Falynn Sandskimmer Falynn Sandskimmer was a Human female from Tatooine who served as a starfighter pilot in New Republic Starfighter Command . Already a Y - wing starfighter ace but with a record marked by insubordination , she was among the first to join Wraith Squadron in 7 ABY . Sandskimmer was selected for her ground vehicle proficiency and skill in flying TIE fighters and X - wings . She was also in charge of the Wraiths ' acquisitions in the event that they were away from their support crew . During her time in Wraith Squadron , Sandskimmer developed an attraction for fellow Wraith Myn Donos , but their relationship never progressed . Sandskimmer ' s service in Wraith Squadron included participating in the evacuation of Folor Base and the subsequent capture of the CR90 corvette " Night Caller " by the Wraiths . The " Night Caller " was then used by the squadron for a number of covert missions against various outposts and holdings of Warlord Zsinj and Apwar Trigit while posing as the corvette ' s crew . These missions would ultimately climax in the Battle of Ession against the " Imperial " - class Star Destroyer " Implacable " . In this engagement , Sandskimmer flew into the Star Destroyer ' s hull to attack it from within , but perished when she became entrapped inside , and the " Implacable " crashed into a moon . Biography . Early life and career . Sandskimmer grew up in Mos Eisley , living an impoverished life and subsisting through theft . At one unspecified point , she contracted Bunkurd Sewer Disorder from living near the broken - down sewers in Mos Eisley . She also lived an adventurous lifestyle , as Sandskimmer once attempted a canyon run in a skiff and received a broken collarbone for her troubles . Eventually , Sandskimmer left Tatooine behind and joined up with the New Republic , entering the New Republic Defense Force as a pilot after attending the New Republic Academy . Sandskimmer began piloting BTL Y - wing starfighter s , flying in combat and achieving the accomplishment of becoming an ace after scoring five aerial kills . She received two promotions to lieutenant , but these promotions were canceled owing to her chronic insubordination to officers whom she did not respect . Wraith Squadron . With her career at a low point , Sandskimmer was selected as a pilot candidate for a new unit , and was transported to Folor Base for an interview . Her interviewer , Wedge Antilles , was impressed with her flying ability , but noted her marks for insubordination . When she was asked about Luke Skywalker , Sandskimmer replied that she had neither met nor had any desire to meet the Jedi . To Sandskimmer , Skywalker had cast a long shadow on Tatooine pilots and set an impossible example for her to follow . Sandskimmer performed well in the initial selection process established by Antilles , the commander of what was to be Wraith Squadron , scoring second out of the ten pilots chosen . As such , she was selected as one of the pilots in the new squadron , temporarily named Gray Squadron . With her proficiency in ground vehicles , she was also placed in charge of acquisitions until the unit obtained a support crew . For the next stage of training , Sandskimmer received the designation Gray Three . However , mere acceptance into the squadron did not indicate that they were ready for action , and Antilles continued his rigorous schedule of exercises and simulated missions . In one mission , which had the sensors of their X - wings fail as soon as they locked onto their target , Sandskimmer , along with many other pilots , failed to score a hit on the target . However , she took it in stride , knowing that there were other missions . Afterward , she and some of the other pilots crowded around taciturn squadmate Myn Donos in the DownTime tapcafe , attempting to make him smile , and they were able to open him up to a conversation . As they talked , Sandskimmer felt that Donos ' s willingness to lay down his life for his friends made him a better man than some of the other pilots , belying her feelings for the Corellian . However , Donos , who was still recovering from the destruction of his command , Talon Squadron , had many emotional issues that kept him from realizing how Sandskimmer felt . While at breakfast one day , Sandskimmer overheard the squadron ' s executive officer , Lieutenant Wes Janson , claim that Wedge Antilles was the best pilot ever . Sandskimmer expressed her skepticism at that announcement , claiming that Antilles was too old to be an effective pilot . In response , Antilles brought her to a pair of old repulsorlift ore haulers and challenged her to a race through a lunar fissure known as the Pig Trough . Despite all her staying neck - and - neck and even ahead of him at some points , Antilles won by landing his hauler on top of hers , pushing her vehicle back . Sandskimmer spluttered that he had cheated , but Antilles reminded her that there were no rules in combat , and she admitted that she needed to learn to cheat also . Shortly afterwards , the fledgling squadron , newly designated as Wraith Squadron , was rushed into combat as Admiral Apwar Trigit led his " Implacable " to attack Folor Base . In the ensuing Battle of Folor , Sandskimmer and the rest of the Wraiths , along with another unit of RZ - 1 A - wing interceptors , flew cover for the GR - 75 medium transports launching from the base in an evacuation effort . The result was a dogfight between the two New Republic squadrons and a full wing of Imperial craft . Their efforts were successful , and after the last transport escaped , they jumped into hyperspace towards a rendezvous point designated Doldrums . However , the squadron and their support shuttle the " Narra " were pulled out of hyperspace en route to Doldrums by the gravity well projector of a unique ambush weapon that they would later learn was called an " empion mine , " which also disabled their starfighters and astromechs . Sandskimmer and most of the squadron were ordered to take cover on the nearby world of Xobome 6 to effect emergency repairs to the disabled fighters . While the world was not hospitable , it gave them a place to hide with atmosphere in which they could make repairs . Meanwhile , Antilles and demolitions expert Kell Tainer set up an ambush vehicle dubbed the " Lunatic " that would act as a lure for the enemy vessel they expected to arrive shortly . Sure enough , a modified CR90 corvette allied with Trigit and Warlord Zsinj , the " Night Caller " , arrived to investigate the explosion of the mine . The " Night Caller " pulled the " Lunatic " into its hold , unaware that Gamorrean Wraith Voort saBinring was concealed inside . As saBinring blasted his way into the ship ' s bridge with a chopped off laser cannon , the Wraiths in starfighters quickly destroyed the pair of TIE / LN starfighter s that the " Night Caller " had deployed . After saBinring demanded and received the surrender of the crew , the Wraiths took over the ship and used it to get them back to New Republic lines . However , Wedge Antilles also concocted a running deception that would have the Wraiths impersonate the crew of the " Night Caller " as a platform to launch strikes and gather intelligence on Trigit ' s and Zsinj ' s operations . " Night Caller " charade . On one of their first missions while impersonating the crew of the " Night Caller " , Commander Antilles and Falynn Sandskimmer took the two TIE fighters that they had captured to fly over the capital of Viamarr 4 , a poor agrarian world loosely aligned with Zsinj . The mission plan stored in the " Night Caller " computers had specified nothing else for their visit to the world , but Sandskimmer and Antilles found themselves surprised when a pair of aged Z - 95 Headhunters challenged them . Before the confrontation could escalate into combat , the planetary authorities ordered the Headhunters off , relieving Sandskimmer , who had not wanted to destroy the obviously amateur pilots . Sandskimmer and Antilles continued on to fly over the governmental buildings , prompting the planetary governor to contact the " Night Caller . " After Sandskimmer and Antilles returned to the corvette , they learned that , via former actor and current Wraith Garik Loran , the governor had wanted to discuss a partnership with Zsinj . Later , Loran would use more elaborate charades to aid in his impersonations of Captain Zurel Darillian , the former master of the " Night Caller " , and in other members of the ship ' s crew . Apparently , the warlord had been making discreet alliances with worlds in exchange for protection . After Antilles received permission to continue with the charade , Sandskimmer spent much of her time aboard the " Night Caller " training in a TIE fighter simulator , hoping to amass prestige for herself by flying TIE missions alongside Antilles . However , piloting missions were not the only operations that the Wraiths performed in the guise of the " Night Caller " crew . On Xartun , Garik Loran posed as an Imperial lieutenant meeting with planetary officials , touring a manufacturing complex belonging to Zsinj . After Loran ' s visit was ended , Sandskimmer and the other Wraiths infiltrated the complex , planning to destroy it . While Kell Tainer planted explosives , though , they came under attack by Imperial probe droids . The Wraiths managed to destroy the droids , but the local garrison had been alerted . Converging on the vehicle hangar , Sandskimmer remotely activated a landspeeder and sent it towards a group of Imperial troops and a pair of TIE fighters that were guarding the hangar . With their distraction in place , the rest of the Wraiths clambered into a cargo skiff , which Falynn piloted out of the hangar . To defeat the TIEs , Sandskimmer rammed the cargo skiff into the first one , then had Wedge Antilles use the electromagnets attached to the cargo skiff to drag the TIE fighters along behind them . As they escaped the complex , Antilles released the two dragged starfighters into the tree line , destroying them as the Wraiths made their way back to the " Narra " with the facility exploding behind them . With the successful completion of the trip to Xartun , the Wraiths continued to pose as loyal crew members of Zsinj in the " Night Caller " while quietly launching subterfuge missions after the corvette had left the system . Consequently , Sandskimmer participated in raids on Belthu and the M2398 system . In the latter location , the Wraiths scrambled when they were attacked by a nest of pirates operating in the system . For several tense moments , Sandskimmer and Antilles , both in TIE fighters , were the only starfighters protecting the " Night Caller " until the rest of the squadron could deploy their X - wings from the ship ' s hold . Sandskimmer helped engage a group of Uglies that boiled out of the pirate base Blood Nest , though she was unable to score an aerial kill ; her target surrendered first . The Wraiths easily defeated the rest of the pirates ' motley force , though Wraith Jesmin Ackbar was killed in action when she lost control of her fighter . Furthermore , Myn Donos had been rendered catatonic by the loss of his astromech , Shiner , whom Donos had come to regard as the last member of Talon Squadron . The rest of the pirates then also surrendered to Antilles , and Sandskimmer and Eurrsk Thri ' ag were assigned to guard them while Antilles decided what to do with the pirates . In the end , they were transferred to the " Night Caller " as prisoners while the Wraiths seized the rest of their supplies . With Donos sitting in a stupor , Sandskimmer and some of the other Wraiths devised a way to help him confront his grief before his career was terminated . Working with Loran , Tainer , and Tyria Sarkin , Sandskimmer and the others placed Donos through a simulated recreation of his squadron ' s destruction . As they impersonated the pilots of Talon Squadron , they told him that if he cared about his lost squadron , he would fight to avenge them and to continue living instead of wishing he was dead . After Donos swore that he cared about life , they ended the mission , igniting the ire of the Corellian pilot . However , Sandskimmer and the others were able to talk reason into him , and he was able to begin his emotional recovery process . Additionally , Donos admitted to Sandskimmer that he had been pushing her away every time that she tried to get closer to him . As he returned to his quarters to get some sleep , Sandskimmer followed him discreetly to ensure that he arrived there . As the squadron recovered from the pirate ambush , Zsinj contacted the " Night Caller " , ordering them to assist Admiral Trigit in engaging the Alliance at Talasea . Prior to the attack , the corvette was scheduled to rendezvous with one of Zsinj ' s supply ships , the " Hawkbat . " Furthermore , the " Night Caller " was supposed to be carrying four TIE fighters ; the two that the Wraiths had destroyed in the initial seizure had yet to be replaced . To these ends , the squadron planned a mission to the Imperial world of Storinal , where the " Hawkbat " was scheduled to stop prior to the rendezvous , to find a way to spread a contagious disease on the " Hawkbat " while acquiring two more fighters . As they were inserted into Storinal , all of the Wraiths were disguised and the unit was split up according to mission tasks . Sandskimmer , saBinring , and Lieutenant Atril Tabanne of the " Night Caller " were disguised as bodyguards for Janson , who was posing as an expatriate senator from Bakura . Their mission was to acquire the pair of starfighters that the Wraiths would need to effect a successful deception at Talasea . With Janson ' s more noticeable disguise , Tabanne and Sandskimmer were chosen to do the preliminary scouting . With the initial reconnaissance completed , members from each mission group , including Sandskimmer , met at a local establishment , the Howler . She reported that there were four TIEs kept constantly ready in a nearby bunker in the spaceport . In response , Antilles ordered her to investigate the facility that evening , with Donos providing discreet cover for her with his laser rifle ; he had also been a sniper in the Corellian Defense Force . Before they left the Howler , though , Kell Tainer played a joke on her by informing the establishment that she and Gamorrean Voort saBinring were celebrating their fifth wedding marker . Sandskimmer at first bristled , but saBinring pointed out that her reaction was due to her revulsion at the thought of being married to a Gamorrean . Mortified , she admitted he was right , apologized for offending saBinring , and readily accompanied him outside the bar holding hands . That evening , Sandskimmer easily gained access to the roof of the bunker , where the door that allowed the TIE fighters to exit was located . While waiting for the door to open , she fell asleep . Awaking as it opened , she was able to see the interior of the TIE hangar , but the door began closing after she had crawled onto it . As such , she had nothing to hold onto as it finished sealing . With her only alternative to have her fingers crushed , she let go of the doors and fell off the roof to land on the ground three meters below . Though she was unconscious for a couple of hours and suffered cuts and bruises , Sandskimmer escaped both detection and serious injury , making her way back to the hotel room where she , Janson , Tabanne , and saBinring were staying . Donos was present in the room when she returned , and he confessed that he had been worried when she fell . She assured him that she was fine , and rested for the rest of the day , as the Wraiths planned on stealing the TIEs the next evening . For the next phase of the mission , Sandskimmer rewired a vacant cargo skimmer , programming it to jump up two meters in height to allow her , Antilles , Loran , and Tabanne to jump onto the roof of the bunker . At the same time , Wraith Hohass Ekwesh made a strafing run on the spaceport in his X - wing , drawing out two of the four TIEs and allowing the four Wraiths access to the bunker . While Loran and Tabanne dealt with the personnel in the bunker , Antilles and Sandskimmer seized the two unoccupied fighters and used them to destroy the two Imperial TIEs after Loran , posed as the fighter commander , called them back . As the rest of the Wraiths evacuated on the " Narra " , Ekwesh , Antilles , and Sandskimmer flew back to the " Night Caller " in their fighters . Despite the complications , the Wraiths had managed to acquire two fighters and infect the " Hawkbat " , completing their objectives . The squadron had one final mission before the expected meeting with Trigit at Talasea . In the Todirium system , the Wraiths posed as Rogue Squadron after Loran obtained the location of one of Zsinj ' s facilities . They were only opposed by Ultra - Light Assault Vehicles , which they easily defeated , though Sandskimmer ' s fighter sustained some damage in the skirmish . Talasea and Ession . Sandskimmer then participated in the Battle of Talasea , which saw Wraith Squadron and the " Night Caller " matched up against the corvette " Constrictor " and the EF76 Nebulon - B escort frigate " Provocateur " . The battle was originally planned as a trap for the Star Destroyer " Implacable " , but Trigit discerned the ambush and held back , though he remained unaware of the true nature of the " Night Caller " crew . Flying in a TIE fighter along with Antilles , Tabanne , and Janson , Sandskimmer , and her comrades focused on targeting the " Constrictor " . On a successive pass , Antilles and Sandskimmer caught the bow hold of the corvette as it prepared to launch its own fighters . The resulting detonation crippled the vessel , and it surrendered , while the rest of the squadron in their X - wings destroyed the " Provocateur " with the aid of the " Night Caller . " Although the battle had heavily damaged the " Night Caller " , Antilles decided to use that to his effect , having Loran report to Trigit that the ship had barely survived against a New Republic trap . Additionally , Loran was able to persuade both Zsinj and Trigit to create an opportunity to set up an ambush for New Republic forces at Ession . In reality , the Wraiths were planning another engagement to defeat Trigit once and for all . The battle involved an additional three squadrons of New Republic fighters , including Rogue Squadron , dropping into the system ostensibly to attack a Zsinj - allied facility . Meanwhile , the " Night Caller " stayed in formation with the " Implacable " near one of Ession ' s moons , waiting for the opportunity to strike . As the New Republic starfighters arrived , the Wraiths struck . Sandskimmer , in a TIE alongside Tabanne , saBinring , and Janson , was already launched and was escorting the " Implacable " when the signal to attack came . The four starfighters made a quick strafing run on the " Implacable " , destroying the sensor globe s and the bridge of the ship , while the Wraith Squadron X - wings launching from the " Night Caller " overloaded the shields with a barrage of proton torpedoes . Sandskimmer continued attacking the destroyer ; its own fighters had been distracted by the other New Republic starfighters . During the battle , her wingman , Tabanne , was disabled by enemy fire , leaving Sandskimmer to press the attack . As the Wraiths concentrated their fire on the ship ' s power cells , Sandskimmer hit upon the idea to fly into the interior of the damaged ship and attack it from within . She suggested it to Antilles , who refused her order . Regardless , she pretended not to hear him and flew into the ship to attack it . Once inside , she inflicted significant damage to the Star Destroyer , aided by Wraith Eurrsk Thri ' ag , who had followed her in . However , while the two Wraiths were successful in destroying the main power cells and dooming the " Implacable " , they had to escape the ship before it crashed into Ession ' s moon . Sandskimmer found that her fighter was caught on something , trapping her inside the ship . She ordered Thri ' ag to leave the vessel , but his fighter was destroyed by a turbolaser emplacement . As the " Implacable " fell , Sandskimmer knew she had no chance of escape and warned the other Wraiths not to attempt to rescue her , even firing her laser cannons to keep them from a futile exercise and similar fate as she would soon experience . She died when the " Implacable " hit the moon . Legacy . Sandskimmer was mourned by her squadron after the battle , which the New Republic ultimately won . In particular , her death affected Myn Donos for months afterward . Her callsign , Wraith Three , was later assumed by Wes Janson . Personality and traits . Falynn Sandskimmer was considered a talented fighter pilot by her peers , but she had difficulties relating to others in her units . She was wont to disrespect authority figures whom she felt were incompetent and had issues with her self - worth . This was largely what led her to recruitment into Wraith Squadron , as her career was nearly finished . Sandskimmer , often feeling overshadowed by the legacy of Tatooine native Luke Skywalker , sought to be the best at something or strive to perform an innovative , unique deed . She felt that she could never achieve first place in anything as she was regarded as second - place in piloting TIEs , second place in bypassing security systems , and Donos ' s casual rejection of her advances only contributed to her lack of self esteem . Her fixation with an accomplishment that only she could profess doing indirectly led to her death when she disobeyed orders to attack the " Implacable " from the interior . She could also be proud of her abilities , even going so far as to profess equality in skill with X - wing ace Wedge Antilles . However , Antilles later proved the error of this claim , and she admitted that he had won , though with the caveat that Antilles performed unfairly . Sandskimmer did admit when she was in the wrong , though quite reluctantly . Her commanding officers considered her volatile , and she was known to vent her frustrations in the midst of combat . Relationships . During her time in Wraith Squadron , Falynn Sandskimmer developed an attraction for fellow Wraith Myn Donos , feeling that she understood the solitary Corellian pilot . Initially , though , Donos was unresponsive . However , after eventually confronting and dealing with emotional issues related to the destruction of Talon Squadron , his previous command , Donos began warming up to Sandskimmer instead of pushing her away . Before their relationship could truly progress , Sandskimmer was killed in the Battle of Ession . Her death pained Donos for some time afterwards , as he knew she had loved him , but he had never taken the time to develop the relationship further . Skills and abilities . Sandskimmer was a competent starfighter pilot , and well versed in flying X - wings , Y - wings , and TIE fighters , though not on par with luminaries such as Wedge Antilles . She was already an ace in the Y - wing before she trained to become an X - wing starfighter pilot with the Wraiths . During the " Night Caller " charade , she further honed her skills in a TIE fighter , employing them on several missions . Due to her rough upbringing on Tatooine , she was also a proficient scout , though not as capable as fellow Wraith Tyria Sarkin . Sandskimmer ' s particular area of expertise on the ground lay in the area of piloting and controlling ground vehicles ; she was familiar with any number of models and could reprogram or activate them using little more than a datapad . Once in control of a vehicle , she could successfully execute maneuvers that some other pilots considered daredevil . This expertise also meant that she was proficient in bypassing security systems . Behind the scenes . Falynn Sandskimmer was first created by Aaron Allston for his novel " " . Aside from brief mentions in other books by Allston , Sandskimmer has only appeared elsewhere in articles about Wraith and Rogue Squadrons .