Baze Malbus

"I fight the Empire now."

- Baze Malbus

Baze Malbus was a freelance assassin who was active during the days of the Galactic Empire. He was a devoted protector of his friend and partner Chirrut Îmwe, and fought alongside him and other members of a rogue group of Rebels during a mission to steal the plans of the first Death Star.

Personality and traits
Baze Malbus was a human male with brown eyes, black hair and tan skin. Unlike his partner, he had little belief in spirituality, including the Force, and instead took a more pragmatic approach to situations, the result of a harsh life on his Imperial-occupied Jedha. Malbus was known to be a crack shot with his heavy repeater cannon.

Behind the scenes
Baze Malbus is portrayed by Jiang Wen in the upcoming Star Wars Anthology Series film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Wen's casting in the film was first announced on August 15, 2015. As this time, the first photo of the character was released as well. and the first footage of the character was shown in the Rogue One teaser trailer on April 7, 2016.

Appearances

 * Rogue One: Baze & Chirrut
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (novel)
 * Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Junior novelization)