Carasynthia Dune

Cara Dune was a human female who served as a shock trooper in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during the Galactic Civil War. A seasoned warrior, she was an intimidating brawler and a crack shot. By 9 ABY, Dune had put her days of military discipline behind her to operate as a mercenary.

Galactic Civil War
"Saw most of my action mopping up after Endor. Mostly ex-Imperial warlords. They wanted it fast and quiet. They'd send us in on the drop ships. No support, just us. Then when the Imps were gone, the politics started. We were peacekeepers, protecting delegates, suppressing riots. Not what I signed up for."

- Cara Dune, to "the Mandalorian"

Cara Dune fought as a shock trooper for the Alliance to Restore the Republic against the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War. Dune saw most of her action after the Battle of Endor hunting down former Imperial officials who had become warlords. After the Imperial warlords were seemingly gone and the Alliance became more politically organized, the Alliance focused more on peacekeeping tasks such as escorting delegates and suppressing riots. Dune came to regard these as tasks she had not signed up for, and, as a result, she left the Alliance and reinvented herself as a mercenary, putting her days of military discipline behind her.

Early retirement
In 9 ABY, during the New Republic Era, Cara Dune found her way on a backwater world called Sorgan, which she called an early retirement. She eventually encountered a Mandalorian bounty hunter associated with the Bounty Hunters' Guild known only as "the Mandalorian," who she engaged in a brief skirmish with after falsely believing he had come to fulfill a bounty on her. Their scuffle came to a draw after the two both pulled their blasters on each other and noticed "the Child" watching them, after which the Mandalorian invited her for soup. Dune explained who she was to the Mandalorian and why she attacked him, stating she figured that he had a tracking fob on him. She then told the Mandalorian to leave Sorgan as she had arrived to the planet first.

Defending the village
When the Mandalorian was convinced to help a tribe defend its village against Klatooinian raiders, he gave Dune the credits the farmers had paid earlier. Dune accompanied the bounty hunter to the village. The two later investigated the source of the attacks, and discovered the footprints of an AT-ST. They later returned to the village and informed its population that they could not live there anymore. Dune cited the lack of available fighters, but after she was convinced that the farmers would stay and defend their village, they trained the villagers to fight off the invaders. She explained that the pond needed to be deeper in order to trap the AT-ST and trained a number of villagers in close-quarters combat. After completing their training, Dune and the Mandalorian headed for the raiders' encampment in order to provoke them. They infiltrated their tent after incapacitating the guards, drawing the other Klatooinians' attention. The two then fought them as they entered the tent, and quickly escaped after the detonator the Mandalorian had placed was set to explode. After alerting the AT-ST, they ran towards the village while evading its attacks. Returning to the village, Dune, the Mandalorian and the farmers all fought off the invaders. Dune noticed that the AT-ST failed to step into the trap they had created, and demanded the Mandalorian's pulse rifle in order to bait the walker. She stepped into the pond and proceeded to fire at the walker, luring it into the trap and giving the Mandalorian and opportunity to destroy it with a detonator. The village's defense was successful, forcing the remaining raiders to flee.

Aftermath of the raid
Dune and the Mandalorian resided at the village for a few weeks. She questioned why the Mandalorian never took his helmet off publicly, to which he stated that he could never put it back on if he did. She suggested that he could settle in the village with fellow farmer Omera, but he stated that the previous attack would draw a lot of attention, and that he would leave the Child at the village and move on from the planet in order to keep him safe. While the Mandalorian chatted with Omera, Dune patrolled the outskirts of the village and killed a bounty hunter that attempted to eliminate the Child, and concluded that the Bounty Hunters' Guild was still hunting him down. Dune later parted ways with The Mandalorian, hoping that their paths would cross again someday.

Behind the scenes
"My character's name is Cara Dune and she's an ex-rebel shock trooper."

- Gina Carano, on Cara Dune

Cara Dune is a character in The Mandalorian television series, first appearing in Chapter 4. She was portrayed by Gina Carano.

Gina Carano initially believed that she would be playing the role of a female Wookie, and was surprised that her face would be seen within the series.