At some point in time following the Battle of Jakku, a human Padawan hoping to join Luke Skywalker's new generation of Jedi was sent on a mission to the planet Tatooine from Skywalker himself to await a delivery from Han Solo. The Millennium Falcon landed, and the Padawan helped R2-D2 examine the starship's damaged inverter lifter. He then followed instructions from Solo and Chewbacca to help repair it. R2-D2 then handed him a lightsaber. However, remnants of the Galactic Empire began an operation to attack the Padawan.
While the Padawan did not display any Force abilities, the Padawan possessed a degree of skill with a lightsaber that allowed them to deflect bolts fired by a stormtrooper without having any apparent experience with a training remote. The Padawan was also capable of fixing the Millennium Falcons inverter lifter on their own.