Kazuda Xiono

Kazuda "Kaz" Xiono is the protagonist of the animated series Star Wars Resistance. He is a young piloted recruited into the Resistance, tasked with a top-secret mission to spy on the growing threat of the First Order.

Background

Kazuda Xiono, who went by the nickname "Kaz; he was a confident and skilled X-wing pilot for the New Republic after the end of the Galactic Civil War. Concerned by the First Order's growing influence, the Resistance sought to protect the Republic by gathering information relating to the First Order's growing military strength. Kaz's new assignment would be enlisted as a spy for the Resistance; to gather as much information as he could on the station's views concerning the Republic and First Order, as well as to determine which side the population ultimately supported. This assignment felt out of his element. Now living on the independent fueling station known as the Colossus, Kaz is doing his best to fit in as a mechanic so he can carry out his mission.

Sometime later, Kazuda, along with Torra Doza and Jarek Yeager, participated of the Battle of Exegol between the Resistance and the Sith Eternal, and the three of them survived.

Abilities

Expert Marksman: Although clumsy, Kaz is extremely skilled in utilizing blaster pistols and blaster rifles.
Expert Pilot: Kaz is extremely skilled in piloting every type of flying craft.
Expert Mechanic: Although he had no prior knowledge of mechanics, Kaz's skills improved over time.

Weapons and Equipment

Comlink: Kaz carried a comlink built into his flight helmet or carried a handheld comlink for communication. Comlinks were often had additional functions, like a holoprojector or other multi-function controls, like a built-in glowrod to project light in dark places, or send a distress signal.
Datachip: Kaz also carries a datachip, a device to store information. Kaz used it as a data rod to download a copy of the First Order's proposal to Doza in "Secrets and Holograms" by plugging it in to Doza's datapad. In "The New Trooper", Kaz stole a datachip from the First Order and learned they had visited several planets in the Unknown Region.
DL-44 heavy blaster pistol: Kaz was given this blaster by Poe during a mission in "Station Theta Black". Although he was very clumsy aim, he improved over time.
Macrobinoculars: Kaz possessed a macrobinocular to observe from afar and provided additional information on the distance and altitude of the object under observation.
First Order stormtrooper armor: On two occasions, Kaz utilized First Order Stormtrooper armor to protect himself from his enemies in battle and when infiltrating First Order bases.
F-11D blaster rifle: Kaz occasionally utilized a F-11D blaster rifle.

Role in the series

Kazuda "Kaz" Xiono is the son of Senator Hamato Xiono of the New Republic. Kaz is shown to have a strain relationship with his father prior to joining the Resistance.

Trivia

Although Kazuda's mother is still alive, she is never seen during the series.
Unlike previous protagonist, Kaz is the first main protagonist to not be Force sensitive, Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano and Ezra Bridger (not counting Forces of Destiny, a show that has both Force sensitives and non-Force sensitives the main characters.
- Unlike Ezra and Ahsoka, both main protagonists of their own shows, he is not an orphan or a kid hero at the beginning of his arc but rather, already twenty years old. However, like both of them, he is a skilled pilot.
Kaz is one of the first Asian lead in Star Wars.

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Miscellaneous

External links

Kazuda Xiono on Wookieepidia

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Media
Resistance

Characters
Kazuda Xiono • BB-8 • Tam Ryvora • Jarek Yeager • Torra Doza • Imanuel Doza • Neeku Vozo • Freya Fenris • Griff Halloran • BB-9E • Poe Dameron • Leia Organa • Pyre • Captain Phasma • General Hux • First Order TIE Pilots • Elrik Vonreg • Tierny • First Order Stormtroopers • Kylo Ren

Episodes

Season One: "The Recruit" • "The Triple Dark" • "Fuel for the Fire" • "The High Tower" • "The Children from Tehar" • "Signal from Sector Six" • "Synara's Score" • "The Platform Classic" • "Secrets and Holograms" • "Station Theta Black" • "Bibo" • "Dangerous Business" • "The Doza Dilemma" • "The First Order Occupation" • "The New Trooper" • "The Core Problem" • "The Disappeared" • "Descent" • "No Escape"

Season Two: "Into the Unknown" • "A Quick Salvage Run" • "Live Fire" • "Hunt on Celsor 3" • "The Engineer" • "From Beneath" • "The Relic Raiders" • "Rendezvous Point" • "The Voxx Vortex 5000" • "Kaz’s Curse" • "Station to Station" • "The Missing Agent" • "Breakout" • "The Mutiny" • "The New World" • "No Place Safe" • "Rebuilding the Resistance" • "The Escape"

Vehicles
T-70 X-Wing Fighter • First Order TIE fighter • First Order Special Forces TIE Fighter • First Order Star Destroyer • Colossus

See Also
First Order • Resistance • New Republic • Hosnian Prime • Starkiller Base