Captain Keyan Farlander, acting under the influence of the dark side, promoted aggression in Horodi and several other rookie pilots, hoping that he could create a squadron of pilots, guided by the Force, who would be unstoppable against the Galactic Empire. Farlander selected Horodi, along with Casal Marskan, to assist him in a mission to recapture a pair of CR90 corvettes which had been captured by the Empire. Both Horodi and Marskan were killed during the mission when their X-wings were destroyed while fighting against enemy Assault Gunboats.
Farlander had been unaware of the nature of Force-sensitivity and initially considered their deaths as proof that both pilots were unworthy of the Force.
- X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide
- X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia