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- "Fighters incoming. Gold Two and Five on me for the trench. The rest of the squad, engage the TIEs. Hold them off."
- ―Jon Vander gives orders to Okand and the rest of Gold Squadron
Hol Okand[3] was a human male who served as a starfighter pilot for the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War. In 0 BBY, Okand flew a BTL-A4 Y-wing assault starfighter/bomber as part of Gold Squadron during the Battle of Yavin.[2] By the battle's conclusion, he, along with all but one of his squadron, had been killed.[1]
Behind the scenes
Hol Okand first appeared as an unnamed Rebel Pilot in the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.[2] He was later identified and given a brief backstory in the Special Edition Limited expansion set of the Star Wars Customizable Card Game, published in November of 1998.[5] Although Decipher established that he was a member of Gold Squadron, a primarily Y-Wing filled squadron, Okand himself is seen sitting in a X-Wing in the film.[2]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
Sources
- "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
Battle of Yavin Rebels Overview Pt. 2 on Atomic Mass Games' official website (backup link)- Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Battle of Yavin Scenario Pack Card: Hol Okand — BTL-A4 Y-Wing
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Battle of Yavin Scenario Pack establishes that Hol Okand flew as part of Gold Squadron during the Battle of Yavin in the Yavin system, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 0 BBY. "Grounded" states that all members of Gold Squadron participating in the battle were killed other than Lieutenant Evaan Verlaine. Hol Okand must therefore have died during the battle.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Battle of Yavin Rebels Overview Pt. 2 on Atomic Mass Games' official website (backup link)
- ↑ "Sparks" — From a Certain Point of View
- ↑
Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Special Edition Limited Card: Gold 6 (backup link)