Cham Syndulla

## Personal information

### Personality:

Brave, distant (formerly), protective, fatherly, loyal, kind, heroic, selfless, gruff, no-nonsense

### Child(ren):

Hera Syndulla
Son †

### Allies:

Gobi Glie
Mace Windu
Numa
Ezra Bridger
Kanan Jarrus
Sabine Wren
Chopper
Garazeb Orrelios

### Enemies:

Thrawn
Galactic Empire
Captain Slavin

### **Affiliations**:

Rebel Alliance
Syndulla clan

## Gallery

*The image gallery for **Cham Syndulla** may be viewed here.*

## Quotes

**General Cham Sundulla** is a revolutionist, freedom fighter and father of famed Pilot and Rebel Alliance General, Hera Syndulla.

## Biography

### Early life

Cham Syndulla hailed from the planet Ryloth, homeworld of the Twi'leks. Syndulla became a political revolutionary and opposed what he saw as the corruption in the Galactic Republic. For Syndulla, the corruption had no greater face than that of Orn Free Taa, the senator of Ryloth.he distrust that Syndulla felt towards the senator was mutual; Taa considered Syndulla to be a political radical, one who was unpredictable and sought to gain power for himself. In actuality, Syndulla's goal was the freedom of his people, which he fought for throughout his life. Cham married a Twi'lek woman named Eleni Syndulla and together they had a daughter, Hera, who was inspired by his leadership among their people, and a son who died young.

After the Clone Wars ended, the Republic was replaced by the Galactic Empire and Ryloth was occupied by the new government who planned to use its resources for its own military production. Cham opposed the Imperial presence on Ryloth and formed a new group of freedom fighters to disrupt Imperial military targets in the system. When his wife was killed during the resistance, Ryloth's freedom became more important to him than his own family. His relationship with his daughter became difficult when she left to join the Rebellion against the Empire. Despite having ignored her, he preferred to have Hera by his side in Ryloth's fight for liberation rather than fighting offworld. And yet, in spite of their strained bond, Syndulla was heartbroken when his daughter left Ryloth.

### Homecoming

   Cham's relationship with his daughter become a difficult one, especially when she chose to leave and fight in the Rebellion against the Empire. For several years they hardly stayed in touch, but were reluctantly brought together again for a mission to steal an Imperial carrier and use it to house the Rebellion's starfighter. However, Cham had other plans for the carrier. He wanted to destroy it to symbolise the strength of Ryloth and his people. Accompanied by two of his best warriors, Numa and Gobi Glie, They were successful in boarding the carrier with help from the Rebels. However, he turned against them and proceeded with his plans to destroy the ship, only to be stopped by Hera. Listening to his daughter's wise words of how he became an inspiration to both her and their people, Cham abandoned his plan and assisted the Rebels in getting the carrier to the Rebellion. Following their victory, Cham showed new loyalty and respect for the Rebellion and for his daughter.

### Hera's Heroes

Approximately one year later, Cham became the mortal enemy of the Imperial captain, Slavin, having managed to elude his him several times due to his clumsy plans. However, they recently became more complex due to the interference of Grand Admiral Thrawn, who remained hidden in the shadows. As the Empire continued to oppress Cham's people, he soon lost his home when the Imperials led by Captain Slavin took over the Tann Province, where Cham had raised Hera. He and Numa fled from Scout Troopers chasing them and were rescued with the timely arrival of Hera and her crew.
They were able to catch the scout trooper pursuing them with help from Zeb, who the Lasat knocked out wih his own fist to give to Ezra. Cham informed the Ghost crew of what had happened and that he was unable to retrieve the Kalikori that belonged to Hera's mother. The rebels sent Hera with Ezra to get it back. However, the duo were captured by Thrawn, who left Slavin to deal with the two rebels. As Cham and his allies continued to shoot at the Imperials, Slavin stopped the firing and revealed he was holding Hera and Ezra hostage, threatening to kill them if Cham did not surrender. Not willing to risk his daughter or the boy, Cham agreed, out of love for his daughter. Though Sabine sensed it was a trap, Cham hoped the rebels would take advantage of his sacrifice to save both Hera and Ezra. However, unknown to Cham, Hera planned to destroy the Syndulla house. Because of this, the rebels were able to escape, rescuing Hera, Ezra and Cham.
Alone with his daughter and Kanan, Cham knew better than to underestimate her and was glad the Empire had not learned that yet.

### Legacy

After the war ended, When Ryloth was freed from imperial rule in 5 ABY whent he Empire abandoned its place on the planet, Tekku Aylay thanked Cham and the twi'lek resistance fro their efforts in freeing their homeworld.

Cham became the maternal grandfather of Jacen Syndulla after Hera gave birth to him on Lothal.