Fennec Shand
Fennec Shand is a female television character who features in Star Wars.
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Biography
Fennec Shand was a female human who came to operate in the galaxy far, far away. By adulthood, she came to be a talented fighter and she became an elite mercenary and assassin where she developed a reputation for committing murders for the galaxy's top crime syndicates with these including working on behalf of the Hutts. At some point, she had was noted to had conducted some operations against the Galactic Empire leading to her being wanted by the Imperial Security Bureau.
Raspar Six, who had located the Bad Batch's modified Omicron-class attack shuttle Marauder in the city Ro Station on the moon Pantora. Six offered the location to Shand for a price. Communicating from her ship, the Outcast, Shand opened a hologram of Omega. She promised to compensate Six well and ordered him to prevent the Bad Batch from escaping, before jumping to hyperspace.
After arriving on Pantora, Shand observed Omega at a Gran's shop while she embarked on a supply run with Clone Force 99 members Hunter and Echo. Once Omega became lost because she was chasing a repulsorlift trolley carrying voorpaks, the bounty hunter approached her target and offered to help the young clone find her companions, speaking in a friendly way. Shand extended her arm to help Omega off the ground, since she had fallen when colliding with a passerby, and strolled off with her hand on the girl's shoulder. As the two walked through the city, Omega thanked Shand for helping her to find her friends, and in response Shand asked if she was hungry. After the girl responded affirmatively, the bounty hunter slyly watched a trader with a basket of fruits and bumped into her, sending some of the fruits spilling onto the ground. Shand and Omega picked up the fruits and returned them into the trader's basket, but the girl noticed that her new companion pocketed two fruits in a clandestine manner, and was also carrying a concealed weapon. When Shand gave one to the hungry Omega, the youngling noted that they had not paid, to which the mercenary replied that sometimes it was acceptable to break the rules. Omega additionally questioned if Shand was a soldier and why she had a blaster, and Shand responded that she was not, but carried a weapon to protect herself, remarking that the galaxy was dangerous to those alone.
Hearing this, Omega reflected on how it was good to have her friends. Upon Shand's comment that Omega was lucky, the girl arrived at the idea that the lone woman should join the Bad Batch, and Shand chuckled and said that this was the best offer given to her in a long time. Before the bounty hunter could lead Omega off further, Hunter appeared from behind and commanded Omega to step away from Shand. Omega was initially puzzled, saying that Shand was helping her to find him. Although Shand responded that they "were getting to know each other," she put on her helmet and reached for her blaster, while Hunter clasped the handle of his knife. After the two stared icily at each other, with Omega pressed against Shand's body, the bounty hunter fired three shots on Hunter, ducking for cover, and missed, before Omega took hold of Shand's arm, forcing her to release her. The clone commando threw his vibro-knife at the bounty hunter, who blocked it with a lid and seized it in her own hand. Swiping with the knife and charging forward, Shand pinned Hunter down against a fruit rack and engaged him in hand-to-hand combat. Shand's right arm—wielding the knife—was grabbed by Hunter's left, and her left arm—wielding her blaster pistol—was pushed away by his right, causing her to miss two more shots at close range. When Shand turned the knife towards Hunter's chest, the commando called for Omega to run as he wrestled both the knife and the blaster out of her hands. Although without a weapon, Shand headbutted Hunter and stunned him, escaping the scene with her blaster as three Pantoran Security officers approached. She chased Omega with intent through the city streets, but the girl evaded her by hiding behind a crate and then pressing a button to open a nearby manhole cover, through which she fled into the subterranean maintenance tunnels. Shand eventually caught up to Omega from behind, who had been joined by fellow Bad Batch member Wrecker, while he was trying to carry the youngling back to safety. Dropping Omega, who began to climb up a ladder, Wrecker put on his helmet and sized up Shand. When the clone commando charged at Shand, she dodged his attack and deftly threw him into the control panel of a pipe, knocking him out.
A bounty was placed on her leading to Shand escaping to the planet Tatooine in order to escape those pursuing her.
Left for dead, she was found by a passing traveller who turned out to be Boba Fett who decided to save Shand.
This saw her having cybernetics added to her abdomen to replace the lost body parts. She came to swear a debt of loyalty to Fett and agreed to help him achieve his goals.
The pair left Tatooine on Slave I as they pursued the Mandalorian Din Djarin's ship to the planet Tython in order to recover Boba's armour. Upon arriving on the planet, Shand took up a sniping position and was directed to target the child Grogu in case Djarin refused Fett's deal.
Once gathered, the team decided to stage an attack on the Moff's light cruiser using the captured Imperial shuttle. Upon entry, Fett was to appear to be a marauding attacker in pursuit of the shuttle in order for them to seek shelter from the cruiser and land. Upon landing, the main team would make their way to the bridge where they would draw the attention of the Imperial forces whilst Djarin would go separately to rescue the Child. Shand provided cover fire for her team mates as they eliminated Stormtroopers as they made their way to the bridge where they neutralised any resistance at the scene. However, Moff Gideon was not present on the bridge and had in fact gone to the prison cell of the child to hold him hostage.
Afterwards, the pair made their way to Tatooine where they attacked the former palace of Jabba the Hutt which had seen been taken over by his former majordomo Bib Fortuna. Disposing of the guards, Shand freed a slave chained to the throne whereupon Boba Fett entered the chamber where he executed Fortuna after which he claimed the throne. This saw Fett and Shand taking over the criminal operations on the planet as they set about the next part of their plan.
Overview
Personality and attributes
She was noted for being clever, capable, and cunning with these traits making her a formidable opponent.
As a result of Fett saving her life, Shand came to swear a debt of loyalty to him and worked with him for a time.
Powers and abilities
Fennec Shand was a female human who was born with all the natural traits of her species.
Shand was a highly skilled fighter at both firearms and hand-to-hand combat.
She was shown as being a capable marksmen and sniper. Typically, she used a modified MK sniper rifle that was ideal for long-range hunting. With it, Fennec was able to disable her targets with deadly precision without giving away her position.
Notes
- Fennec Shand was created by Jon Favreau where she was portrayed by Ming-Na Wen where she appeared in the setting of The Mandalorian.
Appearances
- The Mandalorian:
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