Cesi Eirriss Cesi " Doc " Eirriss was a female Twi ' lek pilot who served in the Alliance to Restore the Republic ' s Red Squadron prior to the Battle of Yavin . Around 0 BBY she accompanied Wedge Antilles , Biggs Darklighter and Jek Tono Porkins to Commenor to escort Nera Dantels and her badly - needed cargo of astromech droids to Yavin 4 . Pursued by TIE Fighters shortly after leaving Commenor , Eirriss ' s ship was hit by debris from an exploding TIE solar panel , damaging her deflector shield generator and hyperdrive . Antilles ordered her to abandon ship , but Eirriss knew that a recovery would take away precious time from their escape and directed her X - wing into a collision course with the pursuing TIEs . Eirriss was killed when her ship was destroyed in the resulting collision , though the explosion eliminated a number of the Imperial starfighters and gave the other Rebels a chance to escape to hyperspace . Biography . Early career . At some point prior to 0 BBY , Cesi Eirris attained a doctorate in political science . However , her career took a different path when she joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic as a starfighter pilot . By the time of the Destruction of Alderaan , she was assigned to the Rebel base on the fourth moon of Yavin Prime . Her doctorate earned her the nickname " Doc " among the other pilots . The Alliance was in need of additional starfighters for use in their war against the Galactic Empire . After they learned of a number of T - 65 X - wing starfighter s at an Incom Corporation assembly facility , Eirriss was one several pilots called to a briefing in which General Jan Dodonna outlined a plan to capture the fighters by using four TIE / LN starfighter s , recently brought to the Alliance by the defecting crew of the " Imperial II " - class frigate " Rand Ecliptic " , to draw the defending TIE Fighters away from the nearby Imperial Security Bureau base . With the facility temporarily undefended , the " Rand Ecliptic " would arrive with a GR - 75 medium transport to retrieve the X - wings . The mission was a success and the Rebels retrieved several X - wings , although Peate Kurin was killed and Derek Klivian lost a leg during the diversionary raid . Soon after the mission , Eirriss was able to practice in the captured X - wings along with Wedge Antilles , Biggs Darklighter and Jek Tono Porkins , before the four went to visit Klivian as he recovered in the infirmary . Mission to Commenor . Although the X - wings had relieved the Alliance ' s immediate shortage of starfighters , they were still critically short of the astromech droids required to help the pilots operate the ships . The Empire , anticipating their need , had begun impounding the droids to keep them out of Rebel hands , but the Alliance had located a source when Captain Nera Dantels of the civilian freighter " Starduster " arranged to rendezvous with Alliance forces on the Imperial stronghold of Commenor , to deliver a shipment of R2 and R5 units . Dodonna decided to keep personnel and ships to a minimum by launching an undercover operation to retrieve the droids . Eirriss was selected for the mission , along with Antilles , Darklighter and Porkins , and was briefed by the general before departing for Commenor . The four Rebels headed for Commenor with Eirriss flying under the call sign " Red Four . " After landing their X - wings at the spaceport on Commenor , the Rebels rented a landspeeder and proceeded to a local cantina , where they had been told to play a game of sabacc while waiting for Dantels . While they played , the Rebels heard the latest news of the dissolution of the Imperial Senate on the HoloNet , learning of the apparent disappearance of Senator Leia Organa of Alderaan . Eirriss dropped out of the game when the bet got too high , leaving Porkins to go on and win . Eirriss suggested a game of null - gravity caroms next , but before they could start a new game , Antilles received a signal from Dantels directing them to a nearby hangar , and the group departed . Outside the cantina , the Rebels were met by a local gang who attempted to elicit a protection fee by claiming to have chased thieves away from their landspeeder . When one of them insulted Porkins , the Rebel responded with a knee to the youth ' s midsection and a brawl broke out between the two groups . The fight came to an abrupt end when the Rebels drew their blasters and made a quick exit before Imperial authorities arrived . Eirriss and the group proceeded to Hangar Bay 31 where they were due to rendezvous with Dantels . After confirming their identity , Dantels took the Rebels to the " Starduster " , where Eirriss quickly checked to see if the droids appeared to be in working order . Satisfied , the Rebels arranged to meet up with Dantels in orbit , after retrieving their X - wings , and lead the " Starduster " back to Yavin 4 . However , they were unaware that one of the street gang had followed them to the rendezvous and alerted a stormtrooper to the meeting . The stormtrooper called the Imperial base on the nearby moon of Folor to warn them of the fleeing Rebels and , by the time the Rebels reached orbit , the Imperials had already dispatched TIE / LN starfighters to intercept them . Death . Seeing the incoming fighters , Antilles instructed Eirris and Porkins to provide cover for the " Starduster " , while he and Darklighter moved to engage the Imperials . Eirriss and Porkins were soon engaged with TIEs that had broken past Antilles and Darklighter but were able to eliminate the TIEs , with each destroying their wingmate ' s pursuers . However , while the Rebels were occupied , more TIEs attacked the " Starduster " . Dantels used her ship ' s laser cannons to destroy the TIEs , but Eirriss ' s X - wing was struck by the solar panel from one of the Imperial fighters , damaging her shield generator and hyperdrive . Since Eirriss was unable to handle the necessary repairs on her own , Antilles ordered her to pressurize her flight suit and eject to be picked up by the " Starduster " . With a new wave of TIEs incoming , Eirriss instead told the others to make the jump to hyperspace and set a collision course for the approaching fighters . Eirriss was killed in a head - on collision that destroyed her X - wing and a number of TIEs , but her actions provided the time needed for her comrades to escape . When the Empire ' s Death Star battlestation later moved against the Rebel base on Yavin 4 , the survivors of the Commenor mission vowed to destroy it in Eirriss ' s name . Her place in the squadron for the Battle of Yavin was filled by John D . Branon . Though Eirriss died before Antilles and Luke Skywalker formed Rogue Squadron following the Battle of Yavin , she was included in a holographic memorial to the squadron ' s dead as late as 5 ABY . Personality and traits . Despite having a doctorate in political science , Cesi Eirriss chose to join the Rebel Alliance in their struggle against the Galactic Empire . She was a capable pilot , who developed a good relationship with the other members of Red Squadron , and was also capable of handling herself in a fight , helping her wingmates to defeat the street thugs on Commenor . Eirriss believed that making a sacrifice for the greater good was worthwhile . After Dodonna outlined his plan to capture X - wings from the Incom facility , Darklighter expressed his concerns over the need to sacrifice the " Rand Ecliptic " TIE Fighters , but Eirriss stated that it was a small price to pay and spoke of her respect for Dodonna ' s tactical ability . When her starfighter suffered damage during the Commenor mission , Eirriss was ultimately willing to sacrifice her life in order to give her comrades time to escape . Behind the scenes . Cesi Eirriss was created by Michael A . Stackpole for the 1997 one - shot comic " X - Wing Rogue Squadron ½ " . She later made a brief appearance as a hologram in " " and appeared in the of the " " story arc by Paul Chadwick , which was set around the events of " X - wing Rogue Squadron ½ " and included a brief recap of that story . She also received entries in Jason Fry ' s " Star Wars Insider 59 " article " Who ' s Who in Rogue Squadron " and " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " . In 2008 , an Eirriss action figure was included in an " Evolutions " three - pack of Rebel pilots as part of Hasbro ' s " " . Eirriss ' s skin color has varied between different sources in which she appears . " X - Wing Rogue Squadron ½ " depicted her with pale pink skin , while " Empire 12 : Darklighter , Part 3 " gave her a yellowish complexion . Both her " X - wing Rogue Squadron 35 " appearance and Hasbro action figure have green skin while the illustration of her that appears on the figure ' s box has a yellow - green appearance .