Cassian Jeron Andor



"I've been in this fight since I was six years old."

- Cassian Andor to Jyn Erso

Cassian Jeron Andor, also known by the aliases Willix, Aach, Joreth Sward and Fulcrum, was a human male soldier, pilot and Intelligence officer who served in the Alliance to Restore the Republic during Operation Fracture and the Galactic Civil War. Andor joined a Rebel mission to steal the plans of the Death Star, a superweapon that was being built by the Galactic Empire. Although the mission was a success, Andor perished along with the rest of the members of Rogue One.

Early life
Cassian Jeron Andor was a human male who was born on the planet Fest in 26 BBY to a human father and unknown mother. During the Clone Wars, an insurrectionist cell, backed by the Confederacy of Independent Systems, operated in the wilds of the Outer Rim Territories fighting against the Galactic Republic. Andor saw his first combat experience in this cell as a child soldier in 20 BBY by tossing rocks and bottles at Republic Walkers and Clone troopers. Sometime during his lifetime Andor's father was killed at the Carida Academy during a protest against the expansion of Republic militarism.

Serving the rebellion
"Make ten men feel like a hundred"

- Cassian Andor

Prior to 0 BBY, he was recruited by General Davits Draven, Andor served the Alliance to Restore the Republic. Holding the rank of Captain, Andor served as an Intelligence officer in the Alliance's Intelligence branch.

A veteran spy of the Rebellion, Andor maintained a network of contacts throughout the galaxy who kept him up to date on the Galactic Empire's activities. Sometime during his career, Andor encountered the Imperial security droid K-2SO and reprogrammed him to serve the Alliance.

Andor was stationed at the Rebel base on Yavin 4 when Jyn Erso was assigned by Mon Mothma, a leader of the Rebel Alliance, to take part in what became the theft of the Death Star plans. During the mission, Andor was assigned to keep an eye on Erso due to her reckless and potentially volatile nature.

Personality and traits
Andor was a human male with brown hair, brown eyes and light skin. He was a committed, steady and practical by-the-book intelligence officer with a fair amount of combat experience. Andor often kept quiet and reserved, a trait he had acquired due to his experience in war. Although fighting on the side of the Rebel Alliance, he'd been hardened by war to the point that he did not hesitate to commit morally questionable acts when necessary.

Equipment
"His weapon was in the sniper configuration."

- K-2SO on Cassian Andor's A280-CFE

As a member of the Rebellion, Andor wore a brown Corellian-cut field jacket that depicted his Military rank and also held a personal identifier transponder that concealed a suicide pill. He also wore brown military fatigues and wielded an BlasTech A280-CFE, a modular blaster pistol that could be reconfigured into an assault rifle or sniper rifle. Due to his years of law-bending, Andor has honed his escapology skills as he carried a compact security kit hidden inside one of his boots.

Behind the scenes
Cassian Andor, portrayed by Diego Luna, is a character created and developed for the 2016 film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Luna's casting in the film was first announced on August 15, 2015. At this time, the first photo of the character was released, and the first footage of the character was shown in the Rogue One teaser trailer on April 7, 2016. His name was revealed by a preview of the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story: The Official Visual Story Guide in the Edelweiss catalogue on May 17, 2016.

Appearances

 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novel
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – A Junior Novel
 * Star Wars: Rogue One Secret Mission

Non-canon appearances

 * Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes