Ezra Bridger

“*We have been called criminals, but we are not. We are rebels, fighting for the people, fighting for you. I'm not that old, but I remember a time when things were better on Lothal. Maybe not great, but never like this. See what the Empire has done to your lives, your families and your freedom? It's only gonna get worse unless we stand up and fight back. It won't be easy. There will be loss and sacrifice. But we can't back down just because we're afraid. That's when we need to stand the tallest. That's what my parents taught me. That's what my new family helped me remember. Stand up together, because that's when we're strongest. As one.*”
―Ezra Bridger
Lieutenant-Commander **Ezra Bridger** is from the planet Lothal.

Growing up on the streets of Lothal after his parents were taken away, Ezra became a pickpocket and stole only to survive and was unknowingly Force-sensitive until he met Kanan Jarrus and the crew of the *Ghost*. After a mission and joining the early rebellion against the Empire when he was only fourteen years old, Ezra was adopted by Kanan and began to train as his Jedi Padawan, earning the callsign **Spectre-6**.

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 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.

## Biography

### Early life

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, with the addition of stealing to survive. However, during his time in the rebellion and his many adventures with the *Ghost* crew, Ezra became brave and selfless and came to see them as his family, especially with the fear of losing them like 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 the empire and begged the rebels to help her off Lothal. Because of Kanan's initial mistrust towards Rex and the Clone Troopers, Ezra takes on the responsibility of being the bridge between them. He was also more willing to join the Rebel Alliance, unlike his mentor. 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, rebellious side. 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 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 incidences 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, directed towards his friends and enemies. 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 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 Appearances

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.

## Powers & Abilities

### 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.
	+ **Form IV:** Ezra is highly skilled in Ataru. When Ezra begun to study Form IV through a recording of the former Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker found in Kanan's holocron, he could briefly engage the Fifth Brother and Seventh Sister in a duel alongside Kanan. But he was no match for Darth Vader. After training with the Sith holocron, Ezra's fighting style became more brutal and aggressive.
* **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.