The relationships of Ezra Bridger throughout the Star Wars universe.
Family[]
Mira and Ephraim Bridger[]
Ezra loved his parents very much, as they were the only family he ever knew. When Ezra was seven years old, his parents were arrested and left Ezra to fend for himself on Lothal. He came to despise his birthday because it was the day Ephraim and Mira were taken away.
When Ezra learned of his parents' deaths by Ryder Azadi, he immediately cried for them while seeking comfort from Kanan and Chopper.
Friends and allies[]
Kanan Jarrus[]
- Main Article: Ezra and Kanan
From the beginning of the series, Ezra felt a Force connection with Kanan, who thought that he was always predestined to meet Ezra due to him and Hera feeling a connection to Ezra's home world, Lothal. They both sensed each other's presence but Ezra had quickly hiddden from Kanan.
Kanan was at first, indifferent towards Ezra but actually saw he was a resourceful kid. Despite the boy being just as reckless as he was, Kanan was sightly impressed with Ezra, silently wandering in amazing who this kid was. He ultimately came to Ezra's rescue at least three times, all from the TIE fighters, imperials and later, Agent Alexandr Kallus. After Hera suspected that Ezra was Force sensitive, Kanan expected Ezra to enter his room and take the Jedi holocron that he had owned. He tested the teenager, seeing if he was truly force sensitive as Hera predicted, and wanted to see if Ezra could open the Holocron (as only a Jedi can open it).
He 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 other Jedi out. Because Ezra had no skills with a lightsaber yet, Kanan had 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. Over time, Ezra came to see Kanan as a father figure.
Kanan was especially protective and worried about Ezra when he was undercover in an Imperial academy during the events of "Breaking Ranks." Though it was his idea, Kanan was reluctant to allow Ezra take this mission and wondered what he was thinking. When he heard Ezra had started behind at the academy, Kanan was wrecked with worry and constantly sled where he was when the Ghost was out of commlink signal with Sabine and Zeb. Kanan warmly welcomed Ezra back, glad to see that his Padawan was safe and that he missed being on the Ghost.
Sabine Wren[]
- Main Article: Sabine and Ezra's Relationship
Ezra and Sabine were very close due to being the youngest members of the Ghost crew. Because of his younger age, Sabine came to see Ezra as a friend, comrade and a younger brother. When they first met, Sabine and her team intercepted Ezra, who was stealing the crates Sabine and her adopted family were trying to obtain. Upon first seeing her face after she unmasked herself, Ezra developed a major crush on Sabine, who was mildly agitated with him whenever he tried to flirt with her.Like Zeb, she was willing to leave Ezra behind with the Imperials back in the pilot episode, believing it would be a hopeless, futile cause. Despite this, Sabine helped rescue him and told Zeb to make sure everyone got on board before taking off, showing she didn't want to risk coming back for Ezra or lose him again.
After Ezra disappeared into hyperspace with Grand Admiral Thrawn and the war was over, Sabine, with Ahsoka, set out on a quest to bring Ezra back home.
Garazeb Orrelios[]
Initially starting off as rivals, Zeb and Ezra soon formed an understanding after Ezra saved him from Agent Kallus before forming a friendship and strong bond when they both stole a TIE fighter and learned to work together instead of fighting against each other. Since then,Zeb and Ezra formed a brother-dynamic relationship. Though they fought each other a lot in the past, Zeb and Ezra begin to fight less as the series goes on, but continue to tease one another. Apart from this, Zeb and Ezra truly care for one another, as they always help each other when the other is in danger. The elder of the two has been protective of the younger one and does not hesitate to protect Ezra whenever he is in danger.
Most of Ezra and Zeb's fights are because of Chopper's doing. Despite their fights, they always come through to each other in the end. Since they first met, Zeb has always called Ezra "kid" and Ezra calls him "Buddy." They often tease each other, their way of showing their affection for each other. They make snide remarks to one another, often leading to Ezra or Zeb to glare at each other.
Hera Syndulla[]
Hera and Ezra are very good friends who loved, respected, and cared for each other, and Ezra's relationship with Hera and the closest relationship to a mother and son relationship. In "Spark of Rebellion,"Hera was impressed with Ezra, especially learning that he had upped Kanan and suspected that Ezra was Force sensitive., It being her idea to recruit Ezra as a crew member and an Apprentice for Kanan. Hera also helped Ezra become a better person and that helping others rather than your self is a rather selfless act. It was also Hera who wanted to rescue Ezra from the Empire yet again. , feeling responsible for him being there in first place. Ultimately, Hera and her crew came back for Ezra, which surprised him as he escaped on his own. When he met Hera again, Ezra expressed gratitude to Hera for rescuing him. The Twi'lek promised to bring him back to Lothal. However, when Ezra revealed he didn't have any parents, Hera looked sympathetic to him but the boy quickly rubbed it off and told the crew that the Wookie prisoners were being sent to the mines of Kessel. When he announced he was going to help them, Hera expressed proudness in Ezra and allowed him on the notion. Afterwards, Ezra joined the crew at the end of the episode after Kanan took him on as an Jedi apprentice(Spark of Rebellion)
Following this, Hera warmly welcomed Ezra as their newest member and gave him the codename Spectre 6. During that same episode, while Ezra was furious with Zeb because he kicked the teenager out of their room, but after Hera explained why Zeb was upset, he was convinced by her to cut Zeb some slack. Hera called him a good man and asked about Ezra's Jedi training with Kanan. However, Ezra revealed that it hasn't happened yet, leading Hera to become slightly upset with Kanan, who had not yet start Ezra's Jedi training like he promised and scolded Kanan for denying his apprentice lessons. ("Droid in Distress")
Ezra disagrees with Hera at times, especially when she suspended the search for Kanan, not understanding she was doing this to protect him. He went behind her back and took control while defying Heras's orders. At first angry with him, Hera said she was proud of Ezra, who responded he learned from both her and Kanan. He appeared protective of Hera when he learned that Cham Syndulla, Hera's father, cared more about the rebellion than the love for his own daughter.
As the series goes on, both Hera and Ezra have a strong dedication to fighting in the Rebellion. Hera admitted that she just needs her father, Ezra and her crew as her whole family.
Chopper[]
Ezra and Chopper first met when Ezra was sneaking around in the Ghost near Kanan's room. Though Chopper barely knew him, he seemed to agree with Hera to go rescue him when he was captured by the Empire. Chopper loves to play pranks on both Ezra and Zeb forming a rivalry between them. Though over time it's shown that the two have formed a friendship as seen when they were trying to rescue Kanan and Chopper went along with his plan and Ezra having faith in him that he will succeed in his part of the mission. Since that mission, Ezra and Chopper's friendship has grown more, as Chopper was worried about Ezra when he started to wonder who he should really be. When Ezra found out his parent had died during an escape attempt in an Imperial prison, Chopper comforted Ezra along with Kanan.
Ahsoka Tano[]
Ahsoka comforts Ezra because he couldn't save Kanan.
Ezra deeply admired Ahsoka, who was like an aunt figure towards him and a second mentor. He first met her after they rescued his Master, Kanan from imperial custody. The former Padawan was immediately fond of Ezra and was smiling proudly when he was the first of the Ghost crew to answer Minister Tua's cries for help. She acted as a mentor towards the Padawan, especially when it came to some subjects of the Force. Ahsoka had trust in Ezra, up to the point where she entrusted him with looking after an Force-sensitive infant.
Later, when they were on Malachor, Ahsoka knew Ezra could take care of himself when he was left alone with Darth Maul. After the former Sith announced he was going to take Ezra on as an apprentice, Ahsoka saught to protect Ezra from Maul, which the Sith Lord attempted to take to his advantage. Ahsoka later came to Ezra's rescue when he was cornered by Darth Vader and stopped him from torturing her friend. Ezra later attempted to help Ahsoka but she Forced pushed Ezra and stayed behind so Ezra, Kanan and Chopper could escape.
After her supposed death, Ezra mourned her loss and blamed himself for Ahsoka's supposed demise. However, in truth, an Ezra four years into the future had saved Ahsoka from Vader's wrath in the World Between Worlds. Ahsoka later helped Ezra with the loss of Kanan and to accept that he sacrificed himself so Ezra, Hera and Sabine could live.
Later, Ahsoka decided to join Sabine in finding Ezra in hopes of bringing him home.
Rex[]
Rex took an immediate liking into Ezra when they first encountered each other. As the two grew closer, Rex became a new mentor to Ezra and became a grandfatherly figure towards him. He helped Ezra properly hold a blaster and expand his knowledge in warfare. When Ezra was promoted to lieutenant Commander, Rex congratulated him but disagreed with Ezra's plan on turning the recon mission for the Y rings into a recovery one.
After Ezra settled a life long grudge between Rex and Kalani from their efforts in the Clone Wars, Rex acknowledged the boy's ability and sense of maturity.
Rex later helped Ezra liberate his home world of Lothal from Thrawn's control and was saddened by his departure when Ezra chose to sacrifice himself to save his friends.
Alexsandr Kallus[]
Ezra and Kallus were initially enemies since their first encounter, when the ISB Agent snatched him away from the Ghost crew and held him captive on his Star Destroyer. Kallus thought Ezra was Kanan's apprentice before he officially became a Jedi Padawan. During the earlier days of the rebellion
Their animosity ended when Kallus defected from Empire and joined the Rebellion as their new agent, Fulcrum. However, Ezra did not trust him when this fact was brought to light during his and Kanan's mission to Lothal to disturb Thrawn's new TIE defender project. Though Ezra later went to rescue Kallus from the Empire, he still refused to trust him. However, in their brief time together, Ezra learned to trust his old enemy, especially since Kallus protected Ezra from being caught. Ezra even tried to get Kallus to come with them when Rex and Kanan came to rescue them and was slightly distraught when Kallus chose to remain behind.
Enemies[]
The Grand Inquisitor[]
Ezra first encountered the Grand Inquisitor when he and Kanan came to rescue who they thought was Jedi Master luminara Unduli. The Inquisitor was impressed with Ezra and showed interest in making him an apprentice. However, the boy chose to remain loyal to Kanan. The next time they confronted each other the Grand Inquisitor mocked him and said he was too strong for the dark side. However, he completely underestimated Ezra when he summoned a gigantic Fyrnock on Fort Anaxes in order to protect Kanan.
He later found Ezra to be a worthy opponent, but he did not hesitate to harm Ezra when fighting both Ezra and his Master. Kanan found the strength to fight the Inquisitor after believing Ezra was killed.
Darth Vader/Anakin Skywalker[]
As Anakin Skywalker, Ezra held him in the highest regards, having heard about him through Kanan. Ahsoka further explained that he was her old Master and that he always protected hia friends. Ezra had first encountered Anakin as Darth Vader, but he had felt his presence before Vader confronted the Rebels on Lothal. Ezra mistook Vader for an Inquisitor, but Javan corrected Ezra and said that he was a Sith Lord. When they encountered each other on Malachor, Ezra showed little fear to Vader, Vader admitted that Ezra would die braver than most. Ezra was bested in battle by Vader and would have been killed if Ahsoka hadn't intervened.
However, Ezra was unaware that Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader were the same person until their encounter on Malachor.
Maul[]
Ezra and Maul first met each other in the abandoned Sith Temple on Malachor during "Twilight of the Apprentice." It was when Ezra was separated from his companions Kanan Jarrus and Ahsoka Tano due to a cave-in that Ezra met the former sith Lord, Darth Maul. Ezra remained wary of the stranger and threatened him with his lightsaber. Maul insists he is no threat to the teenager and reveals that he is at Malachor for knowledge, just like Ezra and his friends have come here for and agrees to help Ezra get out of the lower levels of Malachor if he shows the location of the prize that will know how to defeat the Sith: the Holocronhidden in the Temple, Neither one trusting the other, Ezra gave Maul a false name, "Jabba," an old alias he used back on Kallus' Star Destroyer.
During their conversation and way to the Sith Holocron, Ezra learned that Maul was once a force-wielder and accuses him of being a Sith. However, Maul reveals it was the Sith who took him from his mother and killed his brother causing Ezra to empathize with the old man and revealed that he lost his parents from the Empire, as they both suffered from a loss from family members. Maul taught Ezra the Sith Code and encouraged him to embrace his passionate and aggressive nature.to access the stone door, leading to the heart of the Temple, Paving the way towards a master/apprentice relationship. After working together, Ezra began to trust Maul, finally revealing his real name, and both successfully taking the Sith holocron. Throughout their time together, Maul began to seek Ezra out as another Apprentice and continued to manipulate the young Jedi. However, his plans ultimately failed when Kanan stopped the former Sith lord by besting him in battle.
In "The Holocrons of Fate," Ezra and Maul formed a Force bond with each other after they combined the Sith and the Jedi Holocrons they had. Maul mostly used their bond to his advantage by creating hallucinations and tormenting Ezra, especially in "Visions and Voices." Maul attempted to make Ezra forget his ties with his family and past but the boy refused, as his loyalty to his friends came first.
In "Twin Suns," Maul continued to use his bond with Ezra to his advantage and lured the boy to Tatooine to bring Obi-Wan out of hiding. However, Maul never harmed him and instead, saved him from Sand People and allowed him to leave, with Maul having a corrupted but slight fondness for Ezra.
Grand Admiral Thrawn[]
- “Whatever happens next happens to both of us."
"That's the idea.” - ―Thrawn and Ezr[src]
Thrawn and Ezra both encountered each other on Ryloth, becoming immediately becoming enemies. Throughour the series, despite hardly interacting with each other in Rebels, Ezra developed an indifference and extreme hatred for Thrawn due to his mistreatment of his mother figure, Hera and being responsible for the death of one of his parents' friends, Morad Sumar. Seeing him as nothing more than a child rather than a deadly opponent, Thrawn completely underestimated Ezra, believing him to be a lesser opponent than any of the other ones he had faced.
The two finally interacted with each other in the series finale of Rebels, where Ezra remained defiant in Thrawn's presence, and defended the Jedi when Thrawn mocked Ezra of fallowing their same path. He was filled with rage and disgust that Thrawn had collected many artwork over the years, including Hera's kalikori, Sabine's artwork and some artworks from Lothal and told Thrawn that he didn't deserve any of it or his own homeworld. One year earlier, Bendu foresaw Ezra cause the Grand Admiral's downfall, when the Jedi called the Purgill and had them carry him, Thrawn and the Chimeara from Lothal. However, both survived the trip into hyperspace, into parts unknown and it's implied that Ezra kept Thrawn at bay for years, as Lothal was never targeted by the Empire again.