Perrin Fertha

Perrin Fertha was a Chandrilan human male who was the husband and consort of Senator Mon Mothma, who he married when they were teenagers, and the father of Leida Mothma. During the Imperial Era, Fertha hosted events at the Chandrilan Embassy on Coruscant, including a dinner party for his friend the governor of Hanna with Sly Moore and Ars Dangor in attendance, while his wife represented their homeworld of Chandrila as a member of the Imperial Senate.
==Biography==
===Youth===
At age fifteen, Perrin Fertha attended an academy on his homeworld of Chandrila. Mon Mothma and Tay Kolma were contemporaries of his youth. According to Mothma, Fertha was a "firebrand" student during his time at the academy. Fertha and Mothma were married—in accordance with Chandrilan tradition—a year before the latter began her political career as a senator at age sixteen, at which point they took up residency at the Chandrilan Embassy on the galactic capital of Coruscant. They had a daughter, Leida Mothma.
===A senator's consort===
Fertha was the consort of Mon Mothma, who served in the Imperial Senate during the era of the Galactic Empire. In 5 BBY,"Aldhani" takes place shortly after "Kassa," which dates itself to 5 BBY. Fertha hosted a dinner party for his regimental friend, the governor of Hanna City. However, he upset his wife by inviting Ars Dangor and Sly Moore, two members of the Imperial Ruling Council who often opposed her and had the day before cut off the Ghorman shipping lanes, leading to starvation.
The next morning Fertha joined Mothma and their daughter Leida for breakfast. He did not intervene when the two started arguing and Leida insisted that her mother was only thinking of herself, upsetting his wife. Later that night, Fertha and Mothma attended an event together. As they rode in a speeder, Fertha noted that he saw her watching his conversation with Gar Tafeed, who he said knew more about what she was up to than he did. Fertha then asked his wife when she was going to tell him about her new foundation, to which Mothma replied that she did not think that he would be interested because it was charitable. Fertha ignored her jibe and followed up by asking Mothma for the driver's name. Mothma reminded him for the second time that day that it was Kloris, and Fertha then addressed him and asked him to take the Expressway.
A short while after Mothma hosted a party at the family home which Fertha attended. During the party he told Leida that she needed to ask Mothma if she wanted to be excused which she did. Later Fertha approached Mothma who was talking with Tay Kolma in the living room and inquired if they were reminiscing on their school days and reminding the pair of an upcoming reunion. Mothma then joined Fertha to speak with the other guests.
==Personality and traits==
Perrin Fertha was a human male with light skin and graying hair and beard. According to Luthen Rael, Fertha had an interest in military artifacts though Mothma claimed that she was trying to expand Fertha's tastes beyond fighting implements. A charming and superficial man who had taken to luxury and gambling, Fertha enjoyed the cosmopolitan culture of Coruscant and the comforts of his family's station. In that respect, he was the direct opposite of his wife, Mothma, who possessed an idealistic and conscientious disposition as a senator of Chandrila. However, according to Mothma, Fertha was the "academy firebrand" when he was fifteen years-old.
Fertha referred to Mothma's concerns, such as the Empire's treatment of the Ghorman people, as "boring and sad." He socialized with his wife's political opponents, such as Sly Moore and Ars Dangor whom he described as "fun" compared to Mothma. However, despite their opposite personalities, Mothma was surprised to learn that Fertha did not encourage their daughter's interest in traditional Chandrilan practices, going so far as to say that he was "open-minded" about the customs of their homeworld.
==Behind the scenes==
Perrin Fartha was portrayed by Alastair Mackenzie. He made his first appearance in "Aldhani," the fourth episode of the live-action series Andor, which was released on September 28, 2022. He was first pictured in the documentary Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look,Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look which was released on September 8, 2022. Artist Andrei Riabovitchev created concept art for Fertha based on costume designer Michael Wilkinson's design. Scenes in the Chandrilan embassy were filmed in a practically built set that had a wraparound LED screen that used StageCraft technology. Fartha's appearance in the Reign of the Empire trilogy was confirmed by editor Tom Hoeler, who joked he wanted to add "who sucks" after every mention of the man's name.
==Appearances==
*Reign of the Empire: The Mask of Fear 
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==Sources==
*Andor: A Disney+ Day Special Look 
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*Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire
*Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
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Category:Chandrilans
Category:Humans
Category:Individuals with he/him pronouns
Category:Males
Category:Mothma family