Hol Okand

Hol Okand was a male Human who served as a starfighter pilot of the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War.

Biography

Flying under the callsign Gold Six, Okand flew with the Y-wings of Gold Squadron in the early years of the Alliance. Prior to the Battle of Yavin, Okand played a role in disabling the deflector shields of an Imperial outpost at Kashyyyk, where he flew as Jon Vander's wingman, using his ion cannons to bring down the shields.^[2]^[3]

While stationed at Massassi Station, Okand was befriended by Chewbacca, newly arrived with Captain Han Solo prior to the arrival of the Death Star.^[3] In the following battle, Okand lost his life after his fighter was shot down by TIE fighters.^[1]

Hol Okand first appeared as an unnamed Rebel Pilot in the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[1]