Helix Squadron

Helix Squadron

Helix Squadron was astarfightersquadron of theGalactic Empire that was active during theGalactic Civil War and participated in theattempted destruction of a convoy of refugees fleeingthe Disaster. It was commanded byCaptainLindon Javes, prior to his defection to theAlliance to Restore the Republic.

Description[]

Helix Squadron was anImperialTIE fighter squadron made upTIE pilots, that was led byCaptainLindon Javes around the time of thedestruction ofAlderaan. His second-in-command wasLieutenantTerisa Kerrill. And among them was acertain pilot that caught in the middle of their future battles. The squadron reported toCommodoreRae Sloane.^[1]

Helix Squadron was attached toRae Sloane's fleet and their headquarters was theImperial II-class Star DestroyerVigilance. The Squadron usually equipped theirstarfighters with theSigma-Nine loadout, but sometimes reverted to standardTIE/ln space superiority starfighters for certain missions, something Kerrill referred to as "old school". The Squadron also utilized theTIE Advanced v1, which Lindon Javes used at least once.^[1]

History[]

Fostar Haven[]

After the destruction of Alderaan,Darth Vader believed thatAlderaanians incited rebellion and anarchy, and that survivors continued to spread dissent. He ordered the Imperial forces to find them and not rest until thedestruction of Alderaan was complete.^[1]

Commodore Rae Sloane received intelligence of aconvoy of Alderaanian refugees was headed toFostar Haven and ordered Captain Lindon Javes to draw them out and finish them off. Javes, in a TIE Advanced v1, led Helix Squadron in standard fit TIE fighters to Fostar Haven. They were accompanied by a group ofArquitens-class command cruisers,Gozanti-class cruisers, andQuasar Fire-class cruiser-carriers who formed a blockade to protect the rearguard from any escaping ships.^[1]

Javes' ordered Helix to commence a patrol, scanning the variousfreighters andtransports, that includedBFF-1s and aGR-75 medium transport, which ranged from innocent traders to weapons andspicesmugglers. This action upset Fostar Haven'sStationmaster and so he activated the station's defense turrets, attacking the TIE fighters. After destroying the defenses, a group ofT-65B X-wing starfighters appeared from a tunnel and engaged the TIE fighters, taking some losses in the process.^[1]

After defeating all the X-wings, Lieutenant Terisa Kerrill and herwing-mate found threeGR-75 medium transports containing the Alderaanian refugees trying to escape through the same tunnel. As they tried to intercept the transports, Javes turned on his squad and disabled their TIEs withion missiles. Now a traitor to the Empire, Javes helped the transports escape by destroying tunnel walls to prevent the two TIE pilots from catching up to him and the convoy. As the refugee transports left the tunnel, they were blocked from further escape by theImperial II-class Star DestroyerVigilance and four moreArquitens cruisers.^[1]

Following a distress call to theRebel Alliance,Echo Squadron arrived to assist the refugee convoy. Javes offered his support to the Alliance forces and defected. Then the rest of the Alliance fleet arrived to soften the Imperial blockade, and after the rebel ships disabled the tracking system on theStar Destroyer, they jumped tolightspeed.^[1]

Many years later, Javes serves as the leader of Vanguard Squadron putting Terisa as leader of the Titan Squadron, putting leader and protege in combat. Later Terisa is aided by their former ally as well to fight for Titan Squadron and later face off at the battle in the Ringali Nebula.^[1]

This article is astub about theGalactic Empire. You can helpWookieepedia byexpanding it.

Behind the scenes[]

Helix Squadron first appeared in the prologue mission of the2020 video gameStar Wars: Squadrons.^[1]

Appearances[]

• "The Final Order" —From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back(andaudiobook)(Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Squadrons(First appearance)

Sources[]

• Star Wars: Timelines

Notes and references[]