Jyn Erso

Jyn Erso was a human female soldier and former criminal who became a pivotal member of the Alliance to Restore the Republic when she led Rogue One in stealing the Death Starplans during the Battle of Scarif. She was the daughter of Lyra Erso, a devout member of the Church of the Force, and scientistGalen Erso, who was forced into helping the Galactic Empirebuild the Death Star. Erso's mother was killed when DirectorOrson Krennic, the commander of the Death Star project, kidnapped her father—who affectionately referred to his daughter as "Stardust." She was raised by resistance fighter Saw Gerrera and became a child soldier in his army.