![]() In actuality, Skywalker had witnessed a battle between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance. Darklighter and the others were skeptical, however, and the now- Imperial pilot believed that it was simply two ships sitting in orbit. When Skywalker arrived at Tosche Station, he claimed to have witnessed a battle in the skies over Tatooine. ĭarklighter tells Skywalker of his plans to join the Rebel Alliance.Īfter graduating from the Imperial Academy, Darklighter returned to Tatooine to visit Skywalker and his friends in Tosche Station. ![]() Klivian, who was secretly undercover as an agent of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, incited a mutiny, assisting Darklighter's defection to the Rebellion. After attending the Academy, Darklighter and Klivian received their commissions aboard the Rand Ecliptic, with Darklighter assigned as first mate of the vessel. Darklighter would enroll in the Prefsbelt Fleet Camp, where he befriended Derek Klivian. Darklighter eventually left Tatooine for the Academy, but Skywalker was left behind, as his uncle, Owen Lars, would not allow him to leave out of fear that he would follow in the footsteps of his father: the Jedi Knight-turned- Sith Lord Anakin Skywalker. When they were young, Darklighter and Skywalker both dreamed of leaving their homeworld behind and attending the Imperial Academy. Although Biggs cautioned Luke to slow down through the tight canyon, Skywalker ignored his advice and ultimately crashed the skyhopper after clipping the edge of the canyon, requiring new tools and repair parts to fix the damage. Keeping in contact with his friend via comlink, Biggs warned Skywalker not to get too cocky after he made it through Mushroom Mesa, warning him of the dangerous Beggar's Canyon ahead. In the year after the Great Drought, Biggs and fellow youngsters watched Skywalker fly his T-16 skyhopper through the desert canyons after test flights in Jag Crag Gorge. Growing up, he had the best of everything, including clothing and a new skyhopper with each new model released, but despite this never made Skywalker feel less for it. Darklighter's family was wealthy for Tatooine standards, owning twenty moisture farms. The two became pilots, and often flew through Beggar's Canyon. He eventually became close friends with Luke Skywalker. " Don't get too cocky, Skyboy." ―Luke Skywalker and Biggs Darklighter īiggs Darklighter grew up on the desert world of Tatooine, raised by his mother. " And you said I'd never make it through Mushroom Mesa, Biggs!" Skywalker successfully destroyed the Death Star, but not before Darklighter was killed in combat by Darth Vader. The Rebellion analyzed the plans and organized the Battle of Yavin, where Darklighter and Skywalker flew as members of Red Squadron in the assault on the station. He reunited with Skywalker, who had helped rescue Princess Leia Organa, a leader in the Alliance, from the Death Star with stolen plans for the planet-destroying space station. With his home planet behind him, Darklighter relocated to the Rebel base on Yavin 4. He returned to Tatooine one final time to tell Skywalker of his plans. Darklighter left his homeworld for the Imperial Academy, but defected from the Galactic Empire after graduation in order to join the Rebel Alliance. ![]() The two became pilots and dreamed of leaving Tatooine. He grew up on the desert world of Tatooine, where he became a close boyhood friend of Luke Skywalker. They'll never stop us." ―Biggs Darklighter, to Luke Skywalker, just before the Battle of Yavin īiggs Darklighter was a human male ace pilot who fought for the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the early days of the Galactic Civil War.
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