Karé Kun Karé Kun was a human female starfighter pilot who served as a lieutenant in the New Republic Starfleet and as a member of Rapier Squadron . Along with fellow squadron members commander Poe Dameron and lieutenant Iolo Arana , she later joined the Resistance during its conflict with the First Order . She received a promotion to the rank of captain and was given command of her own starfighter squadron , Stiletto Squadron . Biography . Early life . Karé Kun was born on Sarq 22 sometime around the defeat of the Galactic Empire , and so she was known as a " victory kid . " At some point , she joined the New Republic Navy and became a lieutenant , as well as Rapier Two in Commander Poe Dameron ' s starfighter squadron , Rapier Squadron . New Republic . Engagement near Suraz 4 . About thirty years after the Battle of Endor , Kun , along with the rest of Rapier Squadron , responded to a distress call from the freighter " Yissira Zyde " near Suraz 4 . The squadron emerged from hyperspace to find the freighter as it was boarded by First Order troop s . They engaged the TIE fighters and shuttle s nearby , managing to destroy all eight of the TIEs and one shuttle before the remaining shuttle and the " Yissira Zyde " jumped into hyperspace . Lieutenant Muran , Rapier Four , was killed when his vessel was caught too close to the " Yissira Zyde " as it went into hyperspace and the X - wing exploded . During Rapier Squadron ' s next patrol , Dameron embarked on a solo mission to search for the " Yissira Zyde " , forbidding the others to assist him . He followed the telemetry of the missing freighter and jumped into hyperspace , leaving Kun and Lieutenant Iolo Arana , Rapier Three , to patrol the sector as usual . Joining the Resistance . Following Dameron ' s skirmish in OR - Kappa - 2722 , Kun , along with Dameron and Arana , joined General Leia Organa ' s Resistance . She and Arana were promoted to the rank of captain and given command of their own starfighter squadrons , with Kun leading Stiletto Squadron . Kun , Dameron , and Arana were transferred to the refitted MC80 star cruiser " Echo of Hope " . Operation : Sabre Strike . Kun , along with Arana , was selected by Dameron to take part in a covert mission to steal New Republic Senator Erudo Ro - Kiintor ' s yacht , the " Hevurion Grace " , in . Kun wore a bulky EVA suit and flew a Z - 95 Headhunter for this mission in the Uvoss system . When the " Hevurion Grace " arrived in the system , Dameron disabled the ship with modified concussion missile s . He boarded the ship and forced the passengers and crew to evacuate into escape pod s . While he was restarting the ships engine s , a First Order fleet emerged out of hyperspace and attacked the pilot s . Ignoring Dameron ' s orders to escape , Kun and Arana stayed nearby to fight off the TIE fighters swarming the yacht . They destroyed nine of the eighteen TIEs before the Resistance pilot s were trapped between a gas giant and the First Order fleet . To avoid the planet ' s gravity , the pilots risked passing over the First Order ships and made a jump to hyperspace , completing their mission successfully . Mission to Ovanis . Following Operation : Sabre Strike , Dameron enlisted Kun and several other members of Black Squadron including Temmin Wexley ( " Snap " ) , L ' ulo L ' ampar , and Jessika Pava on a secret quest to search for the explorer Lor San Tekka , whom Organa believed held the key to finding her brother Luke Skywalker . When L ' ampar commented on the secrecy of the mission , Kun countered that he should be lucky that the Resistance allowed " old - timers " like him and Wexley near a starfighter . Black Squadron traveled to the planet Ovanis , which was covered in mountain s and ravines . While Dameron and BB - 8 explored the Cave of the Crèche , Kun and her fellow pilots circled above in their T - 70 X - wing fighter s and L ' ampar ' s A - wing starfighter . After establishing contact with the Crèche cultists , Dameron informed L ' ampar that he had found a tracker on his starfighter and warned that the First Order was on its way . Kun then warned him that the First Order had already arrived . She spotted a First Order platform carrying several TIE fighters , two Atmospheric Assault Landers , and a contingent of stormtroopers who were equipped with jetpack s . Kun and her fellow pilots then discussed the meaning of Dameron ' s order " get me some leverage . " She agreed with L ' ampar ' s assessment that they should figure out the order themselves . After studying the situation , Wexley proposed that they take control of the First Order platform since there was nowhere else to land on the mountainous planet . When Pava proposed drawing away the starfighters , Kun warned that the new TIE / sf space superiority fighter s were faster and more maneuverable than X - wings . L ' ampar then agreed to attack the TIE fighters , leading to a dogfight . Black Squadron managed to shoot down several TIE fighters but L ' ampar accidentally downed the First Order platform , causing it to crash . However , the First Order Agent Terex had kept the Maxima - A class heavy cruiser " Ravenous " in reserve . The " Ravenous " launched more TIE fighters , which overwhelmed Black Squadron . At the advice of Wexley , Kun and her fellow pilots flew their starfighters into the canyons in an effort to disperse their pursuers . Though Pava managed to destroy several pursuing TIE fighters , her astromech droid was hit . Under fire , Wexley realized that their plan was not working and ordered them to regroup for a head - on assault . Prior to the assault , Wexley confided that he had feelings for Kun . She responded that he would propose to her back at the Resistance base on D ' Qar . During the dogfight , Black Squadron managed to shoot down several TIE fighters . Kun and her fellow fighters then witnessed a fight between two large winged creatures that had emerged from the Crèche egg . After Dameron and the Crèche cultists had subdued Terex and his men , Kun and her comrades refueled their starfighters at the Cave of the Créche . After the cultists departed on the back of the black winged creature , Black Squadron departed Ovanis . Before leaving , they radioed the " Ravenous " to pick up the stranded Terex . Dameron had decided not to take Terex into custody to avoid risking open warfare between the Resistance and the First Order . Megalox Beta . Following a small victory celebration on D ' Qar , Kun shared an awkward , yet romantic moment with Wexley before leaving for a mission to Megalox prison on the planet Megalox Beta . Dameron had learned from the Crèche leader that Tekka had spoke with Grakkus the Hutt , who was imprisoned at Megalox . The planet was a high gravity world and the prison was surrounded by a gravity field that was projected by an orbit ing space station that served as the prison ' s control center . Organa managed to bribe Warden Luta into allowing Black Squadron to visit Grakkus . Kun and her comrades traveled into the prison accompanied by a squad of prison guards . Upon arriving at the landing bay , Black Squadron were abandoned by the guards . Unable to bribe the guards into escorting them to Grakkus ' fortress , Kun and her comrades were forced to fight their way through the criminals . After arriving at Grakkus ' fortress , Kun and her fellow pilots were accosted by Grakkus and his Hutt posse . While Dameron met with Grakkus , Kun and the other pilots waited outside in the compound . Dameron soon encountered Terex , who had learned of their secret mission to Megalox . Grakkus then offered to reveal the information to whoever helped him escape Megalox . When Terex exited the building , Kun and her fellow pilots expressed surprise that the First Order agent had beaten them to Grakkus . Dameron then rejoined Black Squadron and told them that they were locked in a race with Terex to help Grakkus escape the prison . Dameron got BB - 8 and the other astromech droid s to embark on a mission to disable the prison ' s gravity shield in order to gain leverage over Grakkus and Terex . Meanwhile , Terex managed to convince the crime bosses Kan Be , Papa Toren , and Isin to organize them gangs for an attack on Grakkus ' fortress in return for helping them escape offworld . Kun and her Black Squadron comrades were forced to fight off the gangster s . Kun managed to obtain a blaster during the fight and helped hold off the assault long enough for BB - 8 and the other droids to complete their mission . While Megalox Beta ' s high gravity overwhelmed the gangsters , Kun and her comrades were unaffected because they wore gravity belt s . After rescuing Grakkus , Dameron contacted Luta and managed to convince her to let them escape with Grakkus in return for restoring the prison ' s gravity field . Having completed their mission , Black Squadron departed on their starfighters with Grakkus ' ship . When Terex attacked the space station and several fleeing shuttles , Kun and her fellow pilots turned back at Temmin ' s urging and attacked Terex ' s ship " Carrion Spike " . They then returned to D ' Qar . Comrades in arms . After learning that a spy within their ranks had leaked information to Terex , Dameron was unable to trust his fellow Black Squadron pilots including Kun . As a result , Poe did not include Kun and her comrades during the mission to Pheryon . While Dameron believed that Kun was loyal since she had flown with him in the New Republic Navy , he did not bring her and the other Black Squadron pilots during a mission to Kaddak to recover N1 - ZX , a member of the Resistance spy droid network who had supposedly obtained valuable intelligence on the First Order . Instead , he brought BB - 8 , the technician Oddy Muva , and Organa ' s spymaster C - 3PO . During the course of the mission , Dameron realized that Kun , Pava , and Wexley were innocent and that Muva was the true spy . In fact , Muva had been blackmailed by Terex into spying on Black Squadron in order to safeguard his wife Sowa Chuan . After Dameron and the droids crash - landed on a desert world , Kun and the rest of Black Squadron traveled to the planet to rescue their commander . Kun participated in a battle over a desert planet as part of an effort to rescue Dameron from First Order forces . Black Squadron fought against Terex ' s flagship " Carrion Spike " and his fleet of Ranc gang " Uglies " . Despite taking damage from the " Uglies " and temporarily losing control of her X - wing , she survived thanks to L ' ampar providing covering fire for her . Muva reprogramming the " Carrion Spike " battle computers to attack the " Uglies . " Muva then contacted Kun and her squadron mates and told her that he had sabotaged the " Carrion Spike " computer s and was evacuating his wife and Terex ' s slaves in escape pods . Kun and the rest of Black Squadron agreed to protect the escape pods from the Ranc fighters . Despite the efforts of Kun and her fellow pilots , one of the Ranc " Uglies " managed to destroy an escape pod . Kun was distraught and L ' ampar responded by shooting down the " Ugly . " L ' ampar ' s actions , however , put him directly in the firing line of First Order starfighters , resulting in his death . Kun and the rest of Black Squadron then flew against the Ranc fighters for a final sortie . Shortly later , they witnessed a First Order Maxima - A class heavy cruiser and its TIE fighters destroying the " Carrion Spike " and the Ranc fleet . Kun and her comrades expressed shock that the First Order was targeting one of their own , not knowing that Terex was in trouble with his First Order superiors . After the escape pods had safely landed on the desert planet , Kun and her fellow pilots flew over Dameron as he was confronting Commander Malarus and a First Order landing party . They took a holo - recording to dissuade any potential First Order attack . Fortunately for Black Squadron , Malarus had come to arrest Terex for defying Supreme Leader Snoke ' s orders to avoid open hostilities with the New Republic and the Resistance . After L ' ampar ' s funeral , Kun joined the other members of Black Squadron to share drinks and stories of L ' ampar ' s combat career . Personality and traits . Karé Kun was a human woman with blonde hair , tan skin , and black eye s . She was a loyal friend of Poe Dameron , who was willing to help him with anything . Kun shared Dameron ' s concerns that the New Republic was not doing enough to fight the First Order and joined the Resistance , a paramilitary outfit dedicated to monitoring the First Order ' s activities . Kun was a competent starfighter pilot who was able to improvise orders in combat to fit the situation . Kun also reciprocated Wexley ' s romantic feelings and the two developed a relationship following their mission to Ovanis . Kun also knew how to wield blasters and to fight in unarmed combat . Kun ' s loyalty to Dameron led her and her fellow Black Squadron pilots to come to his aid over a desert planet during a mission to retrieve a spy droid . She cared for her fellow pilots and thanked L ' ampar for protecting her stricken fighter from Terex ' s " Uglies . " Later , she provided firing cover for Muva and the fleeing slaves as they escaped Terex ' s ship " Carrion Spike " . Kun was distraught when L ' ampar was killed in combat . Behind the scenes . Karé Kun first appeared in Greg Rucka ' s 2015 junior novel " Before the Awakening " , which was released in conjunction with " " . She was first pictured in the Marvel Comics series " " . Her story in the comic series was written by Charles Soule and she was illustrated by Phil Noto .