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Basic info

First appearance: Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi
(MOVIE)

Was designed by: Jan Dodonna

Jan Dodonna
(Human)
Character
Supporting Characters

, Walex Blissex

Walex Blissex
(Human)
Character
Minor Characters

Relations: Incom Corporation

Incom Corporation
Organization
Manufacturers

Known Facts (5)

Battle over Endor (5) ť

Was used by Green Squadron (Green Leader, Green 2, Green 3, Green 4)
Arvel Crynyd was Pilot (Green Leader)
Gemmer Sojan was Pilot (Green 2)
Tycho Celchu was Pilot (Green 3)
Jake Farrell was Pilot (Green 4)

Summary

The RZ-1 A-wing interceptor was a starfighter designed by the Rebel Alliance during the Galactic Civil War. One of the fastest mass-produced interceptors in the known galaxy, the A-wing was even faster than the Imperials' TIE Interceptor

TIE Interceptor
Starship
Starfighter Models

, despite also having shielding and a hyperdrive, unlike the cheaper TIE model. The RZ-1 A-wing interceptor was a cockpit attached to twin engines. Like its Clone Wars predecessor, the Eta-2

Eta-2 Interceptor
Starship
Starfighter Models

, the A-wing required pilots of exceptional skill to take full advantage of the vessel's speed, agility, and special features - and the Rebel Alliance lacked the Galactic Republic's Jedi pilots. The A-wing's Novaldex J-77 Event Horizon engines remained some of the most powerful sublight thrusters two decades past the A-wing's creation and were linked to highly sensitive controls. The vessels presented a number of challenges to pilots. Pilots had to adjust two dorsal and two ventral stabilizer wings with great care, as even a minor turn could send the speedy A-wing into a massive spinout.
General Jan Dodonna

Jan Dodonna
(Human)
Character
Supporting Characters

's after action review of the Battle of Yavin

Battle of Yavin
Event
Galactic Civil War

affirmed the value of Alliance starfighters, but also highlighted that a simple trio of TIE starfighters had almost foiled the trench run. Dodonna planned to create a dedicated Alliance interceptor, in anticipation of a similar analysis by the Imperial Navy; indeed, Sienar Fleet Systems

Sienar Fleet Systems
Organization
Manufacturers

accelerated work on an updated TIE Interceptor

TIE Interceptor
Starship
Starfighter Models

which would match the A-wing's speed. To design the starfighter, Dodonna turned to Walex Blissex

Walex Blissex
(Human)
Character
Minor Characters

, famed ex-Kuat Systems Engineering engineer. Blissex brought valuable experience from work on the Clone Wars-era Delta-7 Aetherspite-class light interceptor

Delta-7B Interceptor
Starship
Starfighter Models

and Alpha-3 interceptors

Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-Wing Starfighter
Starship
Starfighter Models

. The pair based initial designs on the R-22 Spearhead, already nicknamed by pilots as "A-wings" per the -wing naming convention for other Rebel craft, of which two had fought at Yavin. They formed Alliance Underground Engineering, and worked with pilot Jake Farrell

Jake Farrell
(Human)
Character
Minor Characters

in improving a Tammuz-an design. It was additionally based off the Delta-7. Dodonna and Blissex presented a proposal to Chief of State Mon Mothma

Mon Mothma
(Human)
Character
Major Characters

for official support. It was ill-timed. The victory at Yavin incited open rebellion on thousands of worlds, resulting in widespread Imperial suppression. The Alliance was scattered, and had insufficient funds for the proposed A-wing program. Nevertheless, Dodonna's fame from his role at Yavin made a denial difficult, and Mothma approved with reduced funding.

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Organizations that used this starship

Green Squadron

Known crew and passengers - characters


Tycho Celchu Pilot	Arvel Crynyd Pilot	Jake Farrell Pilot	Gemmer Sojan Pilot

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MISSILE	MISSILE	PILOT	PILOT	PILOT	PILOT
Proton Rockets	Proton Rockets	Arvel Crynyd \| A-Wing (Unique)	Gemmer Sojan \| A-Wing (Unique)	Green Squadron Pilot \| A-Wing	Jake Farrell \| A-Wing (Unique)
UID00004645	UID00000611	UID00004371	UID00004525	UID00004372	UID00004524
		Tags (5) Arvel Crynyd \| TIE Interceptor \| Death Star 2 \| Green Squadron \| MC80 Mon Calamari Star Cruiser	Gemmer Sojan	Tags (3) Green Squadron \| Executor \| Super-class Star Destroyer	Tags (2) Jake Farrell \| Alliance Starfighter Corps
				Events (2) Battle over Endor \| Endor Campaign

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Prototype Pilot \| A-Wing	Tycho Celchu \| A-Wing (Unique)	Adaptability	Daredevil	Push the Limit	A-Wing Test Pilot : A-Wing
UID00004373	UID00004370	UID00007721	UID00010726	UID00004375	UID00004532
Imperial-class Star Destroyer	Tags (3) Tycho Celchu \| TIE Fighter \| Green Squadron	B-Wing	Tags (2) TIE Fighter \| TIE Interceptor	Tags (2) TIE Fighter \| TIE Interceptor

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Liberator : CR90 Corellian Corvette (Unique)	Virago : StarViper only (Unique)	A-Wing Squadron (SWM07)	Advanced Projectors	A-Wing Squadron	Green Squadron \| A-Wing Squadron (Unique)
UID00005627	UID00004972	SWM07	UID00005315	UID00008352	UID00008767
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			Events (2) Battle over Endor \| Endor Campaign		Events (2) Battle over Endor \| Endor Campaign

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UID00002131	UID00005306	UID00005254	UID00005812	UID00007020	UID00008995
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UID00002062	UID00004713	0594	0596	0597	0598
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	Events (2) Finale \| IA - The Campaign		Events (2) Battle over Endor \| Endor Campaign
[Original art]

SWTCG : Cards
1036 : Unit : Overworked Engineer
1036
Tags (2) Bothan \| Engineer
Art from Stay on Target supplement for FFG Age of Rebellion. Artist's comment "A Bothan and a Chadra-Fan walk into a bar... well, not so much a bar as a Rebel hanger, and boy, are they angry. Tha Chadra-Fan is not very happy with her mechanic, and he does not look too happy either! RAWR!"
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Full unit name: RZ-1 A-Wing Interceptor Last updated: 13.02.2024 20:43:01