John D. Branon, sometimes known simply as John "D", was a young pilot for the Alliance to Restore the Republic who participated in the Battle of Yavin under the callsign Red Four.

Flying a T-65 X-wing starfighter, Branon was shot down by TIE/ln starfighters during the assault on the first Death Star, among the first pilots who were killed. He and Theron Nett were the Rebels to die at the hands of TIE pilots during the battle, as the rest of the X-wings and Y-wings that fell during the battle were destroyed by Darth Vader or gunned down by turbo laser fire.

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