The daughter of Queen Forsythia Jin, Rinetta Gan held the title of Princess and was a female human from the planet Hynestia.
Around the year 24 BBY, Rinetta Gan was born. Before the Galactic Empire took control of Hynestia, her homeworld, Gan and her mother Forsythia Jin would journey into Wild Space, exploring locations known only to the Hynestians. Gan often dreamed of piloting Wandering Hope, her grandmother's starship, and venturing into the Unknown Regions.
She enjoyed exploring the vast Hynestian royal palace, often sneaking into forbidden areas such as the royal treasury. It was there that she came across the Solstice Globe, nestled among the royal family's prized possessions. Her strategy instructor, the Lynna named Zel Gris, discovered her and identified the globe as a powerful artifact that had been taken from Gris' homeworld, Livno III. After Gris detailed the globe's unique properties, which provided essential heat and light to Livno III, Gan became determined to return it and devised a plan to assist Gris in stealing it back.
Rinetta Gan intended to rendezvous with her at the cantina known as the Frozen Kova. However, she struggled to locate her mag-boots due to the disarray in her room. During her search, her mother interrupted her, informing her that Gris was accused of treason for attempting to steal the Solstice Globe. Feigning ignorance about the globe, Gan offered to join her mother in the search for Gris, secretly hoping to warn her friend. The Royal Guard then entered, announcing that Gris had been located and apprehended. Gan accompanied her mother to the cantina where Gris and Calrissian were being detained. After the smuggler received a death sentence for smuggling purple glandis flower juice onto Hynestia, Gan suggested that the queen use him to deliver the Solstice Globe to the Empire as Hynestia's annual tribute.
Gan went with the Royal Guard to the Hynestian royal dungeon. She dismissed the guards and inquired as to why Gris had not fled the planet. Gris explained that she was trying to earn credits to book a flight off-planet but lost in sabacc to Calrissian. The princess spoke with her mentor, attempting to devise a method to return the Globe to Livno III. She offered to free Gris, but the Lynna instead urged her to think strategically about the issue. Gan realized that if the Globe were given to the Empire, there would be no possibility of returning it to its rightful owners. Concluding that Calrissian possessed it on his starship, she decided that the optimal course of action was to persuade Calrissian to fly her to Livno III so she could return the Globe. Gris approved of the plan and mentioned that the necklace she had given her was ancient technology from her homeworld that would allow the girl to hide in plain sight.
Gan shadowed the Royal Guards as they transported the Solstice Globe to the Millennium Falcon at the spaceport, concealing herself as they loaded the Solstice Globe onto the Millennium Falcon. Utilizing her necklace, she boarded the ship unnoticed and hid in the cargo bay. Once the ship departed Hynestia, she surprised Calrissian, pilfering his blaster from his hip holster without him noticing. Later, she confronted Calrissian and L3-37 in the cockpit, demanding that the droid pilot the ship to Livno III. The princess was taken aback when L3-37 refused. She continued to argue with Calrissian and L3-37 but was distracted when the Falcon emerged from hyperspace near Neral's moon in the Corellian sector. Calrissian disarmed her. He inquired about her motives for returning the Globe, but the princess remained silent. To prevent further trouble, the smuggler tied her to a couch in the ship's lounge.
After being left alone, the princess freed herself by cutting the scarves with a plasma blade that she had hidden in her sleeve. She left the Falcon and went to find Calrissian. She found herself distracted by the sights and sounds of Neral's Moon. The young girl noticed the canals appeared to be glowing, so she went to investigate. A food peddler explained that small aquatic animals called klinnets used colors to communicate, making the canals luminescent. Gan thanked the lady and continued her search for Calrissian. The princess noticed a sign for Ne'eda's Tower and figured that it was the likely destination for Calrissian. On her way, she was stopped by a man who recognized the gherlian fur tunic she was wearing. He haggled with her, eventually purchasing it for 2,000 credits and a small hold-out blaster.
Gan proceeded to Ne'eda's Tower, where she witnessed Calrissian being confronted by a bounty hunter while escorted by one of Ne'eda's henchmen. During their argument, Gan pulled Calrissian into a nearby plant and hid them by using her necklace. After escaping, Gan insisted that the smuggler owed her and should take her to Livno III, but he refused. The pair was attacked by the bounty hunter, and fled towards the docking bay. Calrissian asked if Gan's mag-boots were strong enough to attach to a passing air trolley, but she told him they weren't. Running out of options, Calrissian disabled the bounty hunter by using his hidden hold-out blaster. This prompted Gan to question him on why he hadn't done that in the beginning. He told her that shooting should be the last option.
While continuing to the docking bay, the princess attempted to persuade Calrissian to fly her to Livno III. She drew her blaster and stuck it into Calrissian's back. Gan offered the smuggler 2,000 credits and her necklace if he would take her to her destination. When he refused again, she decided to appeal to his vanity. She told him the stories surrounding the Solstice Globe and explained that he would be a legend if he helped return the artifact to the Lynna. Before she could persuade the smuggler to take the mission, Gan's mother arrived to retrieve her daughter and learn why Calrissian hadn't delivered the Globe to the Empire.
Gan was compelled to return to Hynestia, accompanied by the Falcon and its crew. Calrissian was taken into custody, and L3-37 had a restraining bolt installed. The queen confined the princess to her quarters. Reflecting on the situation, the princess devised a strategy to secure her freedom by exploiting her mother's adherence to Hynestian customs and laws. The queen came to question her about her trip with Calrissian. Gan explained she was following the tradition of Gherjnuthal and had chosen Calrissian as he seemed a man of the galaxy. Gan asserted that being confined to her room was unjust as she had simply made a mistake while following Hynestian customs. Her mother agreed, and released her from her punishment but ordered her to stay away from the dungeon and the docking bays. She also commanded Gan be accompanied by the guard Wyllys wherever she went.
Once her mother departed, Gan instructed Wyllys to escort her to the kitchens. She concealed messages within small metal capsules and hid them in bowls of soup destined for the dungeons. She also tricked Wyllys into consuming soup infused with josta flower extract, causing the guard to fall into a deep sleep upon returning to Princess Gan's quarters. Now free from supervision, she changed into practical attire and boarded a lift to the planet's surface. She grabbed a cart and disguised herself in a gray gherlian fur cloak typically worn by refuge handlers. Proceeding to the docking bay where the Falcon was berthed, Gan boarded the ship and located L3-37. She removed the restraining bolt that was subduing the droid and informed her of the current situation. Gan requested the droid's assistance in freeing Calrissian and convincing him to return the Solstice Globe to Livno III. During their conversation, L3-37 mentioned having a sticky bolt on her hip joint, and Gan suggested she salvage parts from a destroyed droid. L3-37 admonished the princess, stating it would be barbaric to dismantle another droid for parts. Gan got the droid to agree to help her free Gris and Calrissian from the dungeon.
Gan and L3-37 made their way to the dungeon, where the droid freed the prisoners using a tool given to her by the princess. She made Calrissian promise to take her to Livno III, knowing he would be obligated to fulfill his oath. They were discovered by a guard. To prevent the guard from raising an alarm, Gan quickly came up with a plan to pretend to be kidnapped by Calrissian. The guard rushed to her aid, only to be disabled by L3-37. The princess and the others climbed into a refuge cart and had L3-37 push them back to the hangar bay where the Falcon was stored.
En route, Gan had to dissuade Gris from shooting Calrissian, as the Lynna still harbored resentment towards the smuggler. Upon reaching the hangar, L3-37 informed them that a group of guards were blocking access to their ship. Gan jumped out of the cart and ran up to Twyla, who was standing next to the boarding ramp of the Falcon. The princess told Twyla that Wyllys had been eaten by the Gran Kovali and she needed the guard's help in tracking down the reptile. Twyla dismissed her story, revealing that Wyllys was with her. Calrissian realized the plan wasn't working, so he exited the cart and grabbed the princess and pretended to take her hostage. Gan played along, but realized that she wasn't a very good actress and assumed the plan would fail. To her surprise, the group was able to board the Falcon, and she reminded Calrissian that he had promised to take her Livno III. Once aboard, she ordered Gris to take over the guns of the ship to discourage the guards from attempting a rescue and joined Calrissian and L3-37 in the cockpit. She gave the access code to the hangar door to the droid so that they could lift off and escape the planet.
As the Falcon fled the planet, it came under attack by a group of ships. Gan assured the crew of the freighter that she had changed the access codes for the hangar to prevent any Hynestian ships from following them. Calrissian realized the ships were Corellian and belonged to Ne'eda's Stalwarts. He left Gan in the cockpit with orders to help L3-37 perform a maneuver called a Mustafarian Special. As the droid prepared, she gave Gan instructions on what the princess needed to do. Gan made sure she was securely fastened into her seat and flipped the switches when ordered to by L3-37. After the maneuver, the nauseated princess threw up all over L3-37.
The Falcon escaped into hyperspace, and Gan had to clean up the cockpit with the assistance of Gris. During the multi-day trip to Livno III, Calrissian taught the princess how to play sabacc. Exiting hyperspace, Gan saw a debris field and assumed the planet had been destroyed, but L3-37 explained that it was just the remnants of a comet and brought the freighter in for a landing.
The group made their way to the Chamber of the Sun. Gan caught Calrissian attempting to lift some precious stones from the jewel-lined walls and shook her head at him, getting him to stop. Gris removed the Solstice Globe from its case, and Gan was impressed by its beauty. After the artifact was installed into a machine in the center of the chamber, Gan wondered if it was working as there didn't appear to be an effect on the planet. However, once the machine started working and the weather cleared, the princess was delighted that she had been able to save the planet.
The Lynna threw a celebration feast to thank Gan and the others for returning the Solstice Globe and saving the planet. She returned to Hynestia on the Falcon and was very nervous about seeing her mother again. Calrissian offered to drop her off somewhere else, but she was determined to return to her home. After landing, Gan made her way to the boarding ramp and greeted the guards who entered the ship. She ordered them to lower their weapons and informed them that Calrissian and L3-37 were heroes. Her mother approached the ship and the princess greeted her. She noticed the queen was wearing purple, which was the traditional Hynestian color for mourning or battle. Gan realized that her mother was probably very worried about her and felt guilty about subjecting her mother to the situation. She lied to her mother and told her that the crew of the Falcon had discovered that thieves had stolen the yearly tribute of gherlian fur and the princess engaged them in helping her recover it. She also explained that they had used the Solstice Globe as bait to lure the thieves to Black Spire Outpost on Batuu, where it was destroyed in a firefight. Gan opened a hidden compartment in the ship and revealed the stolen furs. The Royal Guards collected the furs and asked about sparkly rock that was found with them. Gan ordered them to return it to Calrissian, as it was a reward from Gris for saving her life. The queen reprimanded Gan for overturning her decision to imprison Gris, but admitted it was admirable to express such loyalty to a friend. The queen ordered Calrissian to leave Hynestia and never return, and Gan wondered where he would go but assumed it would be another adventure.
When the Empire invaded Hynestia, Gan along with the rest of the population evacuated to Livno III.
Around 34 ABY, Princess Gan encountered Bazine Netal at the Stinky Jawa Cantina located on Vixnix. The spy sought information regarding the Millennium Falcon. Gan requested a fee of 1,000 credits in exchange for recounting her story. Subsequently, Netal pressed for additional details about the ship and the location of Livno III, but the princess declined to provide the information. Employing a distraction, Gan discreetly departed, leaving Netal alone in the cantina.
Rinetta Gan's inaugural appearance was in Lando's Luck, penned by Justina Ireland, with illustrations by Annie Wu. It was released on October 2, 2018 through Disney–Lucasfilm Press.