Corran Horn
taken from the book The New Essential Guide to Characters
this Corellian was a Captain at one time in Wedge Antilles' Rogue
Squadron. Corran was a member of the Corellian Security Force before
trying out for Rogue Squadron. He joined the training academy as his
father, Hal, had before him, and excelled in the training at a level above
his father's. He worked with Iella Wessiri under Gil Bastra, and fell in
with Bastra's anti-Imperial philosophy. During an undercover mission
with his father, Corran's mother was fatally injured in an accident with a
drunk driver. They rushed to the hospital, where she died after seeing
them one last time. With the appointment of Kirtan Loor as his superior,
and with Hal's death at the hands of the Trandoshan bounty hunter
Bossk, Corran knew that his future on Corellia was limited. Corran and
Bastra created false smuggler ids for each other, the Wessiri's, and two
other Alliance supporters, and then staged a scenario in which Corran
killed them in cold blood. Corran claimed that he was only following the
orders of Kirtan Loor, but Loor felt that Corran was trying to upstage
him. When Corran defected to the Alliance, Loor put out an Imperial
deathmark on Corran's head. During one of his training simulations,
Corran tried to change the basic set of maneuvers for the Requiem
scenario, slowing to a near-stop to trying and draw the TIE Fighters,
and TIE Bombers to him and away from the Redemption. He
succeeded, making nine kills and surviving even Tycho Celchu, who
was piloting a TIE Fighter. Corran later became one of Antilles' best
pilots, taking on the hardest missions and surviving them. Corran kept
his grandfather's JedCred on a chain around his neck, rubbing it for
luck during these missions. He was instrumental in the liberation of
Borleias from the Empire, and went undercover to assist the New
Republic in gaining information on Coruscant. However, while on the
Coruscant mission, Corran's Z-95 Headhunter was brought down by
remote control - presumably by Tycho Celchu - and crashed in the
Invisible Sector of Coruscant's Imperial City. He was captured and
brought to Ysanne Isard at Lusankya for interrogation. He proved to be
incorrigible, and Isard consigned him to the rock mines. There, he met
the prisoner Jan and devised an escape plan. Corran discovered that
the gravity at Lusankya was reversed to keep the prisoners disoriented,
and escaped to discover that Lusankya was buried beneath Imperial
City. After spending six weeks in the Lusankya facility, he arrived at
Tycho's trial and proved Tycho innocent. He also relayed information
on a hidden Jedi museum buried near Lusankya to Luke Skywalker,
who found the museum in a hidden section of the Galactic Museum.
Luke offered Corran the chance to become a Jedi Knight, but Corran
refused. He opted to continue to serve with Rogue Squadron. It was at
about this time that Corran became romantically involved with Mirax
Terrik, a situation whose irony was not lost on either of them. Corran's
father, Hal, had been the one to send Booster Terrik to Kessel for
smuggling. Mirax, though, held none of her father's enmity, and wasted
no time in agreeing to marry Corran. After the Battle of Thyferra, they
were married by Wedge Antilles aboard the Lusankya, in order to avoid
any interference from Booster. A more elaborate ceremony was held on
Coruscant upon their return. Corran remained with Rogue Squadron,
and spent time battling Grand Admiral Thrawn and the reborn Emperor
Palpatine's forces at Coruscant - the home he and Mirax build was one
of the first victims of the falling Star Destroyer Liberator. When the
battle to eliminate the Invid pirates led Mirax into danger, Corran joined
Luke Skywalker's Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4 and began to learn more
about the Force. A rival of Gantoris, Corran was a slow but steady
learner. However, after the defeat of Exar Kun and following a visit with
his grandfather on Corellia, Corran realized that he didn't need to
become a Jedi to find Mirax. He infiltrated the Khuiumin Survivors and
joined the Invids, attracting the attention of Leonia Tavira. In order to
scatter the Invids, he started portraying an "avenging Jedi" on
Courkrus, killing Shala the Hutt before getting most of the Invids to flee.
When he came under the attack of Tavira's Jensaarai warriors, though,
he was rescued by Luke Skywalker and took off to rescue Mirax on
Suarbi 7/5. They succeeded in rescuing here, then Corran used his
ability with the Force to lead Tavira to believe she was under attack by
the New Republic and the destroyed Sun Crusher. Tavira fled, and
things slowly returned to normal. Corran opted not to return to Yavin 4,
a decision which Luke agreed to wholeheartedly. Luke did allow Corran
one parting gesture, though: Corran destroyed Exar Kun's statue and
temple on Yavin 4 with a volley of proton torpedoes, forever eliminating
the focal point of Sith energy on the moon. After he resigned his
commission with the New Republic and Rogue Squadron, Corran
returned to Yavin 4 to complete his Jedi training, where he was known
for his ability to project images into the minds of others. By the time of
the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Corran was a full Jedi Knight. Like his
grandfather, Corran found that he had no ability to move objects
through the Force, something that many considered a basic skill of a
Jedi. He was one of the Jedi who felt Luke was doing his best to bring
new Knights along slowly, although he often found himself in the
minority. Corran was teamed up with Ganner Rhysode during the early
stages of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, and the pair struggled to agree
on virtually everything. They eventually discovered a grudging respect
for each other. When Corran and Ganner attempted to rescue the
slaves they found on Bimmiel, Corran was mortally wounded by a
Yuuzhan Vong amphistaff. Ganner returned to recover Corran's body,
quickly dunking him in bacta and drawing the poison out so that Corran
survived. In the wake of the battle, Corran learned that the planet Garqi
had been invaded, and that he had been called up to serve as a
Colonel in their militia. This mission allowed him to scout out the
Yuuzhan Vong actions on the planet, as well as forming a resistance
group and planning for the evacuation of civilians if necessary. He was
allowed to take a group of six Noghri with him, and they discovered that
the pollen of the bafforr tree was deadly to vonduun crab armor.
However, before the New Republic could take advantage of this, the
Yuuzhan Vong attacked Ithor. The Yuuzhan Vong commander, Shedao
Shai, also murdered Elegos A'Kla, and sent his bones back to Corran
as a threat. Corran and the rest of the Jedi were allowed to defend the
planet from ground assault, and Corran eventually confronted Shedao
Shai. They agreed to a duel: Corran fighting for Ithor and Shedao Shai
for the remains of Mongei Shai. Corran barely managed to defeat the
Yuuzhan Vong commander, but that defeat left Deign Lian in command
of the alien fleet. Lian fired on Ithor with a bacteria-riddled bioweapon
which destroyed all life on Ithor's surface. Then, the Legacy of Torment
was destroyed, and it crashed into Ithor's surface. As the ship exploded
and flames engulfed Ithor's surface, Corran was labeled in the news
media as "the man who killed Ithor." For his own part, Corran felt himself
slipping dangerously close to the Dark Side of the Force, having
wanted to kill Shedao Shai in revenge for Elegos A'Kla's death, rather
than to protect Ithor. He resigned his position with the Jedi Knights in
order to meditate on his actions and try to return to an equilibrium.
Corran returned to action during the struggle to free the students of the
Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4, helping to rescue the crew of the Idiot's Array.
He was later reinstated to the New Republic Navy, and he took
command of Rogue Squadron during the period following the Battle of
Borleias. When the planet Zonama Sekot was discovered to be hiding in
the Unknown Regions by Luke Skywalker and a band of Jedi, Corran
was assigned to lead Tahiri Veila on a mission to meet with the Yu'shaa,
the Yuuzhan Vong Prophet who was searching for Zonama Sekot
himself. During the final stages of the battle against the Yuuzhan Vong,
after the living planet Zonama Sekot agreed to help bring about an end
to the conflict, Corran was one of several Jedi Knights were bonded to
seed-partners and provided with Sekotan starships. For his actions
during the conflict with the Yuuzhan Vong, Corran was elevated to the
rank of Jedi Master, and spent several years training a Padawan known
as Raltharan. In the wake of the Qoribu Crisis, Corran found himself in
an odd position when Luke Skywalker was stranded on Woteba. The
Chief of State of the Galactic Alliance, Cal Omas, demanded that a
leader be chosen for the new Jedi Order, in order to bring about an end
to the problem of the Dark Nest. With Master Skywalker mission, Omas
pushed for Corran to become the new leader of the Jedi Order.
Some info gathered with permission from: CUSWE
Squadron. Corran was a member of the Corellian Security Force before
trying out for Rogue Squadron. He joined the training academy as his
father, Hal, had before him, and excelled in the training at a level above
his father's. He worked with Iella Wessiri under Gil Bastra, and fell in
with Bastra's anti-Imperial philosophy. During an undercover mission
with his father, Corran's mother was fatally injured in an accident with a
drunk driver. They rushed to the hospital, where she died after seeing
them one last time. With the appointment of Kirtan Loor as his superior,
and with Hal's death at the hands of the Trandoshan bounty hunter
Bossk, Corran knew that his future on Corellia was limited. Corran and
Bastra created false smuggler ids for each other, the Wessiri's, and two
other Alliance supporters, and then staged a scenario in which Corran
killed them in cold blood. Corran claimed that he was only following the
orders of Kirtan Loor, but Loor felt that Corran was trying to upstage
him. When Corran defected to the Alliance, Loor put out an Imperial
deathmark on Corran's head. During one of his training simulations,
Corran tried to change the basic set of maneuvers for the Requiem
scenario, slowing to a near-stop to trying and draw the TIE Fighters,
and TIE Bombers to him and away from the Redemption. He
succeeded, making nine kills and surviving even Tycho Celchu, who
was piloting a TIE Fighter. Corran later became one of Antilles' best
pilots, taking on the hardest missions and surviving them. Corran kept
his grandfather's JedCred on a chain around his neck, rubbing it for
luck during these missions. He was instrumental in the liberation of
Borleias from the Empire, and went undercover to assist the New
Republic in gaining information on Coruscant. However, while on the
Coruscant mission, Corran's Z-95 Headhunter was brought down by
remote control - presumably by Tycho Celchu - and crashed in the
Invisible Sector of Coruscant's Imperial City. He was captured and
brought to Ysanne Isard at Lusankya for interrogation. He proved to be
incorrigible, and Isard consigned him to the rock mines. There, he met
the prisoner Jan and devised an escape plan. Corran discovered that
the gravity at Lusankya was reversed to keep the prisoners disoriented,
and escaped to discover that Lusankya was buried beneath Imperial
City. After spending six weeks in the Lusankya facility, he arrived at
Tycho's trial and proved Tycho innocent. He also relayed information
on a hidden Jedi museum buried near Lusankya to Luke Skywalker,
who found the museum in a hidden section of the Galactic Museum.
Luke offered Corran the chance to become a Jedi Knight, but Corran
refused. He opted to continue to serve with Rogue Squadron. It was at
about this time that Corran became romantically involved with Mirax
Terrik, a situation whose irony was not lost on either of them. Corran's
father, Hal, had been the one to send Booster Terrik to Kessel for
smuggling. Mirax, though, held none of her father's enmity, and wasted
no time in agreeing to marry Corran. After the Battle of Thyferra, they
were married by Wedge Antilles aboard the Lusankya, in order to avoid
any interference from Booster. A more elaborate ceremony was held on
Coruscant upon their return. Corran remained with Rogue Squadron,
and spent time battling Grand Admiral Thrawn and the reborn Emperor
Palpatine's forces at Coruscant - the home he and Mirax build was one
of the first victims of the falling Star Destroyer Liberator. When the
battle to eliminate the Invid pirates led Mirax into danger, Corran joined
Luke Skywalker's Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4 and began to learn more
about the Force. A rival of Gantoris, Corran was a slow but steady
learner. However, after the defeat of Exar Kun and following a visit with
his grandfather on Corellia, Corran realized that he didn't need to
become a Jedi to find Mirax. He infiltrated the Khuiumin Survivors and
joined the Invids, attracting the attention of Leonia Tavira. In order to
scatter the Invids, he started portraying an "avenging Jedi" on
Courkrus, killing Shala the Hutt before getting most of the Invids to flee.
When he came under the attack of Tavira's Jensaarai warriors, though,
he was rescued by Luke Skywalker and took off to rescue Mirax on
Suarbi 7/5. They succeeded in rescuing here, then Corran used his
ability with the Force to lead Tavira to believe she was under attack by
the New Republic and the destroyed Sun Crusher. Tavira fled, and
things slowly returned to normal. Corran opted not to return to Yavin 4,
a decision which Luke agreed to wholeheartedly. Luke did allow Corran
one parting gesture, though: Corran destroyed Exar Kun's statue and
temple on Yavin 4 with a volley of proton torpedoes, forever eliminating
the focal point of Sith energy on the moon. After he resigned his
commission with the New Republic and Rogue Squadron, Corran
returned to Yavin 4 to complete his Jedi training, where he was known
for his ability to project images into the minds of others. By the time of
the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, Corran was a full Jedi Knight. Like his
grandfather, Corran found that he had no ability to move objects
through the Force, something that many considered a basic skill of a
Jedi. He was one of the Jedi who felt Luke was doing his best to bring
new Knights along slowly, although he often found himself in the
minority. Corran was teamed up with Ganner Rhysode during the early
stages of the Yuuzhan Vong invasion, and the pair struggled to agree
on virtually everything. They eventually discovered a grudging respect
for each other. When Corran and Ganner attempted to rescue the
slaves they found on Bimmiel, Corran was mortally wounded by a
Yuuzhan Vong amphistaff. Ganner returned to recover Corran's body,
quickly dunking him in bacta and drawing the poison out so that Corran
survived. In the wake of the battle, Corran learned that the planet Garqi
had been invaded, and that he had been called up to serve as a
Colonel in their militia. This mission allowed him to scout out the
Yuuzhan Vong actions on the planet, as well as forming a resistance
group and planning for the evacuation of civilians if necessary. He was
allowed to take a group of six Noghri with him, and they discovered that
the pollen of the bafforr tree was deadly to vonduun crab armor.
However, before the New Republic could take advantage of this, the
Yuuzhan Vong attacked Ithor. The Yuuzhan Vong commander, Shedao
Shai, also murdered Elegos A'Kla, and sent his bones back to Corran
as a threat. Corran and the rest of the Jedi were allowed to defend the
planet from ground assault, and Corran eventually confronted Shedao
Shai. They agreed to a duel: Corran fighting for Ithor and Shedao Shai
for the remains of Mongei Shai. Corran barely managed to defeat the
Yuuzhan Vong commander, but that defeat left Deign Lian in command
of the alien fleet. Lian fired on Ithor with a bacteria-riddled bioweapon
which destroyed all life on Ithor's surface. Then, the Legacy of Torment
was destroyed, and it crashed into Ithor's surface. As the ship exploded
and flames engulfed Ithor's surface, Corran was labeled in the news
media as "the man who killed Ithor." For his own part, Corran felt himself
slipping dangerously close to the Dark Side of the Force, having
wanted to kill Shedao Shai in revenge for Elegos A'Kla's death, rather
than to protect Ithor. He resigned his position with the Jedi Knights in
order to meditate on his actions and try to return to an equilibrium.
Corran returned to action during the struggle to free the students of the
Jedi praxeum on Yavin 4, helping to rescue the crew of the Idiot's Array.
He was later reinstated to the New Republic Navy, and he took
command of Rogue Squadron during the period following the Battle of
Borleias. When the planet Zonama Sekot was discovered to be hiding in
the Unknown Regions by Luke Skywalker and a band of Jedi, Corran
was assigned to lead Tahiri Veila on a mission to meet with the Yu'shaa,
the Yuuzhan Vong Prophet who was searching for Zonama Sekot
himself. During the final stages of the battle against the Yuuzhan Vong,
after the living planet Zonama Sekot agreed to help bring about an end
to the conflict, Corran was one of several Jedi Knights were bonded to
seed-partners and provided with Sekotan starships. For his actions
during the conflict with the Yuuzhan Vong, Corran was elevated to the
rank of Jedi Master, and spent several years training a Padawan known
as Raltharan. In the wake of the Qoribu Crisis, Corran found himself in
an odd position when Luke Skywalker was stranded on Woteba. The
Chief of State of the Galactic Alliance, Cal Omas, demanded that a
leader be chosen for the new Jedi Order, in order to bring about an end
to the problem of the Dark Nest. With Master Skywalker mission, Omas
pushed for Corran to become the new leader of the Jedi Order.
Some info gathered with permission from: CUSWE
taken from the book The New Essential Chronology