Cham Syndulla

### Friends / Allies

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

### Romance

Tislera Syndulla (wife, deceased)
Isval (lover, deceased)

### Enemies

Grand Admiral Thrawn, Darth Vader, Darth Sidious, Wat Tambor, Galactic Empire, the Separatists, Captain Slavin, Ghost crew (temporarily)

### Powers/Abilities

Skilled military commander
Resourcefullness
Battle tactics
Capable warrior

### Affiliations

Syndulla clan
Twi'lek Resistance
Galactic Republic
Free Ryloth movement
Rebel Alliance

### Type of Hero

War Hero Veteran

**Cham Syndulla** is the father of Hera Syndulla and a recurring character in the *Star Wars* franchise, appearing in *The Clone Wars* and *Rebels*. H was a resistance fighter and revolutionary leader during the final days of the Clone Wars and leader of the Free Ryloth movement.

## Appearances

### *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*

As a member of Ryloth's nobility, Cham opposed the policies of the Galactic Republic and Ryloth's senator Orn Free Taa. When the Clone Wars began and the Separatists invaded his world, Cham formed a group of freedom fighters to combat the invading droid army. When the Republic came to Ryloth to free the world from the Separatists, he formed an alliance with Jedi Master Mace Windu and his Clone Troopers to liberate the capital city of Lessu. The liberation of Lessu ended the battle for Ryloth and saw the capture of Separatist leader Wat Tambor.

### *Star Wars Rebels*

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.

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. But then 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.

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. Both Cham and and Numa escaped from the Tann Province when the Empire took over the Syndulla household. With the help of Hera and the Spectres, the two Twi'leks fled from the Scout Troopers following them, and 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 and Ezra without Cham having to sacrifice himself.

## Gallery

Cham is seen at the very lower left hand corner in Grand Admiral Thrawn's office.

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