Name: DS-61-3 “Backstabber”
Type: Imperial Fighter Pilot
Species: Human
Homeworld: Corellia
Gender: Male
Born: —
Died: 0 BBY (1000 GC)
Hair Color: —
Eye Color: —
Height: 1.82m
Weight: —
Skin: —
DEXTERITY 3D+1
Blaster: 4D+1
Dodge: 4D
KNOWLEDGE 2D
Planetary Systems: 3D
MECHANICAL 4D
Sensors: 4D+2
Starfighter Piloting: 6D
Starship Gunnery: 5D
PERCEPTION 3D
Command: 4D
Search: 4D
STRENGTH 3D
Stamina: 4D
TECHNICAL 2D
Computer Programming/Repair: 3D+1
Starfighter Repair: 5D
Special Abilities:
None
Force Sensitive: N
Force Points: 1
Dark Side Points: 0
Character Points: 6
Move: 10
Equipment: Nav Computer linkup Helmet (comlink, +1D to sensors), High gravity stress flight suit w/life support equipment, one week emergency rations, Blaster Pistol (4D), Survival Gear
Background: “Backstabber” was a human TIE fighter pilot in the Galactic Empire’s Black Squadron who served as the wingman of Darth Vader during the Battle of Yavin. He was shot down by Han Solo when Vader was following Luke Skywalker and his X-wing starfighter who was trying to destroy the Death Star.
At the battle, during which the Rebel pilots attacked the Death Star, Vader ordered Backstabber and Mithel to be his wingman. Vader pursued Red Squadron as they targeted the thermal exhaust port, a flaw in the Death Star put in place by Imperial scientist Galen Erso, which would allow a precision shot to destroy the main reactor, destroying the station.
Vader, along with several other Imperial pilots, destroyed or disabled the attacking Rebel ships, with the exception of Luke Skywalker. As Vader and his wingmen targeted Skywalker, the Millennium Falcon, piloted by Han Solo, engaged the Imperials, shooting down Backstabber. His death caught Vader by surprise, and led Mithel to attempt to evade the attacker, clipping Vader’s TIE Advanced x1 in the process before crashing into the Death Star. With Vader’s ship damaged and incapacitated, he fled the battle, while Skywalker fired a proton torpedo into the thermal exhaust port, destroying the Death Star.