Minka (Star Wars)

Minka is a characters appearing in Marvel Star Wars Issue 93 "Catspaw". She's an X-Wing pilot from the planet Cantros which when Luke, Han, Leia first arrive to it on a diplomatic mission after the events of Return of the Jedi is in a civil war between two former rebel factions who had fought against the Galactic Empire. Minka's X-Wing is rescued from Y-Wings by Han Solo. On Cantros, at a hospital, Minka informs them that the Y-Wing faction had been aiding the Empire during the War. Leia decided to investigate this claim rather then take it by word. She and Minka along with Han and Luke travel to the other side of the planet where the Y-Wing faction is based. Luke and Han get captured by Minka and Leia do not. The two watch as Durne, a Cantrosian from the other side of the planet insists Luke and Han be tortured. Durne it turned out was playing off both sides, haivng been working with the Empire secretly during the Civil War and wanting now to prevent either side from finding out- in the process he had caused what should have been a time of freedom to be one of continued conflict. Mink and Leia rescue Han and Luke and reveal the truth about Durne who is then captured to face trial for what he has done. In the process revealing the continued involvement of an imperial remnant on the planet. Minka remains on Cantros, her homeworld, hoping that with this resolved the Alliance of Free Planets (as the provissional government of the Rebel Alliance post civil war was known) can finally bring peace to Cantros- a peace it should of had a long time ago.