Ric Olié

Ric Olié is a character in the Skywalker Saga arc of the Star Wars franchise. He is a minor character in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
==Biography==
===Legends===
In his youth, Olié's enthusiastic flying earned him the nickname "Reckless Ric." He flew short flights for civilians in his Sandtek Skyflipper around the land surrounding his small village. One day, he crashed his Skyflipper into one of Naboo's many grassy hills, a disaster that would discourage most from the dangerous profession of flying. Olié, however, was far from discouraged. He built a new craft from the broken parts of the old ship and continued piloting.[1] Eventually, he tempered his reckless behavior after seeing too many pilots die in crashes.[2]
===Canon===
Ric Olié was the royal Pilot from the planet Naboo. When the Trade Federation invaded Naboo, he served under Captain Panaka. He and his other co-pilots were captured by Federation forces on Theed, along with Queen Amidala and her company until they were rescued by Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. He set a course for Coruscant but they were forced to stop at Tatooine for supplies, far away from the Trade Federation's influence. Among their journey, they picked up Anakin Skywalker, whom Olié briefly mentored when showing him how a starship worked.
He later participated in the battle of Naboo, where the droid army and Trade Federation are defeated thanks to Anakin Skywalker destroying the main reactor. He later joined in Qui-Gon's funeral.
He suffered a hearing impairment in his ear and was replaced by a new pilot.
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