Lensi A male Duros starfighter pilot , Lensi fought in both the Yuuzhan Vong War and the Second Galactic Civil War . Young when the galaxy was invaded by a race of extra - galactic aliens known as the Yuuzhan Vong , Lensi suffered the loss of his homeworld of Duro to the warfaring species . By 26 . 5 ABY , the Duros had secured a place in Rogue Squadron — one of the New Republic Starfighter Corps ' most legendary starfighter units . Lensi flew as Rogue Twelve during an attack on what was thought to have been a Yuuzhan Vong superweapon undergoing construction in the Julevian system . Although Lensi later learned that he and his squadron had helped to destroy a Yuuzhan Vong worldship rather than a superweapon , due to deliberate misinformation from rogue Jedi Master Kyp Durron , the young Duros continued to serve with Rogue Squadron . Lensi performed well in the squadron over the next few years of the war , although a second mission , during which the young pilot felt that he had been deceived , caused the Duros to doubt his role in the military . Ostensibly given the chance to help liberate his homeworld during an assault on the Duro system , Lensi was disgusted to learn — following the deaths of hundreds of his fellow Duros — that the attack was a feint . Furious that Duro had never been the intended target and feeling betrayed by his commanding officer , General Wedge Antilles , Lensi resigned his commission . He rejoined the elite starfighter unit over a decade later in the opening stages of the Second Galactic Civil War , during which a number of high - profile planets and systems seceded from the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances . Lensi rose to the position of Rogue Leader and led his squadron into battle during the Galactic Alliance ' s attempt to capture Centerpoint Station , one of the opposition ' s military assets . In the resulting engagement , Lensi ' s unit engaged Rakehell Squadron , only for the Duros to be shot down and killed by Rakehell Leader — who was none other than Wedge Antilles . Biography . Mission to Sernpidal . A male Duros , Lensi was still young when the galaxy was stricken by total war . In 25 ABY , an extra - galactic alien race known as the Yuuzhan Vong invaded the galaxy , destroying whole worlds and bringing entire species to extinction . One year into the invasion , the Yuuzhan Vong fleets had reached Lensi ' s homeworld of Duro and captured the planet in a pitched battle . By 26 . 5 ABY , Lensi had secured a place as a starfighter pilot in one of the New Republic Defense Force ' s most celebrated units , Rogue Squadron . Flying under the call sign of Rogue Twelve in Three Flight , one of the squadron ' s three quartets , the Duros wished to exact vengeance on the Yuuzhan Vong and help to reclaim his lost homeworld . Although any attempt to recapture Duro was still several years away , Rogue Squadron was not wholly limited to defensive missions . In 26 . 5 ABY , the Bothan Admiral Traest Kre ' fey coordinated an assault on the Julevian system , where a Yuuzhan Vong gravitic superweapon was reportedly under construction . The information had been brought to Kre ' fey via Lensi ' s superior officer , Gavin Darklighter , who was in turn trusting the reconnaissance work of Jedi Master Kyp Durron . At that time , a shaky armistice with the Yuuzhan Vong was in effect , and Kre ' fey ' s mission was therefore unsanctioned by the New Republic government . Nevertheless , Lensi and his fellow pilots were informed that they would enter the Julevian system and pave the way for Kre ' fey ' s capital ships before taking the fight to the Yuuzhan Vong superweapon . The Duros pilot ' s wingmate , Rogue Eleven , was the Jedi Jaina Solo , whom Lensi met during the final mission briefing . Rogue Squadron emerged out of hyperspace in an asteroid field made up of the ruins of the planet Sernpidal , which had been destroyed by the Yuuzhan Vong at the beginning of the war . Yorik - et starfighters , patrolling the asteroid field , engaged Lensi and his fellow pilots . While Rogue Leader Gavin Darklighter took One Flight to assault a Yuuzhan Vong warship , the rest of the squadron continued to dogfight with the yorik - et starfighters . Led into battle against eight of the Yuuzhan Vong starships by Three Flight leader Major Alinn Varth , Lensi was reprimanded for his cocky approach to battle before the engagement began . Lensi was able to protect his wingmate , Solo , during the subsequent combat , but was ordered to keep in close to the rest of his flight , rather than pursue damaged enemy craft , as more of the Yuuzhan Vong starfighters arrived . Darklighter and his flight managed to destroy the Yuuzhan Vong cruiser , enabling Rogue Squadron — which had lost two pilots by this time — to focus entirely on the enemy starfighters . Once the remaining yorik - et had been destroyed , Lensi and the surviving pilots in the squadron reformed . Admiral Kre ' fey ' s task force arrived soon after , and Rogue Squadron trailed the Bothan Assault Cruiser " Ralroost " as it approached the Yuuzhan Vong superweapon housed in the cracked fragments of Sernpidal . The battle recommenced , but with mounting losses for Rogue Squadron as Kre ' fey ' s forces punched through the well - defended Yuuzhan Vong perimeter . Rogue Ten , a Twi ' lek pilot , was killed on approach , and Major Varth was soon forced to retreat . Lensi grew increasingly apprehensive , although the arrival of General Wedge Antilles in a starfighter cheered the squadron somewhat . Following Antilles , Solo , and Rogue Seven into combat , Lensi scored several kills against the Yuuzhan Vong starfighters , which began to fight in a noticeably more desperate fashion . Nevertheless , Kre ' fey ' s task force continued to bear down on the gravitic superweapon . To the pilots ' shock , the yorik - et suddenly employed ramming tactics against the New Republic forces , eliminating Rogue Seven and dealing heavy damage to the " Ralroost " and its escorts . The New Republic starfighters fanned out to counter the tactic and staved off the yorik - et while Kre ' fey ' s warships opened fire on the Yuuzhan Vong superweapon . In short order , the gravitic superweapon detonated . Triumphant , Lensi and the rest of the task force retreated from the Julevian system . Lensi and his surviving squadron mates returned jubilantly to the " Ralroost " , where they celebrated in the hangar bay . When Jaina Solo emerged from her starfighter and slapped Kyp Durron across the face , however , the surprised Duros pilot watched as a confrontation unfolded . Solo forced Durron to reveal that the " gravitic superweapon " had been nothing of the sort and that Lensi and his comrades had just fought to destroy a half - completed worldship , which would have been used to house civilian Yuuzhan Vong . Lensi was shocked to learn the truth , though Durron remained adamant that he had deceived the other pilots because potential squeamishness at destroying a civilian target would have obstructed the pragmatic objective . The Jedi Master appealed rhetorically to the sense of loss many in the hangar possessed and was cheered and lauded in return , although Lensi found the experience of fighting under false pretenses both disconcerting and unpleasant . Duro . Over the next few years of the Yuuzhan Vong War , Lensi performed well in Rogue Squadron . The starfighter unit fought at major battles throughout the conflict , participating in the unsuccessful defense of the New Republic capital world of Coruscant ; fighting a rearguard action at Borleias ; and routing several Yuuzhan Vong fleets at Ebaq 9 . When the military began to reclaim strategic star systems around the Core Worlds in preparation for a recapture attempt on Coruscant , Lensi and Rogue Squadron continued to serve on the frontlines . Late in 28 ABY , Lensi was pleased to learn that a strike would be launched on his homeworld of Duro , conquered almost three years previously . Many Duros joined General Wedge Antilles ' task force in the hope of reclaiming the planet . Led by Commander Yurf Col , a flotilla of warships known as Duro Squadron accompanied Antilles ' fleet into battle . Upon commencement of the operation , Antilles ' fleet made slow progress in the Duro system as its warships advanced toward Lensi ' s lost homeworld . The young Duros pilot and the rest of Rogue Squadron fought alongside Twin Suns Squadron , another elite unit led by Jaina Solo . Within a few hours , the Galactic Alliance forces had penetrated the Yuuzhan Vong ' s outer defenses . By the time the Yuuzhan Vong warships defending the inner system had mostly been destroyed , however , almost a day had passed , and Commander Col and Duro Squadron had suffered heavy losses during the battle . When Yuuzhan Vong reinforcements started to arrive , Antilles brought his force to a halt , powered up his flagship ' s gravity well projectors and trapped the enemy arrivals in an interdiction field . Rogue Squadron remained steady with Antilles ' forces . Commander Col soon broke formation and drove Duro Squadron into the Yuuzhan Vong battle line , hoping to force Antilles to abandon his containment pattern and press on to Duro . Antilles ordered his forces to remain in position . Over the next hours , Duro Squadron was wiped out to the last starship ; three hours later , Antilles ordered a withdrawal . It was only after the operation had concluded that Lensi and the rest of Antilles ' force learned the truth . The attack on Duro had been a feint all along , with the intention of drawing Yuuzhan Vong warships away from Fondor , another strategic world . Antilles had held his position and interdicted the Yuuzhan Vong warships once they had arrived , allowing General Garm Bel Iblis and his fleet to retake Fondor with minimal casualties . Believing that Duro could have been taken regardless , Lensi was appalled that the lives of hundreds of his fellow Duros had been lost due to Antilles ' operational secrecy and the military ' s strategic goals . The young pilot felt that both he and Duro Squadron had fought under false pretenses and , deciding that he no longer wished to serve in a military which could be kept in the dark by its leaders , set off disgustedly to resign his commission . Lensi made his way to the tapcafe where Jaina Solo and her squadron mates were drinking and threw his flight insignia on the table in front of the Human woman . To the shock and anger of Solo ' s fellow pilots , Lensi accused the woman , along with General Antilles , of betraying the Duros and leading them into battle to die for a cause that had always been futile . Lensi ' s words led to uproar among Solo ' s pilots , but the Duros remained forthright as Solo argued that if anyone other than Antilles had known that the strike had been a feint , the Yuuzhan Vong could have intercepted the information and responded accordingly . Despite Solo ' s arguments , Lensi persisted in his belief that he and his fellow Duros had been used . He likened the events over Duro to what had occurred at Sernpidal almost three years previously , when Kyp Durron had deceived the New Republic forces in order to obtain a controversial victory . Solo was unconvinced and advised Lensi to keep fighting , criticizing the depth of his personal involvement . Although the Duros left with his insignia , Lensi ultimately elected to resign his commission due to the betrayal he felt that he had experienced serving under Antilles . Rogue Leader . The Yuuzhan Vong were defeated several months later , and Coruscant was recaptured as the galactic capital . Lensi remained apart from Rogue Squadron while the galaxy spent a decade recovering from the trauma of the Yuuzhan Vong War . By 40 ABY , however , conflict was brewing once again as the Corellian system threatened to secede from the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances . Battle lines were soon drawn , and many expatriated Corellians returned to their homeworld , including General Wedge Antilles . Lensi rejoined Rogue Squadron in the early months of the year , after Antilles made his return to Corellia . The Duros eventually became the elite starfighter unit ' s leader . The Second Galactic Civil War saw Rogue Squadron flying under the leadership of co - Chief of States Jacen Solo and Cha Niathal against the forces of the Confederation , a collection of planets and systems which had seceded from the Galactic Alliance in response to its policies . One of the Confederation ' s most valued resources was Centerpoint Station , an ancient space station which possessed the power to induce supernovas in stars . The destruction of the Galactic Alliance Second Fleet following the firing of Centerpoint Station encouraged co - Chief of State Jacen Solo to launch a military strike on the space station with the hope of capturing the superweapon . Lensi was assigned to the fleet Solo assembled and the Duros pilot led Rogue Squadron into battle . Rogue Squadron was tasked with spearheading the assault on Centerpoint Station along with a unit of elite troopers in assault shuttles . Once Lensi and his unit were prepared , his unit communicated its readiness to Captain Kral Nevil aboard Chief of State Solo ' s flagship , the " Anakin Solo " . After Lensi ' s unit was given the all - clear , Rogue Squadron made the jump to the Corellian system . The squadron was confronted by a defense screen of Confederation warships , positioned to protect Centerpoint Station . The Galactic Alliance forces made rapid progress against the Confederation blockade , and soon , Alliance troops were boarding Centerpoint Station , with Lensi and his unit flying cover for the shuttles . When a hostile squadron of starfighters approached Centerpoint Station , Lensi led Rogue Squadron forward to attack , coming in low over the curve of the massive space station . Upon engaging the enemy starfighter squadron in combat , Lensi and his fellow pilots found themselves relatively evenly matched . Soon the opposing squadrons had managed to inflict both damage and kills on one another , and Lensi found himself flying against Rakehell Leader , who was in fact Wedge Antilles , the man whose actions had caused Lensi to resign his commission over a decade prior . Unable to best the Corellian pilot , Lensi was shot down and killed by Antilles . Personality and traits . As a young starfighter pilot at the time of the Battle of Sernpidal , Lensi was brash and overconfident . He was reprimanded for his cockiness and desire to hunt down damaged Yuuzhan Vong starfighters rather than remain with the rest of his flight . By the time Rogue Ten had been lost and Major Varth had been forced to fall back , Lensi had lost much of his initial bravado . Following the successful strike on the Sernpidal shipwomb , Lensi remained with Rogue Squadron and performed well in the unit during the war . A skilled pilot , he earned multiple kills during the strike on Sernpidal , participated in the Third Battle of Duro , and later rose to the rank of Rogue Leader in the early stages of the Second Galactic Civil War . The Duros veteran was ultimately shot down by Wedge Antilles , one of the foremost pilots of the age . Outside of the cockpit , Lensi exhibited naivety and exuberance in the earlier stages of his life . Triumphant following the destruction of the " superweapon , " the Duros pilot had to question Durron and Solo several times before he fully understood how and why the Jedi Master had deceived the New Republic forces . The experience of fighting under false pretenses stayed with Lensi , and was relived in 28 ABY following the Third Battle of Duro . Lensi ' s pride in his Duros comrades and desire to liberate his homeworld were evident in his post - battle fury . Feeling betrayed by the New Republic military , Lensi made a gesture of resigning and confronted several of his fellow pilots before turning his back on the service entirely . The pilot showed no fear when he was rounded upon by Solo ' s squadron mates , including Jagged Fel and the Wookiee Lowbacca , and held fast to his beliefs throughout his encounter with Solo , although he grew less confident as she continued to rebut his claims . Despite Solo ' s counterarguments and criticisms , Lensi remained unconvinced by the Human woman ' s response . Holding the opinion that he had been duped by Antilles , resentful of being kept in the dark , and upset by the loss of Duro Squadron in the name of strategic goals , Lensi resigned his commission . Behind the scenes . Lensi was introduced as a minor character in Gregory Keyes ' " " , published in 2001 . Keyes later reused the character in " " , the penultimate novel in " " series . In 2007 , Lensi had a brief cameo in the seventh of the " Legacy of the Force " novels , " " , written by Aaron Allston . Although " The Final Prophecy " implies that Lensi did not resign his commission following the Third Battle of Duro , the character ' s entry in " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , published in 2008 , stated that he had in fact left the service .