XPost: rec.arts.books.tolkien   
   From: mr@sandman.net   
      
   In article , Paul S. Person   
   wrote:   
      
   > > > Paul S. Person:   
   > > > The Admiral   
   > >   
   > > Sandman:   
   > > Which one?   
   >   
   > I see the problem. The one I meanst isn't in ANH but shows up later.   
      
   > This is the one who, by the end of Episode VI, has twice crashed an   
   > Imperial Star Destroyer (if I recall the class name correctly) into   
   > something in combat.   
      
   You're thinking about Admiral "It's a trap!" Ackbar, who shot down the   
   Executor who crashed into the death star in Return of the Jedi. He was   
   neither in A New Hope nor in Rogue One. In Rogue One the Calamari fleet is   
   commanded by Admiral Raddus, also a Mon Calamari so there is a resemblance.   
      
   > > > Paul S. Person:   
   > > > The sector governor who hold's Vader's leash in ANH (the /actor/   
   > > > changes but the /character/ remains the same)   
   > >   
   > > Sandman:   
   > > You're talking about Governor Willhuf Tarkin who is a Grand Moff   
   > > and governor of the Outer Rim, played by Peter Cushing in A New   
   > > Hope, digitally recreated in Rogue One. A testament to how well   
   > > they did it that you assumed he was played by another actor.   
   >   
   > Actually, if they'd done it /really/ well, I would have thought it   
   > was Peter Cushing, back from the grave.   
      
   Well, you thought he was played by a person, so they must have done   
   something right. :)   
      
   > > > Paul S. Person:   
   > > > And the "Rogue" call-sign is used in Episode IV and so, through   
   > > > the miracle of re-using old footage, no doubt in V and VI as   
   > > > well. But is "Rogue 1" used or has that been retired in honor of   
   > > > the dead heroes?   
   > >   
   > > Sandman:   
   > > Rogue Squadron was formed after the Battle of Yavin, and as such   
   > > is not present in A New Hope. Rogue Squadron is led by Luke   
   > > Skywalker and first mentioned in Empire Strikes Back. Rogue One   
   > > retcons this callsign into possibly being used by Luke as a homage   
   > > to the fallen heroes. Works for me.   
   >   
   > Works for me too.   
      
   > I may have missed its use in ANH.   
      
   It is not used in ANH. In ANH, the squadrons attacking the death star are   
   Red, Green and Gold. There is a roll call where you hear them say "Red   
   leader standing by..." etc to verify.   
      
   > Or I may be confusing the call signs used in Episode IV with one   
   > from Episode V.   
      
   Indeed. The scene after Han finds and saves Luke is the first time we see   
   Rogue Squadron, out searching for them in Snow Speeders on Hoth.   
      
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