Bakki Sourthol Lieutenant Commander Bakki Sourthol was a Human male pilot and officer for the Alliance to Restore the Republic , flying a X - Wing through the Fakir sector as the Red Leader of Reekeene ' s Roughnecks . Sourthol sometimes worked along with special operations and intelligence , writing reports on the threats posed by the saboteur Yansan and by the Imperial TIE Series of starfighters . Affable and animated , Sourthol was also good at playing sabacc . Biography . Bakki Sourthol , a Human male , joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic because his father ' s political beliefs prevented him from entering the Imperial Academy . An experienced pilot , Sourthol commanded an X - Wing Squadron in the Bakchou arm of Fakir sector as a member of Reekeene ' s Roughnecks . His callsign was Red Leader . He also became a Lieutenant Commander working for Special Operations . During his service in the Alliance , Sourthol identified Yansan , a Ho ' Din saboteur , trying to disable Rebel transports with several Rebels on board , including Sourthol himself . Yansan was stopped before he could finish the task , but he managed to escape . During this event , Sourthol noticed that Yansan had a limp , preferring the left leg . On 2 ABY , due to some events on Tharin , Sourthol obtained important information about other threats to the Rebel Alliance . Due to this , he was temporarily relieved from his duties on Fakir so he could report to the Task Force on Alliance Security . Sourthol wrote about Yansan and other threats . During this time , he also worked along with Lieutenants Anson Blazer , Deeve and Tura Raftican , and Special Agent Tay Vanis . Later , Commander Bakki Sourthol of the Red Squadron wrote a brief report on the TIE Series of starfighters used by the Galactic Empire . Although it was an Intelligence Report , it was not restricted to Intel agents . Sourthol recognized that his report was uncomprehensive , and suggested another , more extensive report by Wedge Antilles to complete the research . Personality and traits . Sourthol was a friendly , cheerful and fearless man and a mean Sabacc player . He was also an excellent pilot , an observant Intelligence officer and an expert in military technology . He was familiar with the tactics and history of TIE technology . While writing a report on them , he used ancient military proverbs as epigraph to some sections . Behind the scenes . Sourthol first appeared in " The Long Shot Campaign " , a scenario for " " , first published in the " Star Wars Campaign Pack " ( 1988 ) and then reprinted along with other material in " Classic Campaigns " ( 1994 ) . He was then mentioned in further role - playing supplements , including " Alliance Intelligence Reports " ( 1995 ) . In " The Long Shot Campaign " , his hair is described as " fair " but a graphic depiction of Sourthol by artist Mike Vilardi in " Alliance Intelligence Reports " shows him with apparent dark hair . " " ( published in 1996 in " Star Wars Adventure Journal " # 10 ) presented as a report written by Sourthol , apparently is a document written in times of the Rebel Alliance . However , Sourthol says that Wedge Antilles ' report is available through the Ministry of Education , suggesting that at this point Sourthol ' s party held control over official institutions , and thus that the report was written in times of the New Republic .