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- "Right now I feel I can take on the whole Empire myself."
"I know what you mean." - ―Dak Ralter and Luke Skywalker
Dak Ralter was a human male from Kalist VI[1] who served as a pilot in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. He was very idealistic, joining the Rebel Alliance in order to bring back the Republic and end the Galactic Empire. He was a member of Rogue Squadron, befriending Thane Kyrell shortly before the Battle of Hoth. Before the battle, he was very excited to work with Luke Skywalker, the hero he had heard so much about.[5] He served as Skywalker's gunner and died in the battle. Shortly after his death, their snowspeeder was shot down and crash-landed in front of an AT-AT. Skywalker escaped the wreckage as the walker's foot stomped on the speeder, crushing Ralter's corpse inside.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
Dak Ralter first appeared in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, which was released in North America in 1980. He was portrayed by John Morton and he was credited only as "Dak (Luke's Gunner)."[3]
Appearances[]
- Lost Stars (and audiobook)
- Lost Stars webcomic (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (First appearance)
- The Empire Strikes Back: So You Want to Be a Jedi? (and audiobook)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back junior novelization (as Dack)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Screen Comix
- "Rogue Two" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (and audiobook)
- "Against All Odds" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (and audiobook)
Non-canon appearances[]
Sources[]
Inside the Fearless Rogue Group on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Dak Ralter - Snowspeeder Gunner - Base Series 1) (First identified as Ralter)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: Complete Locations
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- "Luke Skywalker" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "The Battle of Hoth and the Second Death Star" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Dak Ralter - 2021 Base - Series 2)
- Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back: The 40th Anniversary Special Edition
- "Speeders on Land, Sea, and Air (1)" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- "Pilots of the Rebel Alliance" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- AT-AT Walker (All Terrain Armored Transport) in the Databank (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Dak Ralter in the Databank (backup link)
- Rebel Pilots in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back establishes that Dak Ralter died during the Battle of Hoth, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 3 ABY.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2
Dak Ralter in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Lost Stars