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Dash Rendar
Biographical information
Homeworld

Corellia[1]

Born

c. 20 BBY[2]

Physical description
Species

Human[1]

Gender

Male[1]

Height

1.8 meters[2]

Hair color

Red[1]

Eye color

Green[1]

Chronological and political information
Era(s)
Affiliation
[Source]
"Pretty good? I slept through most of that battle, kid. I could have stayed and knocked over those walkers all day without raising my heartbeat."
―Dash Rendar to Luke Skywalker, on his role at the Battle of Hoth[src]

Dash Rendar was a Corellian smuggler and freelancer. He was an ace Imperial pilot of the Imperial Academy until the Rendar family was banished from the galaxy by Emperor Palpatine due to a freighter accident. Captain of the Outrider, Rendar eventually joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Battle of Hoth. He would assist the Alliance in deposing Black Sun, acting as Luke Skywalker's bodyguard and a spy, until his apparent "death" during the Battle of Falleen's Fist.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Dash Rendar during early Galactic Civil War.

The Human male Dash Rendar was born into a Corellian family during the final years of the Galactic Republic. His parents had inherited the family business,[3] RenTrans, a growing competitor in the lucrative Core Worlds shipping industry, and had become wealthy and influential within Core society.[4] The family's wealth ensured a comfortable and safe childhood for Rendar,[3] along with his older brother Stanton,[4] providing them with the best education available.[3] However, the two started to follow a different path upon coming of age. While Stanton jumped at the opportunity to join the family business, becoming a pilot on one of the family's freighters, the more independent Rendar craved independence and adventure, and decided instead to apply to join the Imperial Naval Academy.[3]

Rendar was accepted into the Imperial Academy on Carida[4] in around 9 BBY.[5] There, he practiced piloting a variety of different starships and his skills soon began to impress both his instructors and fellow students, who included future smuggler and Rebel general Han Solo.[4] Rendar seemed poised for a promising career as an Imperial officer until a family tragedy brought about a change in his fortunes.[1] Prince Xizor, the head of the Black Sun crime syndicate,[4] approached Rendar's parents about making RenTrans a subsidiary of his company, Xizor Transport Systems. When they refused, he arranged for one of their freighters to be sabotaged, hoping to cause a crash that would damage the company and force them to accept his offer.[6] As the ship, which was piloted by Stanton Rendar at the time, launched from a spaceport on Coruscant, a control system failed, causing it to crash into Emperor Palaptine's private museum. The resulting explosion destroyed both the freighter and much of the museum, killing Stanton in the process. Palpatine was furious and sought revenge on the grieving Rendar family for the loss of numerous Jedi and Sith artifacts that had been contained in the museum. The family's property and wealth was seized, RenTrans was turned over to Xizor Transport Systems and Rendar's parents were banished from the Core Worlds. Rendar himself was summarily dismissed from the Academy and forced to share his parents' exile, giving him a serious grudge with the Empire.[4]

Rendar quickly became a freelance spacer. He traveled the galaxy in his YT-2400, the Outrider, which was a gift from the Twi'lek crime boss Vanya. Dash's original co-pilot was an incompetent Rodian comedian, but following his untimely demise during the first twenty seconds of Rendar's debut mission, the role of first mate was filled by the Rodian's droid: LE-BO2D9 (Leebo).[7]

[edit] Freelance spacer

As a freelance spacer, Dash would meet Lando Calrissian at the sabacc tables. Following this, he met Han Solo, a fellow spacer, at Port Haven.[7] He enjoyed a competitive rivalry with Solo, mainly over the speed of their respective ships. Solo narrowly beat Rendar in a race between the two ships the last time that they met. Dash became so successful that he was soon able to purchase another ship, the Outrunner. As Lando, Dash, and Han bonded, Lando and Han began drifting away from the smuggler lifestyle and began throwing their two cents into the Rebel Alliance, while Rendar chose to keep for himself.[7]

In 0 BBY, Dash was in Mos Eisley. While purchasing weapons from Masse Goskey's Arms Emporium, he received word that his brother was still alive and had evidence that might clear his name. By the time Luke Skywalker arrived in the spaceport, the Outrider was already speedily leaving the planet.[8]

One year after the Battle of Yavin, he assisted Zak and Tash Arranda in saving the liner Star of Empire from a rogue artificial intelligence called SIM.[9] Shortly after this he began his loose affiliation with the Rebel Alliance, transporting food and medical supplies.[7]

Rendar during the Battle of Hoth.

[edit] The Rebel Alliance

"You'll pardon me for saying so captain, but it's been quite some time since you've flown an air speeder in combat, and—"
"Don't get your servos in a twist pal."
―Leebo and Dash Rendar[src]

Dash became entangled in the Galactic Civil War when the Empire attacked the Rebels' new Echo Base on Hoth. After delivering supplies to the base, Rendar found himself trapped on the planet. He flew a snowspeeder with Rogue Squadron and managed to take down at least one AT-AT walker during the engagement. Like Solo, he too was forced to escape the Imperial capture by blasting his way through the Hoth asteroid belt.[10]

Dash Rendar.

Thanks to his previous association with Lando Calrissian, Dash was hired to track down Boba Fett and the captured Han Solo. Dash followed leads to the junkheap world of Ord Mantell where he battled and destroyed IG-88D.[10] Using this information he tracked Fett to Gall. But having led the Alliance there, he abandoned them in space during the battle,[11] instead pursuing Fett planetside—defeating him in combat and damaging the Slave I,[10] but ultimately failing to prevent his escape with the frozen Solo.

Shortly after, Dash was hired by Princess Leia Organa to keep an eye on Luke Skywalker while he was in retreat on Tatooine. Dash saved Skywalker's life for the first time when he prevented an ambush by a swoop gang led by Big Gizz and Spiker.[11] Dash continued his tenure with the Alliance by flying with Skywalker and a squad of Bothan pilots in the attack on the Imperial freighter Suprosa, a mission to intercept the plans for the second Death Star. During the battle, Dash tried to shoot down a missile that would kill several Bothans. He hit it, but the missile did not explode. It continued its way and destroyed most of the Bothan ships.[11] After the freighter was immobilized, he infiltrated it with a group of Bothans and seized the supercomputer containing the plans,[11] destroying a loader droid who recognized him as an intruder.[10]

Dash saved Skywalker's life again when Luke and Lando were attacked by Coruscant Guards, while trying to infiltrate Xizor's Palace through the sewers, and killed Benedict Vidkun when he turned on the group. He then accompanied the group in rescuing Princess Leia. Dash set pulse bombs on Xizor's sky elevator.[10] When the Skyhook had been destroyed by Darth Vader's Executor-class Star Destroyer Executor, Dash led the way through the debris. During this escape, the Outrider appeared to have been destroyed by a hunk of metal. He actually faked his own death, jumping into hyperspace at the last minute.[10]

Dash on Hurd's Moon.

[edit] Surviving death

Dash showed up again when the Alliance attempted to prevent Guri being used by Xizor's niece Savan in an attempt to revive Black Sun. Dash met up with Guri in a cantina on Hurd's Moon and the pair began a partnership.[12] Shortly thereafter the pair helped Kyle Katarn infiltrate the Tof fortress world of Saijo.[13]

Dash and Guri also set up ODT, a company that constructed Human Replica Droids on Onadax in the Minos Cluster. They had used the company to bring Dash's brother, Stanton, back to life, but both had left the company by the time it was infiltrated by Jaina Solo. It was rumored that during the Yuuzhan Vong War he was responsible for sabotaging Peace Brigade shipments.

[edit] Behind the scenes

The character was developed for the Shadows of the Empire multimedia project. Though a high profile character, Dash had only a supporting role in the narrative of the comics and novel.[7] It was in the Shadows of the Empire Nintendo 64 game that Dash was the star. Players would navigate Dash through twelve separate missions following the course of the Shadows storyline.[7]

Concept artist Mike Butkus, who listens to music while he illustrates, explained that Dash was designed while listening to Elvis Presley and 1960s rock 'n' roll.[7]

Dash Rendar

Dash Rendar's live-action likeness was portrayed by Jon Knoles. He was voiced by John Cygan in the Shadows of the Empire PC video game and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns.

Dash's ship, the Outrider, was seen leaving Mos Eisley in the Special Edition of A New Hope.

Joel McNeely wrote a theme for Dash for his Shadows of the Empire score. It can be briefly heard at the end of "Beggar's Canyon Chase."

(audio) Hear "Dash's theme."

Dash Rendar's appearance in action figure form came in 1996 as part of the Shadows of the Empire assortment that was incorporated into The Power of the Force 2 line. Dash's figure saw releases on both the red, purple and foil hologram card variations of the Shadows cards. He included a blaster pistol and a shoulder-mounted blaster rifle created for the figure. Dash's ship, the Outrider, was also made into a toy as part of this line. The Outrider, being a new vehicle, was a new creation for this line so it has the distinction of being the first Power of the Force vehicle not to be created using the original vintage Kenner casting.

Steve Perry has said that he would like to write a story about Dash and Han Solo teaming up, and he and Michael Reaves have pitched an idea to Lucasfilm but this idea still remains unfulfilled.[14]

[edit] Appearances

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[edit] Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 The New Essential Guide to Characters
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Official Star Wars Fact File
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Official Star Wars Fact File 25 (REN1-6, Dash Rendar)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
  5. ↑ The Star Wars Encyclopedia and The Official Star Wars Fact File 25 both state that Rendar joined the Academy of Carida the year after Han Solo, who joins the Academy around 10 BBY according to The Paradise Snare.
  6. ↑  "The Business Merger" - Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6  Dash Rendar in the Databank
  8. ↑ Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Special Edition)
  9. ↑ Galaxy of Fear: The Doomsday Ship
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 Shadows of the Empire video game
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Shadows of the Empire novel
  12. ↑ Shadows of the Empire: Evolution
  13. ↑  The Dark Forces Saga on Wizards.com (article)
  14. ↑ Steve Perry Interview

[edit] External links

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