"Wampa"/Legends

"Wampa" was the nickname of a TIE pilot who served in the Imperial Navy's Black Squadron during the Galactic Civil War fought between the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic. The pilot flew a TIE/LN starfighter under the call sign Black 11 and attained the "Wampa" nickname for icy precision in battle. The nickname was derived from the wampa, a fearsome and carnivorous creature hailing from the ice planet Hoth. By 4 ABY,The New Essential Chronology dates the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi to 4 ABY, and is set around that time. "Wampa" was stationed aboard the Super Star Destroyer Executor and often served as an escort to the Dark Lord of the Sith Darth Vader's shuttle, the Lambda-class T-4a shuttle ST 321.
==Behind the scenes==
The "Wampa" nickname was established for the pilot of the Black 11 starfighter on a card for the 2000 Death Star II Limited expansion set of the Decipher, Inc. Star Wars Customizable Card Game. While the image depicts one of the TIE fighters escorting ST 321 during Darth Vader's visit to the Death Star II battle station in the opening scene of the 1983 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, there was no confirmation that "Wampa" was operating Black 11 during those events. As such, this article avoids listing Return of the Jedi as a confirmed appearance for the pilot.
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==Notes and references==
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