Dash Rendar was a male smuggler who lived during the reign of the Galactic Empire. During his travels, he encountered the Wookiee Chewbacca and fellow smuggler Han Solo, and 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.
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.