30 Greatest Star Wars Characters

23. Wes Janson

Wes Janson One of the core members of Rogue Squadron, Janson was one of the deadliest shots in the galaxy inside or outside the cockpit. He participated in the Battle of Hoth and Endor as well as Rogue Squadrons campaigns against Ysanne Isaard and he helped Wedge Antilles develop Wraith squadron and maintain Rogue Squadron's reputation as the Galaxy's premier fighter squadron. He retired after the end of the Galactic Civil War but returned to fight the Yuuzhan Vong. Janson has a very small speaking role as Wedge's gunner in Empire Strikes Back but his character features far more prominently in the Expanded Universe. He was the joker of Rogue Squadron, being one of the funniest characters in the X-Wing series of novels. However during combat he was as serious as they come and was widely acknowledged as one of the most dangerous pilots in the galaxy.
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