Tycho Celchu
Name: Tycho Celchu
Type: Starfighter Pilot
Species: Human
Homeworld: Alderaan
Gender: Male
Born: 21 BBY (979 GC)
Died: —
Hair Color: Blond / White
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 1.73 meters
Weight: —
Skin: Light
DEXTERITY 3D
Blaster: 7D
Brawling Parry: 4D
Dodge: 6D
Vehicle Weapons: 5D
KNOWLEDGE 3D
Alien species 5D
bureaucracy 5D
cultures 4D
planetary systems 5D+2
streetwise 5D
scholar: Another Chance 4D
survival 5D, willpower 7D
MECHANICAL 4D
Astrogation 6D
repulsorlift ops 4D+2
sensors 5D
space transports 6D
Starfighter piloting 5D+2
Starfighter piloting: A-wing 7D
Starfighter piloting: X-wing 10D
Starship gunnery 7D+2
Starship shields 6D
PERCEPTION 2D+1
Bargain 5D+1
command 6D
con 5D
gambling 4D+2
hide 4D+1
search 4D+1
sneak 4D+2
STRENGTH 2D+2
Brawling 5D
stamina 4D+2
TECHNICAL 3D
Repulsorlift repair 4D
security 5D
Starfighter repair 5D+2
Special Abilities:
None
Force Sensitive: N
Force Points: 1
Dark Side Points: 0
Character Points: 18
Move: 10
Equipment: Flight suit, comlink, tool kit
Background: Tycho Celchu (pronounced /’taɪko ‘sɛltʃu/) was a renowned starfighter pilot for the Rebel Alliance and New Republic, serving as Rogue Leader for approximately a decade, before becoming a general in the Galactic Alliance Defense Force. A native of Alderaan, he joined the Imperial Navy as a TIE Fighter pilot. He was speaking with his family by HoloNet when Alderaan was destroyed by the first Death Star, an event which pushed him into defecting to the Rebel Alliance. Celchu quickly became an ace pilot with the elite Rogue Squadron. There he fought alongside Wedge Antilles, who became his lifelong best friend.
Celchu flew in the Battles of Hoth and Endor, as well as in several campaigns for the New Republic during which he became the second-in-command of Rogue Squadron and began a romantic relationship with the intelligence agent Winter. In 5 ABY, during a spy mission to Coruscant, he was captured by Ysanne Isard and imprisoned in the dreaded Lusankya prison. She attempted to brainwash him, but he resisted and was eventually able to escape. He fell under a cloud of suspicion due to his time there, with many fearing he had been turned into a double agent. He later helped Antilles rebuild Rogue Squadron and aided in the Liberation of Coruscant. Events came to a head when he was accused of murdering fellow Rogue Corran Horn and was put on trial for treason. Celchu’s name was completely cleared when Horn, having been only captured and not killed, escaped from Lusankya with evidence that proved Celchu had never succumbed to Isard.
Celchu helped bring down Isard in the Bacta War, then led Rogue Squadron while Antilles formed Wraith Squadron. He fought in the Thrawn campaign and helped defeat Prince-Admiral Delak Krennel before he was handed permanent command of Rogue Squadron when Antilles moved on. He married Winter in 17 ABY, and retired in 19 ABY when peace was reached with the Empire. Celchu returned to service during the Yuuzhan Vong War, during which he was promoted to general. Following the victory, Celchu became a training officer, teaching Antilles’s daughter Syal. When the Second Galactic Civil War broke out in 40 ABY, Celchu was serving as an analyst for Supreme Commander Cha Niathal and he found himself on opposite sides from Antilles. He was able to transfer Syal to a position liaising with the Jedi, who had begun opposing the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances, but put himself in danger opposing a Jedi attempt against Chief of State Jacen Solo out of his sense of duty, though he did not support Solo himself. When Niathal split with Solo, Celchu supported her, and after Solo was defeated he retired for the second time.