Cara Dune is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, appearing in the first two seasons of the Disney+ television series The Mandalorian.
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26 Facts About Cara Dune
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In exposition from The Mandalorian, Cara Dune reveals that most of her past work as a Rebel soldier involved eliminating Imperial warlords and other remnants of the Empire following the destruction of the second Death Star.
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Cara Dune made her first appearance in "Chapter 4: Sanctuary", the fourth episode of The Mandalorian.
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Cara Dune reappears in the episode "Chapter 7: The Reckoning", when the Mandalorian recruits her for a mission to the planet Nevarro to eliminate an Imperial presence there.
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Cara Dune is initially reluctant to leave Sorgan, but when the Mandalorian explains that the targets are Imperials, she immediately agrees.
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Cara Dune, the Mandalorian, and Greef instead devise a new plan: they will leave Grogu behind, bring the Mandalorian to the Imperials as if he is a prisoner, and then eliminate them.
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Cara Dune is present when IG-11 sacrifices himself to eliminate a large number of stormtroopers to ensure the group's escape, and she survives an attack by Moff Gideon in a TIE fighter, which the Mandalorian repels.
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One of the pilots, Captain Carson Teva, speaks with Cara Dune and makes her the same offer, mentioning Alderaan's destruction by the Empire, to which she replies that she lost everything with it.
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In "Chapter 16: The Rescue", Cara Dune helps the Mandalorian and his allies intercept Dr Pershing's transport, during which one of the ship's pilots taunts Cara Dune about the destruction of Alderaan before being shot dead.
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When Luke Skywalker arrives, Cara Dune prevents the captured Gideon from committing suicide, and knocks him unconscious.
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Cara Dune is a battle-hardened warrior, with a muscular build giving her far greater strength and durability compared to other heroines of the saga with a tough and aggressive personality, but a kindness beneath her gruff exterior.
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When introduced in The Mandalorian, Cara Dune kept to herself, did not easily trust others, and cared about little except her survival, keeping her skills sharp, and killing Imperials.
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The writer described the defensive measure the Mandalorian and Cara Dune develop to protect the village in "Chapter 4: Sanctuary" as a "near-perfect defensive engagement", and praised Cara Dune's efforts in luring the AT-ST into a vulnerable position, as well as the way she and the villagers quickly identified their priorities of work, such as establishing obstacles, building protective positions, and training the villagers to fight.
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Character of Cara Dune was conceived by Jon Favreau, the creator and showrunner of The Mandalorian.
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False rumors had circulated on the Internet about what type of character Cara Dune would be prior to any official announcements about her were made public.
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Cara Dune was first publicly unveiled during the Star Wars Celebration convention in Chicago on April 14,2019, along with the character Greef Karga.
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Cara Dune was featured prominently in posters, commercials, and marketing materials in advance of the release of The Mandalorian.
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Cara Dune's costume was designed by concept artist Brian Matyas and costume designer Joseph Porro.
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The Mandalorian executive producer Kathleen Kennedy had stressed the importance of Cara Dune having a distinctive silhouette because she felt all Star Wars characters should be recognizable from a great distance.
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Cara Dune's scenes were filmed in a studio in Manhattan Beach, California.
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Variety writer Will Thorne praised Cara Dune, complimenting her combat skills and "debonair charm", and compared her to the Marvel Comics character Gamora as performed by Zoe Saldana in the Guardians of the Galaxy films.
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Several toys of Cara Dune were first made available at a Star Wars product launch event called Triple Force Friday on October 4,2019.
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