I was wondering as to whether you can use a Pilot card with a Unique name (Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Dash, Jan Ors, Kyle Katarn, etc...) at the same time in a list with the same named Crew card.

1) Can you use the Crew card on the ship with the same named pilot? (i.e. YT1300 Chewie with Chewie Crew card)

2) Can you use the Crew card on a different ship at the same time you are using the named ship? (i.e. Vader Tie Advanced + Lambda Shuttle with Vader Crew)

Forgive me in advance if it is a dumb question or has already been discussed, but I am not sure I have seen a clear explanation of this type situation.

No you can't. They're unique individuals. Luke can't be a gunner flying his X-Wing at the same time. Same for Artoo. He can't be crew on the falcon and in an X-Wing too.

Fluff reasons aside, cards with a small dot in front of the name are "unique" and you are not allowed to have more then one unique card with the same name in the same list, regardless of card type.

Thanks. I thought that was the case, but wanted to make sure.

FAQ, Page 2:

And on a related note, 'Limited' means only 1 per ship

On page 19 of the rulebook, under Unique Names .

Old post... but I need to ask because this is related to the same concept: What about having the same Pilot/Crew name in opposing lists? Is that illegal? (I know cloning is a thing in the Star Wars universe... **** Kaminoans ... but I need to ask!)

Yeah, it's legal to have the same unique card show up in both your list and an opponent's list. Tournaments would be a nightmare otherwise.

8 hours ago, jorisumu said:

Old post... but I need to ask because this is related to the same concept: What about having the same Pilot/Crew name in opposing lists? Is that illegal? (I know cloning is a thing in the Star Wars universe... **** Kaminoans ... but I need to ask!)

It's only your list that you need to be concerned with. If the opponent fields the same pilots as you, then that's fine.

Also note, it's not just pilots and crew that can be unique. Some ship titles and upgrades are unique as well.

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UNIQUE NAMES (page 19)
Some Ship cards and Upgrade cards have unique names, which are identified by the bullet (•) to the left of the name. A player cannot field two or more cards that share the same unique name, even if those cards are of different types.

9 hours ago, jorisumu said:

Old post... but I need to ask because this is related to the same concept: What about having the same Pilot/Crew name in opposing lists? Is that illegal? (I know cloning is a thing in the Star Wars universe... **** Kaminoans ... but I need to ask!)

The same Unique in an Opposing list it fine; you just run the battle to see who is the imposter.

Things may be a bit trickier if you are playing a format where you may have multiple list or an allied partner. While not always the case if you are playing a tournament where you can bring multiple lists to choose from you may not be able to share uniques between your own list. If you are playing set teams (as in you and your partner are essentially two people flying one extra large squadron) you are unlikely to be able to have the same unique appear on allied sides in a team game.