Kanan Jarrus

**Kanan Jarrus** is a survivor of Order 66 and the deuteragonist of *Star Warss Rebels*. Born **Caleb Dume**, Kanan became the Jedi Padawan of Jedi Master Depa Billaba. After order 66 was enacted, Caleb changed his name to Kanan Jarrus and hid his Force-sensitivity until he met Twi'lek Hera Syndulla and joined her crew, earning the codename **Spectre 1**.

Among the members of the *Ghost*, Kanan is the father figure of the motley crew. After meeting Lothalite teenager Ezra Bridger, Kanan realized the boy was Force-sensitive and took Ezra under his wing as his Padawan despite not finishing his own Jedi trials. However, though Kanan doubted he was unable to train Ezra, he gained the confidence to teach him over the course of the series.

## Biography

Never knowing his parents, Kanan Jarrus was both **Caleb Dume**. As with all the Younglings, young Caleb was taught by Yoda, Grandmaster of the Jedi Order and was once classmates with Ahsoka Tano. , whom he briefly sparred with when she was Anakin's Padawan. He first met his Master, Depa Billaba, when she was submerged in the bacta tank after being severely injured in battle. Caleb immediately felt a connection to Depa, enough to wake her from her coma. Since then, Caleb hoped to become her apprentice when he reached the rank of Padawan, and was more motivated when he learned she did not have one. Caleb passed his trials, as well as his friends Uzuma and Quid. Caleb attended classes led by Jocasta Nu, where Masters chose their Padawans, and one by Obi-Wan Kenobi, who Caleb had given the idea to light a beacon for Jedi not to return to the Jedi Temple should a dangerous situation arise.

When Caleb told his "friends" that he wanted to become her apprentice, they found it highly unlikely and told him that she was still damaged from a defeat on Haruun Kai. Caleb went to Depa and asked her what had happened. As their conversation went on, it was interrupted by Rackham Sear, a captain of the Confederacy of Independant Systems, who was planting bombs. However, Depa saved Caleb from the upcoming explosion, but the CIS captain decided to committ suicide. Impressed with Caleb, she asked him to become her apprentice, and he accepted; however, one of Caleb's friends warned him he wouldn't be safe with her; However, Caleb refused and accepted becoming Depa's Padawan to get a kyber crystal for his new lightsaber. Together, the two fought side by side in the Clone Wars with the Clone Troopers under their command. However, when Palpatine issued Order 66, turning all the troopers against Caleb and Depa. Depa urged Caleb to run while she held them off, promising to be right behind him. However, Caleb watched as his Master was gunned down by the men who once served her. Taking his own lightsaber, Caleb survived Order 66 but with extreme guilt that his master died protecting him. Having to keep his identity as a former Jedi Padawan a secret, Caleb discarded his Padawan braid and formed a partnership with Janus Kasmir before finally leaving and calling himself Kanan Jarrus. He had to hide his Force-sensitivity.

Before the series, Kanan met Hera Syndulla, daughter of Clone Wars hero Cham Syndulla and her Droid C1-10P (called Chopper). He accidentally revealed he had the Force when he used it to save Hera's life on Gorse, where they had several run ins with Grand Admiral Rae Sloane.  Soon, they were joined by the Lasat, Garazeb Orrelios and the Mandalorian girl, Sabine Wren and Lothalite boy, Ezra Bridger, who Kanan took on as a Padawan.

## Personality

Before he became a Padawan, young Caleb Dume wanted to become the apprentice of Depa Billaba, despite his so-called friends putting doubt that she would ever chose him as a Padawan. Caleb was always curious and inquisitive towards Depa, who would sometimes tease him about. However, when order 66 was enacted, Caleb became hardened from the experience due to the loss of his Master, who sacrificed herself so Caleb could live. He would not understand about sacrificing to save those he cared about until his later adulthood. After his time as a pirate, Caleb became known as "Kanan Jarrus," a young man who cut himself off from the Force using the method "Force-stealth." He remained elusive and secretive and told no one of his Jedi heritage.

Before he met Hera, Kanan was both a drunk and a womanizer, flirting with a bunch of other women. However, when he fell in love with her, he changed into a better person, even saving her with the Force. After her misison on Gorse, he turned his back on his old ways and joined the Ghost crew. When Zeb and Sabine joined the group, Kanan revealed his identity as a Jedi to his teammates when he trusted them and became the father figure of the *Ghost* crew.

Upon first meeting Ezra Bridger, Kanan decided to take the boy under his wing as his apprentice. However, he still doubted his skills as a teacher due to his limited training. However, when they first encountered the Grand Inquisitor, Kanan realized he had to learn to be a master as much as Ezra had to learn to be a Jedi. Apart from this, Kanan was a fatherly figure for Ezra, often giving him advice and support. However he initially struggled to be a teacher due to not passing his own Jedi training when they first encountered the Grand Inquisitor, Kanan realized he had to learn to be a master as much as Ezra had to learn to be a Jedi. Later, he desired to protect Ezra from falling to the dark side, which was his greatest fear. He also mentored Sabine, who became something of a daughter figure towards him and helped her overcome her dark past when he taught her train with the Darksaber. He was one of the few individuals to get along with Chopper and often get Zeb to behave himself.

After becoming blind, Kanan distanced himself from his friends and coming into conflict with his own Padawan. However, after meeting the Bendu, Kanan was able to see things differently by looking through the Force and finally reconciled with his friends. At the end of his life, Kanan stopped a fuel depot from going off by holding back the explosion so Hera, Ezra and Sabine could escape, protecting the ones he loved.

## Relationships

### Ezra Bridger (Surrogate Son/Padawan)

Kanan met Ezra on the planet Lothal when he and his team of renegades were attempting to steal crates containing guns to be sold on the black market and food supplies for the people of Tarkintown. He took Ezra on as an Apprentice when he became aware of the boy's affinity with the Force and grew to see Ezra as a son. However, Kanan was hesitant in training Ezra the ways of the Force and thought he was unfit to mentor the teenager in "Rise of the Old Masters." Only thinking of what was best for Ezra, when the Ghost crew learned of Luminara Unduli supposedly surviving the crew, Kanan thought she would be better at teaching his Padawan instead. However, they were too late because Luminara had been dead since the beginning of the Empire and that the Inquisitor used her bones to lure another Jedi out. Ezra had no skills with a lightsaber yet, leaving Kanan to protect him and fight the Grand Inquisitor alone. By the end of the episode, Kanan told Ezra he was not ditching him and told him that he was just trying to find a better teacher for him. However, Ezra revealed he wanted Kanan to be his teacher. Kanan realized he was done trying to teach his Padawan but that he was going to teach Ezra. They stick with each other, both Master and apprentice reconciling with one another and this time, trying lightsaber skills without Zeb and Chopper watching them.

It is shown that Kanan can be protective of Ezra, as shown in especially "Breaking Ranks," showed to be worried about him during the teen's first solo mission in "Breaking Ranks," which even Hera saw.

Later, when the Inquisitor seemingly killed Ezra, Kanan was greatly devastated and feared he lost his Padawan and given the strength to fight him.

In season 2, Kanan admitted that while he couldn't protect Ezra forever, he still could train him as best as he could.

During season 3, Kanan and Ezra's relationship took a turn for the worst because of Kanan distancing himself from his Padawan and crew due to his blindness. Kanan learned his student was using the Sith Holocron and confiscated it from him, causing Ezra to lash out that he no longer needed Kanan's help. When Kanan sensed Ezra was in danger, he and Hera immediately launched a rescue. At the end of the episode, Ezra thanked Kanan for coming back and Kanan promised to always come back for his Padawan. However, their friendship was still unbalanced, as pointed out by the Bendu when Kanan first introduced Ezra to him. The duo finally fully reconciled with each other when Kanan revealed he did not blame Ezra for the events that unfolded on Malachor. He also swore to help Ezra figure things Maul sought out together.

### Hera Syndulla (Girlfriend)

Kanan met Hera on Gorse, where she found him as a drunk. Kanan first fell in love with her by the sound of her voice. He exposed himself as a Jedi when he used the Force to save her life. Apart from this, Hera did not seem to mind working with a former Jedi Padawan.

After working together, Hera was the one who helped Kanan turn his life around and offered him a position on the Ghost crew, which Kanan accepted. From then on, they became partners. Though they kept their relationship platonic, they harbored strong, romantic feelings for each other. Together, Kanan and Hera built a family that contained Hera's Droid Chopper, the Lasat Garazeb Orrelios and teenagers Sabine Wren and Ezra Bridger. Their relationship was briefly strained when Kanan allowed Zeb to sell Chopper to Lando Calrissian. However, they reconciled sometime afterwards. When Kanan was captured, Hera was forced to abandon him and advised by Ahsoka to put her crew into hiding. While Hera wanted to rescue Kanan, she also had to protect Ezra as well.

In season 4, They admitted their feelings for each other in season 4 and entered a romantic relationship. Later, Kanan gave his life to save her, Sabine and Ezra and looked at her one last time. Doing so not only protected Hera, but also their unborn child as well. Nine months after the liberation of Lothal, Hera gave birth to Kanan's son, who she named Jacen.

### Chopper (Friend)

Kanan has a rather strained relationship with Chopper, as do all the other members of the *Ghost* crew. The cantankerous droid still saw Kanan as a friend. He was willing to go behind Hera's back to help Ezra rescue Kanan from Imperials.

Apart from Sabine, Hera, and Ezra, Kanan understands what Chopper is saying.

### Garazeb Orrelios (Friend)

According to Zeb, Kanan was the one to find him just when he was about to break, showing they have been friends for a long time. However, how they exactly first met isn't specifically stated, showing their first meeting is rather ambiguous. Overtime, the two had similar backgrounds: their entire family and friends were slaughtered due to the Empire, and resulted in them becoming broken and alone before becoming members of the Rebel Alliance

### Sabine Wren (Friend)

Sabine looked up to Kanan as both a mentor and a father figure. In turn, Kanan is fond of her, willing to protect her due to Sabine being one of the youngest members of the Ghost crew. Their friendship sometimes resembled a father/daughter bond. When she recovered the Darksaber, Kanan helped train her using it and helped her regain her confidence to rally the Mandalorians to the Rebellion's cause.

When Kanan was killed to protect her, Ezra and Hera, Sabine was visibly distraught by the loss of her friend and fatherly figure.

### Rex (Friend)

Kanan had a heated relationship with Rex due to his past experiences with the Clone Troopers during Order 66. Rex, however, told Kanan that he, Wolffe, and Gregor did not betray the Jedi due to their control chips being removed from their minds. This caused Kanan to change his mind somewhat about them. Apart from their strained relationship, Kanan was unwilling to abandon the Clones to the Imperials after Ezra convinced him to go back and help them. Even after Rex joined the rebellion, they continued arguing on how to train Ezra, who became fed up with their constant arguing.

They acknowledged each other as friends when they worked together to save Ezra and Sato from the Imperials led by Brom Titus. Kanan finally called Rex his friend when going to rescue the clone after he stayed behind. As a sign of their newfound respect for each other, Kanan saluted to Rex, and the clone saluted back.

### Yoda (Friend)

Yoda knew Kanan back when he was just called "Caleb Dume, and also trained Kanan when he was younger. He did not understand Yoda's philosophy of "Due or do not. There is no try" until he began training Ezra. Later, Kanan was contacted by Yoda when he and Ezra were in the Lothal Jedi Temple, where he voiced his concerns about training Ezra. However, he was made aware that he believed in Ezra.

### Cham Syndulla (Friend)

Kanan once admired and respected Cham Syndulla, who was also the father of the woman Kanan was in love with. He was very nervous in meeting Cham, wanting to make a good impression. He was entirely nervous during the first meeting, even getting Zeb's, Ezra's, and Sabine's names mixed up. He was impressed with the general's tactics in battle and the stories of Cham's adventures with Mace Windu.

However, it was all a ploy, as Cham was charming his way to the rebels just so he could make an attack on the Imperial transport the Rebellion needed to house their ships. Though Kanan was initially set back from Cham's betrayal, their relationship still appeared to be on good terms by the end of the episode.