The Yeager family consisted of humans, with Jarek Yeager, a well-known Rebel pilot famous among them. Throughout the Galactic Civil War, Jarek fought against the Galactic Empire, serving both the Alliance to Restore the Republic and later the New Republic. After the rise of the New Republic, Yeager began a family life, marrying a woman and together they had a daughter. A photograph exists showing Yeager with his family on the planet Batuu. Yeager also found success as a racer, which caused jealousy in his younger brother, Marcus Speedstar. In a racing competition circa 24 ABY where both Yeager and Speedstar participated, Speedstar, aiming to win against Yeager, overloaded his ship with coaxium. This resulted in Speedstar's ship crashing, tragically killing Yeager's wife and daughter, who were present at the race. Enraged by Speedstar's behavior, Yeager broke off all communication with him for a considerable period and chose to retire on the Outer Rim planet of Castilon by the time of the Cold War. By the year 34 ABY, Marcus Speedstar regarded his brother as his only remaining family.