NAME: Porkins, Jek Q.

AGE: 32

HT: 5'10"

WT: 361 Lbs.

STATUS: Rebel pilot in the X-Wing Rogue 
        squadron on Yavin 4; Red wing #6.

CLASSIFICATION: Human/Hutt/Whatever

AFFILIATION: Rebel Alliance

KNOWN RELATIVES: Sy Snootles, Mother; 
             Jabba the Hutt, Father; 
             Arika and Grenda Porkins, 
             Foster Parents; Malakili, Brother;
             M'iiyoom Onith, Adopted Sister.

Jek was unpopular as a youth, and sought adventure and excitement in the Galactic Empire. He started as a lowly trooper, but his aim was too good, so he was made the personal chef of a high-ranking Imperial Officer, who was later killed by Darth Vader. But he defected to the Rebellion after witnessing firsthand the evils of the Empire, during its rise to power, and displesure at his fine quisine. During the Galaxy-wide hunting down and extermination of all Jedi, he aided a small handfull in fleeing from the evil Emperor, by hiding them in his imense shadow. They are the last remaining Jedi in the Galaxy, and because of his herocics, they made him an honorary Jedi.

When he joined the Rebellion, he was willing to do the most menial jobs to aid the Quest for Galactic Freedom(TM). Instead, they enlisted him into the front-line X-Wing squadron, because he met (just barely) fighter-pilot standards, and they were desperate. He accepted the job eagerly, and started training right after lunch.

They assigned him the job of drawing fire away from the core fighters and squad leaders, and he excelled at it. He saved his squad leader several times with only mild crisping himself, and therefore received the highest honor an X-Wing fighter pilot could ever hope for: the Golden Drumstick. Unfortunately, he seemed to have lost it after being stranded on Jipoobob 9 for two days, following a disasterous battle.

Jek Porkins was truly the greatest aid to the Rebel Alliance, and all mourn his death at the Battle of Yavin, during the attack on the first Death Star. Janson was indirectly responsible for death, because he was suppossed to be in that flight, but he became sick before the battle. It is said he lost his life due to a system malfunction aboard his X-Wing which left him open to an attack by a TIE fighter, but reports say he spilled pork grease on his controls, sacrifising himself so that Luke Skywalker and Wedge Antiles could become famous in the sequeals.

There is, however, the likely possibility that he survived. After his ship blew up, as Luke is flying down the trench, a TIE hits part of Luke's ship. He tells R2 to see if he can fix it. Right after that, someone on the intercom system asks, "...RED 6, have you seen RED 5?"

Perhaps we are mourning prematurely...