Biggs Darklighter was a male pilot who fought for the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the early days of the Galactic Civil War. He grew up on the desert planet Tatooine, where he became a close friend of Luke Skywalker. The two became pilots and dreamed of leaving Tatooine. Darklighter left his home planet for the Imperial Academy, but defected from the Galactic Empire after graduating to join the Rebel Alliance. He returned to Tatooine one last time to tell Skywalker of his plans.

With his home planet behind him, Darklighter moved to the Rebel base on Yavin 4. He was reunited with Skywalker, who had helped rescue Princess Leia Organa, leader of the Alliance, from the Death Star with the stolen plans. of the planet destroying space station. The Rebellion analyzed the plans and organized the Battle of Yavin, where Darklighter and Skywalker flew as members of Red Squadron in the assault on the station. Skywalker successfully destroyed the Death Star, but not before Darklighter was killed in action by Darth Vader.