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"Everything is in place and going smoothly…which means something somewhere is probably completely karked up."
―Alys Ongwa[5]

Alys "Crash" Ongwa was a human female Corellian who lived on Corellia during the High Republic Era. She grew up in the bodyguarding business, eventually coming to lead a security crew.[1] Following the Valo Atrocity,[3] Ongwa and her crew were tasked with protecting Chancellor Lina Soh of the Galactic Republic during a visit to Corellia.[5] At the time, Ongwa was sixteen years old, and was accompanied by the droid[3] 10-K8.[1]

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Alys Ongwa was created by Daniel José Older for the Star Wars: The High Republic publishing initiative.[3] Older first hinted at the character through her nickname of Crash in an episode of Star Wars: The High Republic Show on July 28, 2021,[6] while Ongwa was formally revealed in a later episode of the show on November 17.[3] Ongwa debuted in "Crash and the Crew Do What They Do," a comic story written by Older, illustrated by Jesse Lonergan, and published in The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021 by IDW Publishing[5] on December 15, 2021.[7]

Older created the character as a tribute to writer Alyssa Wong, tuckerizing Wong's name.[8] Having asked them what role they would like to play within the Star Wars universe, Older based Ongwa and her occupation on Wong's answer.[9] Ongwa's pink hair was a request from Wong.[10]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 The High Republic: Midnight Horizon
  2. ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of The High Republic: Midnight Horizon to 230 BBY. As Midnight Horizon establishes that Alys Ongwa is seventeen years old, she must have been born around 247 BBY.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 HighRepublicShow Logo Star Wars: The High Republic Show: Trail of Shadows, a Tale From Last Call, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
  4. ↑ Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Crash and the Crew Do What They Do" — The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021
  6. ↑ HighRepublicShow Logo Star Wars: The High Republic Show: High Republic Jedi Council Deep Dive, a Lesson on Wayseekers, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
  7. ↑ Comixology Logo Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021 on the official comiXology website (backup link)
  8. ↑ TwitterLogo Daniel José Older (@djolder) on Twitter: "My tribute to @crashwong is ALIVE AND IN THE WORLD! amazing concept art by @jesselonergans" (backup link)
  9. ↑ TwitterLogo Daniel José Older (@djolder) on Twitter: "in a round about sort of way I asked @crashwong if [they were] in SW what role would [they] play and [they] said [they]'d be the stressed out chaotic manager of an assassin squad (or something like that). Switched assassin to bodyguard and thus: Crash. Art by @jesselonergans" (backup link)
  10. ↑ TwitterLogo Daniel José Older (@djolder) on Twitter: "[they] requested the pink hair <3" (backup link)
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