"Rogue Squadron" Chapter I Trivia Quiz

Answer: Probe Droids

Probe Droids were first seen in 1980, in "The Empire Strikes Back". The Empire used them to search for signs of the Rebel Alliance. One landed on Hoth, and saw the Rebel's shield generator before Han Solo destroyed it. They were black, floating droids, loaded with sensors and dangling manipulator arms.

In "Rogue Squadron", they were weakly armoured and armed enemies, taking only one shot to destroy. They often came in large groups, though, and could sometimes be difficult to shoot.

Answer: TIE Bombers

TIE Bombers were similar to TIE Fighters. Their solar panel wings were curved, and they had a second section between them. One pod was for the pilot, while the other carried large amounts of ordnance. TIE Bombers were rarely a threat to the Rogues themselves, but could level a city or friendly ground targets very quickly, if not dealt with.

TIE Bombers were seen in "The Empire Strikes Back" when the Empire was searching for the Millennium Falcon in the asteroid field.

Answer: Escort a convoy

The Rogues were frequently called upon to defend friendly units from the Empire's forces. On Barkhesh, a Rebel convoy of supplies was travelling through a canyon to a rendezvous with a shuttle. The Rogues had to fend off TIE Bombers and AT-STs to ensure the convoy would survive.

Answer: All Terrain Scout Transport

AT-STs were first seen in 1983, in "The Return of the Jedi". They were two-legged Imperial walkers seen during the final battle on Endor.

In Rogue Squadron, The AT-ST could be a formidable enemy. They could take more hits than any flying enemy, and most ground enemies (the exception being the colossal AT-AT). Attacking from behind an AT-ST was usually pretty safe, but they could easily shoot down ships that flew in a straight line in front of them. AT-STs appeared in more than half of the campaign missions in "Rogue Squadron".

Answer: A-wings

A-wings were almost entirely giant engines, with a cockpit and some weak lasers strapped on. They were very fast and manoeuvrable, and could deliver a moderate punch with their concussion missiles. On the other hand, they had weak shields, and no R2 unit to help the pilot. A-wings were used as scouts and as interceptors to take down enemy fighters.

They were not very effective against more armoured targets.

Answer: TIE Interceptor

The TIE Interceptor was the Imperial response to the Rebels' A-wing. It was also very fast, and had no sheilds. Like the X-wing, the TIE Interceptor had four laser cannons, and would take out enemy fighters in a hail of laser bolts. TIE Interceptors were difficult to hit when not flying in a straight line. Fast, weak, homing concussion missiles were often an effective weapon against them (which the A-wing carried).

Answer: Crix Maidine

Crix Maidine was an Imperial officer. After defecting to the Rebels, he led many commando raids on Imperial buildings. The Rogues would fly cover for Maidine and his commandos multiple times during "Rogue Squadron". Crix Maidine was played by Dermot Crowley in "The Return of the Jedi".

Carlist Rieeken was an older, high-ranking Rebel officer, and often coordinated the missions that the Rogues flew in. His homeworld was Alderaan, which was destroyed in "A New Hope". He was played by Bruce Boa in "The Empire Strikes Back".

Tycho Celchu was a character created for the "X-wing: Rogue Squadron" comics and the "X-wing" novels. He later appeared in "Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike". Baron Fel appeared in the "X-wing: Rogue Squadron" comics and some "Star Wars" novels set in the Expanded Universe.

Answer: Han Solo

Han Solo was a Corellian, and even served in the armed forces. He did have some love for his homeplanet, and did not care for the Empire. When the Imperials started bombing the capital city, he flew in to help the Rogues fight off the bombers, and evacuate the city.

Answer: Escape with the planet's wealth

The Imperial governer knew that his hold on the planet was at an end, so he confiscated as much of the planet's wealth as he could, and loaded it onto yachts to escape. Rebel Y-wings were armed with ion cannons, and able to disable the yachts before they could leave the planet. The Rogues were tasked with defending Y-wings from turrets, AT-PTs, and later, TIE Interceptors.

Answer: Kasan Moor

The 128 TIE Interceptor squadron was home to some of the best pilots the Empire had to offer. After disabling all the yachts on Gerrard V, the Y-wings helped the Rogues clean up the remaining Imperials. One TIE Interceptor that was disabled was flown by Kasan Moor.

Despite just flying against the Rogues, she was becoming disillusioned with her employer, and offered to share what she knew with the Rebels. The Rebels did not fully trust the Imperial defector right away, but gave her opportunities to prove her loyalty.

She ended up becoming one of the best known pilots in Rogue Squadron.