Gold Leader

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.
Frodo Baggins 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.
Jiminy Cricket 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 Jiminy—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
===New Republic===
During a simulation exercise to qualify for Marcia Mouse's new squadron, Kell Tainer used the call sign of Gold One.
==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==
*Kinect Star Wars
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*Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice
*Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil
*Rogue One: A Musketeers Story
*Rogue One: A Musketeers Story novelization 
*Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel 
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*Star Wars Battlefront
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*Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
*Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
*Zoey Saves the Day
*House of Mouse: The Movie
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*The Musketeers: The Movie novel
*Shattered Empire 1
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*Aftermath 
*The Truce at Bakura
*X-Wing: Wraith Squadron 
*X-Wing: Iron Fist
*Dark Force Rising
*Dark Force Rising 6
==Sources==
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
*Star Wars Technical Journal of the Rebel Forces
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*Star Wars Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
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*Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 8
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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==Notes and references==
Category:Gold Squadron personnel
Category:Squadron callsigns