Disney Plus’ Live Action Star Wars Series: Cast and Character Guide
A show/ character guide for Disney+’s various live action Star Wars series featuring who plays who, character descriptions, storylines, and general information.
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A show/ character guide for Disney+’s various live-action Star Wars series featuring who plays who, character descriptions, storylines, and general information.
Information is updated as new episodes are released and watched, and images are changed as better ones are captured. Also, this content contains pertinent spoilers.
General Information
| Network | Disney Plus |
| Created or Developed By | Jon Favreau |
| First Aired |
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| The Mandalorian | 11/12/2019 |
| The Book of Boba Fett | 12/29/2021 |
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | 5/27/2022 |
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Obi-Wan Kenobi
Groups & Organizations
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Notable Locations & Items
- Tatooine (1.1):
Terminology
- Order 66 (1.1): The declaration which made Jedi enemy of the state and called for the end of the Jedi order
- Inquisitors (1.1): A legion tasked with hunting the Jedi
Other Noteworthy Information
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Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Part 1”
Quotes
Luke (Grant Feely)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Part 1”
Quotes
Owen (Joel Edgerton)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Part 1”
Quotes
Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Part 1”
Quotes
Bail (Jimmy Smits)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Part 1”
Quotes
Berha (Simone Kessell)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Part 1”
Quotes
Reva (Moses Ingram)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Part 1”
Quotes
Haja (Kumail Najiani)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 2 “Part 2”
Quotes
The Grand Inquisitor (Rupert Friend)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 2 “Part 2”
Quotes
Vect (Flea)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 2 “Part 2”
Quotes
Tala (Indira Varma)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Part III”
Quotes
Fifth Brother (Sung Kang)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Part III”
Quotes
Darth Vader (Voice: James Earl Jones)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Part III”
Quotes
Roken (O’Shea Jackson Jr.)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Part IV”
Quotes
Sully (Maya Erskine)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Part IV”
Quotes
Beru (Bonnie Piesse)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 6 “Part VI”
Quotes
Qui-Gon (Liam Neeson)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 6 “Part VI”
Quotes
Darth Sidious (Ian McDiarmid)
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 6 “Part VI”
Quotes
The Book of Boba Fett
Groups & Organizations
- Rodians (1.1): Alien being who make abrasively loud noises
- Pyke Syndicate (1.3): Boba Fett’s rivals, regarding his rule of Tatooine
- Kintan Striders aka Nikto Sand Riders (1.3): The rivals of the Tusken for control of Tatooine’s Dune Sea
- Gotras (1.7): The leaders of the various Mos Espa territory
Notable Locations & Items
- Mos Espa (1.1): Where Boba Fett’s headquarters is
- The Three Families (1.3): Master Bib made alliances with the Trandoshans who rule the city center, Aqualish who handle the Worker’s District, and Klatooinians, who cover the Starport and Upper Sprawl for peace
- Districts (1.7): Klatoonian, Tradoshan, Worker’s district, and Aqualish Quarter
- The Sanctuary (1.1): Garsa’s place of business where there is drinks, food, gambling, and pleasure
- Sansanna Spice (1.2): A popular spice cultivated in the Kessel slave mines
- Black Melons (1.2): The melon which Tuskens have drunk for generations to survive the deserts of Tatooine.
- Bacta Tank (1.3): The name of the tank Boba Fett rests in daily to heal
- Firespray Gunship (1.4): Boba Fett’s ship
- Mos Eisley (1.7): Where the Pyke Syndicate HQ is
- Scorpenek Droid (1.7): The droid the Pyke syndicate sent when they went to war with Boba Fett
Terms To Know
- Daimyo (1.1): The title of the crime lord on Tatooine
- Rancor (1.3): A giant beast that imprints on the first thing it sees, and while it is widely known for its fighting abilities, it can also be ridden into combat and use for more than violence.
Other Noteworthy Information
- Former Daimyo (1.2): Bib Fortuna
- Tusken Initiation (1.2): The process of becoming a Tusken includes a lizard crawling into your brain giving you a vision, which often leads to you getting a tree branch that becomes your weapon.
Garsa (Jennifer Beals)
The owner of “The Sanctuary”
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “The Tribes of Tatooine”
Quotes & Gifs
The Twins (TBD)
The (fraternal) twins from Nal Hutta are introduced when they come to claim their cousin Jabba’s territory.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “The Tribes of Tatooine”
- I Choose Violence (1.2): The sister is much more prone to violence than the brother
Quotes & Gifs
Mok Shaiz (TBD)
The mayor of Mos Espa who isn’t necessarily jumping at the opportunity to bow to Boba Fett as the new Daimyo.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “The Tribes of Tatooine”
Quotes & Gifs
Drash
A member of a unemployed gang in the Worker’s District who becomes one of Boba Fett’s soldiers
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Sophie Thatcher
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa”
Skad
A member of an unemployed gang in the Worker’s District who becomes one of Boba Fett’s soldiers
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Jordan Bolger
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa”
Rancor Keeper
A Rancor training who will help Boba Fett tame a baby Rancor
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Danny Trejo
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa”
Krrsantan
A bounty hunter for the Hutt twins
Additional Information
- Portrayed By: Carey Jones
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa”
Mok Shaiz’s Majordomo (David Pasquesi)
The Majordomo is the mayor’s representative for various head of state events.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 1/ Episode 2 “The Tribes of Tatooine”
- Education (1.7): Has a Coruscant Education, with a focus on civic council negotiations
Quotes & Gifs
Paz Vizsla (Tait Fletcher)
One of the members of Din’s sect.
End of Season 1
Additional Information
- Introduced In: Season 1/ Episode 5 “Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian”
Quotes & Gifs
Cad Bane (Dorian Kingi and Corey Burton)
Boba Fett’s rival who works for the Pyke Syndicate.
End of Season 1
Additional Information
Quotes & Gifs
The Mandalorian
Groups & Organizations
- The Mandalorians: An elite group of mercenaries who, as a group, have a long and storied history. However, thanks to the Empire, their numbers have dwindled.
- The Mandalorians are not a race of people but rather humans that follow a creed.
- Their young, especially those not born of their group, are called foundlings. They are treated as their own children but also pushed to be some of the best soldiers in the universe.
- The Klatoonians: A mercenary group that harasses a krill farming village in 1.4.
- Tusken: Tatooine natives who are treated as raiders by the colonizers
- The Mandalorian 2.1: They are often nicknamed “The Sand People” which they take as a derogatory term.
- The Mandalorian 2.1: While verbal, they often speak in what appears to be their own sign language as well.
- Jawas: Little scavengers that we meet in The Mandalorian 1.2
- Child of the Watch (The Mandalorian 2.3): What is described to be a cult of religious zealots who take the way of the Mandalorian to the extreme.
Notable Locations
- Sorgan: The planet where Cara and Omera are met.
- Tatooine: A mostly desert planet
- Mos Pelgo: A mining settlement, formally under the occupation of The Empire, which, after the fall of the second Death Star, was taken over by a mining collective until Cobb Vanth liberated them with Mandalorian armor.
- Renamed (The Book of Boba Fett 1.7): It is now named Freetown
- Mos Pelgo: A mining settlement, formally under the occupation of The Empire, which, after the fall of the second Death Star, was taken over by a mining collective until Cobb Vanth liberated them with Mandalorian armor.
- Trask (The Mandalorian 2.3): A Black market port
- Nevarro: Greeg Kraga’s home planet and when Din is given the assignment to retrieve The Child.
- Corvus (The Mandalorian 2.5): Where we meet Ahsoka Tano
- Tython (The Mandalorian 2.5): A planet which holds a still active Jedi Temple where the force is strong
Terms To Know
- Mythosaur: A two-legged animal that, in the past, Mandalorians were known for riding
- The Great Purge: When a massive amount of Mandalorians were killed, thus forcing them underground.
- Beskar: A metal that makes most of the Mandalorians armor and is a rare, precious metal.
- Strength (The Book of Boba Fett 1.5): can block lightsaber attacks
- AT-STL Imperial walkers
- Chain Codes: An identification code which is how people are generally ID’d.
- Krayt Dragon: This Tatooine native that is a dragon without wings that primarily moves about through tunneling under the sand and is known to sleep in Sarlacc pits. Due to its tough skin, it is considered challenging to kill, even with the possibility of a soft underbelly.
- Bantha: A mammoth-like animal that is used to travel by people like the Tuskens. However, many on the planet Tatooine use them.
- Dark Troopers (The Mandalorian 2.6): Droid versions of the stormtrooper who are impactful, but the heat they produce don’t make them ready for long periods of battle.
- Rhydonium (The Mandalorian 2.7): A volatile and explosive material
- Darksaber (The Mandalorian 2.8): A Mandalorian blade that cuts through everything but Beskar.
- Background (The Book of Boba Fett 1.5): Mad by Mandalore Tarre Vizsla over 1000 years ago
Other Information
- Per Disney, The Mandalorian takes place between “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”
Grogu (Formerly Known as The Child and Baby Yoda)
First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 1 “Chapter 1” [Series Premiere]
When we’re introduced to “The Child,” commonly referred to as Baby Yoda, they have a bounty on their head and, for reasons not revealed, are far away from their home planet. However, despite the money paid to Mando for their retrieval, he decides to keep the child rather than let them possibly be dissected.
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Additional Information About Baby Yoda
The Mandalorian
- Is estimated to be about 50 years old.
- Loves to eat seafood and amphibians.
- Name (2.5): It is revealed their name is Grogu
- Background (2.5): Was raised on Coruscant at a Jedi Temple and was hidden after the Clone Wars. Also, to protect themselves, they not only suppressed their powers but memories.
Din Djarin aka The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal)
First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 1 “Chapter 1” [Series Premiere]
Orphaned thanks to the empire, but luckily rescued by the Mandalorians, for most of the Mandalorian’s life, he has held people at arm’s length and hasn’t really gotten involved. However, thanks to the child, also known as Baby Yoda, he finds himself exposed to the normalcy stolen from him at a young age.
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Additional Information About The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian
- Drives a Razor Crest, Pre-Empire, ship, and isn’t fond of droids.
- 1.8: His real name is Din Djarin
- 1.8: Lost his family in what was called the “Night of a Thousand Tears.”
Greef Karga (Carl Weathers)
Greef Karga (Carl Weathers)First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 1 “Chapter 1” [Series Premiere]
The head of a guild and The Mandalorian’s contact when it comes to new bounties.
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Additional Information About Greef
The Client (Werner Herzog)
The Client (Werner Herzog)First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 1 “Chapter 1” [Series Premiere]
A possible member of the empire, The Client’s interest in the child isn’t revealed to us. However, it seems they are willing to pay a massive amount for their retrieval – alive or dead.
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Additional Information About The Client
Dr. Pershing (Omid Abtahi)
Dr. Perhsing (Omid Abtahi)Character Introduction
First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 1 “Chapter 1” [Series Premiere]
A researcher working with The Client who would rather the child be alive. Now, when it comes to studying them, would they hurt them to the point of wishing they were dead? Hard to say. All that is known is that their interest in the child seems less sinister and it appears they went to the client to get the financing they require.
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Additional Information About Dr. Pershing
- Specific Occupation (2.8): Is a clone engineer
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Kuiil (Nick Nolte)
Kuiil (Nick Nolte)First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 1 “Chapter 1” [Series Premiere]
Someone The Mandalorian meets on the planet the child is held who assists anyone who would rid his home of the mercenaries hired to protect, or rather keep others from, the child.
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- He lived most of his life in servitude, so he seeks out peace whenever possible.
- He worked in gene farms
- Is Ugnaught
- Usually ends notable statements with:
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IG-11 (Taika Waititi)
IG-11 (Taika Waititi)Character Introduction
First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 1 “Chapter 1” [Series Premiere]
A droid sent to kill the child.
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Additional Information About IG-11
- It’s a Flotsam robot.
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Armorer (Emily Swallow)
The Armorer (Emily Swallow)The person who, for the Mandalorians that the lead is part of, creates their armor and seems to play some form of a leadership role.
Additional Information About The Armorer
- First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 3 “Chapter 3: The Sin”
Quotes & Gifs
Persistence without insight will lead to the same outcome.
— The Armorer (1.5 – The Book of Boba Fett)
Heavy Infantry (?)
Character Introduction
First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 3 “Chapter 3: The Sin”
Someone who disagrees with The Mandalorian working with those who are part of the empire, considering they are the reason their people were forced underground.
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Additional Information About The Heavy Infantry
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Cara (Gina Carano)
The Mandalorian and Cara (Gina Carano)Character Introduction
First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 4 “Chapter 4: Sanctuary”
A drop soldier of the rebellion, who formerly was an arms for hire, who sought early retirement on Sorgan.
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Additional Information About Cara
- Where Are They From (2.4): Alderaan
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Omera (Julia Jones)
Omera (Julia Jones)Character Introduction
First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 4 “Chapter 4: Sanctuary”
A Sorgan woman who is a widow and raising a daughter. She is also someone with weapons experience and presents an alternate life for The Mandalorian.
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Additional Information About Omera
- Her village is comprised of Krill farmers.
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Peli (Amy Serdaris)
Peli (Amy Serdaris)Character Introduction
First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 5 “Chapter 5: The Gunslinger”
A mechanic on Tatooine who runs the Mos Eisley Tower bay.
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Additional Information About Peli
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Toro (Jake Cannavale)
Toro (Jake Cannavale)First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 5 “Chapter 5: The Gunslinger”
A first-time bounty hunter that Mando encounters who is willing to give up the money for capturing Fennec if he can get the credit.
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Additional Information About Toro
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Fennec (Ming-Na Wen)
Fennec (Ming-Na Wen)First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 5 “Chapter 5: The Gunslinger”
A galaxy renowned assassin who has worked for many Anti-New Republic crime syndicates like the Hutts.
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Additional Information About Fennec
- Uses an MK Modified Rifle.
- Full Moniker (1.4 – The Book of Boba Fett): Master Assassin Fennec Shand of the Mid Rim
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Ran (Mark Boone Junior)
Ran (Mark Boone Junior)First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 6 “Chapter 6: The Prison”
An old friend of Mando, who used to join him on bounty hunts, alongside a decent-sized group, back in the day. Now the semi-retired Ran mostly handles the deal-making and has others handle the bounties. who he seeks out for work
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Additional Information About Ran
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Mayfeld (Bill Burr)
Mayfeld (Bill Burr)First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 6 “Chapter 6: The Prison”
Ran’s second in command, who leads the bounty missions for him.
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Additional Information About Mayfeld
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Burg (Clancy Brown)
Burg (Clancy Brown)First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 6 “Chapter 6: The Prison”
A demon looking member of Mayfeld’s group who handles the heavy lifting and is a bit simpler than the rest.
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Additional Information About Burg
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Zero (Richard Ayoade)
Zero (Richard Ayoade)First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 6 “Chapter 6: The Prison”
One of Ran’s droids who Mando is forced to allow to drive his ship for the rescue mission of Qin.
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Additional Information About Zero
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Xi’an (Natalia Tena)
Xi’an (Natalia Tena)First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 6 “Chapter 6: The Prison”
A Twi who is part of Mayfeld’s group who specializes in close-quarters combat. Also, she is noted to once have had a thing for Mando that didn’t really go anywhere.
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Additional Information About Xi’an
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Qin (Ismael Cruz Cordova)
Qin (Ismael Cruz Cordova)First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 6 “Chapter 6: The Prison”
Xi’an’s brother who is the focus of 1.6 as he is the person Mayfeld’s group is trying to rescue.
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Additional Information About Qin
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Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito)
Moff Gideon (Giancarlo Esposito)First Noted In: Season 1, Episode 7 “Chapter 7: The Reckoning”
A high ranked Imperial officer who was the one who originally requested the acquirement of The Child.
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Additional Information About Moff Gideon
Cobb Vanth (Timothy Olyphant)
The defender of a small mining settlement on Tatooine, Mos Pelgo, who used bought Mandalorian armor to scare off possible invaders. Well, with the exception of the Tsuken who still would raid the settlement anyway.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 2/ Episode 1 “Chapter 9: The Marshal”
Quotes & Gifs
Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison)
A bounty hunter, one of the clones of Jango Fett, who travels with Fennec and wears his father’s Mandalorian armor but doesn’t claim being Mandalorian.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 2/ Episode 1 “Chapter 9: The Marshal”
Quotes & Gifs
Koska Reeves (Mercedes “Sasha Banks” Varnado)
A member of Bo-Katan’s Clan Kryze group who is assisting them with taking back their homeworld.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 2/ Episode 3
Quotes & Gifs
Axe Woves (Simon Kassianides)
A member of Bo-Katan’s Clan Kryze group who is assisting them with taking back their homeworld.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 2/ Episode 3
Quotes & Gifs
Bo-Katan (Katee Sackhoff)
Stemming from a multi-generational Mandalorian family, Bo-Katan not only claims Clan Kryze but also the eventual throne of Mandalore once she reclaims it with other clans.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 2/ Episode 3
Quotes & Gifs
Frog Lady (Misty Rosas)
An acquaintance of Peli, who is put into contact with Din in order to find additional Mandalorians. But, in exchange for the information her husband has, Din is tasked with getting Frog Lady to a different planet, without using light speed, for she has the last line of her frog eggs with her.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 2/ Episode 3
Quotes & Gifs
Mythrol (Horatio Sanz)
Myhtrol (Horatio Sanz)A former bounty of Din that has found a job, to pay off his debt, to Greeg Kraga.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 2/ Episode 4
Quotes & Gifs
Ahsoka Tano (Rosario Dawson)
A Jedi met on Corvus which provides immense information on Grogu and directs Din to his next location.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 2/ Episode 5
Quotes & Gifs
Sometimes the student guides the master.
— Ashoka (The Book of Boba Fett 1.6)
The Magistrate aka Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto)
The survivor of a massacre that took place during the Clone Wars, their anger fueled them creating an imperial Starfleet that plundered and destroyed worlds for years.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 2/ Episode 5
Quotes & Gifs
Valin Hess (Richard Brake)
A commander over the unit Mayfeld was in when an Imperial soldier who wiped out an entire city, specifically Burnin Konn, of over 10,000, in Operation Cinder.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 2/ Episode 7 “Chapter 15: The Believer”
Quotes & Gifs
Everybody thinks they want freedom, but what they really want is order.
— Valin Hess
Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)
One of the few remaining Jedi in the universe.
Additional Information
- Introduced In Season 2/ Episode 8 “Chapter 16: The Rescue”
Quotes & Gifs
Talent without training is nothing.
— Luke
