Sabine Wren

**Sabine Wren** was a Mandalorian warrior from the planet Krownest, freedom fighter, artist, and major Rebel leader during the early rebel movement against the Galactic Empire. Born on the planet Krownest in 21 BBY, Wren was trained in the ways of her Mandalorian people by her family. At a young age, she enlisted in the Imperial Academy on Mandalore, building weapons that she initially believed to be used for peace, but were ultimately used to subjugate her people. Disillusioned, she left the Empire, at the cost of her family's reputation, and was branded a traitor by her loved ones and Imperial authority.

By 5 BBY, Sabine was part of the *Ghost* crew led by former Jedi Padawan Kanan Jarrus and Hera Syndulla. She operated mainly around the planet of Lothal were she and the rest of the crew met Ezra Bridger, a Force-Sensitive con artist, who later joined them. Wren and the *Ghost* crew later joined the Rebel cell Phoenix Squadron in early 4 BBY, before coming into contact with the former Sith Lord Maul, where she discovered the Darksaber in his possession. With help from Bridger, Kanan, and the Mandalorian Protector of Concord Dawn Fenn Rau, Sabine was able to reconcile with her family, and convince them and various other Mandalorian warrior clans to rise up against the Empire. She later took part in the liberation of Lothal from Imperial occupation that was ultimately successful, but led to Bridger sacrificing himself to save his friends.

Sabine continued to fight for the Rebellion in the Galactic Civil War until she and the *Ghost* crew were called to Earth in 1 ABY, where she was reunited with Bridger, who joined the Terran Alliance. She stayed on Earth for a portion of the war, working with Bridger and the Terrans, and took part in the defense of the planet during the Imperial invasion. Sabine was later present at the Battle of Jakku, and witnessed the Empire's last stand. At the end of the battle, she and Bridger were engaged.

## Physical Appearance

Throughout her entire life, Sabine's overall appearance changed with her. She had slightly fair skin, short natural dark brown hair, and sharp hazel eyes. She was considered to have natural beauty, as Ezra Bridger was smitten by her appearance upon first meeting her. She stood slightly taller than, but by 2 BBY he overgrew her. She wore a set of Mandalorian armor that she forged with her family, earning her iconic Starbird helmet in the process. Due to her love of art and painting, she constantly changed the look and color of her armor and hair.

### 4 BBY

Sabine had her hair hair dyed navy blue that changed to orange at the tips. Her armor was generally colored pinkish purple. Her left shoulder plate had a black and white checkered design. She also had black graffiti gloves with orange and pink patterns. Her bodysuit was also short-sleeved and grey in color.

### 3 BBY

By the time she had joined Phoenix Squadron, Sabine's hair and armor had changed. He air has the design, but was now colored blue and green. Her armor was now orange and red, and her bodysuit was swapped for a full body one in black.

### 2 BBY

By 2 BBY, Sabine had changed her appearance once again. Her hair had a new style, and was dyed white with lavender purple tips. Her armor had received several upgrades as well, she now had armor on her lower legs, hands, feet, and elbows. She also acquired a jetpack and a set of Mandalorian Vambraces. Her armor was also colored bright pink and purple, and her left shoulder pad had an image of a condor.

### 1 BBY

By the time of Lothal's liberation, Sabine's hair was changed back to its natural dark brown, but retained the purple tips. Her armor was pretty much the same, but was colored purple and yellow. It's design somewhat symbolized her clan, as she had peace with them.

## Biography

### Early Life

Sabine was born in 21 BBY (1992), 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

#### Member of the *Ghost* Crew

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.

#### Meeting Ezra Bridger

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 initailly 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.

### Rebel Movement

#### Missions on Lothal

Sabine and the rest of the her friends would take on mission against the Empire on Lothal, coming into conflict with ISB Agent Alexandr Kallus and the Grand Inquisitor, a dark-side force user on a mission to destroy any remaining Jedi. During a mission on Empire Day, the day celebrating the formation the Galactic Empire was formed, Sabine learned that Ezra's parents were forcibly taken from him, and that Empire Day was his birthday. They later rescued the Rodian fugitive Tseebo, a friend of Bridger's parents who managed to steal a large sum of data containing the Empire's plans for Lothal. After getting Tseebo off world, the Rodian revealed that he knew what happened to Ezra's parents. Sabine initially tried to convince Ezra to talk with Tseebo, but the boy refused out of resentment towards the Rodian, believing that he was semi-responsible for his parent's disappearance. While Kanan and Ezra were on a mission to lure out the Grand Inquisitor, Sabine cleaned up an old holodisk she found earlier on Lothal in the house Ezra was raised in. After Ezra returned, she gave him the disc, which displayed an image of a young Bridger with his parents. Seeing Ezra happy at the image, Sabine wished him a happy birthday.

#### Joining Phoenix Squadron

By 4 - 3 BBY, Sabine and the rest of the *Ghost* crew joined the larger rebel cell known as Phoenix Squadron, led by Jedi Knight Cal Kestis and Commander Jun Sato, later setting up a base of operations on the planet Atollon. Due to their actions on Lothal, the Empire sent out the Sith Lord Darth Vader to hut them down personally, along with two new Inquisitors. While running from the Empire, Sabine amended her friendship with Ketsu, after the they crossed paths during a mission to transport a rebel courier. She also became worried for Ezra's well-being, as the dark side slowly began to pull at him after he discovered that his parents were killed in prison riot. Sabine would also come into conflict with the Protectors of Concord Dawn led by Fenn Rau. A clan of Mandalorians who were employed by the Empire. Sabine initially tried to kill Rau after he left Hera in critical condition, she ultimately chose not to and captured him instead, using him in order to garner the rebels safe passage through Concord Dawn.

### Trials of the Darksaber

#### The Return of Maul and Gar Saxon

After a mission to the planet of Malachor, Ezra and Kanan encountered the former Sith Lord and ruler of Mandalore, Maul, who blinded Kanan and betrayed Ezra. Sabine would later captured by Maul in order to get a Sith Holocron Ezra had obtained. Maul would later become reoccurring threat overtime, but would later be killed by Obi-Wan Kenobi on Tatooine. Sabine would also cross paths with Gar Saxon, the Imperial puppet ruler of Mandalore.

#### Past Revealed

After one encounter with Maul on the planet Dathomir, Sabine retrieved the Darksaber from the former Sith's possession. The Darksaber was an ancient lightsaber constructed by Mandalorian Jedi Tarre Vizsla, and became a symbol of House Vizsla and respected by all Mandalorians. Seeing this as an opportunity to gather more allies for a mission to liberate Lothal, Kanan, along with Ezra and redeemed Fenn Rau convinced Sabine to train to use the weapon so she could rally her family's clan into joining them. Sabine initially refused, as she wished to move on from her old family and focus on the one she now had. But begrudgingly accepted nonetheless.

Under Kanan and Ezra's tutelage, Sabine learned the basic forms of lightsaber combat. However instead of training with the Darksaber, Kanan had her use carved sticks for the time being, out of fear of Sabine hurting herself. Fenn Rau later arrived to help them, and gifted Sabine a set of Mandalorian vambraces whips she used to defeat Ezra during training. After going up against Kanan however, the Jedi lectured her on that her equipment may help in the long run, but only training and discipline would keep her alive. This angered Sabine, as she stormed off, Ezra followed to comfort her, saying that Kanan did mean well and was only trying to help her. Sabine then said that while she believed she learn to wield the Darksaber, she didn't want what came with it: her family. When Ezra asked about her family, Sabine told him that they regarded her as a traitor and disgrace. Due to her estranged family ties, Sabine believed that she lacked the prestige needed to lead her people. Ezra then comforted her by reminding her that at least she could still return to her parents unlike him. Realizing that he was right, Sabine went into the wilderness to clear her mind.

Later returning, Kanan gave her the Darksaber and they dueled. After getting through to her, Sabine broke down and revealed her past, the weapons she created, her speaking out, and her family abandoning her. Kanan, Ezra, and Rau then comforted her, while pledging to help her convince her family to renounce their loyalty to the Empire.

#### Return to Clan Wren

Sabine later returned to her homeworld of Krownest along with Ezra, Kanan, Rau, and Chopper. There, they were given a cold greeting by her mother Ursa and brother Tristan. Confronting her mother, she learned that her father Alrich was still alive, being held as a prisoner on Mandalore. Unknown to her, Ursa secretly contacted Gar Saxon of Sabine's presence on Krownest, and arranged a deal where Saxon could have the Darksaber and the two Jedi as prisoners, while Sabine would remain under her protection. Saxon ultimately betrayed Clan Wren, finally seeing this as a way to remove a thorn in his side. This finally convinced Clan Wren to renounce their loyalty to the Empire, and Sabine managed defeat Saxon before Ursa killed him. With her family restored and reconciled, Sabine opted to stay with them to fight the Imperial occupation of Mandalore, and find a ruler fit enough to wield the Darksaber.

#### Return to the Rebellion and Freeing Alrich

Ezra would later visit Krownest after the Empire began a siege on Rebel base on Atollon. Seeking help from Sabine, she willingly accepted and traveled with him, Tristan, and several Mandalorians to assist in the Rebel evacuation. Afterwords, Sabine returned to Mandalore along with Ezra, Kanan, and Chopper to free her father from Imperial captivity. During a raid on a prison, they meet Bo Katan of Clan Kryze, who was still seen as Mandalore's rightful ruler. Sabine initially tried to give her the Darksaber, but Bo turned it down. They later got word that Alrich was being transferred to the Mandalorian capital of Sundari for a public execution. They were successful in freeing him, but Imperial Viceroy Tiber Saxon then deployed the Dutchess: the weapon Sabine created during her time in the Imperial Academy. Sabine eventually destroyed the weapon and the plans before finally convincing Bo Katan to wield the Darksaber and lead the Mandalorian clans against the Empire.

### Liberation of Lothal

#### Imperial Occupation

Sabine later joined back up with the *Ghost* crew after gifting Bo Katan the Darksaber. During this time, she and now unified Rebel movement had come into conflict with Grand Admiral Thrawn, a Chiss Imperial tactician that destroyed almost all of Phoenix Squadron. She and the rest of the crew later heard of the Empire's tightening grip on Lothal, and wished to liberate it. Upon arriving, they noticed the Empire's occupation had led to pollution and decay across the planet's northern hemisphere. They later linked up with Lothal's rebel cell and sent the plans to an Imperial facility on the planet back the Rebellion. The plan failed, and during a mission to save Hera, Kanan sacrificed his life to save Sabine, Ezra, and Hera. His sacrifice was not in vain however, as he managed to destroyed the Imperial factory as well.

#### The Jedi Temple

After coming to terms with Kanan's death, Ezra lead the *Ghost* crew on a mission to investigate the Imperial-occupation of Lothal's Jedi Temple. Sabine joined Bridger as they disguised themselves as Stormtroopers to get into the Imperial dig-site. During this, they discovered a mural of three beings known as the "Mortis Gods". Deducing that the mural was what the Empire was looking for, Ezra began looking for a way, while Sabine was captured and interrogated by the Dig-site's overseer, Minister Hayden. Ezra managed to uncover the "World Between Worlds", as Sabine was forced to work with Hayden. Once Bridger, returned the rest of the crew freed Sabine, and left the site, as the Temple was destroyed killing Hayden, and most of the Imperial presence there.

#### Attack on the Dome

Sabine along with Rebel volunteers from Lothal and the Rebel Alliance, later joined Ezra on a mission to finally free Lothal from Imperial occupation. Their objective was capture Imperial Governor Pryce, use her to move all troops back to the Imperial Dome, and launch it into the sky for detonation. Before arriving at the dome, Ezra said to her that "he can always counting on you", which confused her. The plan worked well until Thrawn returned to Lothal, blocking the Dome's launch with his fleet of Star Destroyers. Thrawn then gave Ezra a choice: surrender himself, or watch as he destroys the city. While the Rebels refused to let Ezra go and started think of alternative methods, Sabine helped him escape, exchanging one last glance before seeing him leave. Ezra then left her his lightsaber before going.

Unknown to Sabine and the Rebels, Ezra had a secondary plan should Thrawn intervene. He summoned a colony of Purrgils, creatures that had the ability to travel through hyperspace, to attack Thrawn's Fleet, destroying completely while damaging the Grand Admiral's ship the *Chimera*. As the Purrgils latched onto the ship carrying Thrawn and Ezra, they started to make the jump out of the star system. Sabine pleaded with Ezra to escape, but he refused, saying that it was up to them to free Lothal. Bridger then said thatthe force will always be with them before the *Chimera* jumped into hyperspace. With Thrawn out of the picture, Sabine and the Rebels escaped the Dome, and detonated it over the ocean, bring an end to the Imperial occupation of the planet.

#### Aftermath

With Dome destroyed, Sabine and Hera started looking for all of the hyperspace lanes the *Chimera* possibly jumped to. Chopper then arrived with a recording that Ezra made for them. In it, he explained there were many paths he could've taken. While the one he chose wasn't the one he wanted, it was the one he had to take. He then thanked them all for being his family, and reminded Sabine once more that he was counting on her, to which she was still confused, but happy at Ezra's heroism. With Lothal free, both the Rebellion and the Empire declared Ezra and Thrawn dead, as neither able to locate the *Chimera*. Taking Ezra's message as a sign, Sabine opted to stay on Lothal and protect it should the Empire ever return.

### Reunion on Earth

Sabine stayed on Lothal for the first two years of the Galactic Civil War. On August 12, 2014, she, Rex, and the rest of the *Ghost* crew were asked to pay a visit to Earth and the Terran Alliance, as someone there was hoping to speak with them. Upon arriving in the Solar System, they were amazed by not only the planets, but the Terran Starfleet as well. Upon arriving on Earth, they were sent to the Terran Jedi Temple to meet with their mystery person. To their shock and surprise, that person turned out to be Ezra. After embracing her long lost friend, he explained that after jumping to hyperspace, the Purrgils dropped the *Chimera* off in Terran Alliance territory. After being rescued, Ezra joined the Terran Jedi Order, while Thrawn was imprisoned as a POW.

## Personality

A free-spirited young woman with an artistic flair, Sabine Wren was driven by a desire to express herself artistically, and a fundamental distaste for following instructions she disagreed with. Despite her frequent feisty and sarcastic quipping, she rarely let personal feelings get in the way of her job and remained focused on the objective at hand, though she still did her job with her unique artistic panache. One of her trademarks was to painted different rebel insignias with her airbrushes when the Spectres carried out their missions.

As an artist, Wren appreciated color and saw artistic license in her explosives. She saw the galaxy as her canvas—everything from her hair and armor to the walls of the *Ghost* could be improved with bursts of color and an expressive line, and took particular delight in repainting Imperial gear, armor, and vehicles, turning the Empire's dark and drab equipment into expressions of freedom. Wren had a practice makes perfect attitude to her art, and so whenever she was struck by inspiration, she tended to paint on whatever there was at hand, and would work on her art aboard the *Ghost* during her downtime. A major influence in her works was Janyor of Bith.

Beyond Sabine's kind and sassy individual however, was somewhat of a mystery. Ezra even stated that Wren was somewhat of loner among the *Ghost* crew, often staying in her room most of the time. Even eating and do combat practice on her own. It wasn't until her training to use the Darksaber that ultimately revealed her broken and depressed side. Wren was 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. She initially regarded the Darksaber as an ill omen for bringing nothing but trouble to her family. As a result, Wren was initially unwilling to assume the responsibility and leadership which came with wielding the weapon. With the help of Bridger, Rau, and Jarrus, Wren managed to overcome her fears and to master the weapon. After her trials, Sabine found the inner strength to meet with her estranged family. Despite the hostility of her mother Ursa, Sabine still found the courage to stand up for her beliefs and values. Sabine regarded Gar Saxon as a traitor for his role in murdering the Mandalorian Protectors, whom she regarded as true Mandalorian patriots.

### Relationship with Ezra Bridger

Sabine had a strong bond with Ezra Bridger, Kanan's Jedi Padawan. While Ezra was originally smitten by her, and she was uninterested, she saw him as a a kind individual and quickly befriended him. Overtime, the two became best friends, and to some extent, confidantes. Ezra opened up to her on his parent's disappearance, which made Wren feel sympathy for him, which may stemmed from her abandonment from her family. She later gifted Bridger an old holodisk of his parents as a birthday gift. Ezra later helped Sabine during her training with the Darksaber, teaching her the basic forms of lightsaber combat. When Sabine stormed off in anger after getting into an argument with Kanan, he tried to comfort her and said she still had parents to go back, unlike himself.

Ezra was even willing to trust Sabine with his own life, telling her that he can count on her to find him after his disappearance during the Liberation of Lothal. He even gifted her his lightsaber, symbolizing that his life was hers as well. After his disappearance, Sabine remained on Lothal for the first two years of the Galactic Civil War. Upon being reunited with Ezra on Earth, she practically cried upon seeing him, hugging him along with Hera. They would repair their relationship over the next few years, eventually forming a romance and even kissing once. They later got engaged after the Battle of Jakku.

## Appearances

* *The Terran Alliance Strikes Back (first appearance)*
* *Unnamed Ezra & Sabine story*