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- "Han Solo, ha. If I'm around, you don't need that guy."
- ―Dash Rendar
Dash Rendar was a male smuggler[1] and mercenary[3] who lived during the reign of the Galactic Empire. During his travels, he encountered the Wookiee Chewbacca and fellow smuggler Han Solo.[1] A hotshot[3] who claimed to be better than Solo, Rendar later claimed that it was Chewbacca who was the real brains behind their operation. Rendar also marked a map of the Kessel Run that was included in Midnight's journal.[1] He piloted a YT-2400 light freighter called the Outrider and worked for the Alliance to Restore the Republic.[3]
Behind the scenes
- "I got lauded for "restoring" Dash in a Solo book. (And if that made you happy, I'm glad. Seriously!) But I was basically goofing on him as a Han clone...."
- ―Jason Fry
Dash Rendar was first mentioned in Star Wars canon in the 2018 journal book Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor, written by Jason Fry.[1] Fry later revealed on Twitter that Rendar's inclusion in the book was a meant as a humorous nod to the character's reputation for being extremely similar to Han Solo.[4]
Dash Rendar was originally developed for the 1996 Star Wars Legends multimedia project Shadows of the Empire and first appeared in its novel.[5]
The Outrider made its first canon appearance in the re-release of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, where the Outrider is seen in the background taking off from Mos Eisley as Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO and R2-D2 arrive.[6]
Appearances
- Disney Infinity 3.0 (First mentioned)
Sources
- The Art of Star Wars: Uprising
- Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, Updated and Expanded Edition
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor (First canonically mentioned)
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit (Card: Dash Rendar — YT-2400 Light Freighter) - Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
- The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic: Volume I
Star Wars: Outer Rim
Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 5 Starship Fact File: Corellian Engineering Corporation- Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 6 Starship Fact File: The UT-60D U-Wing
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
- ↑
YT-2400 Light Freighter Preview on Atomic Mass Games' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition — Rebel Alliance Conversion Kit (Card: Dash Rendar — YT-2400 Light Freighter)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
Jason Fry (@jasoncfry) on Twitter (post): "I got lauded for "restoring" Dash in a Solo book. (And if that made you happy, I'm glad. Seriously!) But I was basically goofing on him as a Han clone...." (backup link) (screenshot)
- ↑ Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
