Dash Rendar

Dash Rendar was a male smuggler and mercenary who lived during the reign of the Galactic Empire. During his travels, he encountered the Wookiee Chewbacca and fellow smuggler Han Solo. A hotshot 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. He piloted a YT-2400 light freighter called the Outrider and worked for the Alliance to Restore the Republic.
==Behind the scenes==
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. 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.
Dash Rendar was originally developed for the 1996 Star Wars Legends multimedia project Shadows of the Empire and first appeared in its novel.Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire novel
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.
==Appearances==
*Disney Infinity 3.0 
==Sources==
*Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor 
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==Notes and references==
Category:Individuals of unspecified species
Category:Individuals with he/him pronouns
Category:Males
Category:Mercenaries
Category:Pilots
Category:Smugglers