Biggs Darklighter, sw0009 - LEGO® Star Wars Minifigure

Biggs Darklighter, sw0009 - LEGO® Star Wars Minifigure

Year released: 1999-2002

Appears in sets 7140-1, X-wing Fighter; 7142-1, X-wing Fighter (re-release of 7140)

Biggs Darklighter was a    who fought for the  during the early days of the . He grew up on the   of , where he became a close boyhood friend of . The two became pilots and dreamed of leaving Tatooine. Darklighter left his homeworld for the , but defected from the Galactic Empire after graduation in order to join the Rebel Alliance. He returned to Tatooine one final time to tell Skywalker of his plans.

With his home planet behind him, Darklighter relocated to the Rebel base on Yavin 4. He reunited with Skywalker, who had helped rescue Princess Leia Organa, a leader in the Alliance, from the Death Star with stolen plans for the planet-destroying space station. The Rebellion analyzed the plans and organized the Battle of Yavin, where Darklighter and Skywalker flew as members of Red Squadron in the assault on the station. Skywalker successfully destroyed the Death Star, but not before Darklighter was killed in combat by Darth Vader.

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