Silver Fyre was a person connected to the Aquaris Freeholders who collaborated with Chewbacca and Han Solo, who were smugglers, on a mission to transport spice. During this operation, the Aquaris Freeholders seized their spice shipment, provoking Solo's anger. When Solo contemplated a new undertaking to settle a debt he had with Jabba the Hutt, Chewbacca proposed Silver Fyre and the Aquaris Freeholders as potential employers, but Solo rejected the idea. Solo documented details about Silver Fyre in the Smuggler's Guide, suggesting that Silver Fyre gained Chewbacca's favor by using praise, specifically by admiring his blue eyes.
The first canonically reference to Silver Fyre occurred in the Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide reference book from 2018, authored by Daniel Wallace. Within the Star Wars Legends storyline, Silver Fyre initially featured in "Traitor's Gambit," a comic strip narrative penned by Archie Goodwin, with artwork by Al Williamson, which was published in 1982.