Rebel and Jedi Ezra Bridger vanished at the end of Star Wars Rebels. So, what’s his role in the Ahsoka series?
The protagonist of Star Wars Rebels, Ezra Bridger might be a classic Star Wars hero, but he’s certainly not the average Jedi. Trained in the ways of the Force by Kanan Jarrus, a Jedi Knight who survived Order 66, Ezra is one of the few Force-users to take center stage during the Age of the Rebellion.
At first, he might seem like a headstrong rebel with some Jedi potential, but he ends up becoming one of Star Wars’ most impressive Force-sensitives. He connects with beings like Loth-wolves and the purrgil; activates Holocrons and explores both Sith and Jedi Temples; and removes the threat of Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn. So, with Ezra Bridger set to appear in the Ahsoka series, here’s what to know about the scrappy rebel-turned-Jedi, who was vanished at the end of Star Wars Rebels alongside Thrawn.
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When the Star Wars space whales, formally known as the purrgil, appeared in Season 3 of The Mandalorian, fans of Star Wars Rebels rejoiced. The last time viewers saw Ezra Bridger was during the rebels’ final stand on his homeworld, Lothal. They had captured the Empire’s on-the-ground leader, Governor Pryce; however, Ezra, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, and the rest of the Ghost crew had to contend with the return of Grand Admiral Thrawn and his fleet. Luckily, Ezra’s connection with the purrgil helped save the day.
Previously, on a mission to steal fuel from the Mining Guild, the Ghost crew found themselves in a struggle between the guild and the purrgil. The Mining Guild had restricted the purrgil pod’s access to Clouzon-36 gas, which the creatures need not only in order to travel through hyperspace, but to breathe. While Hera is skeptical of the purrgil — many travelers lose their lives in whale-on-ship hyperspace tunnel crashes — Ezra forms a bond with the Purrgil King thanks to the Force.
While this bond helps both the purrgil and rebels make quick work of the Mining Guild, the Force-inspired alliance also helps Ezra liberate Lothal. On Ezra’s command, the rebels’ Ghost sends up a transmission, asking the purrgil to help destroy Thrawn’s blockade. Using the Force, Ezra encourages the purrgil to destroy the Imperial forces, and ensnare Thrawn’s flagship. Once Thrawn’s ship is entangled in the purrgil tentacles, the creatures jump to hyperspace, carrying Thrawn with them.
The only downside to this great purrgil maneuver is that at the time, Ezra is on Thrawn’s flagship. Struggling against the purrgil tentacles, Thrawn tells Ezra that whatever happens next will happen to them both — to which Ezra replies, “That’s the idea.” Although he doesn’t know where the hyperspace jump will bring Thrawn’s flagship, Ezra is committed.
