of the Wraiths is a Thakwaash, a species whose [[Planet of Hats|Hat]] (apart from looking like a Wookiee with a horse's head) is that they naturally form multiple specialised personalities and flip between them as the situation demands. While his primary 'social' personality is erudite and quiet, his 'pilot' mode is practically [[Ax Crazy]], resulting in him washing into the Wraith hiring process.
** Interestingly, when members of his race ''don't'' have multiple personalities, this is correspondingly considered a mental disorder. When Donos has his [[Heroic BSOD]], Runt treats it as an example of this and tries to help him 'switch to a less damaged mind'.
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