Moden Canady

Moden Canady was a human male who served as a naval officer in both the Galactic Empire and the First Order. During the reign of the Empire, Canady commanded the Star Destroyer Solicitude of the Imperial Starfleet. He later joined the First Order, becoming captain of the Siege Dreadnought Fulminatrix, a capacity in which he served during the evacuation of D'Qar. To his irritation, however, he had to put up with the crew of the Fulminatrix, who were younger than him and, in Canady's view, inexperienced and arrogant. Canady, along with everyone else on his ship, were killed in a Resistance 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 Resistance. During the battle, he ordered his warrant officer, Suday Bascus, to reorient the ship's topside cannons and prepare the onboard fighter squadrons for deployment against the Resistance Fleet, and proceeded to sternly remind the man that there was a difference between the orders "prep for launch" and "launch" when Bascus protested that Hux had previously ordered for the ship not to deploy their fighter squadrons due to wanting to give a demonstration to the Resistance. Though Canady was able to get rid of some Resistance Pilots, 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. Accepting he had been bested, Canady stood firm as his ship blew up, killing him and his crew.

Personality and traits
A veteran officer of the Galactic Empire, Moden Canady 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. Canady 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, Canady 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 escape, he preferred to accept his fate, silently respect the courage of his enemies and remained on his Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnought rather than try to flee.

Behind the scenes
Canady was portrayed by Mark Lewis Jones in the 2017 film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi. Jones also provided the voice for Darth Decimus in 2011 video game Star Wars: The Old Republic which belongs to the Legends continuity. Canady's surname is a reference to May Dove Canady, the titular main character of the 2002 film May, in which The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson previously worked on as editor.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition