Moden Canady

Moden Canady was a human male who served as a captain of the First Order aboard the Fulminatrix during the Evacuation of D'Qar. To his irritation, however, he had to put up with the crew of the Fulminatrix, who were young, inexperienced, and arrogant. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, Canady commanded the Star Destroyer Solicitude of the Imperial Starfleet. Canady, along with his crew, were killed in a rebel bombing run led by Poe Dameron in the space battle above D'Qar.

Biography
Moden Canady served as the commander of the Star Destroyer Solicitude of the Imperial Starfleet during the reign of the Galactic Empire. Following the Empire's fall, Canady became an officer of the First Order. He eventually became the Captain of the Fulminatrix.

During the evacuation of D'Qar, General Armitage Hux ordered Canady to command the Fulminatrix against the Rebels. Though Canady was able to get rid of some Rebels, Wing Commander Poe Dameron managed to destroy the cannons of the Fulminatrix, leaving Canady without his weapons. Canady was able to use his ship to destroy the empty Resistance base, but the gunner Paige Tico managed to launch her ship's payload of bombs against the Fulminatrix, causing systematic destruction. Canady stood firm as his ship blew up, killing him and his crew.

Personality and traits
A veteran officer of the Galactic Empire, Moden Kanady was proud to serve the First Order just like when he served the Empire at the beginning of his career. However, he didn't like being surrounded by arrogant and inexperienced young First Order officers. Kanady also detested serving under the command of General Armitage Hux, a First Order officer younger than him. However, unlike many officers of the First Order, Kanady was honorable and he demostrated that trait until the very end. When he became aware that the Fulminatrix had been defeated and there was no escapatory, he preferred to accept his fate and his defeat at the hands of his enemies and remained at his Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought during the destruction that took out his life.

Behind the scenes
Kanady was portrayed by Mark Lewis Jones in Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi. Jones also provided the voice for Darth Decimus in the 2011 video game Star Wars: The Old Republic.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi