Beilert Valance

"The Empire is good. And pure. Scrumrats don't belong in the Navy, Solo."

- Valance, to Han Solo

Valance, also known as Cadet 404-913, was a human male who served alongside Han Solo as a cadet for the Galactic Empire at Carida Academy, the Imperial Naval Academy on the planet Carida. In one incident, he instigated physical altercation with Solo after Solo's speaking out of turn caused their training officer Lieutenant Triosa Broog to order the cadets to run up a mountain in full swamp trooper gear. 404-913 insulted Solo, claiming scrumrats like him didn't belong in the navy, but before he could cause any serious physical harm, cadet Kanina Nico&mdash;who strongly disliked 404-913&mdash;cut in and told him to let the other cadet go. 404-913 believed he could prove he was the best by beating others into submission, as demonstrated by his fight with Solo, which made him well suited for service in the Imperial Military.

Behind the scenes
Valance first appeared in the 2018 Marvel comic Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 1 by Robbie Thompson.

Appearances

 * Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 1
 * Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 2
 * Han Solo - Imperial Cadet 3