Kanan Jarrus

[close] A Force-sensitive human male Jedi Knight who survived Order 66 during the Clone Wars. Living on thanks to the sacrifice of his master, Depa Billaba, on Kaller, he met the smuggler Janus Kasmir, who taught him how to survive as a fugitive. Going into hiding, he forsook the Jedi ways for some time, swapping his blue-bladed lightsaber for a blaster.

Eventually, Jarrus would wind up as a freighter pilot for the corporation Moonglow Polychemical in the Gorse system, piloting Moonglow-72. After getting caught up with a ragtag rebellious group consisting of Twi'lek pilot, Hera Syndulla, the conspiracy theorist Skelly, and the Sullustan shift leader Zaluna Myder, Kanan helped prevent Count Denetrius Vidian from destroying Cynda. During the conflict, Jarrus made the decision to accompany Syndulla on her VCX-100 light freighter, the Ghost—which he eventually would command alongside her. Later on, he would develop a romantic relationship with Syndulla.

While cocky and often sarcastic, Jarrus was eager to fight the Galactic Empire. Five years before the Battle of Yavin, Jarrus met Ezra Bridger, a fourteen-year-old Force-sensitive human, whom he decided to mentor and teach as his padawan. After defeating the Grand Inquisitor in combat, Kanan and his fellow rebels learned they were part of a larger rebellion. Kanan and his fellow Spectres joined the Phoenix Squadron. During that time, Kanan developed an enduring friendship with the former Clone Captain Rex. While helping the rebellion, Kanan and Ezra also fought with two Inquisitors known as the Fifth Brother and the Seventh Sister.

After the discover of Chopper Base, Kanan and his apprentice, accompanied by Ahsoka Tano, would travel to the planet Malachor to learn about the Sith. However, this decision would have costly results, as Kanan would be rendered blind by a lightsaber strike from the former Sith Lord Maul at a Sith temple on the planet. After months of retreat, Kanan restored his connection to the Force and repaired his frayed relationship with Ezra with the help of a mysterious being called Bendu, who embodied the balance between the light and dark sides of the Force. Despite his blindness, Kanan would come to see things through the Force.

The reinvigorated Kanan and his fellow rebels would continue fighting the Empire, which dispatched a tactician named Grand Admiral Thrawn to deal with the rebellion. In addition, Kanan and Ezra also had to deal with the spectre of Maul, who sought to destroy Obi-Wan Kenobi, the key to destroying the Sith. Regaining his confidence, Kanan also trained the Mandalorian rebel Sabine Wren on how to wield the Darksaber with the hope of using her to rally the Mandalorians over to the rebel cause.