Gunn Yage Gunn Yage was a Human female pilot in the Imperial Navy around 137 ABY . Piloting " Skull One " — a " Predator " - class starfighter — under the call sign of " Gunner " , she led Skull Squadron . Yage was the daughter of Rulf Yage and Nyna Calixte , making her the maternal half - sister of Cade Skywalker . Biography . Gunn Yage was the daughter of Moffs Nyna Calixte and Rulf Yage , the latter of whom raised her like the son he wished he had . Growing up despising her mother for abandoning them to pursue a relationship with Grand Admiral Morlish Veed , Gunn eventually gained her father ' s respect after climbing through the ranks with no preferential treatment . She served in the 181st Imperial Fighter Wing , eventually reaching the rank of captain and earning command of Skull Squadron . Fleet Captain . The pilots under her command matched her own exacting standards , and included Tev Rimon , Jae Akura , and Brodie Coburn . It was said that they would do anything for her . Around 137 ABY , Gunn led Skull Squadron in the pursuit of a vessel they believed to be Cade Skywalker ' s ship the " Mynock " on Coruscant . They were unable to catch him when Cade dove down into the undercity of the planet . Upon returning to their hangar Gunn was berated by her father for failing to capture him and was told to meet him for dinner the next evening at a restaurant called the Naboo Queen . While eating dinner with her father Gunn ' s mother Nyna Calixte showed up . After calling her mother a rancor she said she believed that the vessel she and her men engaged the day before was indeed the " Mynock " . Shortly thereafter , Skull Squadron engaged the " Mynock " again , but this time the Wookiee Chak was the pilot . When it seemed as though Gunn was about to disable the ship , she was informed by Captain Skolitz of Moff Yage ' s orders to disengage and abort mission . Imperial Agent . After destroying a stray Galactic Alliance vessel , Gunn was contacted by her mother and given the mission to stop pirate attacks on Imperial shipments in the Outer Rim , along with an agent of Calixte ' s named Morrigan Corde , to put her black ops training to its fullest . Upon arrival on Tatooine , Yage met with Moff Nieve Gromia , who hadn ' t heard from Corde in a many years . Gromia presented the latest intel regarding the pirates , which Gunn recognized their ship as the " Mynock " , which belonged to Cade Skywalker , who was using the name " Luke Skywalker " as an alias . Gunn was sent to apprehend Cade . Unbeknownst to Gunn , Gromia contacted Black Sun Vigo Lun Rask , who sent a trio of assassins to kill her and Cade before Corde arrived . Gunn located her unknown half - brother in a cantina in Mos Eisley and captured Cade by flirting with him and then spiking his drink , making him drowsy . She then contacted Morrigan Corde and informed the older woman of her success . However , Corde was not pleased that Gunn had told Gromia about Cade . Gunn replied that she was only following regulations by reporting to her senior officer ; Corde countered that black ops did not apply . She warned Gunn that there was a leak on the Moff Council , and Gunn may become a target . Gunn , however , refused to believe her , stating that she Corde was acting like her mother . On the way to Imperial Station Bravo , Cade caused Gunn to crash her X - 34 landspeeder by Force choking her . Afterward , they were attacked by the assassins and were forced to flee and collaborate to survive due to a sandstorm . Cade was going to leave Gunn to die , but the Force ghost of Luke Skywalker led them to the Lars homestead to wait out the storm . There , Gunn insulted the Jedi Order , only to be lectured by Cade . Gunn then told Skywalker that her father was the " Hero of Ossus . " When Cade said that Rulf was a monster , Gunn revealed that her father never saw himself as a hero and was only following orders . After the massacre he was drunk for a week and had never been the same . The revelation that Rulf and Gunn had softer sides placated Cade and Gunn went to sleep . She awoke to the Anzati assassins Sint and Nakia Yoru trying to steal her and Cade ' s soup and once again she counted on her half - brother for survival . The siblings eventually defeated the Anzati pair , killing Sint in the process . They left the homestead to find Corde and Syn killed the Blood Carver . Corde reprimanded Yage for not waiting for her , and sent her to find evidence of Gromia ' s involvement in the attempted assassination . Discreetly returning to Gromia ' s base , Gunn searched through her manifests and learns that items she had purchased are too expensive for a Moff ' s salary , proving that she was corrupt . During a confrontation with Gromia , Gunn learned the truth about her family ties with Cade Skywalker and Morrigan Corde ; Gromia had looked in both Corde and Calixte ' s files in an attempt to ruin Calixte , and found that they were the same person and that Calixte was once Kol ' s wife and Cade ' s mother . Gunn refused to believe this , and in the scuffle Gromia was shot . She died telling Gunn to use the new information to ruin her mother . Principles on the line . Skull Squadron was later selected to take part in , an effort ordered by Regent Veed to capture Roan Fel , who was to meet with representatives of the Jedi Order on the planet Agamar . En route to Agamar , Gunn learned that her squadron had been selected to pilot a new type of starfighter and met the Sith overseer of the starfighter pilots : Darth Rauder , who warned Gunn of the price for disobeying her orders . As the battle between the Sith Imperial and the Fel loyalist forces raged on Agamar ' s orbit , Gunn was ordered by Lady Rauder to kill an ejected pilot loyal to Fel . Gunn refused to do so , since she saw that as murder , prompting Rauder to torture her using the Force . To spare Gunn from such a choice , " Crasher " Rimon took the shot and killed the helpless pilot , much to Rauder ' s anger . Gunn was clearly apalled , but kept on fighting . The battle ended with Roan Fel ' s escape , but the capture of Princess Marasiah Fel . Some days later , Skull Squadron also took part on the attack on Da Soocha and its moon Napdu . Da Soocha was poisoned in the same manner as Dac had been , while Napdu was subject to orbital bombardment . A number of civilian vessels attempted to flee , but Lady Rauder classified them as enemy combatants and ordered their destruction . Despite the protests of both " Crasher " Rimon and " Storm " Akura , who confirmed the vessels to be unarmed , Gunn nevertheless ordered her pilots to target the escaping ships . Defection . A few months later , in the final year of the Second Imperial Civil War , Gunn Yage was at her father ' s side aboard the Star Destroyer " War Hammer " . After keeping the secret of her mother ' s dual identity for so much time , she felt the need to inform her father that Nyna Calixte and Morrigan Corde were one and the same . However , Gunn was interrupted by a holocomm communication with Morlish Veed . The Grand Moff revealed that Yage ' s mother was a spy for Roan Fel , and thus he executed her for betraying the Empire . Soon after , the Sith learned of a secret Jedi Temple on Taivas . Assembling an armada of Sith and Imperial fighters , the Empire attacked Taivas . After suffering initial friendly fire casualties due to Taivas ' atmosphere , the Sith - Imperials sent in their ground forces . During this time , Yage and her squadron engaged in aerial combat with the Jedi . During the fight , the " Mynock " entered the fight and Yage was ordered to shoot it down . Torn between duty and personal sentiment , she was outraged that her Sith superiors had ordered her to kill her own half - brother . As the Jedi and their allies held their ground , Darth Krayt ordered his forces to redouble their efforts . With an entire fleet of Krayt ' s new capital ships and starfighters , along with a legion of newly - bred Sith troopers , Darth Nihl launched a relentless assault on the Jedi ' s position . The new wave of attacks , however , resulted in a major case of friendly fire , thus resulting in the deaths of their own compatriots , including Moff Geist . As the battle raged on , Jedi Master T ' ra Saa ordered the ships that formed the Hidden Temple to take flight and escape . Aboard one of these ships , Masters Tili Qua and K ' Kruhk took a number of Jedi younglings to safety . Sensing their presence aboard the ship , Darth Rauder ordered Skull Squadron to destroy it . But Rauder ' s order turned out to be the final straw for Captain Gunn Yage , who could not bring herself to murder defenseless children . Hence , she came to the Jedi ' s defense by shooting down Rauder ' s starfighter , killing her Sith superior in act of repentance for her service to the Sith . Upon fully realizing that the Sith were evil and without honor , Yage denounced the Galactic Empire of Darth Krayt and re - avowed her former allegiance to Roan Fel . When she informed her father of the reasons behind her defection , Moff Yage followed his daughter ' s example and turned against the regime that he hated for forcing him to commit many atrocities over the years . After killing the Sith who was in charge of the " War Hammer " , Moff Yage also announced his defection and called on his fellow officers to join him . Prior to the conflict ' s conclusion , Corde revealed herself to be alive to Gunn and Rulf . Both appeared to be pleased by the revelation of Corde ' s survival . The war ultimately came to an end in a final battle on Coruscant . Gunn Yage ' s Jedi half - brother , Cade Skywalker was responsible for killing Darth Krayt , thus delivering the Galaxy from the Dark Lord ' s reign while the remnants of the One Sith dispersed into hiding . Personality and traits . As the daughter and only child of a career officer , Gunn Yage was born as a virtual military brat who was expected to follow in her father ' s footsteps . Under Moff Rulf Yage ' s supervision , Gunn was raised to believe in principles such as honor and duty , discipline and courage . Aside from her exceptional skills as a Imperial pilot , Yage was also a gifted leader who commanded the respect of her fellow pilots within Skull Squadron . Although she had been born as a girl to a father who wanted a boy , she was fiercely loyal to Moff Yage and persevered to prove herself as a worthy heir to their family name . Despite Yage ' s close relationship to her father , she suffered from abandonment issues with her mother , Moff Nyna Calixte , who left the family and eventually became the lover of Grand Moff Morlish Veed . For years , Yage harbored feelings of contempt and resentment towards Calixte . She was initially devoted to serving the Darth Krayt and the Galactic Empire , but inwardly she felt disdain for the Sith ' s brutal policies . Thus , she outwardly celebrated her father as the " hero of Ossus , " even though the massacre of the Jedi weighed heavily on his conscience . A steadfast Imperialist , she resented the members of the Jedi Order as enemies of the Empire . Upon discovering that she and Cade Skywalker were half - siblings who had the same mother , Yage was shocked almost to the point of total disbelief . Although the revelation did nothing to change her bitter resentment towards Calixte , she chose to not destroy her mother by revealing the details of Calixte ' s past to the other Moffs . Captain Yage ' s service to Darth Krayt ' s Galactic Empire came to an abrupt end when she realized that she could no longer serve the Sith without sacrificing her honor in the process . Though she knew next to nothing about her half - brother , Yage had no interest in murdering her half - brother ; the thought of killing innocent children — even those raised and trained by the Jedi — was also an abhorrent crime in her eyes . In the end , Gunn Yage ' s moral code caused her to condemn the Sith as unethical and without honor . Behind the scenes . When designing Yage ' s appearance , artist Jan Duursema considered many different looks before finding inspiration from a particular hairstyle worn by her niece . The look reminded her of , aka " Starbuck " , from , and Duursema believed it was a risky move given the similarities between the characters . She chose it due to the look suiting the character , but fans of " " ultimately did make comparisons between Yage and Starbuck . In the sixth issue of " " , Yage ' s hair is drawn significantly longer than usual .