Elon Borgg

Overview
Elon Borgg was a middle-aged Corellian pilot during the earliest days of the Galactic Civil War and assigned to the newly formed Arrow Squadron. He joined the Rebellion in O BBY, but was shot down and killed at the Battle of Scarif. His call sign was Arrow Four.

Prior to the War
Borgg was raised on a farm on the mostly industrial world of Corellia. His parents never had much of an interest in pilots or flying, but as a youth Borgg developed an intense interest in flight while listening to Holonet races. As soon as he was able, he enlisted in flight classes without his parent's permission, lying about his age to the authorities.

Although never a particularly skilled pilot, Borgg was capable enough and assigned to transport duty hauling scrap metal from Corellia to Coruscant. While most would consider this assignment boring, Borgg was thrilled to leave Corellia and boring past behind.

Over the years, he grew weary with the heavy handedness and downright cruelty of the Empire, even if he never faced prejudice directly. When Corellian pilots began defecting to join the new Rebel Alliance, Borgg saw his opportunity to make a difference.

The Rebel Alliance
Although initially assigned to cargo duty within the Rebel Fleet, Borgg proved himself capable at defending himself and his cargo, using trickery and guts to run a number of Imperial blockades. Eventually asked to transition over to the Starfighter Corp, he was initially reluctant. Having spent his entire adult life flying freighters, transitioning to a small, lighting fast fighter would be very different. However, realizing the Rebellion's dire need for pilots, he agreed to the transfer and was assigned to Arrow Squadron.

The Battle of Scarif
Borgg and his new squadron mates were rushed into battle in an attempt to defend the Rebel Fleet at the Battle of Scarif. Having only a few dozen hours of training in a fighter under his belt, Borgg nonetheless earned a quick kill against an Imperial TIE Fighter. As Arrow Squadron and Green Squadron moved into the engage an Imperial Star Destroyer, Borgg's X-wing took heavy damage from the Star Destroyer's turrets. As he banked away from the massive ship in an attempt to allow his astromech droid some time to repair his systems, he was shot down and killed by a TIE Fighter. Tolamael Benere witnessed Borgg's death and broke off his own attack on the Star Destroyer, seeking out and destroying the TIE that killed Borrg.

Death and Legacy
While Elon Borgg was not the most talented of pilots, he was a brave and dedicated soldier who believed in the good of the Rebel cause. He also became the first member of Arrow Squadron to be killed in combat.