Gold Leader/Legends

Gold Leader or Gold One was the call sign of the Commander of Gold Squadron. There were a number of starfighter squadrons with this name, and several pilots went by the call sign Gold Leader.
==History==
===Galactic Republic===
During the Battle of Muunilinst, a clone trooper pilot was the Gold Leader of a Republic V-19 Torrent starfighter unit. He was killed by incoming Geonosian starfighters.
Anakin Skywalker had the call sign Gold Leader during the Battle of Bothawui.
A Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor pilot led the Republic's Gold Group as Gold Leader in defense of the Galactic Senate over Coruscant.Kinect Star Wars
===Rebel Alliance===
The call sign was used by Jon "Dutch" Vander when he flew with the Rebel Alliance's Gold Squadron during the Battle of Yavin. Vander was killed in the assault against the Death Star.
During an attempted ambush of Darth Vader in the Sixela system, a Rebel using the call sign Gold Leader ordered Alliance forces to follow their Imperial adversaries in retreating, escaping the system as it was destroyed by a supernova triggered by renegade Imperial Commander Rezi Soresh.Rebel Force: Uprising
Lando Calrissian was Gold Leader during the Battle of Endor while commanding Gold Group, the force that assaulted and destroyed the second Death Star.
When Gold Squadron—without Calrissian—joined the Rebel Bakura task force during the planet's invasion by the Ssi-ruuvi Imperium shortly after the Alliance's victory at Endor, another Gold Leader led the squadron against a Ssi-ruuvi Wurrif-class light cruiser, destroying several of the Imperium's Swarm-class battle droids in the process.The Truce at Bakura
===Alliance of Free Planets===
Calrissian also served as Gold Leader during the Second Battle of Endor, where the Alliance of Free Planets repelled the Nagai fighter squadrons led by Lumiya.
===New Republic===
During a simulation exercise to qualify for Wedge Antilles's new squadron, Kell Tainer used the call sign of Gold One.
===New Jedi Order===
Jedi Master Kyle Katarn flew under the call sign "Gold One" and led the New Jedi Order's Gold Squadron during the battle on Nam Chorios.
==Behind the scenes==
In the Rogue Squadron series of games, Gold Leader was the name of an unlockable field rank, accessed when gaining 61-70 points.
==Appearances==
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*Kinect Star Wars
*Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice
*Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil
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*Star Wars: A New Hope novelization 
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*Rebel Force: Uprising
*Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
*Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
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*The Truce at Bakura
*Star Wars (1977) 100 
*X-Wing: Wraith Squadron 
*X-Wing: Iron Fist 
*Dark Force Rising 
*Dark Force Rising 6
*Fate of the Jedi: Conviction 
==Sources==
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
*Star Wars: The National Public Radio Dramatization
*Star Wars Technical Journal of the Rebel Forces
*Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
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*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 8
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==Notes and references==
Category:Gold Squadron personnel
Category:Squadron callsigns