Blue would be good for F&D I think.

Rebel Red or R5-D4 red? That is the question. Or maybe Vader's light saber red.

Looking at page makes me feel like I'm ANGRY!

Just as long as you're angry at the Empire, soldier!

Looking at page makes me feel like I'm ANGRY!

Just as long as you're angry at the Empire, soldier!

Well, this is the game line about playing insurgents and terrorists.

I myself must confess that I like the red cover for AoR. It does stand out and catch your eye.

There has got to be red on the cover of this book. What other color could possibly represent the Rebel Alliance? That ridiculous orange the Rebel pilots wear on their jumpsuits? I don't think so. Red is the color of passion. The passion for freedom, the passion to restore peace and justice to the galaxy. It is also the color of blood. Blood that is willingly shed by honorable men and women who have realized that the tyrannical regime of the Empire must end, and that the time for a peaceful resolution has long since passed.

That said, I could definitely deal with a slightly darker shade of red like what the OP presented. The goal is to inspire passion, not seizures.

At least it's red and not black for a change. The black toner will be so pleased.

They can save black for Force and Destiny.

Purple, mauve or perhaps emerald green for a change!

Looking at page makes me feel like I'm ANGRY!

Just as long as you're angry at the Empire, soldier!

Well, this is the game line about playing insurgents and terrorists heroes and freedom fighters.

Fixed that for you.

At least it's red and not black for a change. The black toner will be so pleased.

They can save black for Force and Destiny.

Purple, mauve or perhaps emerald green for a change!

It would work even if they don't, but that's what comes to mind for me.

That ridiculous orange the Rebel pilots wear on their jumpsuits?

Ooohh, that's a great idea!! It stands out and personally I connect orange to the Rebel Alliance more than any other colour.

Love the red. Seems the right shade for the Rebels as I remember it in the movies. It's a bold choice, stands out on the shelf, and is aesthetically pleasing to me.

That ridiculous orange the Rebel pilots wear on their jumpsuits?

Its high vis. Good for search and rescue.

This is a US Navy F-8 crusader squadron in the seventies.

Orange flight suits, colourfully decorated helmets (in front), aeroplane not painted air defence grey. This is where the costume designers were cribbing from when they designed the Rebel pilots.

I hope they turn it to a slightly darker red, more like a crimson red

I'm fine with the current red, but I could definitely get behind a crimson red

It's less of a problem on the cover as it is on the page.

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=245&esem=1

Looking at page makes me feel like I'm ANGRY!

The book cover looks fine, but the product page is too bright

I for one like the red.

I can deal with the red as long as they make the text ink darker. My 40 year old eyes can barely read the current core book. With that and the glossy print it takes me forever to find the right amount of light that isnt casting a reflection. haha.

but who am i kidding ... i will buy it anyways. :-)

Yes darker text would be nice.

That ridiculous orange the Rebel pilots wear on their jumpsuits?

Its high vis. Good for search and rescue.

This is a US Navy F-8 crusader squadron in the seventies.

Orange flight suits, colourfully decorated helmets (in front), aeroplane not painted air defence grey. This is where the costume designers were cribbing from when they designed the Rebel pilots.

Yeah. I know. That doesn't make it look any less silly though.

Yeah. I know. That doesn't make it look any less silly though.

But... but...

There was an F-14 squadron still wearing orange flight suits in the eighties! So when star wars came out it was cool!

Personally really like the red. Ok, the particular red could be altered slightly, but I like the striking cover. And while I will admit the red on white of the website is slightly dizzying, I like the webpage itself, including the red.

That ridiculous orange the Rebel pilots wear on their jumpsuits?

Its high vis. Good for search and rescue.

Orange flight suits, colourfully decorated helmets (in front), aeroplane not painted air defence grey. This is where the costume designers were cribbing from when they designed the Rebel pilots.

But then... trying search and rescue in the deep of space, particularly when no body seems to ever use the ejector seats that x-wings supposedly have, seems rather unlikely. And if it is successful it is far more likely down to beacons, rather than brightly coloured jumpsuits.

You could eject in the X-Wing video games (and nothing, nothing is more canon than the X-Wing games :0) ), and it played this cutscene:-

The Empire, naturally, doesn't care enough about its pilots to run an effective S&R operation. Although Rebels will generally rescue any surviving Imperial pilots they come across.

As to the importance of the colour, I would remind you that in the jamming intensive environment of the modern space battle, the Mark 1 Eyeball is often the only sensor that still works!

Now I want to play a pilot.

Now I want to play a pilot.

One of the many SW campaigns I ran had the player characters as fighter pilots stationed on a Nebulon-B frigate roaming the Outer Rim, conducting hit and run operations. Basically a pen and paper version of the classic X-Wing computer game. Good times.