Ezra Bridger

Ezra Bridger is the protagonist of the Disney XD animated series Star Wars Rebels and a recurring character in the live-action Disney+ series Ahsoka.
Once a common orphan trying to survive, Ezra is eventually adopted by Kanan Jarrus, who acknowledges his Force potential and joins the crew of the Ghost in their small Rebellion against the Empire.
==Background==
Ezra was born Force-sensitive on the planet Lothal to Ephraim and Mira Bridger, during the day when the Galactic Empire came to power. Ezra's parents were known to do secret broadcasting and speaking out publicly against the Empire because they fought for those in need and for his freedom. Sadly, by the time he was seven, his parents were captured and taken away by the Empire, leaving Ezra to fend for himself. Over the last eight years, he moved into an old communications tower which he dubbed "Ezra Tower", and took up stealing in order to survive. He would steal from anyone, including the Empire, and sell his stolen goods on the black market.
At the time, Ezra was unaware that he was Force-sensitive, but was able to use his unknown powers in his robberies. He could Force jump, and sense future happenings before they are committed, such as nearly being shot from behind. After meeting the Lothal rebels and the former Jedi Kanan Jarrus, he joined their Rebellion against the Empire and learned from Kanan the ways of the Jedi, becoming his apprentice.
===Personality===
Ezra grew up on his own and sustained himself as a small-time thief and charismatic con artist, using his street-smarts to steal technology and goods from the forces of the Galactic Empire. Initially, Ezra only saw the crew of the Ghost as a means to an end, stealing any valuables from the ship he could find, but he soon befriended and developed a strong bond with the Ghost crew members. Ezra's rough upbringing taught him not to trust others, let alone help them. Ezra's alliance with the crew of the Ghost slowly changed this.
Ezra's nature is easy going and upbeat, he liked to play pranks and make jokes, as seen when he flirted with Sabine Wren and pranked Garazeb Orrelios. However, his jokey attitude hid his true feelings and the hurt he felt regarding his parents, whom he missed and wanted to know what had become of them.
Ezra's time with the crew of the Ghost helped to bring out his compassionate side, negating the self-serving side of his nature which had initially helped him survive on the streets. He observed the Ghost crew and their efforts to help others who had lost hope or were unable to help themselves. Initially, he was baffled by the idea of helping someone without reward but soon came to see the deed itself was its own reward and the integrity involved in doing the right thing.
After Kanan Jarrus was captured by the Empire, Ezra took on more responsibility, arguably taking leadership of the Ghost crew while rescuing him. When Maketh Tua asked for help, Ezra was the first one to believe that they should help, even though she was from the Empire. Because of Kanan's initial mistrust towards Rex and the Clone Troopers, and Rex believing that he had worked with better Jedi than Kanan, Ezra takes on the responsibility of being the bridge between them. He was also more willing to join the Rebel Alliance, unlike Kanan.
Over time, he firmly opposed the Empire and stood up for the people of the galaxy who were being oppressed. Ezra was also most welcoming to new recruits for the Rebellion. Although he has become more active on the battlefield and the front lines, Ezra has shown a preference not to kill. This is seen in "Stealth Strike", when he escapes his Stormtrooper escort and destroys their blasters while making good on his promise not to hurt them. He only killed those troopers who would prevent him and his team from escaping and only because it was unavoidable under the circumstances to ensure his team's survival.
After conversing with Yoda through a Force vision, Ezra shows a more aggressive side, as well as some of the arrogance that had caused friction between him and his mentor. His frustration showed when he was unable to connect to the Krykna Spiders. He was also more rebellious towards Kanan and more assertive in the fighting. Sometime after Ahsoka Tano sacrificed herself to give Ezra and Kanan enough time to escape from Darth Vader, Ezra's personality becomes darker. This darker side becomes evident when he manages to successfully open the Sith Holocron, an object which can only be opened by a Sith or someone who thinks like one.
Six months after the events of "Twilight of the Apprentice", Ezra has become more impulsive, reckless, headstrong, and short-tempered, yet an effective and charismatic leader. He is also far more calm and level-headed, but he still has his moments of losing his patience and temper. On the battlefield, Ezra is far more aggressive towards enemies, as he is no longer reluctant to kill them, partly due to the influence from the Sith Holocron and mainly due to Kanan's blindness and Ahsoka's apparent death. But despite his far more serious demeanor, Ezra still has a sense of humor, occasionally making fun of his enemies. Additionally, despite Ezra's aggression and his short-temperedness, he continued to improve as a Jedi.
===Powers and Abilities===
====Powers====
*The Force: Ezra has a very strong connection to the Force.
**Telekinesis: Ezra can telekinetically move objects or other individuals without physically touching them, and he utilizes it for offensive or defensive purposes. During his years in exile, Ezra developed his force abilities further and, due to now lacking a lightsaber, learned to mix his telekinesis with unarmed combat. Bridger successfully used his abilities to defeat a group of bandits, force pushing them away while dodging and blocking their strikes.
***Force Push: Ezra can telekinetically send his opponents flying through the air, causing them serious injury or temporarily incapacitating them/knocked them unconscious, depending on how much power is unleashed.
***Force Pull: Erza can telekinetically pull his opponents or objects towards him.
***Force Grip: Ezra can telekinetically lift her opponents off the ground and into the air to immobilize them. During his years in exile, Ezra's force abilities improved as when fighting Shin Hati, Ezra dodged every one of her lightsaber strikes with ease, even directly using the force to stop her blade, although he was slightly exhausted afterward.
***Force Throw: Ezra can telekinetically cause objects and other individuals to be hurled toward a target at an astounding velocity.
***Force Barrier: Ezra can create a barrier or wall of Force energy in front of or surrounding himself or his allies. He was able to assist Ahsoka Tano in shielding against and dissipating a torrent of blue, fiery energy conjured through Sith sorcery by Sheev Palpatine, although the two were forced to flee.
***Force Deflection: Ezra can telekinetically redirect incoming attacks such as blaster bolts, with or without his lightsaber.
**Telepathy: Ezra can telepathically communicate with other individuals over small or vast distances. He was notably able to mentally reach out to Tseebo, expressing his forgiveness, which Tseebo was able to both hear and feel.
***Mind Trick: Ezra can control the minds of other sentient beings, except for individuals with indomitable wills. In "Steps Into Shadow", Ezra use of the Sith Holocron for knowledge allowed him to mentally reach out to others from a distance to completely control their actions without the need for verbal commands. This ability is derived from the dark side of the Force.
***Taming Beasts: Ezra can control the minds of animals. This allowed him to utilize Fyrnocks as a weapon against the Grand Inquisitor, and understand the motives of the Purrgil, allowing him to help them.
**Force Sense: Ezra can sense another sentient being's emotions, the future, ripples in the Force caused by momentous or traumatic events, impending danger, and the presence of other light or dark side Force-users.
**Force Focus: Using the Force, Ezra can calm himself down and completely block out his surroundings, this allows him perfect concentration, increases his dexterity and coordination, and eliminates any traces of doubt or fear. Unlike Luke, Ezra used this ability to focus on a prison list and found a prisoner named X-10.
**Force Vision: Ezra can see visions of the past, present, and future. However, like all Force-users, his visions are not always clear or sometimes they happen without warning.
**Force Jump: Ezra can jump or leap at great distances.
**Force Dash: Ezra can move at amazing speeds.
====Abilities====
*Expert Lightsaber Duelist: Ezra is a highly skilled lightsaber duelist. At the beginning of the series, he was an amateur lightsaber duelist, as his limited skill and experience at the time proved to be a significant distraction in the battle for both his allies and enemies alike. However, his lightsaber combat skills continue to improve throughout the series of Star Wars Rebels. He was able to hold his own only very briefly against the Seventh Sister in their first encounter, although he was clearly no match for her. His lightsaber combat skills were competent enough to impress the female inquisitor. In "Stealth Strike", Ezra's lightsaber skills have considerably improved, not only in deflecting blaster bolts (an area he initially had trouble mastering) but also in destroying his enemies' blasters without hurting them. His natural acrobatic skills, enhanced by the Force, made him much more agile and able to nimbly weave through battle, bringing the fight straight to his enemies. In "Shroud of Darkness", he has improved to the point that he was able to hold his own fairly well against the Fifth Brother and the Seventh Sister for a relatively short period of time, albeit not long enough to rival that of the two Inquisitors simultaneously. As of "Steps Into Shadow", he was also able to defeat and kill several stormtroopers in quick succession while freeing Hondo Ohnaka from an Imperial prison.
**Form I: Ezra is skilled in Shii-Cho.
**Form II: Ezra is skilled in Makashi.
**Form III: Ezra is skilled in Soresu.
**Form IV: Ezra is highly skilled in Ataru.
**Form V: Ezra is highly skilled in Shien/Djem So.
**Form VI: Ezra is skilled in Niman.
**Form VII: Ezra is skilled in Juyo/Vaapad.
**Jar'Kai: Ezra has some skills in Jar'Kai.
**Sun djem: Initially, Ezra only had some skills in Sun djem. However, as of "Stealth Strike", Ezra's skills have greatly improved to the point that he can destroy his enemies' blasters without hurting them, thus, becoming more proficient in the style.
*Expert Hand-To-Hand Combatant: Ezra is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant.
*Expert Thief: Due to Ezra's years of living on his own after he was separated from his parents because of the Galactic Empire, he has developed the art of thievery, allowing him to steal technology and goods.
*Expert Mechanic: Ezra is good with machines. Although he is not on the same level as Sabine, Ezra manage to create a handheld R-series droid scomp link that is used as a lockpick in order to manually gain access to doors. He also manage to incorporate a stun blaster in the hilt of his first lightsaber and made his first saber with jut scrap metal. Ezra manage to create his third saber using lightsaber spare parts from Huyang's ship in a matter of seconds.
*Expert of Deception: Due to Ezra's years of living on his own, he has developed into con artist, using his street smarts to steal technology and goods from the forces of the Galactic Empire. He was known to be a fairly adept liar as well, but often used the alias of "Jabba the Hutt" to such excess that no one believed him when he stated it as his name.
*Skilled Pilot: Ezra is skilled in piloting most speeders and most types of flying crafts.
*Skilled Marksman: Ezra is skilled in utilizing blaster pistols.
*High-Level Intellect/Expert Tactician/Leader: Ezra is highly intelligent and wise for someone of his age. As a Jedi Lieutenant-Commander, Ezra is a highly skilled tactician and a very capable leader.
===Weapons and Equipment===
As a valued member of the Rebel Alliance, Ezra possesses an array of weapons and equipment to assist him along the way.
*Energy slingshot: Ezra utilized an energy slingshot to stun his opponents. However, he stopped using his energy slingshot after receiving his lightsaber. He later equipped his slingshot to the hilt of his first lightsaber.Star Wars Encyclopedia: "Blasters and Ranged Weapons"
====Lightsabers====
As a Jedi, Ezra's valued weapon and possession is his blue, later green-bladed lightsaber. So far he has had three lightsabers.
*Lightsaber-blaster hybrid: Ezra had built his lightsaber on the Ghost from spare parts after receiving his kyber crystal from the Lothal Jedi Temple. It was a blue-bladed lightsaber. Unlike traditional lightsabers, it was a combination of both a laser sword and a blaster pistol, and its blaster feature allowed Ezra to stun his opponents. It would remain in Ezra's possession until it was destroyed on Malachor during his second duel against Darth Vader.
*Second lightsaber: At some point following the destruction of Ezra's first lightsaber, he had constructed a new one, this time with a green blade. Unlike Ezra's previous lightsaber-blaster hybrid, his new lightsaber is far more traditional in construction. He later gave it to Sabine Wren, who modified it. Even after they are reunited, Ezra urged Sabine to keep the lightsaber as it belonged to her.
*Third lightsaber: After years of exile, Ezra constructed a new lightsaber with parts supplied by Huyang. The design of his third lightsaber is similar to the lightsaber that belonged to his master, Kanan Jarrus, something that Ezra did intentionally as he tried to honor his master. Containing a blue kyber crystal, the lightsaber also features the same type of emitter shroud that Kanan's lightsaber had.
====Other====
*DL-44 heavy blaster pistol: Ezra occasionally utilizes a DL-44 heavy blaster pistol as his second weapon of choice.
*614-AvA speeder bike: Ezra rode an 614-AvA speeder bike that was repainted to his orange and green colors. The bike came under the ownership of Sabine after he disapeared.
==History==
===Childhood===
Ezra was born on the day of the inception of the Galactic Empire, and grew up on the planet Lothal in the Outer Rim Territories. Hoping to make the galaxy a better place for him, his parents Ephraim and Mira Bridger set up public broadcasting transmissions to speak out against the Empire's harsh rule. By the age of seven, Ezra's parents were taken away by the Empire, and Ezra was forced to live largely on his own for the next eight years of his life. He found work as a con artist and thief, stealing technology and reselling it on the black market, while unknowingly using the Force to occasionally get himself out of tough situations.
While wandering the outskirts of his tower, he came across the Ghost being pursued by an Imperial TIE Fighter. When the fighter crashes, Ezra decides to investigate. Upon further inspection, finds the pilot Valen Rudor alive. Ezra decided to help the man out, despite Rudhor's disgusted tone. However, he was actually pretending to help him just so he could steal equipment from his wrecked fighter and sell it on the black market.
Rudhor attempted to kill him with his fighter's lasers, but Ezra managed to evade the shots through the use of the Force. After using his energy slingshot to electrocute Rudhor, Ezra then made his way back to his tower, wearing the pilot helmet he stole.Star Wars Rebels: "Property of Ezra Bridger"
===Joining the Spectres===
In the Capital City on Lothal, Ezra witnessed three Rebels attack a group of Imperials in an attempt to steal several speeders carrying crates. He stood back for a while and after the Rebels took out the Troops, Ezra hijacked one of the speeders, and fled with some of their stolen goods. The Rebels chased him through the streets to the road that led out of the city. In a attempt to get back to his tower, he was soon pursued by a TIE Fighter, which destroyed the speeder he was riding, and before it could finish him, the fighter was destroyed by the Rebel's ship, the Ghost. The Rebels helped him aboard, and made a run for it with four more TIE Fighters after them. At this point, Ezra found himself in outer space for the first time in his life
After evading their pursuers, Ezra and the Rebels returned to Lothal and landed near a place called Tarkintown, named after Grand Moff Tarkin, and homed by farmers who had their farmlands taken away by the Empire. He helps Zeb and Sabine deliver their stolen crates for the people of Tarkintown, and later returned to the Ghost, where, through the Force, he found his way to Kanan's cabin, where he found a Holocron and a Lightsaber. He remained on board the Ghost when the Rebels had a new mission to rescue Wookiee prisoners being sent to a slave labor camp. Unfortunately, the Rebels had no idea they had been set up, and after being pleaded by Hera to warn the others, Ezra reluctantly boarded the Imperial Transport ship just in time to warn Kanan and Zeb. They made a run for it back to the ship, but Ezra was captured by Agent Kallus, and left behind by Zeb. Agent Kallus planned to use him as bait in an attempt to catch the Rebels, but Ezra doubted they would come back for him.
While imprisoned aboard the Star Destroyer, he was able to open the Holocron he stole, which displayed a message from Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi, warning all surviving Jedi about the falling of the Republic and the rise of the Empire. Ezra managed to escape from his prison by instigating the Stormtroopers guarding his cell to open it, and using an Imperial helmet's transmitter, he was able to listen in on where the Wookiee prisoners were actually being taken, and heard the Rebels had come back for him. He soon regrouped with them, and escaped with his knowledge on the Wookiees. He assisted the Rebels in their rescue mission and released the Wookies, but they were soon ambushed by the Imperials. It is at this point that when they are pinned down, he learns that Kanan is a Jedi. When he noticed a Stormtrooper chasing a young Wookiee, Ezra went out to rescue him. Ezra and the Wookiee were cornered by Kallus, but were rescued by the Rebels and escaped.
After sending the Wookiees on their way, Ezra was returned to his tower on Lothal with Kanan's lightsaber. Kanan showed up and told him about the Force, and that it was strong with him. He was given the option to join their Rebellion, or to learn the ways of the Force and become a Jedi. Ezra decides to choose the latter, for he sees family in the crew.Star Wars Rebels: "Spark of Rebellion"
Ezra becomes an official member of the Rebel crew and Kanan's Jedi apprentice. Throughout the course of the series he learns about the importance in helping those in need instead of just himself while at the same time learning to become a Jedi.
====Jedi Training====
Ezra struggled with his Jedi training but not as much as Kanan. Since he never completed his training, he has limited knowledge about the Jedi way which made things difficult for both Master and Apprentice. He accompanied the Rebels in a mission to rescue Jedi Master Luminara Unduli. At the time, Ezra was upset because Kanan was no longer going to train him and instead pass him onto Luminara. However the attempted rescue was in vain, as they discovered that Luminara was dead, and her remains were set up as bait to lure any surviving Jedi to their ends. Through the engagement against the The Inquisitor, both Master and Apprentice were able to work together and have a better understanding for one another.Star Wars Rebels: "Rise of the Old Masters"
====Empire Day====
The Rebels became aware that the Empire was looking for a [Rodian known as Tseebo, a friend of Ezra's parents, and carrying vital information that could be used against the Empire. Ezra learns from Tseebo that he tried to save his parents but was too afraid to try. Upset and angry, he blamed him for everything, and refused to listen to anymore. When the Rebels discovered the Phantom was planted with a tracking beacon by the Inquisitor, Kanan and Ezra took the Phantom to the abandoned clone base to lure the Inquisitor and the Empire away from the Ghost while the Rebels delivered Tseebo into safe hands. Kanan was hoping that while at this abandoned base he could teach Ezra to connect with another being and use the creatures that inhabited the base to attack the Imperials, but Ezra felt too scared, not because of the creatures, but due to fear of learning the truth of what actually happened to his parents. Then, through the Force, Ezra told Tseebo he was forgiven and was able to control his fear and connect with the Fyrnocks.
The Inquisitor and a squadron of Stormtroopers arrived at the base. Ezra and Kanan commanded the Fyrnocks to attack the Troopers. Kanan engaged the Inquisitor in a lightsaber duel and when Ezra sensed him in trouble, he stood in the way of the Inquisitor to protect his master. However the Inquisitor forced him away and began to torment him with the fear of losing everyone he cared about and everything he hoped for, at the same time encouraging him to give into his fear which grew into anger and then finally into hatred. Through the power of the dark side, he summoned a much larger Fyrnock and commanded it to attack the Inquisitor. The enormous power of the Force became so much for him that he collapsed and when he regained full consciousness, he had little memory of what happened.Star Wars Rebels: "Empire Day"Star Wars Rebels: "Gathering Forces"
====The Lothal Jedi Temple====
Concerned by Ezra's dangerous connection with the Force, Kanan took him to a Jedi Temple on Lothal where he would be tested to determine whether or not he was meant to become a Jedi. Journeying deep into the temple alone, Ezra came across many illusions that showed him his darkest fears but following his training he was able to face them and make a stand as an illusion of the Inquisitor prepared to kill him. With the illusion gone, he heard the voice of Master Yoda through the force, who guided him to his next test where he found himself in a hallway of inscriptions.
When Yoda asked him why Ezra should become a Jedi, he claimed it would allow him to become powerful enough to make the Empire suffer for everything it had done to him. Yoda became concerned by his reason because what he was seeking was vengeance, which Ezra denied. However, Yoda could see much anger and fear within him, which helped Ezra realize his true reason to become a Jedi, to protect not only his friends but everyone in the galaxy. When he was still living on the streets he only cared about himself until he met the Rebels and saw how their good deeds made people feel and wanted to be part of that. As the hall disappeared and replaced by a vision of countless stars, a Kyber Crystal appeared from nowhere and landed gently in Ezra's hands, representing a big step in his Jedi training. Ezra spent several weeks building his own Lightsaber using spare parts donated from the Ghost crew. Unlike a traditional Lightsaber, he fitted his with a blaster component, which fired stun blasts, since Ezra lacked any sword fighting skills at the time.Star Wars Rebels: "Path of the Jedi"
====Rescuing Kanan====
Ezra began to listen to broadcasts by Senator Gall Trayvis, who spoke out against the Empire. Trayvis hinted he wanted to meet with the Rebels at a tower on Lothal. After arriving at the tower, they were attacked by the Empire and they fled into the sewers. Ezra and Hera went a different way with Trayvis whilst Kanan, Sabine, and Zeb held off the Stormtroopers. Hera gave Trayvis a blaster to defend himself, but he revealed himself to be an agent of the Empire. He told Ezra he knew his parents and when Hera was approaching him, he pulled the trigger but found out Hera didn't trust him and didn't load the blaster. She punched him as they regrouped with the others came and left. Ezra was disappointed with Trayvis' betrayal and because of that they planned on doing a broadcast themselves. It didn't go well because the Empire were expecting it and they captured Kanan. The broadcast was sent, but soon after Grand Moff Tarkin ordered the tower's destruction. Hera forbid the team from attempting a rescue mission for Kanan, due to advice from her informant, Fulcrum. They went anyway to Vizago and Ezra was able to convince him into helping them after revealing Kanan's Jedi identity, as well as his own. Vizago showed Ezra the kind of droids the Empire kept information in. After kidnapping a droid and sending Chopper in it's place, they discovered Kanan was being sent to the volcanic planet of Mustafar.Star Wars Rebels: "Vision of Hope"Star Wars Rebels: "Call to Action"Star Wars Rebels: "Rebel Resolve"
After stealing an Imperial Freighter, Ezra and the Rebels journeyed to Mustafar and deployed a TIE Fighter to fly aboard Tarkin's Star Destroyer that had Kanan and disabled the entire ship with an electromagnetic pulse. Once the Star Destroyer was disabled, Ezra and the Rebels docked with the ship and began the search for Kanan. However, the Imperials were on to them and had called in for reinforcements. The Rebels were forced to seal off the door that was their only path to Kanan, but Ezra managed to climb into the air vents to get to him. He came out on the other side, found Kanan, and set him free. Ezra and Kanan made their way to regroup with the others when they ran into the Inquisitor. Master and Padawan then engaged him in a lightsaber duel, using each other's lightsabers. during the fight, Ezra was knocked off the platform leaving Kanan to believe he was dead.
After the defeat of the Inquisitor, Ezra appeared before his master, alive but scared after he was struck in the face by the Inquisitor's lightsaber. As the ship began to blow up, Ezra and Kanan boarded the Inquisitor's TIE Fighter and escaped with other Rebels, led by Ahsoka Tano.Star Wars Rebels: "Fire Across the Galaxy"
===The Rebellion===
====Encountering the Sith====
When Minister Tua made call to the Rebels for asylum and a promise to reveal many secrets of why the Empire was on Lothal, Ezra was the first to go ahead with helping her while everyone else was reluctant to out of distrust. He sensed real fear for her life in her voice and therefore knew she was being sincere. Upon arriving on Lothal, Ezra and the Rebels had found out that things on the planet have gotten worse, as there were more Star Destroyers than before. Things got even worse when Minister Tua was killed in a staged accident set up by Darth Vader and put the blame on the Rebels. Knowing the Empire now had all of Lothal against them, the Rebels were forced to leave for good, despite Ezra's refusal to run.
With all the ports locked down and on guard, Ezra and the Rebels sneaked into the spaceport at the Imperial Complex and steal a shuttle. However, before they could make their escape, Ezra began to sense a cold feeling. His master sensed it too, but unlike Ezra, Kanan recognized the cold to be the dark side of the Force. Second later, Ezra and Kanan were face to face with Darth Vader himself. The two Jedi tried to fight him off but the Dark Lord was too powerful to handle. Ezra was nearly decapitated by his own weapon when Vader used the Force to bring his lightsaber towards his neck, but was released the moment Kanan returned to the fight. Knowing they couldn't defeat the Sith Lord, the Rebels retreated but did not head for space because the Imperials would no doubt be waiting for them. The Rebels decided to go to Lando's farm for help to smuggle them off Lothal. Lando was off-world at the time but his droid was there to assist them. Upon arrival, Ezra spotted smoke coming from Tarkintown and took off on a speeder bike to check it out, with Kanan following from afar. He arrived to find the place lying in burning rubble and the citizens were no doubt in Imperial custody. After returning to Lando's farm, Ezra and the Rebels proceeded with their plan and successfully got passed the Imperial blockage, leaving Ezra's homeworld forever.
However, upon returning to the Rebel fleet, the Rebels realized their shuttle had been rigged with a tracker allowing Darth Vader to follow them. Ezra and the Rebels boarded the Ghost and engaged the lone fighter in a dogfight with Ezra manning the nose gun. Ezra and the Rebels managed to escape before getting caught in a Star Destroyer's tractor beam, but Ezra was still full of questions about who Darth Vader was, questions that Ahsoka, who had the answers, denied.Star Wars Rebels: "The Siege of Lothal"
====Meeting Captain Rex====
Following the siege of Lothal and the destruction of the Rebellion's command ship, Ezra and his fellow Ghost crew remained with the Phoenix Rebel cell. At the time, the Rebel network was facing a shortage of bases and facilities. Ezra suggested establishing a base to which everyone agreed but didn't know any suitable locations. Ahsoka sent Ezra and the Ghost crew to Seelos to recruit an old friend of hers, who would be able to help them in their search for a base. Upon arrival, Ezra discovered that Ahsoka's friend was in fact Captain Rex, a former Clone Trooper who thought for the Old Republic during the Clone Wars. While Ezra showed trust towards Rex and his companions, Kanan openly displayed fear and distrust towards the clones as he was still scared by what happened in the midst of Order 66. Ezra tried to convince Rex to come out of retirement and assist in their fight against the Empire. For a while, Rex declined, as he believed his days as a soldier were over. He would later re-accept Ezra's offer, following an attack by Imperial forces led by Agent Kallus. Ezra and the Ghost crew fought beside Rex and his companions against Agent Kallus and his forces. They were victorious and Rex joined the Rebellion.Star Wars Rebels: "The Lost Commanders"Star Wars Rebels: "Relics of the Old Republic"
====More Inquisitors====
As time went on, Ezra accompanied the Rebellion on several missions. Sometimes he would recruit himself to a mission that he wasn't assigned to or just go on solo assignments, specifically just to escape any quarrels between Kanan and Rex. Although The Grand Inquisitor was now dead, Ezra would soon learn that there was more than one Inquisitor hunting the Jedi. During a salvage mission aboard an abandoned Republic Medical Station, he crossed paths with two Inquisitors known as the Seventh Sister and the Fifth Brother.Star Wars Rebels: "Always Two There Are"
====Finding Ezra's Parents====
Followed by the events that occurred on Empire Day, Ezra remained unknown about the fate of his parents, nor did he want to know as he was still at the time afraid of what the truth might turn out to be. However, while in bed asleep, Ezra had a dream of visions where he saw his parents being held in a prison cell. He also saw a white loth-cat and a stranger. Afterwards and being shown the files that were provided by Tseebo, Ezra was determined to find his parents. The only league he had in finding them was an escaped prisoner on Lothal dubbed "X-10". Accompanied by Kanan and Chopper, Ezra returned to Lothal, where he found the white loth-cat from his visions. He followed it through the streets of Capital City until it speeded away on the back of a speeder. Luckily he planted a tracking beacon on it, and so they were able to follow it to a place hidden within the rocky plains. Upon arrival, Ezra met the escaped prisoner, known as Ryder Azadi: The former Planetary Governor of Lothal, who supported Ezra's parents and the messages they beamed out against the Empire until he was arrested for treason and sent to prison with them. Ezra sadly learnt from Ryder that his parents were killed during a prison break out. Because of his inspiring words from the message he beamed out, his parents rallied together their fellow prisoners and set them free, which cost them their lives. Hearing the fate of his parents left Ezra heartbroken, but even though they were gone he was told by Kanan that they were now part of the Force; his parents now lived through him.Star Wars Rebels: "Legacy"
====Journey to Malachor====
Following another encounter with the Inquisitors and making a narrow escape, both Ezra and Kanan agreed it was time to put an end to the Jedi hunters once and for all. In hopes of finding answers, Ezra journeyed back the Jedi Temple on Lothal with Kanan and Ahsoka. Once inside, the three Jedi experienced different visions of the Force depending on their needs and circumstances. Through the Force, Ezra made telepathic contact with Master Yoda. Following his advice, Ezra, Kanan, and Ahsoka journeyed to Malachor to seek knowledge about the Sith. Upon arriving, they discovered the ruins of an underground Sith Temple and the remains of battle that look place long ago. During their search, the Jedi were ambushed by another Inquisitor known as the Eighth Brother. Ezra got separated from Kanan and Ahsoka during the fight and crossed paths the Emperor's former apprentice, Maul. Ezra was at first cautious but after the old man promised to help him find his friends and what he sought he reluctantly allowed him to accompany him.
Searching together, Ezra learnt from Maul that the temple contained all the secrets of the Sith that have been long forgotten for thousands of years. Secrets that could be used to destroy the Sith. Soon Ezra soon grew to trust Maul, and working together they were able to gain access to chamber that contained a Sith Holocron. Little did Ezra know that Maul was in fact using him to accomplish an evil scheme of his. Ezra would soon discover too late of Maul's deception when he unknowingly used the holocron to activate a hidden weapon built into the temple. Worst of all he was confronted by Darth Vader, who destroyed the young Jedi's lightsaber. Before Vader could deliver the deathblow, he was confronted by Ahsoka. As former Master and Apprentice battled one another, Ezra and his now blinded master removed the Holocron as the temple began to collapse. They escaped from Malachor as the temple exploded, but without Ashsoka who chose to stay behind and hold off Vader. Ezra was left heartbroken for Kanan's injuries and Ahsoka's apparent demise. He returned to Atollon with heavy hearts for everyone. Ezra is last seen in his quarters aboard the Ghost with the Sith Holocron, which he finally succeeded in opening, something only possible through use of Sith teachings.Star Wars Rebels: "Twilight of the Apprentice"
====Six Months Later====
Six months after the Duel on Malachor, due to Kanan distancing himself from the other members of the Ghost crew, Ezra used the Sith Holocron to teach himself the knowledge he needed to become stronger and more powerful in order to prevent his friends from getting hurt due to what happened to Kanan and Ahsoka on Malachor. It was during this time he got a new shorter haircut.
Using the abilities he gained from it, Ezra successfully led a mission to break Hondo out of an Imperial Prison. Upon being liberated, Hondo told the Rebels about Reklam Station. Ezra is put in charge of the mission and is told it's to be a recon mission. However, Ezra recklessly turned the recon mission into a recovery mission and ends up putting the entire team in danger.
====The two holocrons====
Despite Ezra's brush with the dark side and his dabbling with the power of the Sith Holocron, he was with guidance from the Bendu, the ancient embodiment of the center of the Force, able to overcome his fears and reconnect with Kanan as his teacher and friend. However, the machinations of Maul would once again drive him to seek out Ezra once more. Maul knew that when two Holocrons were used together and merged, they could grant visions of the future. Luring him to an abandoned asteroid mining facility, Maul tempted Ezra with the promise of finding the key to destroy the Sith. Merging the Holocrons, the two Force-wielders were quickly bathed in a pink blaze of light as bright as a sun. Ezra experienced a vision of twin suns while Maul realized that his old enemy, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi, still lived. Before they could proceed further and uncover anymore secrets the vision withheld, Kanan arrived with the other rebels and convinced Ezra to turn away from what he saw in the light of the Holocrons. Ezra, with help from Kanan, closed his eyes and the vision ended, leaving Maul to escape in the commotion. Both Holocrons were destroyed as a result and Ezra was left full of questions; ones he and Kanan would seek answers to together.Star Wars Rebels: "Steps Into Shadow"Star Wars Rebels: "The Holocrons of Fate"
Ezra would also, on a mission for Commander Sato, help Sabine recruit defecting imperial cadet pilots Wedge Antilles, Derek Klivian (known as Hobbie), and Rake Gahree. Ezra helped Sabine, Wedge, and Hobbie escape, but neither he nor Wren could save Rake from being killed. Ezra was later present when Commander Sato officially welcomed Wedge and Hobbie into the Rebellion.Star Wars Rebels: "The Antilles Extraction"
====Return to Ryloth====
Later on, Ezra and his fellow rebels returned to Ryloth to deliver supplies to Hera's father Cham Syndulla, the leader of the Free Ryloth movement. The Spectres rescued Cham and his fellow soldier and subordinate Numa from being pursued by Imperial forces. When a pursuing Imperial scout trooper was captured and knocked out by Zeb, Ezra took his armor. Ezra and the other rebels then attended a briefing where Cham recounted the recent events on Ryloth; a new Imperial commander Grand Admiral Thrawn had occupied Tann province and that he was based in the Syndulla household. Ezra and the other rebels including Cham volunteered to help Hera recover her mother's Kalikori, a priceless family heirloom, from the Syndulla residence, where Thrown was holed up. For the mission, Ezra disguised himself in the scout trooper armor. Together with Hera, they infiltrated the Twi'lek settlement.
Meanwhile, the other rebels staged a diversionary attack to draw away Thrawn's forces. Ezra managed to gain access to Thrawn's base by pretending he was a Scout Trooper bringing in a rebel prisoner. At the Syndulla house, they rendezvoused with Chopper, who was disguised as an Imperial astromech droid. The two rebels managed to find Cham's former office and recover the Kalikori. They then tried to escape through the front door but found it blocked by stormtrooper sentries. The two rebels also had their first glimpse of Thrawn and his subordinate Captain Slavin with Ezra. Hera and Ezra tried to escape through the basement, but also found that the Imperials had set up a command center. With Chopper's help, the two rebels tried to get past the imperial sentries at the front door. While Ezra covered for her behind the wall separators and Chopper distracted the stormtroopers, Hera tried to sneak out through the front. However, Hera was accosted by Slavin and Thrawn, with the latter wanting to question her. At Thrawn's orders, Ezra pretended to apprehend Hera and followed them to Thrawn's office. There, Thrawn examined the Kalikori and correctly deduced that Hera was Cham's daughter and a rebel operative. With Hera's cover blown, Ezra tried to shoot Thrawn. However, the Grand Admiral stunned the young Jedi first.
Ezra later awoke in a cell with Hera where Thrawn took the Kalikori into his possession and left Slavin to deal with the prisoners. Slavin contacted Cham and offered to spare Hera and Ezra if he agreed to surrender by dawn. If he refused, Slavin threatened to execute Ezra and Hera. Cham, not interested in seeing his daughter and her friend killed, accepted Slavin's offer. When Hera apologized for endangering her team, Ezra assured her that he would have done the same for her had their positions been reversed. Chopper then entered the cell to inform them of Cham's offer to surrender. Ezra advocated escaping from the house, but Hera advised against it because there were too many guards. Instead, she told Chopper to plant explosives all over the building to create a distraction; something that surprised Ezra. When dawn came, Slavin took Ezra and Hera outside the Syndulla residence to make the exchange. As expected, Cham arrived and disembarked from the Ghost. At that point, Chopper emerged and activated the explosives. This created an explosion which disoriented the Imperial forces and enabled all of the rebels to escape aboard the Ghost. Thrawn allowed the rebels to escape as part of his "experiment", for he wished to see how formidable they would be as opponents. Afterwards, Ezra joined the other Spectres and Cham's rebels aboard the Ghost in Ryloth's wilderness, listening to Hera tell her father how much she loved him before they departed.Star Wars Rebels: "Hera's Heroes"
Following the events on Ryloth, Ezra accompanied Kanan, Zeb, Chopper, and Rex on a mission to salvage proton bombs from a wrecked Separatist supply ship on the planet Agamar. From Rex, Ezra and the other rebels learned more about the Clone Wars. When Ezra picked up a Battle Droid's head and opined that the droid did not look dangerous, Rex responded that Battle Droids killed many of his friends. Eventually, Ezra and his team found that the transport's munitions depot was still full of proton bombs and attempted to take them. However, Ezra and his team soon found themselves trapped inside a ray shield and were captured by several Battle Droids, still activated despite the universal shutdown command initiated by Darth Vader decades before. The Battle Droids stunned Ezra and his companions and took them captive. When Ezra and his companions awoke, they found themselves captives of the super tactical droid Kalani, still online since his fighting days on Onderon during the Clone Wars, who revealed that he had prevented the shut-down order that occurred after Order 66 after correctly assuming the shutdown command was a trap. Recognizing that Rex was a Clone trooper, Kalani became determined to finish the Clone Wars as a victory for the Separatist army by putting them through a battle against his droids. Rex, Kanan, and Zeb refused to fight but Ezra saw an opportunity to obtain the proton bombs that the rebellion was after. In return for participating in the combat simulation, Ezra secured an agreement from Kalani to free Zeb, who had been designated as a hostage, and to give them the proton bombs if they won the match. Kalani accepted the deal without hesitation and gave orders for his droids to assume position for the battle.Star Wars Rebels: "Hera's Heroes"
====Peacemaker on Agamar====
Ezra, Kanan, and Rex waited outside the hangar bay while Kalani briefed them that their objective was to reach the command bridge (their way of winning the fight). Kalani then dispatched a wave of Battle Droids, starting the battle. With Rex taking the lead and working together, the rebels managed to scatter the first assault wave and reached the hangar. Once inside the hangar, the three rebels found themselves under attack by several Droidekas. Unable to break through their deflector shields, Ezra proposed collapsing a catwalk on them. Rex agreed and ordered Ezra to carry out the task while he and Kanan provided covering fire. On the way, Ezra encountered Chopper, who had managed to send a distress signal and find a Neimoidian transport shuttle. Chopper wanted to leave Agamar, but Ezra told him to get the shuttle ready while they rescued their friends. Using the Force, Ezra managed to collapse the catwalk on the Droidekas, but despite his success in knocking out the droids, Ezra was scolded by Rex for taking too long and endangering everyone. Kanan reassured Ezra that Rex was still haunted by the hardships of the Clone Wars.
After defeating another Droideka, Ezra and the other rebels forced their way into the command bridge and declared victory. However, Kalani refused to accept victory on the grounds that the worn down state of his droid forces had prevented a fair fight. Before he could execute Zeb, Ezra reasoned with Kalani and convinced him that the clones and Separatists shared a common enemy in the form of the Galactic Empire; the successor to the Republic, and further emphasized that neither side was meant to win. Based on this logical explanation, this made the rebels and Separatist droids allies. Ezra's reasoning swayed Kalani after Imperial forces arrived and attacked a Battle Droid patrol. Working together, the rebels and Separatist droids decided to delay the advancing Imperial walkers. At Kalani's instruction, the Battle Droids fired their weapons at Ezra and Kanan, who deflected them at waiting proton bombs. These proton bombs were then thrown and rolled into the path of an advancing AT-AT walker, damaging its front legs. The rebels and droids then fled on three Neimoidian shuttles that had been prepared for launch by Chopper. Though one of the shuttles was shot down by the Imperial walkers, the rebels' and Kalani's shuttles manage to reach space. Aboard the shuttle, Rex praised Ezra for ending the Clone Wars; something that neither Separatists, the Republic or their armies were ever able to do. Kalani agreed with Rex, but believed that the rebels had a poor chance of success against the Empire and departed for parts unknown. Shortly later, the rebels were contacted by Hera. Rex informed Hera that the rebels had not found new proton bombs but had found a new transport for the Ghost instead.
====Mission to Concord Dawn====
Later, Ezra accompanies Sabine, Chopper, and Fenn Rau to Concord Dawn when the rebellion loses contact with the Protectors of Mandalore. As they to the Concord Dawn system, Ezra watches Rau, but then walks over to the windscreen when he sees the shattered southern hemisphere of Concord Dawn. When Ezra asks what happened to the planet, Rau explains that the Mandalorians have endured war since before the formation of the Galactic Republic. Sabine remarks that it was too bad her people didn't learn how to resolve their differences. When Ezra tells Sabine he doesn't get the whole Mandalorian "thing", Sabine then warns Ezra to watch out for Rau. However, they are too late, and Rau knocks out Ezra and stuns Sabine with a blaster.
Later, Chopper pinches Ezra's nose and slaps him awake while giggling at him. Ezra tells Chopper to knock it off, and soon finds that he is handcuffed to Sabine and their weapons are missing. Chopper uses his spark projector to break their restraints. The rebels soon discover that they have landed on the third moon of Concord Dawn, and exit the Phantom II in search of Rau. They find him outside the ship on top of a precipice. Ezra uses the Force to snatch his blaster from Rau's hand, and orders him to turn around slowly. Sabine and Ezra approach Rau, and discover that the Protectors' camp has been attacked and its inhabitants killed. When Sabine suggests that the Empire did this, Rau replies that it was the work of other Mandalorians, something which confuses Ezra on Mandalorians attacking their own kind.
Just then, Ezra witnesses a column of "flying stormtroopers" approaching them. Rau corrects Ezra by identifying the strangers as Mandalorians who serve the Empire. Though Sabine and Rau escape, Ezra and Chopper end up being captured the Imperial Mandalorian Supercommandos. Their leader, Gar Saxon interrogates Ezra who tries to lie his way out, but Saxon sees through his lies and Ezra ends up exposing himself as a Jedi when he prevents Saxon from shooting Chopper. Ezra and Chopper are then rescued by Sabine, but they are left stranded when Rau takes the Phantom II and flees. This leads to Ezra and his friends into fleeing Saxon and his men and trying to steal his ship until they are rescued by Rau who had a change of heart where he decides to officially join the rebellion.Star Wars Rebels: "Imperial Super Commandos"
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==Trivia==
*Ezra made his first live action theme park appearance at Star Wars Weekends 2014, alongside Sabine Wren and Chopper.
*By the time of the series, Ezra was fourteen years old until he turned fifteen in the episode "Empire Day". At the time of Season Three, he is seventeen years old.
*In the television movie "Spark of Rebellion", while speaking to Hera, Kanan calls Ezra a "Street Rat", which is what Aladdin is called in the film of the same name.
*Because the Grand Inquisitor threw his Lightsaber at Ezra in "Fire Across the Galaxy", he now has two scars on his left cheek.
*Ezra's second lightsaber in Season Three bears a vague resemblance to the weapons of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker.
*In "Steps Into Shadow", Ezra is promoted to Lieutenant-Commander. However, his reckless actions result in Hera temporarily suspending him of his command.
*As of "The Holocrons of Fate", Ezra is afraid of the Krykna Spiders.
*Ezra, along with Chopper, are the only characters who have appeared in every episode so far.
*In the first two seasons, Ezra disguised himself mainly as an imperial cadet. Since Season Three, he disguises mainly as Scout Troopers.
*In the final episode of Rebels Recon, Dave Filoni confirmed that Ezra had survived.
*Ezra was born the same year as Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa.
*Before Eman Esfandi was cast as the live-action Ezra in Ahsoka, Mena Massoud was heavily suggested by fans with him even teasing the possibility of being cast.'Ahsoka': Mena Massoud Responds to Eman Esfandi's Ezra Bridger Casting
*Eman Esfandi has light brown eyes while Ezra has blue.
==References==
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*LEGO Star Wars Rebels Sets At The Nuremberg Germany Toy Fair
*First Look: A New Recruit for Star Wars Rebels
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