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Ruescott Melshi
Sergant Ruescott Melshi is a fictional character from the Star Wars franchise. A human male in the Alliance to Restore the Republic Special Forces during the early stages of the Galactic Civil War. The character first appears in the Lucasfilm's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and again in the Disney+ television series Andor (2022). Melshi has also appeared in various other Star Wars media including novels, audiobooks, and a video game

Sometime before joining the Rebel Alliance, Melshi was an Imperial prisoner on Narkina 5. While working in Unit Five-Two, he met Cassian Andor and they broke out together. Later, Melshi led a rebel extraction team to rescue of Jyn Erso from the Imperial labor camp on the planet Wobani. Melshi then helped Andor in putting together the motley crew of volunteers known as "Rogue One." The team went on a one-way mission to steal the Death Star plans, which were being held in the Imperial security facility on Scarif. Erso, Andor, Melshi, and the other members of Rogue One were able to grab the plans, but they all sacrificed their lives in the mission.

Depiction
Ruescott Melshi first appeared in the 2016 Star Wars Anthology film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Melshi was first revealed in the second trailer for the film on October 13, 2016. In the film, the character was addressed only by his last name; the first name "Ruescott" was established in the film's novelisation, released simultaneously with the film on December 16, 2016.

The character is portrayed by Duncan Pow, who originally joined the crew working on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story during the early stages of production, assisting with auditions, and was ultimately cast as Melshi, The decision to bring the character back to the franchise in the plot of the Andor television series was made by creator Tony Gilroy. As reported by series writer Beau Willimon in an interview with Collider "I remember Tony talking about how much he [...] was looking for an opportunity to bring Melshi back [...] I don't remember who said it out loud first, but what if Melshi's in that prison? And it's like, "Oh, my god."" In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Tony Gilroy stated "I love the character. "Duncan Pow, who plays Melshi, was a great hang on Rogue, and I just really liked him. So I was just like, “How can we get him back in?”".

Films
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (First appearance, simultaneous with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story audiobook, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelisation, Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel, First identified as Melshi)

Television

 * Andor – "Narkina 5"
 * Andor – "Nobody's Listening!"
 * Andor – "One Way Out"

Books

 * Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
 * Rebel Rising
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelisation (First identified as Ruescott, simultaneous with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story audiobook, Star Wars: Rogue One: Secret Mission, Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide)
 * Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel
 * Star Wars: Rogue One Graphic Novel Adaptation

Comics

 * Rogue One Adaptation 1
 * Rogue One Adaptation 4
 * Rogue One Adaptation 5
 * Rogue One Adaptation 6

Audiobooks

 * Rebel Rising audiobook
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story audiobook
 * Star Wars: Rogue One: A Junior Novel audiobook

Computer Games

 * Star Wars Battlefront: Rogue One: X-wing VR Mission (Indirect mention only)

Inconsistencies
As can be typical of many fictional galaxies, in particular Star Wars, there are some consistency issues with this character's story arc.

Rogue One's adult and young adult novelisations offer contrasting accounts of Melshi's death's precise circumstances. In the adult novel, Melshi passes away at the bunker doors from the blaster shot wound he received earlier. More than four people enter the bunker doors in the junior novel. After Sefla's failed attempt to reach the master switch, Melshi decides to try himself instead of ordering one of his men to do so as there are no more volunteers to finish the mission. He gets a little bit further than Sefla before sucumbing to the enemy fire. It is impossible to say which version of his death is canonical because it happens off-screen in the movie. The events described in this article are the same as those in the adult novel.

The book Star Wars: Rogue One: Ultimate Sticker Encyclopedia, which makes no mention of Melshi at all, presents yet another inconsistency. The book asserts that Lieutenant Sefla was in charge of the rebel forces fighting on the ground at Scarif. Sefla was superior to Melshi in rank, but it has been proven from other sources, including Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide, that Melshi was in charge of ground forces.