Kesin Ommis / Legends Kesin Ommis was a Human male member of the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War . A native of the galactic capital planet of Coruscant , Ommis joined the Rebellion about a year after the Battle of Yavin , serving as a skilled gunner on capital ships and starfighters . His longest tenure came aboard the EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " Tharen " before he was assigned to the Alliance High Command ' s Echo Base on the remote ice planet Hoth . Ommis fought in the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY as the T - 47 airspeeder tailgunner for Rogue Group pilot Derek " Hobbie " Klivian . Ommis was wounded in the battle but survived . Biography . Kesin Ommis was born on Coruscant , the longstanding capital planet of the Old Republic and the seat of power of the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War . Ommis joined the revolutionary Alliance to Restore the Republic around 1 ABY , about a year after the Rebellion ' s monumental victory in destroying the Empire ' s first Death Star battlestation at the Battle of Yavin . He served as a skilled gunner aboard several Alliance corvettes , frigates , and starfighters , including his last and longest assignment as a gunner mate aboard the EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " Tharen " , before being sent to the Alliance High Command headquarters at the secret Echo Base on Hoth , a remote ice planet in the Outer Rim Territories , by 3 ABY . Shortly before the onset of the Battle of Hoth , in which the Dark Lord Darth Vader ' s Imperial forces launched a full - scale planetary assault to destroy the Hoth Rebel base , Ommis was reassigned from starfighter duty , one of several personnel pulled from their regular assignments to serve as a gunner in the aft seat of the Rebels ' T - 47 airspeeders , dubbed " snowspeeders . " The move paired him with Rogue Group pilot Derek " Hobbie " Klivian , also pulled from starfighter duty , under the call sign Rogue Four . The responsibility fell to Rogue Group to defend the base against the Empire ' s invading All Terrain Armored Transport walkers . The Rebels ' defensive strategy called for Rogue Group ' s snowspeeders to delay the overwhelming Imperial invasion force as long as possible to buy enough time for Echo Base ' s evacuation transports to escape the planet . Once they received the withdrawal signal themselves , the Rogues were to assemble on Hoth ' s South Slope , just beyond the base , where they would then fly starfighter escort for the remaining evacuation transports . Ommis was wounded in the ensuing battle , a staggering Rebel defeat . Klivian ' s snowspeeder ultimately went down after being hit by AT - AT blasterfire and then crashing headfirst into the cockpit of Blizzard 1 , Imperial General Maximilian Veers ' lead walker . Nevertheless , both Ommis and Klivian survived the ordeal . Personality and traits . Kesin Ommis ' s combat abilities laid in his considerable gunnery skills , serving aboard Rebel capital ships , starfighters , and other craft . He was also highly trained in weapons operations . When the Rebellion needed to augment Rogue Group ' s snowspeeders with aft gunners during the Battle of Hoth , Ommis joined the elite squadron . Ommis , a Human , had brown facial hair , brown eyes , and light skin . He also sported a mustache . Equipment . Ommis ' s equipment included a standard Rebel pilot uniform and a DH - 17 blaster pistol sidearm . Behind the scenes . Character development . The character of Kesin Ommis was first mentioned on the " Rogue Gunner " card from the November 1996 " Hoth Limited " expansion set of the " Star Wars " Customizable Card Game . The card , which established the character ' s original backstory and role with Rogue Group , identified Ommis as one of the Echo Base Rebel pilots appearing in the 1980 film during Princess Leia Organa ' s pre – Battle of Hoth briefing . However , the " Rogues Gallery " department from " Star Wars Insider " 146 , released in December 2013 , later changed the pilot ' s characterization from Ommis to Dak Ralter , Luke Skywalker ' s ill - fated snowspeeder gunner in the film . Research conducted by Lucasfilm ' s Pablo Hidalgo revealed that the actor in question was , in fact , John Morton — who played Ralter in the film — as confirmed by Morton ' s daughter , thus necessitating the character change . Ommis ' s background was greatly expanded upon , including establishing him as the gunner of Rogue Group pilot Derek " Hobbie " Klivian during the Battle of Hoth , in author Josh Radke ' s " Who ' s Who in Echo Base " article from " Star Wars Insider " 74 , released in February 2004 . Given Ommis ' s pairing with Klivian , , which describes a scene in which Klivian suicidally crashes his snowspeeder into General Veers ' AT - AT walker during the Hoth battle , is therefore considered Ommis ' s first in - universe appearance , albeit indirectly , in " Star Wars " canon . " The Essential Guide to Warfare " , released in April 2012 , later established that Ommis survived the battle despite Klivian ' s snowspeeder being shot down . Author Ryder Windham ' s of " The Empire Strikes Back " , published in October 2004 , confirms that two snowspeeders appearing in a Battle of Hoth film scene immediately following Luke Skywalker ' s line " Hobbie , you still with me ? " are piloted by Skywalker and Derek Klivian , with Klivian flying as Skywalker ' s wingman . In , the trailing snowspeeder ' s tailgunner , which corresponds to Ommis ' s character , is visible within the speeder ' s cockpit , making " The Empire Strikes Back " film the character ' s first visual canon depiction . Inconsistencies . As a result of " Star Wars Insider " 146 ' s Kesin Ommis – Dak Ralter character change , several previously published sources now misidentify Ralter as Ommis in the Rogue Group briefing scene from " The Empire Strikes Back " . In addition to the " Hoth Limited " " SWCCG " " Rogue Gunner " card ( 1996 ) , these sources include " " ( 1998 ) , " Who ' s Who in Echo Base " ( 2004 ) , Hasbro ' s " " toy line ( 2008 ) , " The Official Star Wars Fact File " Part 5 ( 2013 ) , and " " ( 2013 ) . " Star Wars : The Legacy Collection " featured Ommis in a three - figure set as part of its 2008 " Rebel Pilot Legacy Series II " release . The set , which also included " Star Wars " characters Keyan Farlander and Cesi " Doc " Eirriss , described Ommis as participating in the Battle of Hoth " as a snowspeeder pilot in defense of Echo Base , " which contradicts the character ' s role in the battle as Derek Klivian ' s gunner , as first established in " Who ' s Who in Echo Base " . Although the set ' s packaging features a likeness of what is now Ommis ' s incorrect appearance from " The Empire Strikes Back " , the action figure itself depicts Ommis with a mustache , a unique departure from any previous representation of the character . This article therefore treats the action figure as a valid canonical depiction of Ommis . The first draft of the " Star Wars Insider " 146 " Rogues Gallery " article originally listed Ommis as one of the pilots in " The Empire Strikes Back " before changing the character to Dak Ralter . However , an editorial oversight in the article ' s final version left intact certain information that pertains to Ommis , including mistakenly identifying Ralter as Rogue 4 and hailing from Coruscant . Original artwork created by Randy Martinez for the " Rogue Leader Down ! " card from the 2015 Topps " " trading card set mistakenly identifies Kesin Ommis and Derek Klivian ' s Battle of Hoth call sign as Rogue 5 . According to " The Essential Guide to Warfare " , Ommis and Klivian flew as Rogue Four during the battle , while pilots Tycho Celchu and Tarn Mison flew as Rogue Five .