Heff Tobber

Lieutenant Heff Tobber was a human pilot who initially served the Alliance to Restore the Republic as a transport pilot for their rebel outpost on the planet Crait. After helping to evacuate the base when it was abandoned, he transferred to Blue Squadron on the moon Yavin 4 and trained with X-wing starfighters before beginning to pilot UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support crafts. Tobber became an expert U-wing pilot and was popular and highly sought after due to his humor and booming voice.

In 1 BBY, Blue Squadron was scrambled to aid rebels stealing the Death Star plans on the planet Scarif. Tobber flew an X-wing under the callsign Blue Eight during the engagement, in which the squadron was sent to the planet's surface through a Shield Gate; however, he was not among the pilots that made it through before the gate shut. Determined to still do his part, he then joined the rebel Green Squadron in starfighter combat. Although Blue Squadron took heavy casualties in the battle, some who survived returned to Yavin once the plans had been successfully stolen.

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