{"id":36035,"date":"2023-08-22T18:44:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1877288"},"modified":"2023-08-23T00:43:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T22:43:29","slug":"who-is-ezra-bridger-star-wars-rebels-character-returns-in-ahsoka","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-ezra-bridger-star-wars-rebels-character-returns-in-ahsoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Ezra Bridger? Star Wars: Rebels character returns in Ahsoka"},"content":{"rendered":"

Is the missing Jedi still alive? <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 22 August 2023 at 16:44 PM<\/p>

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The fate of Star Wars: Rebels<\/a> fan-favourite Ezra Bridger looks set to be revealed in new Disney Plus series Ahsoka<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The series picks up with Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson) in the time between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens, as she aims to track down her longtime rival, Grand Admiral Thrawn (Lars Mikkelsen).<\/p>\n

The sinister imperial figure hasn\u2019t been seen since the Battle of Lothal, when he was transported to a distant corner of a faraway galaxy by the young Jedi Ezra Bridger in a selfless sacrificial act.<\/p>\n

Relative unknown Eman Esfandi has been chosen to portray the character in live-action \u2013 spotted in a pre-recorded hologram in the Ahsoka trailer<\/a> \u2013 although its yet to be confirmed if he survived his years in exile.<\/p>\n

If you need some context on who Ezra Bridger is and why he\u2019s so important, read on for your Ahsoka primer.<\/p>\n

Who is Ezra Bridger? Ahsoka\u2019s missing Jedi explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The characters of Star Wars: Rebels depicted in a mural from Ahsoka episode 1.<\/span><\/figcaption> Disney<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

We were introduced to Ezra Bridger in the first episode of Star Wars: Rebels, when he was fending for himself on the streets of his Empire-occupied home planet Lothal.<\/p>\n

Though his parents had lovingly brought him up in his early years, they were imprisoned and ultimately killed by imperial forces as they cracked down on rebels and critics of the regime.<\/p>\n

Ezra crossed paths with the ragtag crew of the Ghost when he boldly interrupted a heist they had planned, which caught the attention of Kanan \u2013 a former Padawan prior to Order 66, who never completed his Jedi training.<\/p>\n

Kanan saw great potential in Ezra and took him on as his own Padawan, although disapproved of his reckless and unpredictable behaviour.<\/p>\n

Over time, however, they became an effective partnership and Ezra a powerful force user himself, facing off against a number of Darth Vader\u2019s ruthless Inquisitors and fallen Sith Lord Darth Maul.<\/p>\n

Sadly, Kanan later died in an attack by the Empire, with the Ghost crew\u2019s toughest battle still ahead of them.<\/p>\n

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Lars Mikkelsen plays Grand Admiral Thrawn in Ahsoka.<\/span><\/figcaption> Disney<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Their activity had caught the attention of Grand Admiral Thrawn<\/a>, a cold and high-ranking figure in the Empire, who would not rest until any trace of rebellion was stamped out.<\/p>\n

Things came to a dramatic end back on Lothal, where Thrawn and the Emperor confronted Ezra, seeking access to a mystical plain of existence called the World Between Worlds.<\/p>\n

When he refused, an epic battle ensued in which the young Jedi and Thrawn became locked in combat.<\/p>\n

In a noble final gesture, Ezra called upon the power of hyperspace travelling creatures called the purrgil to transport Thrawn\u2019s ship to an unknown point in a distant galaxy with both of them aboard.<\/p>\n

In doing so, he eliminated the threat that the Grand Admiral posed, but became lost to his allies and loved ones forever. Or perhaps not, as Ahsoka will soon reveal.<\/p>