Ruescott Melshi was a human male who grew to resent the Galactic Empire and was imprisoned at the Imperial labor complex on Narkina 5, where he produced components bound for the secret Death Star. There he met Cassian Andor and took part in the prisoners' uprising and mass escape.
Melshi joined the Alliance to Restore the Republic and its Special Forces, rising to sergeant and leading his troops by personal example. He led the extraction team that freed Jyn Erso from a labor camp on Wobani and helped Andor assemble the volunteer squad known as Rogue One.
In 1 BBY, Melshi and the rest of Rogue One infiltrated the Imperial security complex on Scarif to steal the Death Star plans; he gave his life during the battle to ensure the mission's success. He appears in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Andor. This overview is drawn from canon Star Wars reference material and is licensed CC BY-SA; see the Timeline for chronology.
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