C'ai Threnalli

**C'ai Threnalli** was a male Abednedo pilot who was a member of the Resistance, having defected to Leia Organa's paramilitary organisation from the New Republic Starfighter Corps.

## Biography

### Early Life

Threnalli hailed from his species' homeworld of Abednedo, having been born on the planet in 1 ABY.

### Operation: Cinder

During Operation: Cinder, Abednedo was one of many world targeted by the programme. This led to widespread devastation on the planet, destroying many cities and causing millions of casualties. Threnalli's family was among the many made homeless by the disaster.

### New Republic Service

Threnalli joined the New Republic Starfighter Corps, becoming a pilot in the New Republic Defence Fleet. As a New Republic pilot, Threnalli flew T-85 X-Wings.

### Defection to the Resistance

In 32 ABY, with the threat posed by the First Order growing greater, Threnalli, along with several other pilots, defected from the New Republic to join General Leia Organa's paramilitary organisation, the Resistance. Threnalli was not the only Abednedo to join the Resistace from the Starfighter Corps, as he was joined by fellow pilot Ello Asty. The two Abednedo were friends, however this led to many getting the two confused, which greatly annoyed both. The two heloed one another to modify standard KL2322 Flight Helmets to better suit their head shapes, as the standard model was designed for a human.

Threnalli specialised in X-Wing flight, particularly the T-70, however he was also capable of flying various models of Y-Wing and B-Wing.

### Battle of Starkiller Base

Threnalli did not participate in the Battle of Starkiller Base instead remaining on D'Qar in order to prepare for possible emergency evacuations. Threnalli was shocked by the death of Asty, as he lost the person he considered his closest friend in along time

After the Battle of Starkiller Base, Threnalli was among those who gathered on the landing strip outside the base on D'Qar to wave the Millennium Falcon off on the mission to find Luke Skywalker.

### Evacuation of D'Qar

During the evacuation of the base on D'Qar, Threnalli flew as part of Red Squadron, under the call sign Red Three, taking over for the Sullustan Nien Nunb who had been reassigned to onboard the Raddus.

### Mutiny against Holdo

With the call to abandon ship coming from Holdo, Poe dameron's mutiny came to a boiling point, with Holdo and her inner circle being taken hostage by Dameron, Threnalli, Lieutenant Connix, Nodin Chavdri and Helshey Roone, who all held them at blaster point, with Dameron threatening to stun any of Holdo's accomplices who dared move. However, Threnalli and his allies were defeated by Holdo when she shot a pipe, releasing a cloud of gas, stunning Threnalli and defeating the others.

### Evacuation of the Raddus

With the mutineers either stunned or surrendered, including Threnalli, the Resistance's evacuation went ahead. Threnalli boarded Bright Beacon, the U-55 Orbital Loadlifter transport also occupied by key figures such as Organa, D'Acy and Dameron, piloted by Cova Nell and Pammich Nerro Goode. The First Order fired on the Resistance's transports, wiping out 24 of the 30 in the fleet, killing the vast majority of the Resistance's members. Threnalli's transport was one of the six surviving transports, who managed to survive after Vice Admiral fired the Raddus at the Supremacy at hyperspeed, destroying both ships in the process.

### Battle of Crait

Upon reaching the outpost on the surface of Crait, the Resistance found the First Order to be following them directly. The First Order landed a Superlaser Siege Cannon on the surface, intended to d=forcibly break down the hug blast door that protected the outpost. The Resistance devised 'Reb' Squadron, a thirteen-man squadron that would use abandoned V-4X-D Ski Speeders in an attempt to take down the cannon. Threnalli was part of the squadron, flying as 'Reb' Two. of the thirteen pilots, Eight pilots were killed by the First Order's forces, resulting in a retreat. Threnalli was one of only a few members of the Resistance to survive the battle, fleeing aboard the YT-13000-Series Light Freighter the Millennium Falcon, when Jedi Master Luke Skywalker provided a distraction allowing for the remaining resistance members to track Vulptexes through the tunnels and escape the base via the surrounding mountains. Threnalli was amazed to see Rey use the force to lift a rockfall that obstructed the Resistance survivors.

### Battle of Exegol

> "*Poe, the command ship!*" - C'ai Threnalli, as the Steadfast is taken down.
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During the Battle of Exegol, Threnalli was part of the Resistance's Air Team. Threnalli flew his T-70 X-Wing as Gamma Leader of Gamma Squadron. Threnalli with R2-SHP in the droid socket. During the Battle, it was Threnalli who noticed the Steadfast, Alliegant General Enric Pryde's command ship, was going down, after the ship was damaged by efforts from the Ground Team, namely Finn, Jannah and BB-8. Threnalli was a survivor of the Battle, returning to the base on Ajan Kloss to join the celebrations after the battle was won by the combined forces of the Resistance and Galaxy Fleet.

## Gallery

*For C'ai's full gallery, please see here.*

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## Appearances

* *Star Wars*: Episode VII *The Force Awakens*
* *Star Wars*: Episode VIII *The Last Jedi*
	+ *Star Wars*:*The Last Jedi*: *Expanded Edition*
	+ Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel
* *Star Wars*: Episode IX *The Rise of Skywalker*

## Sources

1. ↑ *Star Wars*: Episode VII *The Force Awakens*
2. ↑ *Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition*

## In Canon

*To see C'ai Threnalli in Canon, see here.*