Meet the Pilots from Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron

The Rebel Alliance has always had neat squadrons from the Red Squadron to Rogue Squadron, and an upcoming book is going to introduce us to Alphabet Squadron, a special team of rebel pilots with each one driving a different class of ship. Just in, Del Rey has given us a good look at all the new pilots that will be introduced in the book, as well as some character descriptions.

This is an official description of the book:

The first novel in a new trilogy starring veteran New Republic pilots!

On the verge of victory in a brutal war, five New Republic pilots transform from hunted to hunters in this epic Star Wars adventure. Set after Return of the Jedi, Alphabet Squadron follows a unique team, each flying a different class of starfighter as they struggle to end their war once and for all.

The Emperor is dead. His final weapon has been destroyed. The Imperial Army is in disarray. In the aftermath, Yrica Quell is just one of thousands of defectors from her former cause living in a deserters' shantytown—until she is selected to join Alphabet Squadron.

Cobbled together from an eclectic assortment of pilots and starfighters, the five members of Alphabet are tasked by New Republic general Hera Syndulla herself. Like Yrica, each is a talented pilot struggling to find their place in a changing galaxy. Their mission: to track down and destroy the mysterious Shadow Wing, a lethal force of TIE fighters exacting bloody, reckless vengeance in the twilight of their reign.

The newly formed unit embodies the heart and soul of the Rebellion: ragtag, resourceful, scrappy, and emboldened by their most audacious victory in decades. But going from underdog rebels to celebrated heroes isn't as easy as it seems, and their inner demons threaten them as much as their enemies among the stars. The wayward warriors of Alphabet Squadron will have to learn to fly together if they want to protect the new era of peace they've fought so hard to achieve.

Part of a Marvel and Del Rey crossover event, Alphabet Squadron is the counterpart to Marvel's TIE Fighter miniseries, which follows the exploits of Shadow Wing as they scheme to thwart the New Republic.

Some fans may recognize Hera Syndulla as the pilot of the Ghost from Star Wars Rebels. It's funny that the squadron should also be called Alphabet, seeing as the rebel ships are all named after letters from the infamous X-Wing to the raggedy old Y-Wings.

While a lot of people love the clash between the Jedi and the Sith, I'm personally more invested in the grittier world of the non-Force users. Give me ships and blasters any day compared to the Force and lightsabers. Hopefully if this picks up, we could be looking at a Disney+ series or maybe even an anthology film is Lucasfilm is still into that.

Star Wars: Alphabet Squadron becomes available June 11.

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