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Janson, Wes

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a native of Taanab, Wes Janson joined the Alliance at Tierfon, and quickly showed his abilities as a pilot and sharpshooter. He gained True Gunner status while serving at Tierfon as an X-wing pilot in the Yellow Aces. It was while of Tierfon that Janson and Jek Porkins were forced to shoot down the rogue pilot Kiseek Doran. He came down with a strain of Hesken Fever just before the Battle of Yavin, and was unable to fly his X-Wing. Jek Porkins drew the duty of filling in for him, and the importance of this occurance - and Porkins' subsequent death over the first Death Star - haunted Janson ever after. He managed to recover, and eventually became a member of Rogue Squadron, serving under Luke Skywalker at the Alliance's Echo Base on Hoth. He served as Wedge Antilles' gunner in the Battle of Hoth, and was known by the callsign of Rogue Five. When their snowspeeder crashed during the battle, both Wes and Wedge were forced to seek refuge in the gutted hull of a downed pirate freighter. The story of their survival and eventual rescue became the stuff of legends among the fighter pilots of the Alliance, and rumors of Wes' death on Hoth abounded. Wedge often explained to new recruits that Wes actually died on Hoth, only to see their reactions when he suddenly appeared to teach them their next lesson. Note that Marvel Comics' Star Wars issue 78 indicates that Wes was killed by a band of cutthroat scavengers who arrived on Hoth to clean up after the Battle of Hoth. In the years which followed, Janson remained a fixture of Rogue Squadron, serving as the team's comic relief with Hobbie Klivian. He was reported dead when the Rogues were ambushed at Distna, while searching for evidence of Pulsar Station, but he was rescued by Booster Terrik and the Errant Venture and returned to Coruscant. After recovering from his injuries, Wes rejoined the squadron during the hunt for Prince-Admiral Krennel. Like most of the veterans of Rogue Squadron, Janson retired shortly after the negotiation of peace between the New Republic and the Imperial Remnant. However, his retirement did not last for long. With the arrival of the Yuuzhan Vong in the galaxy, Wes renewed his commission as Captain and took command of the Taanab Yellow Aces Squadron. The all-volunteer squadron participated in several missions after the Battle of Ebaq, including the rescue of Pash Cracken and Judder Page from Selvaris.