The Mandalorian In
The Mandalorian, Fennec Shand is presented as an elite
mercenary and
assassin who developed a significant reputation committing murders for the galaxy's top crime syndicates, including the
Hutts, before their leaders were imprisoned by the
New Republic. Little else about her backstory is revealed. starting the episode in hiding on the desert planet
Tatooine, Toro recruits the show's protagonist, a bounty hunter known as "
The Mandalorian", to help him find and capture her. They track Fennec to a part of the planet known as the Dune Sea, where they discover the dead body of another bounty hunter she had previously killed. The Mandalorian and Toro eventually charge toward her position on
speeder bikes and use
flash charges to temporarily blind and distract her. Shand returns in the second-season episode "
Chapter 14: The Tragedy", in which it is revealed that she was rescued by
Boba Fett, who nursed her back to health using cybernetics and recruited her as his partner. She accompanies Fett to Tython, where they attempt to recover the latter's old armor from the Mandalorian, and ensure the safety of
Grogu, a
Force-sensitive alien infant that the Mandalorian has adopted, in exchange for the armor's return. When
Moff Gideon's Imperial remnant attacks the group, Fennec helps the Mandalorian and Fett fend off the
stormtroopers deployed to capture Grogu, but fail to prevent him from being taken by Gideon's
Dark Troopers. To repay their debt to the Mandalorian for returning Fett's armor, Fennec and Fett aid his efforts to rescue Grogu in both "
Chapter 15: The Believer" and
Chapter 16: The Rescue. After the latter episode, after their debt has been paid off, Fennec and Fett return to Tatooine and kill
Bib Fortuna, who has been in charge of
Jabba the Hutt's palace since his death. Fett then sits on the throne that once belonged to Jabba, with Fennec at his side.
The Bad Batch A younger Fennec appears in the animated series
Star Wars: The Bad Batch, with Ming-Na Wen returning to voice the character. Set 28 years before
The Mandalorian, Fennec is depicted as a
bounty hunter who attempts to capture Omega for the bounty on her head. In the episode "Cornered", a docking official contacts her about the Bad Batch and Omega's presence on Pantora, and Fennec arrives there. After getting lost, Omega encounters Fennec, who gains her trust by offering to help her find her friends and also steals fruit for her. They eventually run into Hunter, the leader of the Bad Batch, who realizes that Fennec is a threat and tells Omega to flee. After Fennec fights Hunter and later knocks out Wrecker, she gives chase on a stolen
speeder, but the Bad Batch and Omega eventually escape from Pantora. Fennec then informs her client of the escape but says that she will find Omega. She later returns in "Bounty Lost", in which it is revealed that she was hired by Nala Se to bring her Omega, who has been kidnapped by
Cad Bane. Fennec arrives at an abandoned facility on Bora Vio and kills Taun We, to whom Bane was supposed to deliver Omega. She then confronts Cad Bane. As the bounty hunters fight each other, Omega is saved by the Bad Batch and they escape again. Fennec leaves the planet, but not before sabotaging Bane's ship, leaving him stranded. Nala Se tells her that Omega is "safe" as long as she is not in the hands of Kaminoan Prime Minister
Lama Su and that she will transfer Fennec her payment. Shand returns in Season 3 episode "Bad Territory", in which she enlists Hunter and Wrecker in finding her target, Sylar Saris, in exchange for information about M-count for Hunter. After capturing the target, she tells Hunter that she will send him the information he needs. She later contacts someone about the Bad Batch and their whereabouts. In the next episode, "The Harbinger", it's revealed that Shand's contact is Asajj Ventress.
The Book of Boba Fett Fennec appears in all episodes of
The Book of Boba Fett, which premiered on December 29, 2021, with Wen reprising her role. She serves as Fett's right-hand woman following his takeover of Jabba's criminal empire and assists him with running it and eliminating any possible rivals. When Fett prepares to go to war with the
Pyke Syndicate for control of Tatooine, Fennec recruits the Mandalorian to their side. She subsequently partakes in the fight against the Pykes and their allies, before assassinating the Pyke boss, as well as the mayor of
Mos Espa and the leaders of the crime families who betrayed Fett.
Other appearances On February 9, 2022, Fennec was added to
Fortnite Battle Royale alongside
Black Krrsantan. ==Reception==