Ghartes

Ghartes was a male Rebel pilot in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. He led Horizon Squadron, a starfighter unit composed of A-wing starfighters, under the callsign Horizon Leader. While stationed at a base shared with the Tierfon Yellow Aces and Rancor Squadron, Ghartes frequently teased the Rancors, as his squadron often received better assignments. At some point, Horizon Squadron was tasked with escorting Alliance dignitaries, including Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan, to Dantooine.

Ghartes had boasted about the assignment for days, pleased by the honor. However, upon arriving at the hangar with the dignitaries, he found the base hangar redecorated with a banner reading "HOME OF THE VAUNTED CONVOY HERDERS." Rancor Leader, dressed in makeshift robes, conducted a mock knighting ceremony for their squadron's pilots. One pilot was declared "Supply Convoy Liaison Facilitator of the Month." The event left Ghartes stunned while Yellow Ace Wes Janson laughed.

A holographic image capturing the event, including Leia alongside the solemn-looking Rancor Squadron, was displayed in the base's mess hall for years. During a later interview with holojournalist Corwi Selgrothe for the New Republic Heritage Division, Janson recalled the prank played on Ghartes.

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