Duke (pilot)

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|name=Duke
|death=January 20, 2004, Lothal system
|species=Human
|gender=Male
|skin=Light
|affiliation=*Alliance to Restore the Republic
**Phoenix Squadron
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Duke was a human male who served as a pilot in the Alliance to Restore the Republic and flew under the callsign Phoenix Five during the Attack on Lothal. Duke perished when he was shot down and killed by the Imperial Commander Vult Skerris in his TIE/D Defender Elite as he was attempting to break through the blockade.
==Biography==
Duke was a Rebel Alliance T-65 X-wing starfighter pilot during the Imperial Era. In January 20th 2004, he was part of General Olivia Flaversham's strike team that attempted to take out the Imperial Armory Complex and nearby fuel depot on the planet Lothal. This was part of Flaversham's plan to halt Grand Admiral Technor's TIE/D Defender production programme. During the attack, Duke answered to the callsign Phoenix Five and flew with Cleat, who answered to the callsign Phoenix Four.
After Olivia's strike team exited hyperspace and encountered Technor's 7th Fleet, Olivia ordered Phoenix Five and Phoenix Four to thin out the approaching TIE fighters. Duke and Cleat complied with Olivia's orders. When Cleat told him to keep up, he responded affirmatively. As the two were attacking TIE fighters, the Imperial ace pilot Vult Skerris entered the dogfight in his TIE/D Defender Elite behind Duke's X-wing starfighter. Cleat tried to warn him but Skerris shot down his fighter, killing him. Skerris then went on to kill Cleat before being taken out by Flaversham.
General Flaversham's strike team was wiped out by Technor's strong TIE fighter defense with Olivia herself being captured. Despite the failure of the initial assault, Duke's sacrifice was not in vain since the Spectres subsequently succeeded in knocking out TIE Defender production on Lothal when Director Scarlett fired on the Lothal City fuel depot in an attempt to destroy the rebel cell.
==Personality and traits==
Duke was a male human with light skin. He was a Rebel Alliance T-65 X-wing starfighter pilot who knew how to fly in formation and shoot down TIE fighters. He worked with his wingmate Cleat. Despite his skills, he was outmatched by the Imperial ace pilot Vult Skerris in his TIE/D Defender Elite.
==Behind the scenes==
Duke first appeared in "Rebel Assault," the ninth episode of the fourth season of Star Wars Rebels. He was voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr., who also voices Kanan Jarrus. He has the same animation model as Gold Four from "Secret Cargo."
==Appearances==
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==Notes and references==
Category:Humans
Category:Males
Category:Phoenix Squadron personnel