Hosh Hune Hosh Hune was a grim , bald Human male from the planet Fondor who served in the Battle of Hoth as a rear gunner for the Rebel Alliance ' s Rogue Group . Hune came from a low - caste family and originally worked as an apprentice in the Fondor Guild of Starshipwrights , but he joined the Alliance after discovering that he was working on weapons systems for the Galactic Empire ' s massive warship , the " Executor " . When the Empire attacked the Rebels ' Echo Base on Hoth in 3 ABY , Hune and pilot Tarrin Datch flew as Rogue Ten in the makeshift Rogue Group of T - 47 airspeeders , but their vehicle was shot down in the battle , killing Hune . Biography . Hosh Hune was a male Human from the planet Fondor who lived during the Galactic Civil War . Coming from a low - caste Fondorian family , he was given an apprenticeship in the Fondor Guild of Starshipwrights due to his family ' s years of service to the guild . Hune was put to work on weapons systems , but when he realized that they were for the Galactic Empire ' s massive " Executor " warship , he deserted his post and joined the Rebel Alliance , the Empire ' s opponent in the war . In the year 3 ABY , Hune was stationed at the Alliance ' s Echo Base on the icy world of Hoth . He was part of the base ' s starfighter complement , which was composed of Rogue Flight , Blue Squadron , and Green Squadron . When an Imperial probe droid discovered the base , the Alliance ' s General Rieekan ordered an evacuation . The Imperial Navy arrived in the Hoth system , and various members of the Rebel starfighter complement were pressed into service as the makeshift Rogue Group , flying T - 47 airspeeders that had been adapted to cold weather use . Hune served as the rear gunner for pilot Tarrin Datch ; together , the two were Rogue Ten of twelve . While Alliance personnel evacuated the planet in GR - 75 medium transports , Commander Luke Skywalker led Rogue Group into the Battle of Hoth , hoping to delay the Imperial AT - AT walkers of Blizzard Force that were trying to destroy Echo Base ' s deflector shield generator . Datch and Hune made a strafing run at Blizzard 1 , the enemy force ' s lead walker , but caused little damage to its armor . Their airspeeder was later shot down during the battle , and although Datch survived and the vehicle was salvaged , Hune was killed . However , the Rebels ' evacuation was ultimately a success . Personality and traits . Hosh Hune was a grim , bald man from a family of low status . When he discovered that he was working on weapons systems for the " Executor " , he agonized over wasting the efforts of his family , and then joined the Rebel Alliance . Behind the scenes . Hosh Hune was first mentioned in " The Essential Guide to Warfare " , a 2012 written by Jason Fry and Paul R . Urquhart . He was established as being a member of Rogue Group , an airspeeder squadron that was first seen in the 1980 film . However , a card titled " Snowspeeder Rogue Ten " that was released in the Star Wars Trading Card Game ' s 2003 " The Empire Strikes Back " expansion revealed that one of the airspeeders seen attacking General Veers ' s AT - AT in the film is Rogue Ten . The film can thus technically be said to be an indirect appearance of Hune , as can the of " Empire " 1999 , which features a shot of all twelve of Rogue Group ' s airspeeders . Similarly , the 1998 video game " " depicts Hune and Datch ' s airspeeder after it has crashed to the ground .