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Rogue Leader
What's in a name?
Rogue.
Scamp. Scoundrel.
Errant, vagrant, vagabond.
Outlaw. Rascal, rapscallion. Villain.
Uncontrollable.
Unpredictable.
What's in a name?
What does it say about who it's attached to?
Rogue Squadron.
Defender. Protector.
Courage, bravery, audacity.
Glory. Fame, renown. Respect.
Uncontrollable.
Unpredictable.
What's in a name?
What does it say about who it's attached to?
What does it hide, even as it reveals?
Rogue Leader.
I've seen the cheering crowds.
I've been touted and feted and acclaimed.
I've been lauded across the galaxy, praised on worlds from here to the Rim.
I've kissed babies. I've been part of more holo-ops than I care to remember.
All because of a name.
Not my name. What my name has become.
What's it's become attached to—
A company of heroes. Even better,
A leader of heroes!
A creator of heroes!
A hero of heroes!
What's in a name?
What does it hide, far more than it reveals?
Rogue Leader.
A leader of rogues? Well, yes. Sometimes.
(You didn't think it was chosen just for artistic value, did you?)
We've had our share of rogues. Force help me,
I've been in charge of them long enough to know!
But they're a good bunch. Always have been.
What's in a name?
Rogue. Outlaw.
What does it say?
Rogue. Hero.
Do you want to know what it means to be Rogue Leader?
Can you imagine the weight of responsibility it brings?
The thrill of flying free between the stars?
The terror of facing a thousand-to-one odds,
The exhilaration of coming out the other side?
Worry that keeps you awake at night?
The bitter tang of failure
(Yes, we fail. Didn't you know?)
The anger and grief and pain
Of losing comrades, friends
Wondering what you could have done,
Knowing that you should have done better?
Can you imagine what it's like
To be the best there is?
Or maybe just the luckiest?
Either way, a hard act to live up to.
Rogue.
Leader.
What's in a name?
What does it hide?
I know.