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{{Character
|type=Rebel
|image=[[File:Naytaan.png]]
|name=John D. Branon
|homeworld=[[Dalandae]]<ref name="TEGW">''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''</ref>
|birth=
|death=[[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]], [[Yavin system/Legends|Yavin system]]<ref name="ANH">{{Film|IV}}</ref>
|species=[[Human/Legends|Human]]<ref name="ANH" />
|gender=[[Gender/Legends|Male]]<ref name="ANH" />
|height=
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|hair=[[Color/Legends|Black]]<ref name="ANH" />
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|affiliation=*[[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]]<ref name="ANH" />
**[[Tierfon Yellow Aces/Legends|Tierfon Yellow Aces]]<ref name="TEGW" />
**[[Red Squadron (Rebel Alliance)/Legends|Red Squadron]]<ref name="TCSWE">''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''</ref>
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{{Quote|I'm hit!|Branon's last words during the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]].|audio=ImHit-ANH.ogg|<ref name="ANH" />}}
'''John D. Branon''', sometimes known simply as '''John "D"''', was a young [[Human/Legends|Human]] [[Gender/Legends|male]] [[Pilot/Legends|pilot]] who served the [[Alliance to Restore the Republic/Legends|Alliance to Restore the Republic]] during the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]]. A member of the [[Tierfon Yellow Aces/Legends|Tierfon Yellow Aces]], Branon was a friend of fellow pilot [[Jek Tono Porkins/Legends|Jek Porkins]], who attested to his bravery and recommended him as a replacement for the fallen [[Red Squadron (Rebel Alliance)/Legends|Red Squadron]] pilot [[Cesi Eirriss]].<ref name="TEGW" />

In [[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]], he participated in the [[Battle of Yavin/Legends|Battle of Yavin]] under the callsign [[Red Four/Legends|Red Four]]. Flying a [[T-65 X-wing starfighter/Legends|T-65 X-wing starfighter]], Branon was shot down by [[TIE/LN starfighter]]s during the assault on the [[DS-1 Orbital Battle Station/Legends|first Death Star]], among the first pilots who were killed. He and [[Theron Nett/Legends|Theron Nett]] were the only Rebels known to die at the hands of [[TIE pilot]]s during the battle, as the rest of the known X- and [[BTL Y-wing starfighter/Legends|Y-wings]] that fell during the battle were destroyed by [[Anakin Skywalker/Legends|Darth Vader]] or gunned down by turbolaser fire.<ref name="TCSWE" />

==Behind the scenes==
John D. was portrayed by [[Jack Klaff]] in [[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''A New Hope'']]. He was presumably named after [[John Dykstra]].<ref name="Insider95">{{InsiderCite|95|Pirates of the Boards}}</ref>

Though the film credits list Jack Klaff as the actor portraying John D, the [[Special Edition Limited|Customizable Card Game]] names Jack Klaff's character Lt. [[Nozzo Naytaan/Legends|Naytaan]]. The CCG creators made an error in naming him Naytaan. According to [[Leland Chee]], Naytaan and John D. are two different pilots.<ref>{{SWBoards|url=thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=1695|thread=Holocron continuity database questions|user=[[Leland Chee|Tasty Taste]]|date=January 10, 2008|time=03:09 PM|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627063200/http://forums.starwars.com/thread.jspa?threadID=152583&start=1695}}</ref>

According to Klaff, he was recorded with additional dialogue which was subsequently cut&mdash;noting that he had his first TIE fighter kill right before being shot down.<ref name="Insider32">{{InsiderCite|32|Rebel Pilot Reunion}}</ref>

John D. has been known as "[[Wedge Antilles/Legends|Fake Wedge]]" among much of the Star Wars community, because of the belief that Jack Klaff played the character of Wedge in the Rebel briefing room scene (a character played by [[Denis Lawson]] in every other scene). [[Pablo Hidalgo]] has since revealed that "Fake Wedge" was not actually portrayed by Klaff, but rather by actor [[Colin Higgins]].<ref name="pablog">{{Blog|pablog|37|The Hunt for the Fake Wedge|Fragments from the Mind's Eye|Pablo Hidalgo|archivedate=20051224052908}}</ref>

Branon's helmet prop from the films — or possibly one of a matching design — was later worn by [[Tenk Lenso]] in [[Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back|Star Wars: Episode V ''The Empire Strikes Back'']]<ref name="MP Documentary">''[[The Making of "The Empire Strikes Back"]]''</ref> and [[Ace Merrick]] in the video game [[Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire|''Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire'']].<ref name="RAII video">{{LucasArtsCite|url=products/rebel2/reb_vid.htm|text=''Rebel Assault II'' - Live Action Video|archivedate=20070124091455}}</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War]]''
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' novel]] {{1st}}
*{{Film|IV}}
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' junior novel]]
*[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (PhotoComic)|''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' PhotoComic]] {{C|Fighter only}}
*[[Star Wars (1977) 6|''Star Wars'' (1977) 6]]

==Sources==
*''[[Star Wars Word Puzzles]]''
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]'' {{C|John D}}
*''[[Star Wars: Behind the Magic]]'' {{C|as Red Four}}
*{{InsiderCite|32|Rebel Pilot Reunion}}
*{{CollectorCite|6|Around the Galaxy|Around the Galaxy: Dark Horse Unmasks The Phantom Menace}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide]]'' {{1stID|Branon}}
*''[[Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide]]''
*{{InsiderCite|95|May The Facts Be With You: Part Two}}
*{{InsiderCite|95|Pirates of the Boards}}
*{{InsiderCite|95|Ask Lobot|Q&A}}
*{{HasbroCite|set=Star Wars: The Legacy Collection|pack=Rebel Pilot Legacy III|altlink=https://www.rebelscum.com/tlcEVORebelPilots3.asp}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''
*{{FFCite|y=2013|1|YAV1-2, The Battle of Yavin}}
*''[[Star Wars in 100 Scenes]]''

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|title=[[Red Four/Legends|Red Four]]<ref name="ANH" />
|years=0 BBY<ref name="ANH" />
|before=[[Cesi Eirriss]]<ref name="XWRS.5">''[[X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½]]''</ref>
|before-years=[[0 BBY/Legends|0 BBY]]<ref name="XWRS.5" />
|after=[[Ace Azzameen/Legends|Ace Azzameen]]<ref name="XWA">''[[Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance]]''</ref>
|after-years = [[3 ABY/Legends|3 ABY]]<ref name="XWA" />}}
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==Notes and references==
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|de=John D. Branon
|es=John D. Branon/Leyendas
|ja=ジョン・D・ブラノン
|nl=John D. Branon
|pl=John D. Branon
|fi=John D. Branon
|ru=Джон Ди Брэнон
|it=John D. Branon
|ko=존 D. 브래넌
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