Zare Leonis

"I will enter the Academy, say the right things, and succeed. I will learn how the Empire works. I will find Dhara. And I will wait for the resistance to develop, for someone to rebel. And then I will help those rebels bring the Empire down."

- Zare Leonis

Zare Leonis was a male Human cadet at the Imperial Academy on Lothal who, despite joining the Galactic Empire, worked as a spy for the rebels on the planet. Leonis joined the Imperial Academy to discover the truth about what happened to his sister, Dhara, who vanished from the Academy. The Empire claimed that Dhara ran away, but Leonis did not believe their claims.

Early Life
Zare was born in 3258 LY, around the inception of the Galactic Empire, to agricultural scientists Leo and Tepha Leonis. He was raised along with his elder sister Dhara by his parents and the family nanny droid Auntie Nags. The Leonises moved around a lot due to the nature of their parent's occupation, and Zare spent most of his childhood living aboard Space Stations, such as Hosk Station. The family were sympathetic to the Empire, seeing it as a great improvement over the slow bureaucracy of the Republic and the corruption of the Trade Federation.

The Imperial Academy
During his time at the Imperial Academy, Leonis was pitted against fellow cadet Dev Morgan in an obstacle course that required the two cadets to navigate floating platforms to reach a blaster pistol, the winner being the first to claim the pistol and use it to stun their opponent. Morgan seemed to possess incredible skill at predicting the location of the floating platforms and beat Leonis in the exercise. Leonis conceded the match with good sportsmanship, but vowed to himself to keep an eye on Morgan.

Leonis aided Ezra Bridger, one of the rebels, when Bridger arrived to rescue fellow cadet, Jai Kell, from the Inquisitor, who intended to take Kell prisoner. Bridger, Leonis, and Kell hijacked an All Terrain Defense Pod and fought their way out of the Academy, though Leonis stayed behind. While at the Academy, he became a spy for Bridger and the rebels by providing them with inside information about Imperial Command.

Appearances

 * Servants of the Empire: Edge of the Galaxy
 * Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head
 * Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks
 * Servants of the Empire: Rebel in the Ranks