Mala Tinero Mala Tinero was a Human female who lived on Gus Talon , a moon of Corellia , in 2 BBY . An apt mechanic , she lived and worked with her father , Rallo , who was a clandestine supporter of the Rebel Alliance . Tinero was romantically involved with a Corellian freighter pilot named Wedge Antilles , whom she attempted to persuade to participate in the Alliance ' s rebellion against the Galactic Empire ; however , the pilot was reluctant to get involved . While Antilles was away from Gus Talon on a supply run , Rallo ' s Rebel ties were discovered by the Imperial Captain Turrant , and after Rallo and his men killed several of Turrant ' s stormtroopers in a firefight , the Captain ordered an orbital bombardment of the moon . The bombardment left both Tinero and her father dead . Antilles received lasting emotional scars , but Tinero ' s death simultaneously acted as a catalyst in his decision to ultimately become involved with the Rebellion . Biography . Mala Tinero was a Human female who lived with her father , Rallo , on the Corellian moon Gus Talon in 2 BBY . Rallo was a mechanic who operated a garage on the moon while secretly supporting a cell of the Rebel Alliance ; Tinero helped him around the garage and hoped to become more active herself in the fledgling Alliance ' s rebellion against the Galactic Empire . In 2 BBY , she was romantically involved with Wedge Antilles , a young Corellian who was operating from Gus Talon as a freighter pilot . Although Antilles was nervous around Tinero ' s father , Rallo in fact approved of the boy and helped him perform maintenance on his ship . One day , when Tinero and Antilles were at a street market together in one of the moon ' s cities , she began to chase him through the market after he playfully stole her necklace . When Tinero attempted to leap over a glass vendor ' s stand in her pursuit , she crashed to the ground and brought several of the vendor ' s glass sculptures with her . She eventually caught up with Antilles , but he was standing next to Rallo and facing down a pair of Imperial stormtroopers — Tinero ' s father had stopped the boy from running straight into the troopers and their captain , Turrant , whose patrol was temporarily stationed on the moon . Later , when Antilles was tinkering with his ship and preparing for a job to deliver machine parts out of the system , Tinero asked him to consider joining the Rebel Alliance . Antilles was reluctant to do so , but he promised that they would further discuss the offer upon his return . Antilles was gone for two days , and during that time , Tinero and her father were working on a landspeeder in Rallo ' s garage when Captain Turrant arrived and arrested them both on the charge of collusion with the Rebellion . When he threatened to take Tinero away from her father , Rallo drew a blaster and shot a member of Turrant ' s stormtrooper bodyguard . Tinero fled at a word from her father , tossing a blaster rifle to one of his Selonian employees on her way out . Rallo and his men killed the stormtroopers during the firefight , but Turrant escaped and ordered a retaliatory orbital bombardment of the moon . Tinero and Rallo were two of the bombardment ' s casualties . When Antilles returned to Gus Talon , he found no trace of Tinero , and her death caused a deep hatred of the Empire to blossom within him . He threw in with the Rebellion and , over the years , became one of the foremost heroes of the Alliance and its successor state , the New Republic , in their long and ultimately successful war with the Empire . Antilles continued to feel pain and loss over Tinero for years after her death . Personality and traits . Tinero had a close relationship with her father and at times assisted him with his duties around the garage . Following in Rallo ' s footsteps , she demonstrated aptitude as a mechanic . Rallo was himself protective of Tinero ; however , he also trusted her with the knowledge of his involvement with the Rebel Alliance . Tinero was resentful of the Empire and was eager to aid the Alliance herself , as well as to recruit Wedge Antilles to their cause . She and Antilles loved each other , although neither of them had the opportunity to tell the other before her death . The two were emotionally very close yet playful with one another , and Tinero was not above poking fun at him for delivering cliched romantic lines . Tinero ' s death had a deep impact on Antilles , who bore emotional scars for years and became inspired to dedicate his life to fighting the Empire . Tinero had black hair that fell down to her chin , as well as dark brown eyes and fair skin . Behind the scenes . The character of Mala was introduced into " Star Wars " canon in " Lucky " , a short comic story written by Rob Williams and penciled by Michel Lacombe . It was included in the twenty - third issue of " Star Wars Tales " , which was published in May 2005 . Advertised on the cover of the issue as " The curse of Wedge Antilles , " " Lucky " tells the story of Mala ' s death , which inspires Antilles to join the Rebel Alliance but continues to haunt him for years . Mala is mentioned in 2008 ' s " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " and in 2012 ' s " The Essential Guide to Warfare " . Written by Jason Fry , the latter provided her the last name of Tinero . She is also mentioned by Wedge in the tenth issue of the comic series simply known as " Star Wars " .