Rogue One

Rogue One was the improvised callsign used by a large squad of Rebel Alliance soldiers and recruits that participated in a mission to steal the plans of the Death Star, a moon-sized battle station constructed by the Galactic Empire that could destroy an entire planet or moon. Though the squad succeeded in its mission, none of the team survived; those who did not die in the resulting Battle of Scarif during their attempt to steal the plans perished when the Empire destroyed the base on Scarif with the Death Star's superlaser. Rogue Squadron, an Alliance starfighter squadron led by Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antilles, was named in honor of Rogue One.

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