#X-wing

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reading the X-Wing books again

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Luke Skywalker, Hero of the Rebellion (2024 Ver) by Jake Murray

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Star Wars soundtrack record store promotional poster - 20th Century Records (1977)

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Star Wars: X-Wing - Core Set - Biggs Darklighter by Henning Ludvigsen

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"Return of the Jedi" (1983) had a female X-Wing Pilot, who's scenes ended up hitting the cutting room floor.

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"X-Wing Down" - Mysstra Hueforge

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Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi (1983)

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George Lucas and Joe Johnston on the set of Star Wars.

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Set photos from The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Omega: “The Rebellion needs pilots more than ever." Omega in an X-Wing flight suit. I loved the epilogue for The Bad Batch. I can only imagine Omega as a Rebel pilot after Tech taught her to fly. Tech: "Up, Up, Pull Up, Omega." Omega: "Copy that."

Artist: IG @libpaint

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Rebel Alliance Starfighter Pilot's Uniform

Source: Star Wars Technical Journal (Del Rey, 1995)

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Luke by Francesco Francavilla

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We're remembering the late Aaron Allston on his birthday today - who captured our imaginations as author of the Wraith Squadron run of the X-Wing novel series.

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Star Wars: Battlefront - Rogue One - X-Wing VR Mission by Darius Kalinauskas

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Star Wars Legends: Poll of the Week - Out-Of-Context Pictures

Which of these out-of-context pictures from a Star Wars Legends property is your favorite? (Context provided below)

1: “Heat stick”: Oh, no, that certainly doesn’t look like anything else, no….

2. Laser-eyes Leia: Is it possible to learn this power?

3. Hit where it hurts: He had it coming.

4. “Turn off the foam, Threepio!” I don’t know, that looks kind of fun, Luke.

5. Han punches an otter? An otter wearing fancy jewelry, no less.

6. Playing ships with a Sith: Vader plus younglings doesn’t usually go well….

And now, for some context:

1: “Heat stick” - Wedge Antilles and Wes Janson spend a cold night together on a mission, and yes, that is supposed to be a heat stick used to warm them and not a glowing something else (Star Wars - original Marvel Comics)

2: Laser-eyes Leia: Meet Leia Organa II, a replica droid of the Princess, designed to speak, move, and act like the real Leia, and equipped with blasters in her eyes. The real Leia Organa is captured and nearly forced to marry Trioculus, a three-eyed warlord claiming to be Palpatine’s son (he wasn’t – that was a different three-eyed guy), but right before the wedding Leia’s friends switch her with Leia Organa II. At the altar, the replica droid blasts Trioculus with a little pew pew straight from her eyes, killing him, and the real Leia is able to escape (Queen of the Empire)

3: Hit where it hurts: When Black Sun boss Prince Xizor’s attempted assault of Leia Organa (by drugging her with his powerful Falleen pheromones) is interrupted by Chewbacca coming to the rescue, Leia gives Xizor a well-deserved knee to the groin before escaping (Shadows of the Empire)

4: “Turn off the foam, Threepio!” On a mission with Leia and the droids, Luke Skywalker uses extinguisher foam to subdue some Blackhole troopers aboard a Hrakian ship (“Gambler’s World,” Early Star Wars Adventures)

5: Han punches an otter? Han Solo’s evil cousin Thrackan Sal-Solo has imprisoned Dracmus, a female Selonian who has been trained as a diplomatic envoy to humans. He forces Dracmus to fight Han, whom he has also imprisoned, but Han is familiar enough with Mandaba, the Selonian language, to convince Dracmus to go easy on him during the fight without Thrackan catching on. Han still loses the fight, but gains Dracmus’s trust, and when Dracmus is later rescued, Han is allowed to come along (Assault at Selonia)

6: Playing ships with a Sith: Plourr Ilo recalls her brother Harran (Harrandatha Estillo), who from childhood was an evil, vicious person who wanted her dead so that he could become ruler. Harran idolized Darth Vader, and when Harran met the Sith as a child, Vader made Harran his protégé, taking advantage of his sadistic personality and apparently also playing ships with him for hours (Star Wars comics, X-Wing: Rogue Squadron - The Warrior Princess)

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