Which "X-wing" Novel Was It? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Wraith Squadron

The fifth novel in the "X-wing" series, "Wraith Squadron", was written by Aaron Allston.

The Wraiths were in the middle of a hyperspace navigation training exercise when they came across a hyperspace mine. The mine was laid by Admiral Trigit's forces, and was designed to pull vessels out of hyperspace and disable them. The Wraiths acted quickly to repair their fighters and a planned a counter attack for when their enemy arrived. The frigate Night Crawler arrived to capture whatever was disabled, but the Wraiths launched their own ambush and took control of the frigate.

The Wraiths captured most of the crew and had it replaced by New Republic personnel, and the frigate became the Wraith's new mobile base. They continued the Night Caller's original mission in order to get closer to Trigit.

Even before they were done training, the Wraiths' unconventional approach was bearing fruit.

Answer: Rogue Squadron

The first novel in the "X-wing" series, "Rogue Squadron", was written by Michael A. Stackpole.

The Rebel Alliance had plans to take Imperial Center (Coruscant) from the Empire, but they needed a base closer to the core worlds. Borleias, codenamed "Blackmoon", was the Rebel's first target. It was known for having a research facility and not much else. Regardless, it was heavily defended, and the Rebel Alliance had to make two attempts before capturing it. Two Rogues, Peshk Vri'syk and Andoorni Hui, died in the first battle of Borleias.

Answer: Iron Fist

The sixth novel in the "X-wing" series, "Iron Fist", was written by Aaron Allston.

"Iron Fist" continued the story of the Wraiths trying to bring down Warlord Zsinj's regime. They disguised themselves as a mercenary group, the Hawkbats, and got themselves hired by Zsinj. The Wraiths found out that Zsinj was looking to steal a Super Star Destroyer from the Imperials to augment his own fleet. The Hawkbats were hired to assist in this operation, and the Wraiths set about sabotaging it; they knew how bad their situation would become if Zsinj had two Super Star Destroyers.

The Wraiths helped steal the new Super Star Destroyer, Razor's Kiss, but sabotaged its shields and tracked it to the rendezvous. There they had the New Republic ambush the understaffed warship. Razor's Kiss was destroyed and the Iron Fist was severely damaged. Zsinj fled in disgrace and the Wraiths celebrated yet another victory.

Answer: The Krytos Trap

The third novel in the "X-wing" series, "The Krytos Trap", was written by Michael A. Stackpole.

Isard's plan to cripple the New Republic was to let them take Coruscant after she had infected the non-human population with the deadly Krytos Virus. The Rogues were focused mostly on relief efforts and navigating political ploys while Corran was missing (presumed dead), and Tycho was on trial for his murder.

Tycho was a former prisoner of Lusankya, Isard's personal prison and laboratory. She was known for brainwashing her prisoners and turning them loose to cause havoc. Tycho escaped Lusankya, and had been under suspicion ever since returning, despite Wedge's conviction that Tycho was fine. Tycho was eventually cleared of all charges when Corran showed up with new evidence, having recently escaped from Lusankya himself.

Answer: The Bacta War

The fourth novel in the "X-wing" series, "The Bacta War", was written by Michael A. Stackpole.

Isard escaped Coruscant and took control of the planet Thyferra. Thyferra was where a vast majority of the galaxy's bacta was produced. Bacta was a miracle agent that could be used to treat almost any medical condition, including recovering from trauma and fighting diseases.

The New Republic was still fragile, having just taken the capitol world and establishing a new government. It was also dealing with the Krytos plague that Isard had unleashed just before she left. And then there was Warlord Zsinj harassing their borders.

The New Republic wanted Rogue Squadron to fight Zsinj, but the pilots refused, and they and their support staff resigned. Tycho had been given a large sum in credits by Isard to make his trial more difficult, which he used to help purchase new starfighters for the Rogues. The Rogues set up their own base of operations and hatched their own plans, calling in favors and calling on friends to help. They were able to oust Isard from Thyferra and get the bacta flowing smoothly and relatively cheaply again.

Answer: Isard's Revenge

The eighth novel in the "X-wing" series, "Isard's Revenge", was written by Michael A. Stackpole.

"Isard's Revenge" took place in 9 ABY, two years after the liberation of Thyferra. The Rogues thought that they had killed Isard during the liberation of Thyferra, but it turned out that she had managed to escape. Twice.

Isard was so busy coordinating the Empire and her schemes that she needed help. She was also so paranoid that she only trusted one person: herself. She had a clone made of herself to oversee portions of her operations. She used a clever trick to make the Rogues think that she had been killed when her shuttle exploded, but in fact she had never been on it.

Years later, the clone showed up on Cuitric and started helping Admiral Krennel, an enemy of the New Republic. The Rogues began a campaign against Krennel, but began having trouble. The real Isard wanted to remain hidden, and was irritated by her clone's actions. She saved the Rogues from an ambush and took them back to her base. Isard offered to help the Rogues kill her clone in exchange for amnesty. The New Republic thought that Rogue Squadron had been destroyed, but the Rogues were actually secretly training on TIE Defenders, some of the best Imperial starfighters ever made.

Isard convinced the Rogues to make a joint attack with her on Krennel and the clone, but true to herself, she betrayed them. Luckily the Rogues foresaw this and had managed to coordinate their own reinforcements. Isard used the battle as a distraction while she went to take control of her old Super Star Destroyer, Lusankya. Unfortunately for her, Iella and Mirax had figured out her plot and stopped her.

Answer: Mercy Kill

The tenth novel in the "X-wing" series, "Mercy Kill", was written by Aaron Allston.

A majority of "Mercy Kill" took place in 44 ABY, after the Yuuzhan Vong invasion and the second galactic civil war. Wraith Squadron had been disbanded after the second galactic civil war, and most of its members were either scattered or dead.

Face, although not working explicitly for Galactic Alliance Intelligence, organized an operation against Stavin Thaal. Thaal had been opportunistic and complicit in the conspiracy from the "Fate of the Jedi" series, and GAI wanted him taken in. Face organized two teams of reassembled Wraiths, with old members and new, and sent them off to track down different objectives. Neither knew about the other until their paths crossed on Vandor-3. They were unable to contact Face or anyone in the Galactic Alliance command structure, so they merged their units and began working together against Thaal.

Answer: Starfighters of Adumar

The ninth novel in the "X-wing" series, "Starfighters of Adumar", was written by Aaron Allston.

Adumar was a forgotten world populated by humans that was rediscovered in 13 ABY. They were looking to join the galactic community and were weighing the Empire against the New Republic. The Adumari respected pilots as celebrities above all else, and so Wedge was "asked" to play the role of ambassador. He was allowed to take any other pilots with him, and so he formed Red Flight for the mission, which included Tycho Celchu, Wes Janson, and Hobbie.

There were quite a few issues to deal with on Adumar, such as their obsession with duels, and their lack of appreciation for human life. That and there was no unified world government that any galactic body could deal with. The largest, most powerful nation tried to assert its dominance over the other nations to create a world government, but this did not go as smoothly as planned.

Eventually Wedge was able to resolve the short war, bring Adumar into the New Republic in some capacity while letting the individual nations retain their freedom and identity, and expose some duplicitous New Republic Intelligence agents.

Answer: Solo Command

The seventh novel in the "X-wing" series, "Solo Command", was written by Aaron Allston.

Lara Notsil began life as Gara Petothel, and was a former Imperial Intelligence officer. She joined the Wraiths with the intention of sabotaging them, but came around to appreciate her new squadron more than her life with the Empire.

In "Solo Command", Face found out about Lara's identity, and confronted her about it. Myn Donos, in a fit of rage, tried to kill her, so she fled. She made her way to Zsinj and offered to help him. Zsinj took her in and even let her continue to be a pilot. Secretly, on her own, she actually began sabotaging the Iron Fist so the New Republic could destroy it.

During the Battle of Selaggis, Lara escaped from the Iron Fist, freeing a large number of non-human test subjects in the process, and managed to fly with the Wraiths one last time. She faked her death so the New Republic would not come looking for her; she would be tried and executed for treason, regardless of her other actions. Lara, as Kirney Slane, sent a final message to Myn Donos. She began a shuttle company, and the two started a relationship on Corellia.

Answer: Wedge's Gamble

The second novel in the "X-wing" series, "Wedge's Gamble", was written by Michael A. Stackpole.

Rogue Squadron was at the forefront of the invasion of Imperial Center, also known as Coruscant. They were covertly inserted with the task of bringing down the planetary shields so a full-scale invasion could be launched.

The Rogues ran into their own problems while on the surface, though. While scouting the lower reaches and non-human dominated areas, they were accused of working for the Empire, and attacked by both criminals and Imperial forces. The Rogues had also brought in criminals from Kessel, promising them freedom in return for their aid on this operation. This decision turned out to also have unpleasant repercussions.

Ultimately, Rogues Squadron used weather stations and orbital mirrors to overload the shields, and the Rebel Alliance was able to take the capital world, becoming the New Republic.