Ezra Bridger

Lothal Resistance

Enhanced Reflexes
Indomitable Will

**Ezra Bridger** (Callsign **Spectre-6**) is one of the main protagonists of the *Star Wars*  franchise. He is the main protagonist of the Disney XD 2014-2018 television series *Star Wars Rebels*, the deuteragonist of the final comic of the *Star Wars: Kanan* comic book series and a mentioned-only character in the *Thrawn* and *Alphabet Squadron* trilogies (2017-2019).

Growing up on the streets of Lothal after his parents were taken away, Ezra became a pickpocket and stole only to survive until he met the Ghost crew and was unknowingly Force-sensitive, which attracted the attention of Kanan Jarrus, who takes Ezra on as a Padawan and trains him to become a Jedi Knight. Nonetheless, tensions grew between Ezra and Kanan couldn't find common ground. However, after encountering the Grand Inquisitor, the duo progressed their relationship as Master and Apprentice and Ezra developed friendships with his crew. After learning from several mentors other such as Ahsoka Tano, Rex, Hera Syndulla, and even Maul, Ezra continued to progress as a better person and a Jedi. Ezra's will to lead and help others brought him to the decision to give the ultimate sacrifice to liberate his homeworld by sending himself and Grand Admiral Thrawn into hyperspace with aid of the purrgil.

Five years later, his sister figure, Sabine Wren and Ahsoka Tano went on a quest to find Ezra and bring him home. Ezra becomes the younger brother/youngest son figure of the Ghost crew. He is voiced by Taylor Gray.

## Biography

### Background

Ezra was born to Ephraim and Mira Bridger on the planet Lothal on Empire Day, the day that the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY, two days before the Skywalker twins, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa would be born. Little did Ezra know, he was born Force-sensitive, something he would not be aware of until his early teens. Throughout his childhood, Ezra would occasionally trigger "strange abilities", which allowed him to see into the future. At the time, Ezra didn't know the true nature of these abilities, which, in truth, was the Force. As he grew up, Ezra's parents hoped to make the Galaxy a safer place for their son and would send out broadcasts from the basement of their home and spoke out against the Empire. Growing up, Ezra came to know several friends of his parents, such as Morad Sumar and the Rodian Tseebo. Ryder Azadi, the governor of Lothal at the time, supported the Bridgers and Ezra had enough memory to remember Ryder when they would meet each other years later.

On Ezra's seventh birthday, his parents were arrested by the Galactic Empire for their campaign against the Empire. Since then, Ezra had abandoned his home and grew up on the streets of Lothal, never knowing what happened to Mira and Ephraim. Ezra grew up to be a thief just fighting to survive.

At seven years old, Ezra lost his parents when they were taken from the Empire and charged with crimes of treason. After his house was marked off limits to live in, Ezra was forced to begin a life in the streets. He apprenticed under Ferpil Wallaway, who taught him to be a thief and befriended Moreena Krai, a girl his age and was aware of his thieving nature. However, she and her parents left for Alderaan to live with her grandmother after the Empire caused them too much devastation.

## Personality

Initially, Ezra came across as selfish and cocky, looking out for only himself and had to steal what he had to, only because Ezra had lost his parents when he was seven years old. However, during his time in the rebellion and his many adventures with the *Ghost* crew, Ezra became brave and selfless and came to see the *Ghost* crew as his family and feared to lose them like he lost his parents. By the season 1 episode, "Breaking Ranks," Ezra decided that rather than abandoning fellow cadet Jai Kell, he stayed behind so his friends would not suffer a terrible fate should the Inquisitor come. Ezra later admitted to Zeb and Sabine via a recording that the old him would never have stuck his neck out for a stranger. When Kanan was captured, Ezra took immediate action and leadership, leading the *Ghost* crew through the mission, after he had been taught well by Kanan and Hera.

In season 2, Ezra matured as the series went on. He took immediate action to help Maketh Tua when she defected with the empire and begged the rebels to help her off Lothal. Because of Kanan's initial mistrust towards Rex and the Clone Troopers, and Rex believing that he had worked with better Jedi then Kanan - Ezra takes on the responsibility of being the bridge between them. He was also more willing to join the Rebel Alliance unlike Kanan. Ezra had maintained a hesitation in killing his enemies, such as the Stormtroopers who were guarding him by having his blaster set on stun and his hesitation in killing the Seventh Sister when she was at his mercy. Over time, Ezra developed some of his crewmates habits: with Hera, they both see the good in everyone and are very dedicated to the rebellion and taking command, causing Kanan to see that Ezra "takes after Hera sometimes," Kanan's protective but rash and undisciplined persona, understanding Chopper like Sabine and Hera, and shouting "Karabast" like Zeb.

After his conversation with Master Yoda at the Jedi Temple on Lothal, Ezra displayed a more aggressive, cocky and rebellious side and entered conflict with his Master Kanan. He was easily frustrated, as he couldn't connect with one of the spiders on Atollon. While on Malachor, Ezra met Maul, who encouraged the Padawan to embrace his emotions and the dark side in order to escape the temple. The conflict between Ezra and Kanan only grew more and more at least, until their reconciliation before the trip to Malachor was over. After Ahsoka's apparent death and Kanan becoming blind, Ezra felt extreme guilt and remorse, blaming himself for both of it. Because of Maul's influence, Ezra was able to open the Sith holocron, something a Jedi could not do.

By season 3, Ezra had a more aggressive and hot-tempered personality, mainly due to the influence of the Holocron and Kanan's blindness and Ahsoka's apparent death. He was no longer hesitant in killing his enemies, especially on the battlefield. However, Ezra still retained his sense of humor, even to his enemies and his friendly persona to other recruits in the Rebel Alliance. With the gap of conflict increased between Master and Padawan, Ezra continued to blame himself for Kanan's blindness but he refused to listen to Kanan due to his Master distancing himself from his family. However, during their time on Atollon when they needed the Sith holocron, Kanan finally told Ezra that he was not to blame for his own blindness, and Ezra did as Kanan told him: he forgave himself and both Master and Padawan finally reconciled. Ezra also had a great deal of respect for the lives of other sentient beings. This led him to object to Saw Gerrera's harsh treatment of the Geonosian Klik-Klak and his threat to destroy the last Geonosian queen egg. Ezra also had a friendly and kind demeanor which allowed him to gain Klik-Klak's trust

After Kanan's death, Ezra was lost without his master. However, a Loth wolf whom Kanan now lived into, showed Ezra the right way. Ezra learned that he needed to let go of his Master as Ahsoka's advice. In the finale, Ezra learned from Kanan that he must always come to the rescue when people need them the most, especially doing this by following Kanan's example when Ezra helped liberate Lothal and save his family by willingly sacrificing himself to disappearing into hyperspace with Thrawn, waiting for the day for Ahsoka and Sabine to find him and bring him home.

## Physical Appearance

Throughout the series, Ezra was seen the ages of 14 in half of season 1, 15 in the second half of season 1 and most of season 2, 17 to 18 in season 3, and 19 in season 4.

He was a boy with caramel skin, deep, sapphire blue eyes and was a lean teenager. Ezra's hair was mid-length and unruly hair and black eyebrows. He was the youngest of the *Ghost* crew. In season 1 and 2, Ezra mostly wore an orange jumpsuit, with a short-sleeved orange jacket that had yellow lining in the edge of his sleeves and looking on the rims of the flaps of his jacket. Ezra also wears a white armor brace and deep orange paddings on his other leg. He also wore deep orange shoes. After his battle with the Inquisitor, Ezra gained two scars on his left cheek. He also wears a belt that holds his lightsaber and wore black fingerless gloves and a comlink on his wrist.

By season 3, Ezra grew up being a handsome young man who went under significantly changes. Instead, his hair was cut shorter and he had grown several inches, nearly reaching Hera's height. However, Ezra was still shorter than Sabine and Kanan. Apart from keeping his gloves, wrist comlink, and belt Ezra no longer wore his jumpsuit due to growing out of it. He changed into a long-sleeved jacket that was orange and had beige padding that covered his shoulders and chest, as well as yellow lining. Ezra had light brown pants and dark orange boots replacing his original shoes.

## Force Powers

**Power of the Force:** Ezra is one of the most powerful Force users, along with several others, such as the Skywalker family, Rey, and Yoda. He was able to jump long distances when making escapes on the rooftops and sense things before they happened. However, Ezra merely struck it off as luck and was completely unaware he was Force-sensitive until he unknowingly attracted the attention of former Jedi knight and Order 66 survivor, Kanan Jarrus. They both sensed each other through the Force before their first meeting.

* **Telekinesis:** Ezra was able to move a person away from him through the use of this ability that he had an affinity with. He later protected Zeb by Force-pushing Agent Kallus several feet away from him and threw him with the Force twice: first by throwing him against the wall when Kallus attacked them on Garel and a third time when making the Empire believe Kallus was still working with them and not the Rebels.
	+ **Force Barrier:** Using the Force, Ezra can create a force Barrier to protect himself and others. He helped Ahsoka create one around himself and her against Emperor Palpatine in the World between worlds. Later, he created a Force Barrier when he and Thrawn went into hyperspace, which is how Ezra and Thrawn survived in the Unknown Regions.
	+ **Force Grip:** Ability to grip individuals/objects into the air.
	+ **Force Throw:** Ability to throw items and individuals to a designated target.
	+ **Force Deflection:** Ability to deflect incoming attacks through the Force without his lightsaber
	+ **Force Pull:** A form of telekinesis. Ability to pull individuals/items towards the Force user.
	+ **Force Push:** A form of telekinesis. Ability to push people through the Air offensively or defensively.
* **Telepathy:** The ability to mentally communicate with certain individuals.
	+ **Mind Trick:** Ability to manipulate the thoughts of another being. However, some are able to resist, such as Force-wielders and those with a strong mind. In "Steps Into Shadow", Ezra's 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.
		- **Mind Probing Resistance:** Using the Force, Ezra was able to resist the Seventh Sister probing his mind.
	+ **Taming Beasts:** Ability to bond with another creature/being. Ezra used this ability often, being taught by Kanan Jarrus.
* **Force Jump -** To use the Force to jump at greater distances. Ezra used the Force Jump multiple times. This included Ezra's time to life on the streets, where he could jump great distances between the rooftops of the buildings. On the mission to Reklam Station, where Ezra managed to jump onto the deck of the Ghost. He later did this on the mission to Geonosis, where he lands on the other side of a chasm (courtesy of Kanan's Force throw). Ezra later used it to rescue Sabine's father, where he jumped off the transport.
* **Force dash** - The ability to move through amazing speeds.
* **Force Vision** - Ability to have visions of the past, present and future. However, images are not always clear and can sometimes happen against the Force user's will. Ezra experienced his first Force vision, warning him about Gall Trayvis being a traitor.
* **Force Sense** - Ability to sense another being's emotions, presence (such as presence of darkness). Ezra used Force-sense for the first time on Lothal, when he felt the presence of Kanan Jarrus before they even met. He could also sense Darth Vader before Kanan could.
* **Enhanced Reflexes:** Due to use of the Force, Ezra has better and faster reflexes that normal people would never have.
* **Indomitable Will:** Ezra's strength within the Force has also gained the attention of several dark side users, including the Grand Inquisitor and Seventh Sister, and former Sith Lord, Maul, who all saw Ezra as a potential apprentice. However, due to Ezra's indominable will, he remained aligned with the light side of the Force and immediately rejected their attempts to turn him to the dark side and train him out of loyalty to his Master and friends.

## Abilities

* **Skilled Lightsaber Combatant:** Being taught how to use a lightsaber by Kanan Jarrus, Ezra is skilled in lightsaber combat, having been able to hold out long enough on the Grand Inquisitor. However, Ezra cannot fight against Darth Vader for long. The Seventh Sister praised Ezra for his lightsaber skills, claiming he performed well with a lightsaber. He was no match for the Fifth brother and the Seventh Sister when Ezra went to fight them on Garel, as Kanan stopped him from engaging them in lightsaber combat. However, in Shroud of Darkness, Ezra was able to hold out on the Seventh Sister and the Fifth Brother longer than their previous encounters. He especially well-versed in Form III (like his master Kanan and grandmaster Depa Billaba). Ezra also fought with two lightsabers during a brief duel with the Nightsisters, wielding both his lightsaber and the Darksaber, called Jar'kai (a lightsaber technique that allows the user to duel with two lightsabers just like his old friend and mentor, Ahsoka Tano). As of "Steps into Shadow", Ezra's lightsaber skills have improved significantly, as he was able to defeat and kill several stormtroopers in quick succession while freeing Hondo Ohnaka from an Imperial prison. Overtime, Ezra became highly skilled in lightsaber dueling, mentoring Sabine how to wield the Darksaber.
* **Piloting:** He was also a skilled pilot, being taught by Hera Syndulla and more than capable of flying the Gauntlet, the ship previously called the Nightbrother and belonged to Maul.
* **High-Level Intellect:** Ezra is a fairly intelligent teenager with a high-level intellect. He is able to come up with solutions fairly fast with fast thinking. During the battle of Lothal, he managed to outwit Grand Admiral Thrawn, who was already said to be someone with a genius level intellect.
	+ **Survivalist Skills:** Ezra is able to survive outside, as he used to live his life on the streets, but stole to survive for at least eight years.
	+ **Master Deception:** Due to living a life on the streets, Ezra can manage to lie around the Imperial officers, even without his Jedi Mind trick. He managed to even trick Hondo into believing he was Lando Calrissian (However a brief time they had.) However, he overused his Jabba the Hutt alias in Season 1 and 2 and stopped using it by Season 3. It also appeared that while he lied to Maul, the dark-sider could tell Ezra was hiding something during their brief time together.
	+ **Capable Leader:** By the age seventeen, Ezra was already a Lieutenant Commander for the Rebel Alliance. He managed to inspire others and gained respect of several individuals, such as Saw Gerrera, Hondo Ohnaka and Rex for his fighting spirit. Ezra led a team of rebels during a mission that eventually let him regain his title again and during the liberation of Lothal.
	+ **Bilingualism:** Ezra is able to understand binary, as he easily has conversations with Chopper in Season 3.

## Possessions

### Lightsabers

* **First Lightsaber:** Ezra constructed a lightsaber made from parts Sabine, Hera, Kanan and Chopper provided that was a combination of a blaster and a lightsaber, having a blue blade. However, he kept the blaster on stun due to his inability to kill someone. It was destroyed by Darth Vader during their duel on Malachor.
* **Second Lightsaber:** The second lightsaber Ezra constructed, but this time, it was made more like a traditional Jedi and had a green blade.

### Weapons

* **Energy Slingshot:** Ezra owned an energy slingshot as a weapon. It was able to knock his opponents off of buildings. It was not powerful enough to penetrate Stormtrooper armor. Ezra discarded it after he gained his own lightsaber.
* **Pistol:** Ezra began owning a pistol after his lightsaber/blaster hybrid was destroyed by Darth Vader on Malachor.
* **Jetpack:** Ezra briefly owned a jetpack during the mission to Mandalore, rescuing Sabine's father. However, Ezra got rid of it, as he found it troublesome to control.

### Other Possessions

* **Holodisk:** Ezra had a holodisk that contained a picture of him and his parents before they were taken away by Stormtroopers.
* **Kanan's lightsaber:** Ezra temporarily would wield Kanan's lightsaber during training and during the fight against the Inquisitor on Tarkin's Star Destroyer.
* **Jedi Holocron:** Ezra took Kanan's Jedi Holocron and later opened it on Kallus' Star Destroyer. He later used it when he and Maul were combining the Jedi and Sith Holocrons. However, in the process, both Holocrons were destroyed and it unintentionally forged a Force bond between Ezra and Maul.
* **Sith Holocron:** Ezra and Maul acquired the Sith Holocron on Malachor together and Ezra kept the holocron in his possession from "Twilight of the Apprentice," where he first opened it until *Steps Into Shadow*, where Kanan confiscated it from him. After they retrieved it from the kryna spiders, Ezra possessed it until giving it to Maul, who combined both the Sith and Jedi Holocrons together before they were ultimately destroyed.

## Star Wars: Forces of Destiny

Ezra appears in one episode of *Star Wars: Forces of Destiny*. Taking place sometime after "Fire Across the Galaxy," Ahsoka taught Ezra what happened when he did not have a lightsaber to help him fight his battles. Ezra claimed to feel powerful with it but Ahsoka removed his kyber Crystal from the lightsaber and began attacking Ezra with her own. Ezra had complained that Kanan never taught him like she did, but the former Jedi tells Ezra that he should consider this as a new lesson. Ezra used the Force to guide him while looking for his kybercrystal, which he later inserted back into his lightsaber and dodged Ahsoka's final attack. The woman observed that Ezra did need his weapon after all. However, he said that Ahsoka taught him something new: that if he doesn't have a lightsaber, then he must focus at times without a weapon. Ahsoka asked why he stopped but Ezra admitted he had been getting tired. The two laughed it off before calling it a day.

## Comics

From 2015 to 2017, Ezra has appeared in the comics that had been released in the *Star Wars Rebels* magazines that were released monthly. The comics take place in between several episodes from the series.

In Eyes in the Prize, Ezra sneaks off from his crew to practice Jedi training without Kanan's knowledge. However, a duo of bounty hunters spot Ezra using the Force and attempt to kidnap him. However, Kanan infuriated, rescued his padawan and cautioned his student to be careful in the future and let others know where he goes.

In *Ezra's Visions*, taking place in between "Vision of Hope" and "Call to Action," Ezra has recurring nightmares Zeb, where a mysterious figure with a lightsaber approaches his friend. Zeb is seen begging for the person to see reason and for his life before the figure apparently kills him with the lightsaber. Ezra abruptly awakes. The next day, Ezra goes to Kanan's room and tells his master of the latest vision he has been plagued with the past three nights. Kanan advises his Padawan to be careful with this vision, reminding Ezra of the last vision he misinterpreted with Senator Trayvis and attempts to assure his Padawan that the figure isn't either of them and that nothing bad will happen due to Zeb being away on a solo mission, but Ezra isn't convinced.

The two are interrupted by Hera over the intercom and informs Kanan and Ezra that Zeb has returned with important news. As the Lasat reveals the prices on their heads, the *Ghost* begins to malfunction and the crew hurriedly try to repair it. However, Chopper is suddenly shot by the impostor, causing the crew to hurriedly rush to the Droid's aid. Suddenly, Ezra gets a premonition that the impostor has already infiltrated the *Ghost* and goes to investigate by boarding the *Phantom*, where he finds Zeb unconscious at the seat and helped revive the Lasat. Quickly, the duo warns Hera, who orders the crew to return to the ship. They go to the room where the impostor is at but they open up to find Sabine sitting there and they quickly realize that the Sabine with them is the impostor who can shape-shift into their own forms.

Zeb comes across the impostor, disguised as Ezra while the real Ezra appears with his lightsaber. To his horror, his vision has come true and that the figure in it was Ezra this whole time. Ezra is torn between the imposter and the real Zeb, fearing that he might hurt his friend. However, Ezra is able to tell which one is the real Lasat and took out the imposter with his blaster. Kanan quickly rushes in after hearing Ezra's gun go off and went to see if they are alright and Ezra explains that he found that the "Zeb" who came to warn" them about the bounty was one of the bounty hunters who could shape-shift. After dumping the bounty hunter on another planet, Ezra's teammates ask how he knew to tell which Zeb was the real one. Ezra revealed he could distinguish that one Zeb smelled and the other didn't.

## Trivia

* Ezra was fourteen at the beginning of the series. By "Empire Day," Ezra turned fifteen. In season 3, Ezra is seventeen and nineteen in the last season.
* He gained two scars on his left cheek after an encounter with the Inquisitor after he used his spinning lightsaber on Ezra in an attempt to kill him. ("Fire Across the Galaxy").
* As of season 3, Ezra went through a drastic redesign, as his hair was cut shorter, his costume was switched over from a jumpsuit to a jacket only and Ezra's shin guards and shoes were replaced with boots.
* Ezra shares several similarities with
	+ **Ahsoka Tano:** Both were fourteen at the beginning of their respective series, the youngest of the main cast, have a rash but dedicated personality, and family-like relationships with their Masters, Anakin (who Ahsoka sees as an older brother) and Kanan (who Ezra saw as a father)
	+ **Rey:** They are orphans who were both forced to steal in order to survive, unaware they were Force-sensitive, had a pirate take an interest in them (Maz Kanata and Hondo Ohnaka), a dark sider attempted to turn them to the dark side of the Force (Kylo Ren and Maul.) Ultimately, they remain on the side of good and find a family in their own way (the Resistance for Rey and the *Ghost* crew for Ezra)
	+ **Luke Skywalker:** Orphans who grew up not realizing that they were Force-sensitive, are pulled from their home planet and fight in the Rebellion, are tempted with the Dark Side of the Force by another dark-sider who wants to turn them into their own apprentice (Darth Vader for Luke and Maul for Ezra). They also start off with blue lightsabers but their second lightsaber is green. Additionally, Ezra and Luke also are swept into an adventure with a Jedi (Obi Wan and Kanan) Luke is also the one who served as inspiration for Ezra.
	+ **Kanan Jarrus:** His own master. They were both merely fourteen when they became Padawans, noted as being reckless, unfocused, and undisciplined. Since a young age, they lost a family (Ezra lost his parents while Kanan lost the Jedi Order. They were both were forced to take care of themselves at a young age before they met the Ghost crew, Ezra at age seven and Kanan at age fourteen, befriended a pirate, get creative their plans or means of escape, as noted by Kanan, have a position in their respective affiliations (Grand Army of the Republic, the Rebel Alliance) as a Commander. Later, they both sacrifice themselves to save their friends. (Kanan gave the ultimate sacrifice to destroy the TIE Defender project on Lothal to save Ezra, Sabine and Hera and Ezra willingly allowed himself to be taken into hyperspace with Thrawn and the Purrgil) and on that note, both of them didn't finish their Jedi training because of their Master's sacrifice
* Ezra, Luke and Leia are all the same age, with Ezra being born on Empire Day and the twins being born two days later.
* StarWars.com blogger James Burns deduced that Ezra Bridger was named after the Old Testament character, Ezra. Dave Filoni and Simon Kinberg confirmed this to be true and that other characters had historical or Biblical meaning behind their names.
* Ironically, Ezra was born on the day the Galactic Empire was founded considering he rebels against it.
* Ezra has been fan-dubbed as "Space Blueberry" due to his blue eyes and dark black-blue hair and "Space Aladdin" because of their similar backgrounds and appearances.
* Ezra is meant to serve as a foil to Anakin Skywalker: While both are incredibly strong in the Force, are aspiring leaders, and quote corruptible, Ezra refuses to fallow the same path as Anakin and instead of giving into the dark power to save his family, he instead rejects it and decides to sacrifice himself instead of his loved ones.
* Like Zeb, he shouts "Karabast" whenever he is in a moment of crisis.
* Like Hera, both of them try to see the best in everyone and have a strong dedication to the rebellion as the show progresses.
* Both he and Sabine shared being the youngest members of the Ghost crew and messing with Zeb once in a while.
* Like Hera, Sabine and Kanan, he began to understand Chopper just a little bit. By season 3, he mastered it
* He and Chopper are the only characters to appear in every episode of *Star Wars Rebels*.