Wing Commander/Legends
- "Charat Kraal, I am advancing you to the rank of wing commander. Your forces will be replenished to full fighting-wing status. You will perform special missions for me, often in association with the other fighting wings. "
- ―Czulkang Lah to Charat Kraal
Wing Commander was a military rank in the Grand Army of the Republic,[1] Imperial,[2] New Republic, and Yuuzhan Vong[3] militaries.
Usage
Although the full rank appears to be "wing commander," a person holding this rank was generally referred to simply as "commander."[4] In the Rebel Alliance, the rank in Starfighter Command was used interchangeably with colonel.[5]
Behind the scenes
It is unclear in many instances whether an individual was a commander or wing commander. Wedge Antilles was referred to as a "wing commander" during the Thrawn Trilogy,[6] but only as a "commander" in X-Wing: Isard's Revenge, which covers some of the same events, specifically the Battle of Bilbringi. Although it is conceivable that Antilles could have been promoted after the events of X-Wing: Solo Command, the X-Wing book series is consistent in reference to his rank of simply "commander" despite the in-universe time gap and previous continuity of The Last Command.[source?]
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Onslaught (Codex entry)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Citadel Rescue"
"Galaxywide NewsNets" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 5- Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Rebel Opposition
- Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
- Heir to the Empire (First appearance)
- Dark Force Rising
- Dark Force Rising audiobook
- The Last Command
- The Last Command audiobook
"A Change of Command" – The Jedi Academy Sourcebook- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
- The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
Sources
- Star Warriors: Starfighter Combat in the Star Wars Universe
- The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
- Heir to the Empire Sourcebook
- The Last Command Sourcebook
- The Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition
- The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
- "Alliance Intelligence Report: TIE Fighters" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 10
- The Thrawn Trilogy Sourcebook
- "Special Military Unit Intelligence Update" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
- Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Citadel Rescue"
- ↑ Lieutenant Tschel refers to a TIE Fighter wing commander in his briefing about the Obroa-skai raid.
- ↑ The New Jedi Order: Enemy Lines I: Rebel Dream
- ↑ Heir to the Empire
- ↑ Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
- ↑ The Last Command