Unidentified Tarsunt X-wing pilot

The title of this article is conjectural. Although this article is based on canonical information, the actual name of this subject is pure conjecture.

An X-wing pilot was a Tarsunt pilot for the New Republic. Around 9 ABY, their squadron was deployed to the isolated planet At Attin in order to repel a pirate invasion of this forsaken world.

Biography

A Tarsunt individual joined the New Republic Starfighter Corps^[1] at some point by 9 ABY.^[2] During that time, a group of younglings^[3] known as the Skeleton Crew^[4] accidentally departed from their home planet of At Attin on an interplanetary journey.^[3] The children allied themselves with former pirate Captain Jod Na Nawood, with whom they travelled to the Observatory Moon to seek help from the female astronomer Kh'ymm. The woman discovered that At Attin was one of the Jewels of the Old Republic, or a forsaken world accommodating an Old Republic credit mint, and helped pinpoint the coordinates^[5] that ultimately allowed the Skeleton Crew to return to their home planet.^[6] The Mission to the Observatory Moon ended abruptly when Kh'ymm summoned a New Republic squadron, fearing for the safety of Na Nawood's young companions. The squadron, however, failed to stop the Skeleton Crew's escape^[5] aboard the Onyx Cinder^[7] for fear of posing a threat to the lives of the young crewmembers.^[5] The younglings and Na Nawood ultimately split their ways,^[7] with Na Nawood—also known by his pirate name "Silvo"—regaining the command of his former crew.^[6] By posing as a Galactic Republic emissary, Silvo managed to destroy "the Supervisor," a droid responsible for overseeing the Great Work of credit minting on At Attin, and ordered his crew to launch a planetary invasion. Cooperating with their parents, the Skeleton Crew younglings managed to bypass the Barrier that isolated At Attin and contact Kh'ymm, who—in turn—alerted the New Republic to inform them of the pirate invasion of the forsaken planet. Soon after, Undersecretary Fara disabled the Barrier altogether from the Supervisor's Tower, leading to a series explosions rippling across the sky as the green Barrier burned away.^[1]

Fara's deed allowed the New Republic squadron to reach the planet's surface. A total of eight T-65 X-wing starfighters, of which one was operated by the Tarsunt, descended from space, backed up by two B-wings. Commander Kent ordered the squadron to lock their S-foils in attack positions, and other pilots provided their respondes. As Cail-tan set their deflector shields double forward, the Tarsunt said, "Here we go," before the X-wings strafed Silvo's pirate frigate^[1] with laser fire.^[8] As the rounded-up At Attin citizens cheered down on the surface, the pirates started to retreat on their pirate dropships, only to be attacked by the X-wings in the air. Finally, the B-wings carved up through the upper side of the pirate frigate. As the bombarded ship drifted out of control and rested in a local water canal, two X-wings were patrolling by before flying off into the night. With the pirate invasion repelled, a New Republic CR90 corvette descended on the planet.^[1]

Personality and traits

A dark-skinned member of the Tarsunt species, the X-wing pilot sported a K-22995 light flight helmet adorned with a decal on the right side. The individual also wore a dark beard.^[1]

Behind the scenes

This pilot was portrayed by Andrea Detwiler in "The Real Good Guys,"^[1] the eighth episode of the Disney+ live-action series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, which aired on January 14, 2025.^[9] This character's name is not spoken in the episode, but they were listed in the credits as "Tarsunt X-wing pilot".^[1]

Appearances

• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "The Real Good Guys" (First appearance)

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