Reconnaissance mission to Kamino

A reconnaissance mission to the planet Kamino was flown by the pilots of the Rebel Alliance Red Squadron starfighter unit Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, Zev Senesca, Han Solo, and Chewbacca. The mission was a trap laid by the assassin X-7, who had hired mercenaries to ambush the squadron and kill Luke Skywalker, who was wanted for destroying the Death Star. The mercenaries' airstrike failed, leaving two alive. One as killed by large creature; Skywalker and the other mercenary, Div were swallowed alive by the creatures and taken to an underground lair. Div, illustrating proficiency with Skywalker's lightsaber, saved them both. A Galactic Empire armored column was destroyed by more of the creatures, which were cloned experiments. The Rebels left the planet with help from the Millennium Falcon. X-7 had to face his master, the ambitious Imperial Commander Rezi Soresh for his failure. Soresh, not willing to give up his quest to kill Skywalker, set more schemes into motion, culminating in his death months later.

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