Character
Biggs Darklighter
Legends Canon version → Linked from 228 articles
Legends. This article is part of Legends: the expanded-universe stories that Lucasfilm set apart from canon in 2014.
Biggs Darklighter was a Human male starfighter pilot who served the Alliance to Restore the Republic and a childhood friend of Luke Skywalker during the time of the Galactic Civil War. Darklighter flew a T-65 X-wing starfighter with Red Squadron during the Battle of Yavin as Red Three, where he fell victim to Skywalker's father, Darth Vader.
Text and facts from the “Biggs Darklighter/Legends” article on Wookieepedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Modified for this site.
Facts
- Homeworld
- Tatooine
- Born
- c. 24 BBY
- Died
- 0 BBY (35:3 GrS) above Yavin 4
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
- Pronouns
- He/him
- Height
- 1.83 meters
- Mass
- 84 kilograms
- Hair
- Black
- Eyes
- Brown
- Families
- Darklighter family
- Gavin Darklighter (cousin)
- Parents
- Huff Darklighter (father)
- Huff's first wife (mother)
- Partners
- Nera Dantels
- Siblings
- Dera Darklighter (sister)
- Affiliations
- Galactic Empire
- Rebel Alliance
Appearances
75 works, in story order
- Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (mentioned only)
- Falling Star
- The Pit
- The Lost City of Tatooine
- Death Star
- Empire 8
- Empire 9
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- The Farlander Papers (pictured only)
- Star Wars: X-Wing
- Wish You Were Here
- A Wind to Shake the Stars
- Star Wars Journal: The Fight for Justice
- Star Wars Journal: Captive to Evil
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- Star Wars: A New Hope novelization (first appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope junior novelization
- Star Wars: A Storybook
- Star Wars: A New Hope Cine-Manga
- Star Wars (1977) 1
- While Giants Mark Time (mentioned only)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½
- Empire 12
- Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition 3
- Star Wars (1977) 5
- Star Wars Manga: A New Hope 4
- The Case for Rebellion
- Force and Counterforce
- Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition 4
- Star Wars (1977) 6
- Empire 15
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Small Favors
- Rebel Force: Renegade (mentioned only)
- Star Wars (1977) 17 (in a flashback)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (mentioned only)
- Empire 39 (mentioned only)
- Empire 40 (mentioned only)
- Rebellion 1 (in a flashback)
- Rebellion 3 (mentioned only)
- Rebellion 4 (mentioned only)
- Rebellion 5 (mentioned only)
- Rebellion 13 (mentioned only)
- Camie's Story (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization (mentioned only)
- Mutiny on the Rand Ecliptic (in a flashback)
- The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi (mentioned only)
- The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader (in a flashback)
- A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker (in a flashback)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 9
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 10 (mentioned only)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 21 (mentioned only)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 22 (mentioned only)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 25 (in a flashback)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 26 (in a flashback)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 32 (mentioned only)
- X-Wing Rogue Squadron 35 (as a hologram)
- X-Wing: Rogue Squadron (mentioned only)
- X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble (mentioned only)
- X-Wing: The Krytos Trap (mentioned only)
- X-Wing: The Bacta War (mentioned only)
- Starter's Tale
- X-Wing: Wraith Squadron (mentioned only)
- X-Wing: Isard's Revenge (mentioned only)
- Jedi Search (mentioned only)
- I, Jedi (mentioned only)
- Children of the Jedi (mentioned only)
- Darksaber (mentioned only)
- Shield of Lies (mentioned only)
- Vision of the Future (mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught (mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide II: Ruin (mentioned only)
- The New Jedi Order: Star by Star (mentioned only)
- Fate of the Jedi: Omen (mentioned only)
Non-canon appearances: 2
Linked from
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