Will Scotian Will Scotian was a Human male who hailed from the planet Brentaal IV , where he grew up dreaming of becoming a hero and finding fortune among the stars while watching transports take off from Brentaal ' s immense spaceport . Scotian learned to pilot simple cargo skiffs for a local freight hauler and apprenticed aboard bulk freighters before joining the Rebel Alliance as a starfighter pilot . Scotian loved pushing his fighter to the limit , which proved adventurous during his training . He registered an outstanding combat record while serving at the Rebellion ' s Oracle Base in the Brak sector and later fought in the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY . Scotian ' s excellent combat record soon convinced Rogue Leader Wedge Antilles to request his transfer into the elite Rogue Squadron . Scotian flew under the call sign Rogue Two . Scotian participated in Rogue Squadron ' s failed mission to help Luke Skywalker , Princess Leia Organa , and Lando Calrissian rescue the carbonite - encased Han Solo from the bounty hunter Boba Fett on the moon of Gall in 3 . 5 ABY . During the Battle of Gall , Scotian and Rogue Squadron fought to hold off two " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyers and 144 TIE starfighters while the Rebels sneaked into the Imperial Enclave on Gall ' s surface in pursuit of Fett . Two TIE Fighters badly damaged Scotian ' s X - wing starfighter early in the engagement , forcing him to evacuate the combat zone , while Fett eventually escaped with Solo . By the years of the New Republic , Scotian ' s service with Rogue Squadron had come to an end , although he experienced a short return to the squadron in 7 . 5 ABY , following the liberation of the galactic capital planet of Coruscant from Imperial control . The regular members of Rogue Squadron had resigned their commissions in the New Republic to wage an unsanctioned war against the forces of de facto Imperial leader Ysanne Isard , which prompted the New Republic to organize a temporary , ersatz Rogue Squadron , consisting of former squadron members , including Scotian , for morale purposes . Once Isard was defeated , the real Rogue Squadron returned to the New Republic , and Scotian returned to his previous unit . Biography . Battle of Hoth and joining the Rogues . Will Scotian , a Human male native of the Core World Brentaal IV , grew up dreaming of becoming a hero . In his youth , Scotian often watched transports taking off from Brentaal ' s huge starport , and , like many of his peers who did the same , he yearned to make a fortune out among the stars . Scotian began his piloting career by learning to handle simple cargo skiffs for a freight hauler near his home . Later , he apprenticed aboard bulk freighters , one day abandoning his job and jumping ship to join the Alliance to Restore the Republic ' s struggle in the Galactic Civil War . Scotian began training to pilot starfighters while with the Rebel Alliance , which proved to be something of an adventure because of his brash nature . He enjoyed pushing his fighter to the limits and soon compiled an outstanding combat record while serving at the Rebellion ' s Oracle Base in the Brak sector . Eventually , Scotian received a brief posting to Echo Base , the Alliance High Command ' s secret headquarters on the Outer Rim Territories ice planet Hoth , where he served with Blue Squadron under the call sign Blue Three . However , the Galactic Empire discovered Echo Base in 3 ABY , forcing the Rebels to begin hastily abandoning their compromised Hoth outpost . As the Rebels prepared to evacuate Echo Base in the face of imminent Imperial invasion , Scotian attended Princess Leia Organa ' s pre - battle briefing with a group of fellow pilots from Rogue Flight , Blue Squadron , and Green Squadron . Leaning over the top of an X - wing starfighter ' s laser cannon , Scotian listened as Organa explained that Echo Base ' s pilots had the responsibility of either piloting or flying fighter escort for the Rebels ' GR - 75 medium transports through the waiting Imperial blockade in Hoth ' s orbit under the protection of the base ' s powerful v - 150 Planet Defender ion cannon . Although the Battle of Hoth proved to be the Rebellion ' s worst battlefield defeat of the war , in which forty - two pilots died and seventeen of the Rebels ' thirty evacuation transports were lost , the majority of base personnel safely escaped the planet . Scotian himself survived as well . Following the Rebel defeat at Hoth , Scotian soon earned a position with the elite Rogue Squadron , whose pilots had covered Echo Base ' s evacuation . Scotian ' s stellar combat record at Oracle Base caught the attention of Rogue Leader Wedge Antilles , who requested the young pilot be transferred into the squadron , which continued to serve the Alliance Fleet as a rapid response team in the months following Hoth . Scotian flew under the call sign Rogue Two , the eventual successor of former Rogue pilot Zev Senesca , who died during the Battle of Hoth . Scotian ' s self - confidence in his abilities helped him fit in well with the Rogues . He learned much from his fellow pilots , but his brashness still tended to result in reckless and unconventional maneuvers . To rescue Han Solo from Gall . In 3 . 5 ABY , Scotian and the Rogues sneaked into the Zhar system of the Outer Rim Territories to set up a small temporary command base on the moon of Kile , as part of a mission to help Luke Skywalker , Leia Organa , and Lando Calrissian rescue the carbonite - frozen Han Solo from the bounty hunter Boba Fett . The Rebellion had learned that Fett was holding Solo at the Imperial Enclave on the nearby moon of Gall , in preparation for delivery to the crime lord Jabba the Hutt . Scotian and the Rogues planned to attack the Imperial Enclave ' s naval forces in orbit over Gall , which they hoped would create enough of a distraction to allow Organa and Calrissian in the " Millennium Falcon " , and the mercenary Dash Rendar , piloting his ship , the " Outrider " , to sneak in and free Solo . Scotian and the Rogues were on hand in their X - wing starfighters to welcome the " Millennium Falcon " arrival in the Zhar system . They escorted Organa , Calrissian , and Skywalker , the latter flying his own X - wing , to the Rebels ' moon base on Kile , where the group prepared for their upcoming rescue mission . Despite Skywalker joining Rogue Squadron as the unit ' s thirteenth member , flying as honorary Rogue Leader , the Rebels were vastly outnumbered . Scotian ' s squadron was required to keep occupied two " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyers and their combined complement of 144 TIE starfighters . During the ensuing Battle of Gall , Scotian was forced to quickly evacuate the area after Rogue Squadron met the first wave of attacking TIE Fighters . Two TIEs had maneuvered into pursuit of Scotian ' s X - wing , and though Rogue Six , Wes Janson , warned him of the threat , Scotian suffered laser damage to his fighter ' s R2 unit and overhead canopy . Scotian was able to patch his canopy ' s leak and resolved to continue fighting , claiming he still maintained manual and weaponry control on his fighter , but Skywalker nevertheless ordered him to return to the Rogues ' base on Kile . There were simply too many enemy fighters to risk Scotian ' s continued presence . Scotian left what turned out to be a failed mission for the Rebellion . Rogue Squadron held off the bulk of the Imperial Enclave ' s naval forces , despite losing Rogue Five , Dix Rivan , in the process , but Organa and Calrissian failed to rescue Solo from Fett , who escaped Gall with his carbonite - encased prisoner . In the days following the Gall mission , Rogue Squadron abandoned its base on Kile and returned to the Alliance Fleet . No sooner had the Rogues arrived , however , than they received a message requesting their assistance to help Skywalker , Organa , and Calrissian escape from the clutches of the Black Sun crime syndicate on the Imperial capital planet of Coruscant . Rogue Squadron engaged both Imperial and Black Sun forces in a three - way battle in orbit over Coruscant , in which Skywalker and party escaped , and Black Sun suffered a crippling defeat . An ersatz Rogue Squadron . Scotian survived to see the Rebel Alliance ' s eventual transition into the New Republic , following the massive Imperial defeat at the Battle of Endor in 4 ABY , although at some point his service with Rogue Squadron came to an end . Scotian returned to Rogue Squadron in 7 . 5 ABY , albeit in a temporary role , following the New Republic ' s defeat of de facto Imperial ruler Ysanne Isard and the resulting Liberation of Coruscant from Imperial control . The official members of Rogue Squadron had resigned their commissions with the New Republic and their positions in the squadron to wage an unsanctioned civilian campaign to defeat Isard , who had escaped from Coruscant , once and for all . In the true Rogue Squadron ' s absence , the New Republic cobbled together an ersatz Rogue Squadron , consisting of former squadron members , for appearance ' s sake to maintain morale . Among those brought back was Scotian . Following the final defeat of Isard , the real Rogue Squadron accepted an offer to return to the New Republic with their positions reinstated , leaving the temporary Rogue Squadron members , including Scotian , to return to their original units . The ersatz Rogue Squadron escorted the real Rogues through the skies of Coruscant upon their triumphant return to the New Republic capital . In one last show of bravado before disbandment , Scotian and his squadron engaged the real Rogue Squadron in a friendly competition of precision flying that wowed the Coruscanti crowds who had gathered to welcome back the returning unit . Lieutenant Derek " Hobbie " Klivian , the temporary Rogue Squadron ' s commanding officer , provided Wedge Antilles with the personnel files of his temporary unit for inspection before it was disbanded . Antilles was in the infancy stage of creating a new starfighter – commando unit , eventually named Wraith Squadron , although Scotian was not selected for inclusion . Will Scotian was not related to Pedna Scotian , a Chev pilot who later served with Rogue Squadron during the New Republic campaign to defeat rogue Imperial Warlord Zsinj , circa 7 . 5 ABY . Personality and traits . Growing up watching starships depart from the large spaceport on Brentaal IV , Will Scotian always dreamed of finding adventure and fortune among the spacelanes . He received his chance after joining the Rebel Alliance as a starfighter pilot . His starfighter training was a bit adventurous , since Scotian enjoyed pushing his craft to its limit , but he nevertheless demonstrated excellence in combat . Scotian ' s exceptional abilities earned him a position with the elite Rogue Squadron , where his blaster - sure personality helped him fit in well with his fellow pilots . If there was ever a fault in Scotian ' s combat abilities , it was that he was overaggressive and often had to be ordered to withdraw from a combat zone , even if his starfighter was badly damaged , such being the case during the Battle of Gall . Scotian would never willingly leave a battle , believing he was invincible and that heroism in a crippled starfighter was just part of his job description . Scotian had brown hair and light skin . Skills and abilities . Scotian commanded knowledge of planetary systems , street survival , and starfighter tactics . He also possessed mechanical ability in astrogation , repulsorlift operation , space transports , X - wing starfighter piloting , and starship gunnery . Equipment . Scotian ' s equipment during his Rogue Squadron career circa 3 . 5 ABY included a blaster pistol , comlink , and his Rebel flight suit . He similarly donned a flight suit during the Battle of Hoth . Behind the scenes . Character development . The character " Will " first appeared in the May 1996 novel " Shadows of the Empire " , by Steve Perry , in which he is one of two Rogue Squadron pilots downed during the Rebel Alliance mission to rescue Han Solo from Boba Fett on Gall . The character was provided a last name , " Scotian , " and a brief background history to complement his involvement in the novel in the subsequent June 1996 " Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook " , by Peter Schweighofer . The December 2013 " Rogues Gallery " department from " Star Wars Insider " 146 later established Scotian as being one of the Echo Base Rebel pilots present during Princess Leia Organa ' s Battle of Hoth briefing in the 1980 film . The film is therefore now retroactively considered to be the character ' s first appearance in " Star Wars " canon . Relationship to Pedna Scotian . A character named Pedna Scotian , also a Rogue Squadron pilot , appears in the February 1999 novel " " , by Aaron Allston . " The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia " , released in 2008 , confirms that there is no familial relationship between Will Scotian and Pedna . Allston envisioned that Will Scotian helped rescue Pedna , a Chev slave , during a Rebel Alliance raid on mercenaries supporting the Empire in his post - Rogue Squadron days . Recognizing the Human cultural trend of having two names , Pedna , who did not know her own family or clan name , adopted the surname " Scotian " in honor of her rescuer . Months after Will Scotian was transferred back to his unit after serving in the temporary Rogue Squadron during the events of Allston ' s novel " " , Pedna Scotian was likewise transferred into Rogue Squadron , but no one knew if her assignment was because of her flying skills or some sort of administrative error , such as someone believing he was actually transferring Will Scotian into the squadron . Nevertheless , these events simply reflect Allston ' s personal backstory for the characters and have never been officially included in " Star Wars " canon .