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"The only person you can rely on is yourself."
―Fennec Shand to Omega
Fennec Shand was a human female bounty hunter, elite mercenary, and Master Assassin who worked for the top crime syndicates during the age of the Galactic Empire. Skilled and ruthless, Shand worked her way up the criminal underworld during the beginning of the Empire's reign, becoming renowned and gaining a reputation as a cunning and elite mercenary. After the fall of the Empire and the imprisonment of many of her employers, Shand went on the run. Though hunted down and left for dead, fate would intervene and she was rescued by Boba Fett.
Entering the bounty hunter scene shortly after the birth of the Galactic Empire, Fennec Shand quickly proved her merit, and began taking lucrative jobs. One of her earliest bounties was a direct commission for the young clone Omega, for whose bounty Shand clashed with veteran hunter Cad Bane. Though her commission ended without the capture of Omega, Shand went on to become a high-profile assassin for the leading criminal syndicates of the galactic underworld, including the Hutt Clan. After the destruction of the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War, many of Shand's top employers were imprisoned by the New Republic and she was left without vital lines of work. Shand found herself a fugitive from justice and escaped to the Outer Rim world Tatooine.
Now being tracked by bounty hunters herself, Shand hid out in the deserts of Tatooine and avoided capture for some time before two hunters, the Mandalorian Din Djarin and the rookie Toro Calican, located her and led an assault to take her down. Though she managed to stall them, the two gained the upper hand and took the once-great assassin captive. Shand tried to negotiate her release with Calican but, after she managed to convince him to turn on Djarin, the rookie shot Shand and left her to die. She was discovered by the renowned bounty hunter Boba Fett, who then saved her life. Indebted to Fett, Shand began work as his partner in crime.
Shand and Fett traveled to the planet Tython to recover Fett's armor from Djarin, who had acquired it on Tatooine. In return for the armor, Shand and Fett agreed to aid Djarin in his quest to rescue his foundling, Grogu, from an Imperial remnant led by the rogue Moff Gideon. After helping him take control of Gideon's light cruiser and rescuing Grogu from the Moff, Shand and Fett parted ways with Djarin and returned to Tatooine, where they claimed Jabba the Hutt's former palace for themselves.
Early career Continuing her career
"That's Tasu Leech! He may look young, but he's already the deadliest pit fighter out of Nar Kanji. […] Plus he comes cheaper than Fennec Shand…" ―Syphacc introduces Tasu Leech to Beilert Valance Eventually earning the title of Master Assassin, Shand would continue her career, making a name for herself working as an elite and expensive mercenary for the underworld's top crime syndicates, including the Hutt Clan. At some point in her career, she became wanted by the Imperial Security Bureau. In the aftermath of the Battle of Hoth in 3 ABY, when a bounty was put on hunter Beilert Valance due to his alliance with rogue hunter Nakano Lash, bondsman Syphacc hired pit fighter Tasu Leech from the Hutts to hunt Valance over Shand, as Shand's services would cost more than Leech. However, Valance defeated the young pit fighter.
"The only person you can rely on is yourself."
―Fennec Shand outlines her original philosophy
A capable and confident individual, Shand advised the young hunter Toro Calican that the best way to work as a bounty hunter was to make deals in one's own best interest, ensuring their personal survival. Through her words, she believed that she had tricked the rookie gunslinger into freeing her by convincing him to turn on his partner. Calican, however, had assumed that she would betray him and shot her; Shand's overconfidence nearly cost the assassin her life.
After being rescued from death by Boba Fett, Shand claimed she had dedicated her services to him as repayment. In reality, however, she had quickly managed to repair her debt but decided to stay by Fett's side anyway. She agreed with his idea to start a crime family run by bounty hunters themselves and became his closest ally. The two became inseparable.
"She made her name killing for all the top crime syndicates, including the Hutts. If you go after her, you won't make it past sunrise."
―Din Djarin warns Toro Calican of Fennec Shand's reputation
Shand was a highly skilled mercenary, with a reputation Din Djarin had heard of that made him hesitate in attempting to capture her. She possessed a mastery of several weapons, particularly sniper rifles. During her time on Tatooine, Shand was able to successfully shoot Djarin off his Zephyr-J speeder bike from a great distance, even after being partially blinded by the bounty hunter's flash charges. Her marksmanship was also deadly at shorter ranges, a skill she displayed on Tython when she managed to drop several stormtroopers within a matter of seconds. Shand was able to meet her mark even while airborne; by her own word, she never missed a shot, though was seen to have missed multiple times on Tatooine and Tython.
Shand was also a capable fighter in hand-to-hand combat. She was capable of matching the clone Hunter in a close-quarters duel on Pantora. She also easily bested Toro Calican on Tatooine with a series of punches and kicks that ended with the would-be hunter in a crushing headlock between Shand's legs. She was only stopped when Djarin held her at gunpoint. She has also fought evenly against accomplished bounty hunter Cad Bane. She also possessed very quick reflexes, grabbing a lid to block a vibro-knife thrown by Hunter with incredible speed. An athletic individual, Shand possessed enough martial skill to knock out Wrecker with his own momentum and later pushed a boulder down a hill on Tython after using it as cover from an E-Web heavy repeating blaster cannon. She also had enough combat prowess to defeat stronger species such as Gamorreans. Like other hunters who had attained a reputation like her own, she was typically only hired for jobs that a client deemed to be truly important.
"Sniper bolt. Only an MK-modified rifle could make that shot."
―Din Djarin notes Shand's weapon after being shot
Shand wielded an MK sniper rifle as her primary weapon, and kept a small throwing knife hidden in the stock. Shand also carried a DL-44 heavy blaster pistol. She wore a distinctive black jacket with orange stripes, pants with brown boots, and an orange and black helmet. During the early Imperial Era, Shand used a different blaster pistol. Her skill in sniping her foes often meant they did not get to see her outfit.
During the early weeks of the Galactic Empire, Shand also flew her own ship. After allying with Boba Fett during the New Republic Era, the two shared Fett's modified Firespray-31-class patrol and attack craft Slave I.
Fennec Shand first appeared in Chapter 5 of Jon Favreau's 2019 Disney+ television series The Mandalorian, which aired on December 6, 2019. She was portrayed by Ming-Na Wen, with Ming Qiu and Lauren Mary Kim serving as stunt doubles. The character was first revealed prior to the episode's release in an article on Vanity Fair on November 4, 2019. Fennec Shand's name was inspired by the fennec fox. It was promised that a more detailed look at Shand's attire would be released, and, in celebration of Star Wars day, Wen released full body images of her costume on her Twitter account.
When conceiving Shand, character designer Brian Matyas was instructed to explore the shape and opulence of Lando Calrissian from Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back for inspiration. Matyas based Shand's helmet on medieval jousting helmets and gave her armor more feminine and aggressive curves, intending to reflect the role of a high-class assassin by implementing fashionable colors, geometric shapes and fabric textures.
Emerald Fennel portrays Camilla Shand in the Netflix original series, The Crown.
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Feb 28, 2021 · But while they've become well known for their roles in The Crown, where else have you seen the Season 4 cast before? Emerald Fennell - Call The Midwife Emerald Fennell portrayed Camilla Parker Bowles in season four of the show, which is a huge role considering the main focus of the series is on Prince Charles and his relationships.
