Dix Rivan Dix Rivan , known as Dixie , was a starfighter pilot of the Rebel Alliance ' s elite Rogue Squadron . He flew as Rogue Five in the months following the Battle of Hoth , during the Galactic Civil War . Although Rivan was a shy , introverted type , he considered his fellow Rogue Squadron pilots his family . As the squadron ' s rear guard , he was always watching out for his friends in combat , flying to their rescue when needed . Rivan participated in Rogue Squadron ' s mission to help Luke Skywalker , Princess Leia Organa , and Lando Calrissian attempt to rescue the carbonite - encased Han Solo from the bounty hunter Boba Fett on the moon of Gall in 3 . 5 ABY . As Rogue Squadron engaged Imperial naval forces in space above Gall , Rivan ' s X - wing starfighter was destroyed by an attacking TIE Fighter . He was the only member of Rogue Squadron killed during the battle , in which the Rebels failed to free Solo . Biography . Rogue Squadron ' s rear guard . Dix Rivan was a member of Rogue Squadron , the elite starfighter unit assigned to the roving Rebel Alliance High Command headquarters , in the months following the Battle of Hoth , flying under the call sign Rogue Five . Because of Rivan ' s shy personality , no one in Rogue Squadron knew where he came from or why he fought with the Rebellion , but most assumed his parents were killed by the Empire and that he joined to get revenge . Rivan served as Rogue Squadron ' s rear guard , either in space or on the ground , always watching out for his squadronmates and racing to someone ' s rescue when needed , although his recklessness put his own life at risk . In 3 . 5 ABY , Rogue Squadron established a small temporary command base on the moon of Kile , orbiting the gas giant Zhar , in the Zhar system of the Outer Rim Territories . Rivan and the Rogues had sneaked into the system for a quick hit - and - fade mission against the Imperial Enclave on the nearby moon of Gall , where the Rebellion had learned the bounty hunter Boba Fett was holding the carbonite - encased Han Solo in preparation for delivery to the crime lord Jabba the Hutt . Rivan and the Rogues planned to attack the Imperial Enclave ' s naval forces in orbit over Gall to create a distraction that they hoped would buy enough time for a small team — including Princess Leia Organa and Lando Calrissian in the " Millennium Falcon " , and the mercenary Dash Rendar , flying his starship , the " Outrider " — to sneak in and rescue Solo from Fett . Battle of Gall . Upon the " Millennium Falcon " arrival in the Zhar system , Rivan and Rogue Squadron escorted Organa and Calrissian , along with Luke Skywalker , flying in his X - wing starfighter , to the Rebels ' moon base on Kile , where the group made their battle preparations . Although Skywalker temporarily joined the Rogues for the rescue mission as the thirteenth squadron member , flying as honorary Rogue Leader , they were vastly outnumbered , required to hold off two " Imperial II " - class Star Destroyers and their combined complement of 144 TIE starfighters . As the Rogues reached Gall and made their initial approach on the first Star Destroyer , Rivan erupted into an excited battle cry over the squadron ' s comm channel . Skywalker considered scolding Rivan to cut the unofficial comm chatter , but he refrained , knowing just how Rivan felt — there was nothing quite like flying into combat . During the ensuing Battle of Gall , Rivan survived the first few waves of attacking TIE Fighters , complimenting Skywalker for his own fine performance in quickly dispatching several of the enemy , but his luck soon ran out . A TIE Fighter maneuvered its way below Rivan ' s X - wing starfighter and began firing at the exposed underbelly . Rivan tried to evade the attack by turning away to starboard , but he was too late . The X - wing exploded in a fiery blaze , killing Rivan instantly . Rivan was the only Rogue to lose his life during what would prove to be an unsuccessful mission for the Rebellion . Organa and Calrissian failed to rescue Solo from Fett , who escaped the Imperial Enclave on Gall with his prisoner in tow . Personality and traits . Dix Rivan , affectionately known to Rogue Squadron as " Dixie , " was a quiet man . He came off as a shy , private person , and as a result nobody in Rogue Squadron knew the details of why he fought with the Rebel Alliance . Most assumed the Empire had killed his parents and so he sought vengeance , but Rivan did not seem like the vengeful type . Instead , Rivan treated the Rogues as his family , and he enjoyed the post - mission camaraderie of his fellow pilots , even if he listened far more than he spoke . In his duty as the squadron ' s rear guard , Rivan was always there to bail his friends out of trouble during combat , but he did not watch his own back as well as he should , which proved to be his undoing during the mission to Gall . He allowed an enemy TIE to sneak up underneath him and destroy his X - wing during the battle . Skills and abilities . Rivan commanded knowledge in languages , planetary systems , and street survival . He possessed mechanical ability in astrogation , repulsorlift operation , X - wing starfighter piloting , starship gunnery , and starship shields ; and technical ability in repulsorlift repair . Equipment . Rivan ' s standard Rogue Squadron equipment included a blaster pistol , comlink , and his Rebel flight suit . Behind the scenes . The character named " Dix " first appeared in the May 1996 novel " Shadows of the Empire " , written by Steve Perry , in which he serves as the only pilot in Rogue Squadron to die during the Rebel Alliance ' s mission to rescue Han Solo from Boba Fett on Gall . Dix was subsequently provided a last name , " Rivan , " and a brief background history in the June 1996 " Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook " , written by Peter Schweighofer . A , originally released in 1996 " Star Wars " model - kit packages , features a panel depicting the Battle of Gall , in which a single X - wing fighter is shown blowing up . Given that Rivan is the only Rogue to die at Gall in the " Shadows of the Empire " novel , this article concludes that the destroyed X - wing in the comic is Rivan ' s fighter .