Zev Senesca / Legends Zev Senesca was a Human male starfighter pilot who served with Rogue Squadron in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War . In 3 ABY , he flew as Rogue Two during the Battle of Hoth . However , he was killed when his T - 47 snowspeeder was shot down by an Imperial AT - AT . Biography . Early life . Zev Senesca was born and raised on Kestic Station , a trading outpost on the fringes of the Bestine system . A stopover point for free - traders with no affiliations , especially ties to the Galactic Empire , Senesca became familiar and skilled in the life of a trader and pilot . His parents were persons of high ideals . They were known for trading in virtually any kind of good and , in their later years , began running arms for the fledgling Rebel Alliance . Although supplying the Rebellion was illegal and punishable by death , they felt they were doing the right thing and sought to instill this same kind of morality in their son . Growing up in such a free environment and surrounded by people with such strong ethical values , Senesca was a perfect candidate for recruitment by the Rebellion . His parents encouraged him to leave Kestic and take up arms with the Rebellion , which he soon did . Under his parents , Kestic soon became a vital link in the Alliance ' s supply chain . However , Rebel supply lines were traced back to the station . The Star Destroyer " Merciless " , on a tip from an informant , arrived and , without stopping to take prisoners or ask questions , destroyed the station . All aboard were killed , including Senesca ' s parents . His response to this tragedy was not grief , but anger . He blamed the Alliance for the destruction of Kestic Station , and for the death of his parents . And so , after no more than a year of fighting for the Rebellion , he left the Alliance and headed for deep space and a life as a free - trader . It was not long until Senesca learned the shocking truth about what happened . A " friend " he had confided in concerning Kestic ' s Rebel involvement was the informant who revealed the station ' s ties to the Empire . He had trusted this " friend , " and the leak in security of the supply line was Senesca ' s fault . This realization gave him a newfound attitude toward the Rebellion , and he came to accept his own responsibility . It was not long after this that Zev rejoined the Alliance to fight the true enemy — the Empire . Returning to the Rebellion . Senesca ' s second stint with the Rebellion saw him become known as a worthy starfighter pilot . During the evacuation of the Rebel base at Alis Point , Senesca single - handedly held off three TIE / LN starfighter s , while an unarmed transport fled into hyperspace , an action that helped earn the pilot a place in Commander Narra ' s newly formed Rogue Squadron . As a member of the nascent Rogue Squadron , Senesca flew under the call sign Rogue Two . He was the oldest member of the squadron throughout his service with them , and stayed pretty much to himself . Six months after the Battle of Yavin in 1 ABY , he fought with the Rogues in the campaign against Moff Kohl Seerdon , including the raid of Imperial tibanna gas facilities above Taloraan ; the destruction of the Weapons Research Facility on Fest ; the Battle of Chandrila ; the Rogues ' raid on Sullust ; and the protection of bacta facilities on the planet Thyferra , in which Seerdon was finally killed . Seven months after Yavin , Senesca , alongside Wedge Antilles , helped defend grounded members of the squadron from TIE fighters on an uncharted world . Due in part to Senesca ' s actions , Luke Skywalker and Narra escaped the planet with their lives , and in the company of the clone trooper Able . Along with the rest of Rogue Squadron , Senesca was assigned to the newly formed Echo Base on the planet Hoth in 2 ABY to protect the Alliance High Command . When Skywalker failed to return from a routine scouting mission in 3 ABY , Han Solo went out to locate his missing friend . Neither returned before nightfall , when the base ' s shield doors had to be closed to protect the base from the planet ' s brutal icy winds . At daybreak , Senesca led the T - 47 airspeeder patrol sent out to locate them . He successfully found Skywalker and Solo stranded amid the snow , having survived an overnight blizzard . When the Empire discovered the Rebel base and launched a massive ground assault soon thereafter , Senesca once again manned his airspeeder and flew with Rogue Squadron to hold off the invasion in order for the base ' s troop transports to evacuate . He managed to maintain control of his craft through most of the battle despite being hit by several laser barrages by the horde of AT - AT walkers . Late in the battle , he formed up with Skywalker on an approach of the Imperial line , ordered to try and bring down one of the walkers with the speeder ' s harpoon and tow cable , a trick that Antilles had successfully employed to bring down one of the walkers earlier . As his gunner , Kit Valent , prepared his tow cable , Senesca , Skywalker , and Derek " Hobbie " Klivian approached , his speeder suffered several direct hits from multiple walkers and he was killed along with his gunner . During his time with the Rebellion , Senesca was distinguished for his actions in combat . In his career , he had 48 confirmed kills and received several commendations for his actions . Behind the scenes . Zev Senesca was portrayed by the late Christopher Malcolm in " " . The character should not be confused with Zev Veers , the son of Maximilian Veers who appeared in " Dark Empire " , set after Senesca ' s death . Within the Star Wars 3 and 3 / 4 inch figure line , there have been two releases of Zev Senesca . The first figure came in the Saga Collection ' s " Rogue Two Snowspeeder " vehicle , an exclusive toy sold at Target toy stores in 2006 . Zev proved so popular with collectors that the figure was released again in 2008 in the . Zev was chosen by fans in late 2007 as the winner of the Saga Legends Showdown , he was also the last figure to be released in the Saga Legends collection . Both figures of Zev were identical , the only differences being in the decoration of the removable helmet and the addition of a blaster pistol supplied with the 30th Anniversary Collection figure .