Mallop

"You're on report the moment we land!"

―Mallop to Flight Lieutenant Rignik

Mallop was a male Imperial Navy TIE pilot Flight Commander who flew a TIE/LN starfighter by 3 ABY. That year, following the Galactic Empire's occupation of the planet Bespin, Mallop was among the TIE pilots patrolling outside the planet who escorted the departing bounty hunter Boba Fett's Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft Slave I. Mallop and the other pilots were shortly afterward ordered to pursue the YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon which was attempting to escape Imperial clutches on Bespin.

Biography

"Back off."

―Boba Fett to Mallop and the other TIE pilots

Mallop was a male TIE pilot Flight Commander in the Imperial Navy. He flew a TIE/LN starfighter, and Flight Lieutenant Rignik reported to him. In 3 ABY, the Galactic Empire occupied the planet Bespin intending to capture the Alliance to Restore the Republic's YT-1300 light freighter Millennium Falcon. When bounty hunter Boba Fett, who had aided the Empire during Bespin's occupation, left the planet aboard his Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft Slave I, Mallop was among the four TIE/LN starfighter pilots—initially on a routine patrol—who approached Slave I as it headed towards the Imperial II-class Star Destroyer Avenger outside Bespin.

The Millennium Falcon escaping pursuing TIE/LN starfighters outside Bespin

When the TIE/LN starfighters accelerated to match the speed of Slave I, Fett warned them to slow down. Mallop and the other TIE pilots remained following Slave I only at maximum range before the latter ship jumped into hyperspace. However, Mallop and the other pilots' return to their normal patrol routes was very short-lived before the group received new orders to pursue the Millennium Falcon as it was approaching them from Bespin. When Rignik nervously asked about the Falcon's history in the Hoth asteroid field and the Battle of Yavin, Mallop disciplined his subordinate and said that the latter would be on report upon them landing. Ultimately, it was TIE/LN starfighters from the Imperial Obsidian Squadron which pursued the Falcon out of Bespin and into space before the freighter escaped Imperial clutches instead.

Personality and traits

"Shaddup!"

―Mallop roaring to Rignik

Mallop and the other TIE pilots were relieved when Boba Fett's Slave I jumped into hyperspace and they no longer had to escort the latter ship. When Rignik mentioned the history of the Millennium Falcon, Mallop first roared to his subordinate to shut up, before saying he meant to order Rignik to keep silence over the TIE pilots' communication systems. In a private transmission to Rignik, Mallop went on to say the latter would be on report upon landing.

Behind the scenes

In 1990, author Michael Stern created Mallop for "Dark Voyage to Tatooine," a story published in West End Games' Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi.

Appearances

• "Dark Voyage to Tatooine" – Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
• "Dark Voyage to Tatooine" – The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
• "Dark Voyage to Tatooine" – Galaxy Guide 5: Return of the Jedi, Second Edition