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Smith, Gideon

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this boisterous, independent prospector spent much of his career working the Sil'Lume Asteroid Belt. He and his partner, Sidney Shortfang, took a great deal of work with the Tredway family on 24 Tredway. When they learned that Erling Tredway had been captured by Imperial Governor Parnell and imprisoned on Tol Ado, shortly after the Battle of Yavin, they enlisted the help of Luke Skywalker in rescuing him. They learned that Erling's sister, Dena, had been sent to 24 Tredway to convince Erling to stop his rebellious activity in the Belt, but found Dena had been injured in Parnell's attack on 24 Tredway. They brought Dean to Ire Eleazari, then returned to Tol Ado to rescue Erling. However, in their initial flight from the Deathblock, Gideon was bounced from their boss-buggy while they were being chased by Imperial forces. Gideon went down shooting, but was quickly cut down by Imperial stormtroopers. His death meant a great deal to Luke, and he sadly remembered Gideon's contributions when he returned to Yavin 4.