Casal Marskan Casal Marskan was a pilot in the Alliance to Restore the Republic who served aboard the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser " Independence " during the Galactic Civil War . He was the younger brother of Ernek Marskan , another pilot serving aboard the " Independence " . Red Squadron pilot Keyan Farlander , having begun to experiment with the dark side of the Force , promoted aggression in Marskan and several other rookie pilots . Marskan was killed in 0 BBY , along with fellow rookie Horodi , while assisting Farlander in a mission to capture a pair of Imperial corvettes . Marksan ' s brother later blamed Farlander for his death . Biography . Casal Marskan was the younger brother of Captain Ernek Marskan , a starfighter pilot in Blue Squadron aboard the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser " Independence " . Like his brother , Marskan was opposed to the ruling Galactic Empire and joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic prior to the Battle of Yavin , following his brother into the Alliance Starfighter Corps and service aboard the " Independence " . Shortly after the capture of the Imperial frigate " Priam " around 0 BBY , Marskan was one of several new pilots who joined Captain Samuel Raider and the Sullustan Speedy , both of Red Squadron , in the pilots ' lounge aboard the Mon Calamari vessel . Red Squadron ' s Captain Keyan Farlander had recently discovered his ability to manipulate the Force and had fallen under the influence of the dark side , causing Raider to become suspicious of the pilot . When Farlander entered the pilots ' lounge , Raider stood up to leave , prompting a brief altercation between the two , during which Farlander attempted to use the Force to make Raider stay . Though Marskan and the others witnessed the confrontation , they were unaware of the nature of the two pilots ' disagreement and joined Farlander in laughing off the incident . However , Farlander was hoping to create an invincible squadron of pilots guided by the Force , and began to encourage Marskan and the other pilots to learn to use the Force against their enemies , telling them that the Force was the reason he had never failed a mission or lost a starfighter . Though Marskan was initially skeptical about what Farlander had to say , he soon began to listen to the older pilot ' s advice . The " Priam " capture gave the Alliance a lead on locating the Death Star , an Imperial battlestation capable of destroying a planet , and two CR90 corvettes from " Ethar " group were dispatched to the prison planet Despayre in the Horuz system to investigate . However , the corvettes were captured by Imperial forces . A few days after he began to encourage aggression in the rookie pilots , Farlander was asked to lead a team of T - 65 X - wing starfighter s and guard an operation to recapture the corvettes . Farlander selected Marskan , along with another rookie named Horodi , to accompany him on the mission . In order to clear out any defenses , the X - wings proceeded into the area ahead of the rest of the Rebel forces , and they emerged from hyperspace to find two Imperial " Lambda " - class shuttles in the process of boarding the corvettes . Several Assault Gunboats that were guarding the Imperial operation moved quickly to intercept the new arrivals . The X - wings engaged the Gunboats , but were outnumbered by the Imperials , and both Marskan and Horodi were killed during the dogfight . Farlander was also forced to eject from his X - wing , though the Rebels were successful in recapturing the corvettes , and were able to retrieve the extra - vehicular pilot . The elder Marskan blamed Farlander for his brother ' s death , confronting him upon his return to the " Independence " . However , Farlander , still influenced by the dark side , considered their deaths as proof that both pilots were unworthy of the Force . Although Farlander eventually rejected the dark side , his attitude to the deaths of his comrades caused many of the other pilots to join Ernek Marskan in displaying animosity toward him . Personality and traits . Casal Marskan was an inexperienced pilot at the time of his death . Like many other rookies aboard the " Independence " , he admired the more experienced pilots , including Farlander . Although he was the only rookie pilot to voice his doubts over Farlander ' s theories concerning the Force , he soon began to take Farlander ' s advice , which his brother later believed was the cause of his death . Behind the scenes . Casal Marskan was created by Rusel DeMaria and appeared briefly in the 1993 book " " , which presented the story of Keyan Farlander , the player character in the game " " . In the book , Marskan is established as one of the previously unidentified pilots aboard the " Independence " . Though Farlander encouraged Marskan to use the Force , there was no indication that Marskan was himself Force - sensitive .