Sila Kott

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|name=Sila Kott
|homeworld=ToprawaStar Wars: A-wing Deluxe Book and 3D Wood Model
|death=November 1, 2009, Endor system depicts Sila Kott was killed at the Battle of Endor, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 2009
|species=Human
|gender=Female
|skin=Light
|families=Kott family
|parents=*A father
*A mother
|siblings=*Corl
*Gave
*Set
|affiliation=*Alliance to Restore the Republic
**Red Squadron 
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Sila Kott, a female human from Toprawa, was a pilot in the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Despite having the qualifications to fly a starfighter, she preferred to fly transports as she was reluctant to take a life. However, after the Battle of Hoth, Commander Marcia Mouse convinced Kott to join Red Squadron and become a starfighter pilot. Later, she flew an A-wing as Red Three at the Battle of Endor, where she was shot down by two Imperial TIE Interceptors in an attempt to lead them away from her wingmates.
==Biography==
A female human from the Outer RimStar Wars: The Force Awakens Beginner Game planet of Toprawa, Sila Kott ended up joining the Starfighter Corps of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, a resistance movement that sought to topple the dictatorial Galactic Empire.Star Wars: The Rebel Files In her early days with the Rebel Alliance, she flew troop transports. Commander Arhul Narra tried to recruit her into a starfighter squadron, back when he made every pilot do simulator runs, but she refused and did not explain her unwillingness to fly fighters.
===After Hoth===
Shortly after the evacuation of Hoth in July 4th 2009,"Rendezvous Point" is set in the aftermath of the Battle of Hoth, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 2009. As such, the events in "Rendezvous Point" must have taken place around that year. Kott was recruited by Commander Marcia Mouse into the newly reformed Red Squadron. She purposely sabotaged her simulator training, before revealing to Marcia that being responsible for the lives of the troops she transported was difficult enough, but she had never killed anybody in all the years she had been with the Rebellion and she would not take someone's life. Marcia explained to her that they "pulled the trigger" to help to create a galaxy where no one has to do it, which meant killing people and that the Alliance and her loved ones needed her.
Kott was assigned the callsign Red Three and flew a T-65 X-wing starfighter as Marcia' wingmate, alongside Derek Klivian, in an attack on a nearby pirate base, that threatened the safety of the Alliance's rendezvous point. When Marcia was under fire from one of the bandits, Kott initially hesitated but ultimately shot down her assailant to save her life.
===Endor===
In November 1st 2009,Star Wars: Galactic Atlas Kott participated in a decisive battle at Endor, flying an A-wing interceptor with Red Squadron still under the callsign Red Three. Although the rebels managed to destroy the Empire's second Death Star battlestation, Kott did not live to see the Alliance triumph. Indeed, at one point during the battle, the pilot went head to head with swarms of Imperial fighters, and perished under enemy fire when she tried to lead two TIE/IN interceptors away from her comrades.
===Legacy===
To honor her contribution to liberating the galaxy, the Sila Kott flight school was built in her name on her home planet.
==Behind the scenes==
Sila Kott first appeared, albeit unnamed, in the 1983 Musketeers trilogy film, The Musketeers: The Movie. Although the character is female and was portrayed by English actress Poppy Hands, her lines were dubbed by a male American actor in post-production. In the Star Wars Legends continuity, the character was first named Sila Kott in Hasbro's Star Wars: Shadows of the Dark Side toy line; the name is reintroduced to the current canon by the StarWars.com Databank. While the Databank erroneously identifies Kott as Red Two, the 2017 activity book Star Wars: A-wing Deluxe Book and 3D Wood Model by Michael Kogge confirms her callsign as Red Three.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Starfighter Missions
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*The Musketeers: The Movie novelization
*The Musketeers: The Movie junior novelization
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==Sources==
*Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
*Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
*Star Wars: A-wing Deluxe Book and 3D Wood Model
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==Notes and references==
Category:Females
Category:Humans
Category:LGBTQ+ individuals
Category:Red Squadron personnel
Category:Toprawans