Phoenix One ( Siege of Lothal ) A human male flew under the callsign " Phoenix One " four years before the Battle of Yavin . A member of Phoenix Squadron , a fleet composed of RZ - 1 A - wing interceptor s that operated under the command of Jun Sato , Phoenix One led the rest of the squadron during a mission to steal shield generators from the Galactic Empire . Phoenix One later participated in a dogfight with the Sith Lord Darth Vader which occurred during the Siege of Lothal . The Sith Lord dealt heavy damage to Sato ' s fleet , and Phoenix One ' s life was lost to Vader . After further fighting , Sato and the remainder of Phoenix Squadron escaped . Biography . Rebel endeavors . A human male was a member of Phoenix Squadron , a small fleet of RZ - 1 A - wing interceptor s under the leadership of Commander Jun Sato , four years before the Battle of Yavin . The squadron opposed the rule of the Galactic Empire , and joined a rebel network led by Imperial senator Bail Organa and ex - Jedi Ahsoka Tano . The human pilot served Phoenix Squadron as Phoenix One . Shortly before the Empire laid siege to the planet Lothal , Phoenix One participated in a mission to steal Imperial shield generators alongside by the starship " Ghost " and its crew , led by Captain Hera Syndulla . A CR90 corvette commanded by Sato was also present for the mission . Although Syndulla ' s co - pilot and gunner Kanan Jarrus felt discontented with working alongside a formal military unit such as Phoenix Squadron , the other members of the " Ghost " crew were accepting of the help . Encountering Imperial " Gozanti " - class cruisers in space , Phoenix Squadron and the " Ghost " battled the Imperial TIE / ln space superiority starfighter defenders . Phoenix One , alongside a pilot flying under the callsign Phoenix Two , made short work of several TIE fighters docked on the cruisers at the request of Captain Syndulla . With the remaining TIE fighters on the run , Phoenix One declared that the " Ghost " was clear to proceed . Sabine Wren , piloting the " Ghost " < nowiki > ' < / nowiki > s detachable shuttle , the " Phantom " , liberated on the " Gozanti " cruiser s of its cargo . However , two Imperial " Arquitens " - class light cruisers arrived to support the cargo ships , thus strangulating the rebel force . Phoenix One was set upon by fresh TIE fighters , but Wren was able to destroy one of them , easing Phoenix One ' s load . Sato ' s corvette received the brunt of the light - cruisers ' attacks , and Sato began to order a retreat . However , the " Ghost " first grabbed the supplies that they had come for . Phoenix Squadron made the jump to lightspeed , leaving Wren to dock the " Phantom " with the " Ghost " before they too left the Imperials behind . However , the supplies was revealed to not contain any shield generators as hoped . Dogfight with a Sith Lord . Sometime later , the rebels learned of the Empire ' s blockade over Lothal . The crew of the " Ghost " sneaked through the blockade in an attempt to rescue an Imperial defector , but the mission turned disasterous when the defector was killed , which was followed by the appearance of the Sith Lord and Imperial enforcer Darth Vader . The crew escaped back to the Phoenix fleet , but were followed by Vader in his personal TIE Advanced x1 starfighter . Phoenix One led the other Phoenix pilots into battle against the solitary attacker , but were no match for Vader ' s superior piloting skills . Phoenix One and several other pilots , including Phoenix Two , lost their lives to the Sith Lord , who then destroyed Sato ' s command ship , " Phoenix Home " . After a difficult fight with Vader ' s reinforcements , the rebels eventually escaped the Empire one more time . Personality and traits . Phoenix One was a human male with light - color ed skin . While piloting his A - Wing , Phoenix One wore a red jumpsuit and a beige helmet . His A - Wing had blue markings across it . Later he had green and yellow markings . Behind the scenes . " Phoenix One " first appeared in the " " , the television movie that acted as the season two premiere of the " Star Wars Rebels " television series . Phoenix One ' s voice was provided by Matthew Wood . After Phoenix One ' s death another pilot with the exact same markings can be seen , however because he died before this pilots death which scream was provided by a unknown actor , this can be assumed that this Is a different pilot .