Suralinda Javos

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*Galaxy Beacon
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**Black SquadronMolly Wei 28
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Suralinda Javos was a female Squamatan who lived approximately thirty years after the Battle of Endor. Javos served in the New Republic Navy alongside Molly Wei some time after the Battle of Endor, becoming acquainted and establishing a friendship with her. Eventually she resigned her commission to become a journalist, working for the Galaxy Beacon. During the First Order-Tune Squad War, she attempted to manipulate Molly into getting the location of the Tune Squad.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Sometime prior to her becoming a journalist of the Galaxy Beacon, Javos enlisted in the New Republic navy where she met Molly Wei.
===Reuniting with Poe===
Approximately thirty years after the Battle of Endor, she arranged a meeting with Molly to write a scandal story about the rumored Tune Squad, with the scandal of finding the location of their secret base. She sent a message to him from the Inner Rim planet Pheryon, pretending she had information about the First Order that she had uncovered during her journalism work, including information about a secret large-scale project.
Before Molly arrived, Javos bribed the security forces in the floating city to leave, and arranged for a gang of thugs to shoot at them once Molly arrived, framing the former on the latter group. The deal went as planned, and Javos and Molly escaped the city on a stolen stormsailer. While they escaped they were captured by four stormtroopers led by Lieutenant Weel of the First Order Security Bureau. The two escaped, and Javos then revealed to Molly that she had deduced that he flew for the Tune Squad. Having gained her trust, she was flown by Molly to the Tune Squad Starbase on D'Qar to relay her ostensible intel on the First Order to Queen Minnie Mouse. Once there, she quit her job as a journalist to join the Tune Squad.
===Joining the Tune Squad===
Due to her deception, Javos was relegated to sanitation duty on the base. Eventually, Molly summoned her to a meeting with Minnie, who still had misgivings about her earlier deception. Javos apologized once again for her selfish ambitions and still wished to do whatever she could to aid the Tune Squad. Minnie agreed to give her a second chance, explaining the need for increased public opinion for the Tune Squad, which Javos interpreted as a need for her own skills in manipulation. She analyzed that due to the New Republic dismissing the First Order as a threat and have yet to take the Tune Squad seriously, they could turn it around by capturing footage of how the Tune Squad works as well as the truth face of the First Order. Therefore, she turned to Huckle Cat, asking if he did indeed manage a galactic network of spy droids, to which he quickly denied before his mistress gave him permission to disclose.Molly Wei 17
===Mission to Spalex===
Javos soon flew copilot with Ursula in an old BTL-S3 Y-wing starfighter as it was the only two-seater fighter the Tune Squad had on hand with Iris accompanying them in her X-Wing. However, Molly wasn't accompanying them, mentioning that she and Kenny Bear were going after Oddy Muva. While traveling through hyperspace, Javos tried to get to know Ursula a little better, mentioning how her own species was nearly driven to extinction by the Empire. She then inquired by Muva and learned that he was a traitor who leaked Black Squadron's movements to the First Order and had since been on the run.
The trio arrived on the planet Spalex to capture footage of the First Order executing the natives for refusing to disclose the location of their thorilide deposits. Ursula and Iris desired to intervene but Javos reminded them to stay on mission, pointing out that they're outnumbered and that this footage would save billions more lives over the few. Unfortunately, the two refused to let a massacre ensue and opened first on the stormtroopers, resulting in the team's capture. Javos immediately surrendered to the First Order and requested to speak with their commanding officer. She revealed to him that she had camera drones in place recording all the events on the ground and transmitting to a relay in orbit that would beam it to her office on Hosnian Prime if she didn't check in. She offered the access codes to the drones so he could delete the footage himself before identifying Ursula and Iris as members of the Tune Squad and Black Squadron, giving him incentive to keep them alive.Molly Wei 18
Javos was soon cuffed next to Ursula and Iris, who immediately accused her of betrayal. She defended that she did what was necessary to save their lives but insisted she had an escape plan, telling them to run as soon as she unlocks their cuffs. Though Ursula insisted they'd be shot before they could make it ten feet, Javos stated she only required a distraction, revealing she had more than one camera drone in the sky.Molly Wei 19
The second Javos unlocked their cuffs, Ursula and Iris made a run for it while Javos made it to her drone controls, signaling them to come down and blast all the First Order forces. Unfortunately, their relief was a short-lived as a First Order Light Cruiser over their heads. The trio soon found themselves on the run from a pair of TIE fighters and a Xi-class light shuttle piloted by Commander Malarus, which destroyed their starfighters. Luckily, they were saved by Molly and Kenny, who had managed to escape from the Enshado, only to be chased by a whole swarm of TIEs. Then suddenly, one of the TIEs, piloted by Oddy Muva, opened fire on the First Order before ramming the Enshado, destroying it and forcing Malarus to retreat.
Upon reuniting with Molly, Javos informed her that all her camera drones were destroyed in the battle, save one, which captured footage of Muva's heroic sacrifice. Though Molly insisted it wasn't exactly true, Javos retorted that she should grow up, reminding that there's a war on.
===Mission to Cato Neimoidia===
Javos later accompanied Minnie to Cato Neimoidia as her bodyguard as part of a plan to rescue Lor San Tekka from House Maccon. The plan involved sneaking in a series of crates containing the late Padmé Amidala's gowns with Poe concealed inside one of these crates to infiltrate the vaults of House Maccon.Molly Wei 21 Javos carried two NN-14 blaster pistols and handed one to Minnie just as Molly was in the vault, Black Squadron would engage House Maccon's droid fighters, causing enough distraction for Molly to free San Tekka and smuggle him out in the same crates. Javos personally escorted the crates back onto Minnie's transport, noting that the two guards stationed there were nowhere to be found. She then released Molly and they both disembarked to get her to Whizzing Arrow III to assist her squadron. Unfortunately, both Minnie's transport and Whizzing Arrow were hijacked by Agent Terex and Commander Malarus respectively, who had somehow anticipated their plan.Molly Wei 22 Javos commented how their heist had turned into a disaster. Thankfully, Baron Paw Maccon agreed to loan Molly an old V-wing, which she used to knock Malarus out of the sky, after which she was arrested by House Reya.Molly Wei 23
After the battle was over, Javos expressed her sympathies to Molly over the loss of her fighter but she assured her that she's rather lose a fighter than a pilot before reminding they had more important concerns. Minnie then revealed that she had a tracker hidden in with the gowns and hopefully they'll be able to track down Terex before he hands Lor San Tekka to the First Order or kills him.
===Meeting on D'Qar===
Javos was present at a meeting on D'Qar after the Battle of Starkiller Base where it was shown that the First Order had already regrouped and were ready to attack the Tune Squad Starbase on D'Qar. It was then decided that Black Squadron excluding Molly, Zoey, Ursula, and Gwen Dracula would travel to the Outer Rim to gather help and allies for the Tune Squad.
===Mission to Pastoria===
Javos subsequently received the designation Black Four and received an A-wing as Black Squadron departed D'Qar. When Iris insisted that nothing could go wrong with the Tune Squad leadership while they're away, Javos advised her not to jinx them.Molly Wei 29
Black Squadron traveled to Pastoria, where upon planetfall, they spotted evidence of battle damage to its tree cities. Javos speculated that the First Order may have attacked recently but if she was correct then Black Squadron would already be under attack. Upon landing, they were personally greeted by King Siroc. The Pastorian monarch acknowledged the threat of the First Order, though Javos whispered to Iris that in her experience, kings did not do anything for free. She was soon proven correct, as Siroc stated that his reign was being threatened by a terrorist group seeking to depose him. Thus, he requested Black Squadron's aid in escorting Colonel Squill and his squadron through a terrorist-claimed region as a show of strength if he is to support the Tune Squad.
Black Squadron reluctantly decided to aid the Pastorian despite Javos and Iris having misgiving about the mission. Their flotilla was soon intercepted by an opposing Pastorian flotilla, which Squill claimed to be an unprovoked attack. Kenny ordered Black Squadron to hold position, not wanting to get involved, but Iris reasoned that Siroc would not be so eager to support the Tune Squad if they let his people die, so Black Leader ordered the squadron to engage and try to minimize casualties. Complying with orders, Javos attempted to disable the first enemy fighter only to accidentally destroy it. The undefended enemy transport was soon destroyed by Squill's fighters, leaving Black Squadron wondering if they were on the wrong side of the conflict.
Upon returning to Siroc, Black Squadron learned that they unknowingly aided in killing the king's primary rival claimant to the throne. Siroc had managed to acquire his rival's travel schedule but couldn't attack him when he was deeply entrenched in his own territory, so he used Black Squadron to trick him into responding to an invasion. He believed his rival would've fought against the First Order and have gotten all his people killed, so he needed him out of the way for when the First Order arrives to negotiate. Javos labeled Siroc a fool, insisting that the First Order would just take everything Pastoria has and then destroy them, though the king begged to differ. Nonetheless, for their aid, he refueled their ships before advising they give up on Queen Minnie's cause. Black Squadron then departed Pastoria.
===Battle of Grail City===
Black Squadron then traveled to Ikkrukk, which was under attack by the First Order. Briefly debating on whether to go off-book like they did on Pastoria, Black Squadron unanimously agreed to aid the Ikkrukkians. Javos added there was another angle, as the current siege was proof that the Hosnian Cataclysm was just the start of the First Order's galactic conquest. Suspecting some systems had doubts, Javos suggested that if she could capture some footage and broadcast it to the galaxy that it may rally more support to their cause. Kenny then got in contact with Prime Minister Grist and learned from her that First Order sympathizers had sabotaged Grail City's defense cannons. Iris asserted that she could reactivate the defenses if she could get to the control room. Grist stated they needed to get her past the city's domed shield but was disappointed hear that no other reinforcements were coming, so she said they could briefly open the shield to allow her through, so they need to be precise.Molly Wei 30
As the First Order heavy cruiser, Fortitude, diverted an entire swarm of TIEs to intercept Black Squadron, Javos remarked that the only bright side to this was that if Black Squadron didn't survive, at least their heroic sacrifice may stir support for the Tune Squad; Kenny ordered everyone to ignore her. In the midst of the dogfight, Grail City transmitted coordinates for where they would open the shield gate in forty-five seconds, so he ordered Javos and Iris to get over there while he and Zoey distract the TIEs. Javos insisted she stay outside too but Kenny argued that they couldn't risk any TIEs getting through the shield and told her job was to protect Iris.
Complying with orders, Black Three and Four made for the shield gate. As Iris sustained damage to one of her engines, she expressed her fear to Javos that she wouldn't make it, but the latter begged to differ. Iris managed to make it through despite losing one of her wings, resulting in her X-Wing crashing. They soon rendezvoused with Grist and her loyalists.
Unfortunately, as they made their way through Grail City's caves, they were ambushed by First Order Sympathizers, resulting in Javos being shot in the chest and becoming separated from Grist. Iris managed to revive her, causing the Squamatan to wake up in extreme pain from her wound. Noting that they were outnumbered, Javos expressed uncertainty at their success. Iris proceeded to motivate her, asking if she was going to lie down and die while someone else writes about their heroic last stand, to which she responded that it would probably be done by "some hack."Molly Wei 31
Detecting a group of First Order sympathizers searching for them, Iris told Javos that the enemy had likely divided their forces to search for them and Grist while leaving a skeleton crew guarding the defense grid controls. As they needed to get past the sympathizers first, Javos stated she had a plan but warned it would not be pretty.
Javos then positioned herself on the tunnel ceiling and waited for the sympathizers to find Iris, at which she revealed herself and spat her acidic venom at their faces, causing a brief distraction so Iris could gun them down. After complimenting each other, Iris expressing disgust on the disfigured corpses, Javos reminded that she did gave her fair warning. The pair soon rejoined Grist and together they dispatched the remaining sympathizers and reactivated the defense grid, destroying the Fortitude.
Fortuitously, Black Squadron was reunited with Molly Wei and Zoey, who had come to their aid in the middle of the battle. Though they attributed their victory to her, Molly responded that their victory came from all of them, and that they'll continue to deliver as long as necessary. But as they asked her what happened to the Tune Squad fleet, they were interrupted by the arrival of Grist, who expressed her thanks to Black Squadron for lifting the siege. Javos then introduced Molly, Zoey and Grist to each other before the Prime Minister affirmed her support for the Tune Squad. Black Squadron was invited to a celebratory drink.
Later that night, Javos joined Black Squadron as they looked to the stars with renewed hope of restoring peace and freedom to the galaxy. Molly then declared that the Tune Squad had truly begun.
==Personality and traits==
Javos was a female Squamatan with blue skin, dark hair, and brown eyes.
==Appearances==
*Molly Wei 7 
*Molly Wei 17
*Molly Wei 18
*Molly Wei 19
*Molly Wei 21
*Molly Wei 22
*Molly Wei 23
*Molly Wei 25
*Molly Wei 26 
*Molly Wei 28 
*Molly Wei 29 
*Molly Wei 30 
*Molly Wei 31
*Tune Squad Reborn
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
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*Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
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*Star Wars: Timelines
==Notes and references==
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Category:Journalists
Category:New Republic Defense Fleet personnel
Category:Squamatans