Walea Timker

Walea Timker was a human female who served as a combat engineer and corporal for the Alliance to Restore the Republic and was based in the Great Temple on the moon Yavin 4. In 1 BBY, General Davits Draven recommended her to Alliance leader Mon Mothma as a potential candidate for a strike team to raid the stronghold of partisan Saw Gerrera on the moon Jedha, although the raid ultimately did not happen as the criminal Jyn Erso successfully made contact with Gerrera for the Alliance.

After Erso later led an unsanctioned mission to the planet Scarif to steal the plans to the Galactic Empire's Death Star superweapon, Timker volunteered to join rebel forces that traveled to the Scarif system to aid Erso and her team. Timker traveled to Scarif in a Blue Squadron UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft that dropped the combat engineer off on one of the world's beaches. Timker died during the assault against the Imperials, but her sacrifice helped buy Erso enough time to successfully steal the plans.

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