Sharp (Resistance)
Known as "Salty" Sharp, this male human served the Resistance as a soldier during their war with the First Order, achieving the rank of sergeant within their army. Following his survival of the First Order's assault during the Battle of Oetchi, he was among the Resistance fighters who successfully made their way to a planet Crait's outpost. Sharp was positioned in the trenches surrounding the outpost, tasked with defending it from the impending attack by the First Order.
Biography
"Salty" Sharp held the rank of sergeant within the Resistance army throughout their war against the First Order. In 34 ABY, a year, Sharp was one of the Resistance members who lived through the First Order's attack on the Resistance fleet after their evacuation from the Resistance base located on the planet D'Qar. The sergeant, along with other survivors, arrived at the abandoned outpost on Crait via a U-55 orbital loadlifter transport and was part of the group of soldiers who took up positions in the outpost's trenches, preparing for the First Order's impending offensive.
General Caluan Ematt moved up from the trench alongside Sharp, intending to use a set of quadnoculars to observe the approaching First Order forces, inadvertently disturbing some of the salt covering Crait, exposing the red soil below. Intrigued by the salt, Sharp sampled a small amount, confirming its nature to the soldier next to him. Shortly after, the First Order attacked, but ultimately, the Resistance survivors managed to escape aboard the YT-1300 light freighter known as the Millennium Falcon.
Equipment
On Crait, he was equipped with a brown poncho, brown pants, and boots, in addition to a hepta-mag ammunition carrier belt and a helmet displaying his rank. During the battle against the First Order, he utilized a EL-16HFE blaster rifle.
Behind the scenes
The character "Salty" Sharp was played by Matthew Sharp, the key assistant second director, in the film Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, which premiered on December 15, 2017. However, his initial appearance occurred in the "Worlds of The Last Jedi" featurette, released on December 9. While the film's credits only identified him by his nickname, the reference book Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary, authored by Pablo Hidalgo and released in conjunction with the film, provided his surname.