Sabine Wren (The Jedi and the Mandalorian)

**Sabine Wren** is a Force-sensitive human female Mandalorian Jedi, graffiti artist, freedom fighter, and revolutionary leader from Universe AC-4. She serves as one of the main protagonist in *RWBY: The Jedi and the Mandalorian* and its sequel *Empire At War* alongside her love interest Ezra Bridger, and as one of the main protagonists in *Marvel's Avengers: Odyssey*. The daughter of Countess Ursa Wren and Mandalorian artist Alrich Wren, Sabine entered the Imperial Academy on Mandalore, hoping bring honor to her family name. However her dreams of becoming of an Imperial Supercommando were crushed, combined with the nightmarish experience, and discovery of weapons she created were being used on her people, led to her speaking out against the Empire. Labelled a traitor by her people including her own family, Sabine joined the growing rebel movement to fight the Empire on her own terms. Sabine's iconic callcard: the starbird, was eventually adopted by the Rebel Alliance as it official logo.

## Biographical Information

### Alias

* Phoenix
* Spectre 5 (callsign on the Ghost)
* Mando
* Wren
* Rita Tala
* Paintbomb (by Qrow)

### Date of Birth

* 21 BBY (Galactic Calendar)
* 1999 (Gregorian Calendar)
* 2539 (UNSC Calendar)

### Marital Status

* Single
* In Relationship (as of late 2018)

## Physical Description

### Hair Color

* Dark Brown
* Multi-colored (dyed)

## General Information

### Relatives

* Ursa Wren (mother)
* Alrich Wren (father)
* Tristan Wren (brother)
* Tarre Vizsla (presumed ancestor; deceased)

### Affilations

* *Ghost* Crew
* Crew of the *Gauntlet*
* Alliance to Restore the Republic
* Mandalore
* Clan Wren
* Phoenix Squadron (formerly)
* Galactic Empire (formerly)
* Imperial Supercommandos (student; formerly)
* Skystrike Academy (as Rebel spy; formerly)

### Occupation

* Mandalorian Warrior
* Jedi
* Graffiti Artist
* Demolitions Expert
* Leader of the Crew of the *Gaunlet*
* Cadet in the Imperial Academy (formerly)

## Other Information

### AU Status

Active

During the evacuation of Attollon, Ezra and Sabine were attacked by TIE fighters that damaged the Gauntlet's hyperdrive. Crashing onto the planet Remnant, the two were forced to to due odd jobs as mercs while secretly remaining on a low profile among the planet's inhabitants. This was halted when they discovered the Atlas Military and the Schnee Dust Company's research into abandoned battle droids of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Returning to work as rebels, Sabine and Ezra enlisted the help of RWBY and JNPR. During their travels, she and Ezra fell in love but refused to act any further. This would culminate in her staying behind to be captured by James Ironwood to allow her friends and Clone Force 99 to escape, telling Ezra that she loved him before being captured. Eventually she would be rescued by Ezra, and the two would begin a relationship.

The events on Remnant, combined with her acceptance of the Force, and bond with Ezra allowed Sabine to begin using the Force, effectively becoming a Jedi. A few months later, she and Ezra would discover the existence of the enity known as Abeloth. Their battle let to them being trapped in the Void for little over a month, being constantly tracked by Mark Temple, before they were rescued by Spider-Man and Iron Man and sent to Remnant AC-5 for treatment. She and Ezra would then join the Avengers, taking up the alias **Phoenix** to conceal her identity.

## Background

The character Sabine Wren is originally from the CGI-animated series *Star Wars Rebels*, and is created by Dave Filoni. Her character was created to be "more colorful" than others, as shown by her constantly dying her hair each season. Filoni also intended for her to be a character that kids could get attached to. Sabine Wren's name was a reference to the Sabine women from Roman history. Just like other characters in Rebels, she is named after a historical or Biblical figure to give them a greater sense of purpose and meaning.

Sabine was voiced by American actress Tiya Sircar for the entire duration of *Rebels*. Sabine made her live action debut in the series *Ahsoka*, portrayed by actress Natasha Liu Bordizzo.

Sabine's animated version was used as inspiration for her characterization throughout *RWBY: The Jedi and the Mandalorian*. Her live-action version is intended to used as inspiration for her portrayal in its sequel, *Empire at War*.

## Biography

### Early Life

Sabine was born in 21 BBY, on the planet Mandalore in the waning years of the Galactic Republic, into Clan Wren, a vassal of House Vizsla. Her mother Ursa, was a member of Death Watch, a former terrorist organization that was fighting a civil war against the former Sith Lord Maul, who had taken over most of the Mandalorian clans. While initially raised on Mandalore, Sabine always considered Clan Wren's ancestral world of Krownest as her home. Trained from an early age in Mandalorian warrior culture, Sabine forged her distinctive armor with her family, and also inherited her Nite Owls helmet from someone whose identity she was reluctant to reveal. Her father, artist Alrich Wren, took Sabine to see the statue of Tarre Vizsla while her younger brother Tristan was only an infant.

#### Service to the Empire

After the Clone Wars ended, the Galactic Empire established a presence on Mandalore and opened an Imperial Academy, which Wren attended as a Imperial cadet. As a youth, she believed in the Empire and, even as it put her through some "rough stuff," followed its orders blindly. During her time at the Academy, she studied the tactics of Twi'lek Resistance leader Cham Syndulla and Mandalorian Protector leader Fenn Rau during the Clone Wars. This would eventually put her at odds with the Imperial establishment there, and led to a nightmarish experience.

As a young and idealistic Imperial cadet, Sabine built an Arc Pulse Generator that she nicknamed the "Duchess," which reacted with the beskar alloy inside the Mandalorian armor, incinerating the armor and disintegrating their wearers. The weapon was regarded by many Mandalorians as an abomination because it turned their armor against them; Mandalorian armor held a sacrosanct place in Mandalorian culture since it was passed down from generation to generation. As Wren witnessed the Empire subjugating Mandalore, she was wracked with guilt at her own role in helping the Empire build the weapon used to oppress her people.

When she spoke out against the Empire, Sabine's mother, her father, and her brother sided with the Empire and cast her out. Estranged from her family, Sabine Wren escaped the Imperial Academy with the help of her friend, Ketsu Onyo, and deserted the Empire. Sabine's decision to renounce the Empire had serious ramifications for her family. Her father became a hostage of Viceroy Gar Saxon, the Emperor's Hand and the Imperial puppet ruler of Mandalore. Her mother Ursa was forced to prove her clan's loyalty to the Empire while her brother Tristan was forced to serve in Saxon's Imperial Super Commandos so that the family could remain in Saxon's favor. Before fleeing Mandalore, Sabine also destroyed her weapon. However, the Empire was able to use her research to build another arc pulse generator.

### Life of a Bounty Hunter

Sabine and Ketsu later took up jobs as bounty hunters, becoming almost like sisters. They hoped to join the criminal organization, Black Sun, all while doing jobs and only caring for themselves in order to survive. They ultimately left on bad terms, as Ketsu was greedy, and left Sabine for dead.

Being disgrace to her family, and separating from the one person she saw as a sister, along with the increasing Imperial occupation of Mandalore, finally pushed Sabine into open rebellion against the Empire.

### Joining the Rebellion

By the age of 16, Sabine had joined a rebel cell led by former Jedi Padawan Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla, the daughter of Cham Syndulla, on board their freighter the *Ghost*. She saw this as a second chance in life, finally hoping to put her past as a traitor to her family and bounty hunter behind her. Taking up the call-sign "Spectre 5", Sabine acted as a demolition expert and weapons specialist, often modifying her fellow rebel's weapons, save for lightsabers. She also decorated her room on the *Ghost* with her art, along in other areas on the ship.

Around 5 BBY, Sabine along with Kanan and Garazeb "Zeb" Orelleos took part in a heist to steal a shipment of Imperial weapons on the planet of Lothal. The plan started out well, until an young orphan stole two crates before departing on a speeder bike. Giving chase, Sabine managed to catch up to him. Instead of stealing both crates, Sabine simply took one before wishing the boy good luck on the rest of the chase, she later moved the crate back to the *Ghost* for pick up.

After picking up Kanan and Zeb, Sabine met the orphan, whom Kanan offered him a ride on their ship. He introduced himself as Ezra Bridger, who initially became smitten by her appearance upon first glance. Though she was not interested, Sabine found him to nice and quickly befriended Ezra, telling him her name as well. After a successful mission in freeing Wookiee prisoners (which nearly got Ezra captured), Ezra decided to join the *Ghost* crew in their campaign against the Empire, along with becoming Kanan's Jedi Padawan, after learning he was strong in the force.

At some point in time, Sabine would develop an embarrassment for Ezra's infatuation with her, leading to him accidentally be mind-probing her, without her being aware. An event that would lead to him ending his advances.

## Personality

A free spirited woman with an artistic flare, Sabine is a rebel through and through; having a friendly and sassy attitude bordering on feistiness. During her time on Remnant, Sabine had formed close friendships with Yang Xiao-Long and to some extent Weiss Schnee. Being driven by a desire to express herself artistically, and a fundamental distaste for following instructions she would disapprove of. As an artist, Sabine appreciates color and vibrance, seeing the galaxy as her canvas; everything from her armor to a random object could be modified and altered with art and color. Notable examples include the walls of the her quarters on both the *Ghost* and the *Gauntlet*. Her artistic ambitions led to Ezra Bridger forbidding her from painting the *Gauntlet's* hull. Sabine generally has a practice makes perfect attitude to her art, and so, whenever she was struck by inspiration, tends to paint on whatever there was at hand.

Being a Mandalorian, Sabine holds her heritage to heart; being proud of her armor and the colors adorning it. She generally considers her armor to be a "second skin", even going as far as to accidentally sleeping in it. Prior to becoming a rebel, Sabine wished to make her family and clan proud by enlisting in the Galactic Empire. Which lead to her following the oppressive regime's orders blindly. Leading to a rather "nightmarish" experience, and opened up her eyes to the Empire's atrocities. She is also fluent in both Mand'oa, her native language, and Galactic Basic. She also with holds a great deal of knowledge on her people ancient past. Such as the Mandalorian wars against the Jedi, and the Darksaber.

While friendly, Sabine carries a great burden. That being tormented by guilt over her role in helping the Empire to build weapons used to subjugate Mandalore. When she spoke out, her family chose to side with the Empire and cast her out. Unable to cope with her past, Wren found comfort and self-expression in art and graffiti. This lead to her being a rather broken person, shutting herself from everyone, including the *Ghost* crew. She even initially refused to wield the Darksaber, viewing it as a reminder of the pain of her past. However, with from Ezra, and Kanan Jarrus, Sabine managed to overcome her fears, and repaired her strained relationship with her family, allowing them to rise up and fight the Empire. However, she still doesn't see herself as the rightful leader of her people, and wishes to pass the Darksaber onto someone else.

Beyond her guilt, and friendly personality, Sabine is very emotional. She is described as being terrible when it came to her personal and emotional issues regarding her feelings, such as her time in the Empire and the Darksaber. She has claimed that she inherited this trait from her mother, Ursa. As a Mandalorian, she was taught not only to keep her feelings in check, but to also embrace them. When speaking with Weiss and Yang, she said that her people live knowing that one of them may die, and opt to hold onto what they cherish.

### Relationship with Ezra Bridger

According to Sabine, she claimed that she shut herself out from her friends after leaving her family, comparing it to emotional barriers that blocked her from everyone around her. That was until meting Ezra, she calls him her best friend and only person she can talk to and be normal around, such has when she admitted feeling homesick during their early days on Remnant. According to Kanan and Hera, the two often hung out together all the time, and even had a strong bond in the Force. When talking to Weiss and Yang, she admitted that she loves him, and held deeper feelings of him. However Sabine initially decided not to say anything, out of fear of the cost of their friendship. However this changed when Ezra opened up to her about him inadvertently probing her mind, and she forgave him, knowing that at the time, it was accident. The two would grow closer, and for next few days their force bond would grow stronger.

## Appearance

Sabine is a young woman with tan skin, sharp hazel eyes, and short dark brown hair that's dyed white and fades to purple at the tips. She is described to be naturally beautiful according to Ezra, whom was smitten by her appearance upon meeting her. Beyond that, she stands around 1.7 meters, and weighs around 52 kilograms.

At some point prior, Sabine had her hair dyed dark blue with orange streaks in it, and slightly shorter. At another point in time, Sabine changed it to a lighter blue with green streaks.

## Skills and Abilities

Though she was first and foremost a free-spirited artist, Sabine was trained as a Mandalorian warrior from an early age, and had extensive expertise and knowledge in weaponry, as well as proficiency in numerous combat skills. A prodigy of sorts, accomplished and acrobatic warrior and saboteur.

### Demolitions

As a demolitions expert, Sabine could rig anything to explode, and in a fashion that was not only effective but also artistic. She had the knowledge to manufacture her own explosives, and had enough knowledge of how the chemical elements of explosives worked in conjunction with fuels and even other munitions to create explosions infused with her unique touch, sometimes including paint.

### Expert Pilot

Sabine has demonstrated enough piloting skills to pilot the *Gauntlet*, and has been seen doing so. She also bears the knowledge of driving a speeder bike.

### Bilingual

Sabine has been shown to be a quick learner when it comes to language. Beyond Galactic Basic and Mando'a, Sabine can speak, Huttese, Rodian, Aqualish, Binary, and even some Shyriiwook. She would often curse Mando'a phrases under her breath when frustrated. With Ezra even mentioning that she went into an angry rant at one point in her native tongue on the *Ghost*.

### Espionage

While trained on Mandalore, Sabine learned how to be an undercover spy and quickly master espionage. She used her skills to go undercover as an Imperial pilot at one point to recover Wedge Antilles.

### Skilled Artist

Inherited from her father Alrich, Sabine is a talented artist, particularly in graffiti. She often uses her talent to vandalize Imperial and SDC property along with rigging it to explode. She also designed her own incarnation of the mythological starbird, which was adopted by the Rebel Alliance as its official logo. Beyond that, Sabine can understand the symbolism in various works of art, calling it a second language to her.

## Equipment

Beyond her armor, Sabine utilizes various equipment given to her by her family or acquired over the years.

### Nite Owl Helmet

A helmet that she inherited from a fallen Mandalorian whose name she refuses to reveal, Sabine's Nite Owl helmet is the only piece of equipment she hadn't modified the most. Nevertheless, she did upgrade the comlink-incorporated helmet's interior electronics. The headwear retained its traditional targeting viewfinder and macrobinocular viewplate and, though it featured a variety of control interfaces, she rarely used them. The helmet also has a holo-imager, whihc alows its user to record video or take pictures, with Sabine using it to capture her artistic efforts.

### WESTAR-35 Blaster Pistols

In battle, Sabine uses a pair of WESTAR-35 blaster pistols that can be linked to her helmet's targeting systems. This allows her to see how much ammo is left to prevent her from running out at an inconvenient time, although the handles of the blasters themselves would pulse as a warning of low ammo if she was fighting helmetless. Like her armor, Sabine painted her pistols as well, whihc were coated so they would interfere with the weapons' internal systems.

### Airbrushes

Sabine utilizes a twin set of airbrushes for painting. Each released a fine pressurized mist of paint, the width, color and intensity could be changed on the handles. Allowing Sabine to tag something while on missions.

### Mandalorian Vambraces

Sabine wields a set of Mandalorian vambraces that allow her to combat the skills and abilities of a Jedi. Both gauntlets include an energized rope, sonic blast, circular shield, flame thrower, and taser darts.

### Darksaber

Trained by Kanan Jarrus, Sabine mainly wields the Darksaber when she feels its necessary. Being a symbol of Mandalorian power and influence, Sabine does not see herself as its rightful owner.