Solo: A Star Wars Story did some cool things for the Star Wars franchise. It explained how Han, Lando and Chewbacca all met, it showed some excellent artifacts from Star Wars Legends on Dryden Voss’ ship and it even had a cameo from the illustrious Darth Maul. Along with these fun moments, Solo’s Expanded Edition novel added a canon scene that featured a connection to Rogue One.
One of the most unexpected parts of Solo was how little Enfys Nest was involved after being prominently featured in Solo’s marketing campaigns. Many fans assumed that he was the film’s major antagonist; however, the character had minimal screen-time. Then, expectations were completely subverted shortly after Solo and company arrived on Savareen. Not only was Enfys Nest not a villain, he was not a he. Enfys Nest was a female resistance fighter, who was stealing coaxium for the nascent Rebellion’s fight against the Empire.
With the movie ending with Darth Maul’s appearance and Beckett’s death, it’s easy to lose track of the coaxium that had caused so much trouble. Han Solo did give it to Enfys Nest, but there are no other details on what she did with it. To author Mur Lafferty, that was an important question that needed to be answered. In a 2018 interview with StarWars.com, she said, “I just felt that it was important to know where all that coaxium went. I mean, yeah, okay, the rebellion. Great.” But Lafferty wanted to answer the questions, “Who got it? And what did they do with it?”
So, in Solo’s Expanded Edition, Lafferty included an epilogue that finally explains where that coaxium ended up. The scene also serves to connect Solo to Rogue One -- the next chronological Star Wars film -- because Enfys Nest delivers the supply to none other than Rebellion leader Saw Gerrera and his eleven-year-old ward, Jyn Erso. Other than answering the coaxium question, the epilogue also offers some valuable characterization for these three characters.
The first thing that is worth noting is Jyn’s age and how Enfys Nest addresses it. As the novel explains, Saw Gerrera was supposed to come alone, but he decided to bring Jyn: "She needs to learn... If she’s going to survive…" Enfys, who is originally angry at the thought of Saw bringing someone along, sees the practicality in his statement. At only eighteen years old, Enfys sees herself in young Jyn. She is even quick to agree that youth won't shield anyone from the horrors of the Empire and asks Jyn if she thinks the same way. When Jyn agrees, Enfys tells her, “You’re smart. Still, they’re going to underestimate you. Make them regret it.” Jyn does just that in Rogue One, and her actions help lead to the destruction of the first Death Star.
It’s also important to note that Saw Gerrera's character has not changed. In The Clone Wars, he was a bit of a loose cannon in his fight against the Separatists, and he is exactly the same person here. He was always ready to take something to the extreme and inflict direct damage on the Empire. When Enfys tells him that the coaxium could do a lot of good, Saw’s response is, "And harm... Which is what we need." Enfys wants him to be a little more precise with his destruction, but clearly, she doesn’t change his mind. Gerrera was always more focused on harming the Empire than building a cohesive Rebellion. Still, it's interesting to meet him here, in a different stage of his life.