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- "She's gonna blow!"
- ―Grizz Frix's last words
Grizz Frix was a male human starfighter pilot who flew for the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. He was recruited into the squadron after the Battle of Hoth and was killed during the Battle of Endor, where he flew under the callsign Red Five.
Biography
Joining Red Squadron
- "Grizz Frix."
"Another hothead. Still, he never brained a fellow rebel with a tray. And with that ringing endorsement, he's part of the squadron." - ―Wedge Antilles and Wes Janson, reforming Red Squadron
Shortly after the evacuation of Hoth in 3 ABY,[5] Commander Wedge Antilles recruited Grizz Frix into the newly reformed Red Squadron. Lieutenant Wes Janson commented that Frix was another "hothead." On reporting on progress from sim training, Antilles told his superior the Contessa that Frix had no trouble flying in formation but kept breaking formation to chase down targets.[4]
Protecting the rendezvous point
- "We lost Penn, Grizz, do not engage. Stay with me."
- ―Bela Elar, to Grizz Frix
Days after Antilles reformed Red Squadron, the squadron was sent on a mission. Frix flew a T-65B X-wing starfighter as Bela Elar's wingmate, alongside Penn Zowlie, in an attack on a nearby pirate base, that threatened the safety of the Alliance's rendezvous point. The squadron succeeded in eliminating the pirates.[4]
Battle of Endor
The death of Grizz Frix at the Battle of Endor.
During the Battle of Endor, Frix flew for Red Squadron under the callsign Red Five.[3] He died when his T-65B X-wing starfighter exploded during an attack on an Imperial Star Destroyer.[2]
Personality and traits
Grizz Frix was described as a hothead and was shown to be a skilled pilot as he had no trouble flying in formation.
Behind the scenes
Grizz Frix was played by actor Ronny Cush in Return of the Jedi.[6][7]
Frix's helmet prop—or one of a matching design—was previously used by Jon Vander in A New Hope, and "Hobbie" in The Empire Strikes Back. It was also seen being carried by a different, unidentified pilot on Home One in Return of the Jedi.
Appearances
- "Rendezvous Point" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- "When Fire Marked the Sky" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (and audiobook)
Sources
Rebel Pilots in the Encyclopedia (original site is defunct) (First identified as Grizz Frix)- "An Ace in Space" — Star Wars Insider 165
- Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 5 Droid Directory: 2-1B-series Medical Droids, Part 1 (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Dark Side"
- "Pilots of the Rebel Alliance" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Rebel Pilots in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi depicts Grizz Frix was killed at the Battle of Endor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 4 ABY.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Rebel Pilots in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Rendezvous Point" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Rendezvous Point" is set in the aftermath of the Battle of Hoth, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 3 ABY. As such, the events in "Rendezvous Point" must have taken place around that year.
- ↑
Ronny Cush – A true Jedi by Howard Campbell on www.jamaicaobserver.com (July 1, 2018) (backup link archived on January 30, 2020)
- ↑ The Making of Return of the Jedi
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Star Wars: Timelines
