Palso Thern/Legends

Palso Thern was a Human pilot in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. Thern was assigned to Blue Squadron under the call sign Blue Seven. In 4 ABY, Thern attended a briefing held on the Alliance's flagship, the Star Cruiser Home One, during which Supreme Commander Mon Mothma discussed the plan to attack the Galactic Empire's second Death Star battle station over Endor. Thern then piloted a starfighter as part of the contingent that attacked the Imperial battlestation.
==Biography==
Palso Thern, a Human, was a starfighter pilot in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. Thern served in Blue Squadron under the call sign Blue Seven. Shortly before the Battle of Endor in the year 4 ABY,The New Essential Chronology dates the events of Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi to 4 ABY. Thern was present during the briefing on the Rebel flagship, the MC80 Home One type Star Cruiser Home One, where the Alliance's Supreme Commander Mon Mothma announced that the Rebel fleet would attack the Galactic Empire's second Death Star battle station. During the battle that followed, Thern was among the Rebel pilots who engaged the Imperial fleet over the moon Endor. The squadron was led byStar Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi novelization Merrick Simms,Star Wars Encyclopedia who was killed during the conflict. Following Simms' death, Blue Squadron joined Gold Leader Lando Calrissian on the latter's attack run on the Death Star, but later broke off from the attack in order to distract the pursuing TIE fighters. The battle ended with a victory for the Rebel Alliance, and the destruction of the second Death Star.
==Personality and traits==
Palso Thern had blond hair, blue eyes, and light skin. Thern was among the elite pilots who had bravery, skill, and loyalty to the Rebel Alliance. Thern and the other pilots had a chief goal of victory during the Battle of Endor. Knowing they were deciding the future of the galaxy, Thern and the other pilots did everything to complete their mission.
==Equipment==
Thern wore a red flight suit and a helmet, and wielded a blaster pistol.
==Behind the scenes==
Palso Thern first appeared as a Rebel extra during the briefing on Home One in 1983's Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, portrayed by an uncredited extra. Thern was eventually identified and given an action figure in the "Battle Over Endor" set of 2010's Star Wars: Shadows of the Dark Side.
==Appearances==
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*Return of the Jedi: The Storybook Based on the Movie
*Return of the Jedi Read-Along
*Return of the Jedi book-and-record
*Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Cine-Manga
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==Notes and references==
Category:Blue Squadron personnel
Category:Humans
Category:Individuals of unspecified gender
Category:Individuals with unspecified pronouns