X-wing Rogue Squadron: Requiem for a Rogue
Encyclopedia
X-wing Rogue Squadron: Requiem for a Rogue is a four-part story arc
in the X-wing: Rogue Squadron
series of comic book
s written by Michael Stackpole & Jan Strnad
. The first issue was published on March 1, 1997, by Dark Horse Comics
. The story is set in the Star Wars
galaxy
approximately one year after the Battle of Endor in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
, and five years after the Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope
.
is shot down and presumed dead. The wild, savage humanoid natives are armed with Imperial blasters. Most everyone is acting completely out of character.
The Rogues must work with the Bothans to simply survive, rescue Wedge and discover the source of the strange energies making everyone off-kilter.
Story arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
in the X-wing: Rogue Squadron
Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron (comics)
Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a series of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. The first issue was released on 1 July 1995. It ran for 35 issues.-Issues:*X-wing Rogue Squadron 1: The Rebel Opposition, Part 1...
series of comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s written by Michael Stackpole & Jan Strnad
Jan Strnad
Jan Steven Strnad is an American writer of comic books and science fiction. He is most known for his work in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, the majority of which has been published by Dark Horse Comics....
. The first issue was published on March 1, 1997, by Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
. The story is set in the Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
galaxy
Star Wars Galaxy
Star Wars Galaxy may mean:* Star Wars Galaxies, a Star Wars themed MMORPG platform for Microsoft Windows* Star Wars galaxy, the fictional galaxy where the setting of the Star Wars saga occurs...
approximately one year after the Battle of Endor in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan. It is the third film released in the Star Wars saga, and the sixth in terms of the series' internal chronology...
, and five years after the Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally released as Star Wars, is a 1977 American epic space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the...
.
Synopsis
Rogue Squadron is sent to track down a lost Bothan ship full of innocent civillains; victim of a rare computer bug that transposes spatial corodinates. They soon learn that the mission is far more complicated. Wedge AntillesWedge Antilles
Wedge Antilles is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He is a supporting character portrayed by Denis Lawson in the original Star Wars trilogy. Antilles, also called the "greatest ace" pilot in the Rebel Alliance, also appears in the Star Wars Expanded Universe and is the lead...
is shot down and presumed dead. The wild, savage humanoid natives are armed with Imperial blasters. Most everyone is acting completely out of character.
The Rogues must work with the Bothans to simply survive, rescue Wedge and discover the source of the strange energies making everyone off-kilter.
Issues
- X-wing Rogue Squadron 17: Requiem for a Rogue, Part 1
- X-wing Rogue Squadron 18: Requiem for a Rogue, Part 2
- X-wing Rogue Squadron 19: Requiem for a Rogue, Part 3
- X-wing Rogue Squadron 20: Requiem for a Rogue, Part 4
Dramatis personae
- Bail Organa (human male) (Flashback/Mentioned Only)
- Cartariun; ImperialGalactic Empire (Star Wars)The Galactic Empire is one of the main factions in the fictional universe of Star Wars. It is a galaxy-spanning regime established by the series' lead villain, Palpatine, to replace the Galactic Republic in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The Galactic Empire is introduced in Star Wars...
technician (Devaronian male) - Derek "Hobbie" Klivian; X-wingX-wingX-wings are fictional starfighters from the original Star Wars trilogy and the expanded universe. They are depicted as the primary interceptor and dogfighter of the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic...
pilot, AllianceRebel AllianceThe Alliance to Restore the Republic is an interstellar faction of the fictional universe of Star Wars....
Military; Rogue Six; Rogue SquadronRogue SquadronRogue Squadron is a starfighter squadron in the Star Wars science fiction saga. Many of the pilots that will join Rogue Squadron are initially members of Red Squadron, the X-Wing attack force that Luke Skywalker joins during the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope...
(human male) - Dllr Nep; X-wing Pilot, Alliance Military; Rogue SquadronRogue SquadronRogue Squadron is a starfighter squadron in the Star Wars science fiction saga. Many of the pilots that will join Rogue Squadron are initially members of Red Squadron, the X-Wing attack force that Luke Skywalker joins during the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope...
(Sullustan male) - Feylis Ardele; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Rogue Seven, Rogue Squadron (human female)
- Girov Dza'tey (Bothan male)
- Herian I'ngre; X-wing Pilot, Alliance Military; Rogue SquadronRogue SquadronRogue Squadron is a starfighter squadron in the Star Wars science fiction saga. Many of the pilots that will join Rogue Squadron are initially members of Red Squadron, the X-Wing attack force that Luke Skywalker joins during the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope...
(Bith female) - Ibtisam; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Rogue Two, Rogue Squadron (Mon Calamari female)
- Leia Organa; princess, Alderaan; Provisional Council, New RepublicNew Republic (Star Wars)The New Republic is a government in the fictional Star Wars universe.When the Rebel Alliance re-established the Old Galactic Republic after the downfall of the Galactic Empire, it became known as the New Republic, just as the original Galactic Republic had become known as the Old Republic by that...
(human female) (Flashback/Referenced) - Nrin Vakil; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Rogue Three, Rogue Squadron (Quarren male)
- Plourr Ilo; X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Rogue Eleven, Rogue Squadron (human female)
- Tycho Celchu; lieutenant, X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Rogue Nine; Rogue Squadron (human male)
- Wedge AntillesWedge AntillesWedge Antilles is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He is a supporting character portrayed by Denis Lawson in the original Star Wars trilogy. Antilles, also called the "greatest ace" pilot in the Rebel Alliance, also appears in the Star Wars Expanded Universe and is the lead...
; captain, X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Rogue One, Rogue Squadron (human male - Wes Janson; lieutenant, X-wing pilot, Alliance Military; Rogue Five; Rogue Squadron (human male)
- Wilhuff Tarkin; Grand Moff, Galactic Empire (human male) (Flashback)
Collections
- Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron - Requiem for a Rogue
- Omnibus: X-wing Rogue Squadron Volume 2