Bandit was one of the top twenty aces of the war who served alongside other top aces of the likes of Christopher Blair, Todd Marshall, Carl T. LaFong, and Dragon. A disproportionate number of the war's aces served in the Rapier II squadrons.^[1]

Behind the scenes

This is possibily a reference to Ben "BanditLOAF" Lesnick who helped write Star*Solder. The pilot Loaf in Pilgrim Truth may be another reference.