Hype Fazon

Hype Fazon was a Rodian male pilot from Rodia who served with Ace Squadron, a team of highly skilled starfighter pilots tasked with the defense of the Colossus refueling station during the era of the New Republic. Operating under the callsign "Ace One," Fazon piloted the starship Green Ace—an extravagant ship designed for speed and maximum maneuverability.
In addition, the Aces participated in the station's racing competitions, with Fazon developing his reputation as the squadron's top racer. His exceptional piloting skills attracted the attention of many high-end sponsors whose logos Fazon added to his ship's hull in return for their patronage. As his fame increased, Fazon also became known for his pomposity, bravado, and enormous ego.
==Biography==
===Ace Squadron===
Hype Fazon was born sometime during the Era of the Galactic Empire on the planet Rodia. He trained to race in the Voxx Cluster, a racetrack owned by the swindling Hutt, Vranki the Blue, owner of a hotel and casino. In the years following the Galactic Civil War, Hype left Vranki and resided on the ocean planet Castilon in the Western Reaches of the Mid Rim Territories of the galaxy. During the Era of the New Republic, Fazon became known as one of the most talented pilots on the Colossus, a large refueling station located on Castilon. In his early days on the Colossus, he was friends with fellow racer Tamara Ryvora. However, they fell out of contact after Fazon earned a place in Ace Squadron, a group of the best pilots on the platform. As Squadron Leader, he had the callsign "Ace One." In addition, his personal starfighter was designated Green Ace due to its appearance and affiliation. Together, Ace Squadron flew defense for the Colossus, and therefore, protected the platform from various threats to its security.
Like his teammates, Fazon competed in the Colossus racing tournaments, which became the source of his fame. In time he became known as Ace Squadron's top racer, and by 34 ABY had not lost a race in two years. As his popularity increased, Fazon acquired the patronage of numerous high-end sponsors—including Aunt Z's Tavern and the Office of Acquisitions—a fact which Fazon advertised by covering his starship in their logos. As an Ace, he also participated in supply missions escorting in freighters. However, he refused to participate in any missions involving the First Order since it was the last remnant of the Empire that ruled the galaxy when he was a kid so he knew how persistent and dangerous they were.
===Defending the Colossus===
During an attack by Captain Kragan Gorr and his gang, Fazon joined fellow Aces Freya Fenris, Torra Doza, the daughter of his old friend Commander Venisa Doza who left to join the Resistance formed by Rebel hero General Leia Organa to protect the New Republic and the galaxy from the First Order, and Bo Keevil in fighting the pirates off. Though Ace Squadron was overwhelmed by the pirates, Resistance spy Kazuda Xiono jammed the pirates' communications; forcing them to retreat.
===Xiono's first visit===
Some time afterwards, as the Colossus was experiencing a power outage due to a fuel shortage, Fenris, Keevil, and Griff Halloran went on a supply mission to escort in a fuel freighter belonging to the First Order. Fazon, as he usually did during missions involving them, instead went down to Aunt Z's Tavern, where he encountered Xiono, the newest colleague of Ryvora who flew in a sky race with Torra, heard her father and Venisa’s husband Captain Imanuel Doza, who owned the Colossus, might be working for the First Order from Aunt Z and was trying to figure out a way into Doza Tower, location of the Aces' Lounge. Fazon spotted Ryvora sitting at Team Fireball booth, but didn't get a chance to approach her.
Later, Fazon came across Ryvora and Xiono talking about him in the hallway, as Ryvora was listing off reasons she disliked Fazon. Wanting to repair their friendship, Fazon invited the two of them up to the Aces Lounge, an invitation Xiono was happy to accept. At the lounge, Fazon complimented Xiono on his performance in his sky race with Torra. He shortly got into an argument with Ryvora about the Fireball, the old racing ship she was repairing that Xiono flew for his sky race with Torra, as he thought she would never become a star racer like him and the members of Ace Squadron with a ship that old. This prompted Ryvora to leave alone, as Xiono had slipped off to do some spying.
===The Platform Classic===
A picture of Hype Fazon appeared during the Platform Classic. Besides Fazon's fellow Ace pilots, galactic racing champion Marcus Speedstar and his estranged older brother and Xiono’s employer Jarek Yeager also participated in the race. Speedstar won the race, enabling him to pay his friend Oplock's ransom.
===Xiono's second visit===
Hype and his fellow Aces were in the Aces' Lounge when Xiono visited Doza Tower again as a guest of Torra during a mission to spy on a meeting between her father and Stormtrooper Commander Pyre. During the visit, Hype recounted how he won the Sublight Star Five Million to Keevil. Hype then requested a round of bantha milk from Jace Rucklin, a racer who fell on hard times. When Rucklin argued with Xiono who he blamed for wrecking his life because he did not know how dangerous coaxium was when he powered his racer with it, Hype called for Rucklin again.
===Casual adventures===
Believing that his astromech droid R4-G77 needed a new motivator, Hype visited the spare-part merchants Flix and Orka's Office of Acquisitions. R4-G77 proved uncooperative and struggled with Flix and Orka, who managed to subdue him after some difficulty.
Later, Torra attempted to topple Hype from his position as number one-ranked Ace. Prior to the race, Torra and Hype exchanged snipes at each other. During the early part of the race, Torra took the lead in her racer Blue Ace. However, Torra used up most of her booster fuel, allowing Hype to regain the lead. Hype then thanked himself over the intercom much to Torra's chagrin.
While escorting a fuel convoy, Hype reminded Ace Squadron they all needed to work as a team. Ace Squadron were then contacted by a stricken freighter, who was unable to control his ship's descent to the Colossus. With the ship unable to change course, Hype ordered his fellow Aces to latch onto the freighter in order to slow its descent. The Aces managed to slow down the freighter as it landed on the Colossus, narrowly avoiding an accident.
===Bibo incident===
During the Bibo incident, Hype led the defense of the Colossus against Bibo's mother, a rokkna sea monster. When Kaz came to help in the Fireball, Hype initially told the unauthorized ship to clear but accepted Kaz's help. Though they were unable to drive away the sea monster, Kaz's friend Neeku Vozo managed to appease the creature by returning her child Bibo.
===Kidnapping of Torra Doza===
Following the kidnapping of Torra, Hype and his pilots were dispatched in pursuit of her kidnappers. Torra got rescued by Major Elrik Vonreg, who convinced her father to accept the First Order’s protection. Some time later, Hype joined Yeager, Kaz, Torra, her father, Freya, and Bo in becoming members of a Citizens' Fleet assembled by General Lando Calrissian to help the Resistance win their final match with the First Order on the planet Exegol in the Unknown Regions.
==Personality and traits==
Hype Fazon was boastful, vain and pompous. He relished the fame that came with his reputation as the top racer of the Aces, a status that fueled his enormous ego and bravado. Despite his extravagance and pomposity, however, he cared about the well-being of his fellow Aces. He disliked the First Order, and refused to fly any supply missions involving them, considering their slowly-growing influence on the station a problem.
Fazon was a Rodian male with blue eyes and green skin. On the front of his flight suit belt his name "Hype" was written in Aurebesh. Logos from various companies adorned his flight suit: A patch embellished the shoulder of his jacket, written in Outer Rim Basic, which bore the logo of Old Jho's Pit Stop located on Lothal planet. The right breast showed the symbol of Power Sliders on Abafar, while the left breast displayed a motif from Admiral Snackbar on the same world. The right breast of his jumpsuit showed the logo of 79's on Coruscant; while the cube motif of Outer Rim Supply Co. at Stobar Spaceport and Horizon Base, was printed on the abdomen.
==Skills and abilities==
Hype Fazon lived up to his reputation as the Aces' most talented racer, notwithstanding his ego, due to his exceptional piloting skills. The Green Ace was designed to be the perfect match for his pompous nature, having been plastered with the names and logos of his financial supporters. Beyond its extravagance, however, Fazon's racer boasted wings that could shift angles for maximum maneuverability while speeding through turns.
==Behind the scenes==
Hype Fazon is a character created for the Star Wars Resistance animated series. He is voiced by Donald Faison, whose name and personality inspired the creation of Fazon. The majority of the logos he sports were designed and introduced in the series Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels. Faison landed on the role after a conversation he had with Resistance showrunner Dave Filoni during the premiere of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, Filoni having seen a stop-motion animated short made by Faison entitled Black Stormtrooper, though Faison at first believed that Filoni didn't have him in mind after he wasn't called for Rebels.
==Appearances==
===Non-canon appearances===
*Star Wars Resistance Racer
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==Notes and references==
Category:Ace Squadron personnel
Category:Individuals with he/him pronouns
Category:Males
Category:Rodians