An old and experienced pilot, Garven Dreis served the Rebellion from near its beginning as a wing leader and pilot trainer. A veteran of the Clone Wars with hundreds of hours in space and atmospheric combat under his belt, he was one of the most experienced pilots at the battle of Yavin. He could even claim to have once flown alongside the legendary Anakin Skywalker during the Clone Wars, a fact that made his death at the hands of Darth Vader bitterly ironic.
