Garazeb Orrelios

"Zeb is the muscle of the group. He's great at smashing things, including things he doesn't mean to smash."

- Ezra Bridger

Garazeb Orrelios, commonly known as Zeb, was a Lasat rebel who manned the starship Ghost. He was a trained warrior on his homeworld and did not get along with the starship's repair droid, Chopper.

Biography
"Zeb, are you embarrassing the Imperials again?" "Honestly, Kanan, it's hard not to."

- Kanan Jarrus and Zeb

Early Life
Early in his life, Zeb was a member of the Honor Guard of Lasan, in which he received combat and military training, as well as his Bo-rifle, the weapon of the Honor Guard. All that came to an end when the Galactic Empire devastated Lasan and utterly wiped out nearly all of its people. By the age of 39, he had joined the rebels of Lothal in fight for freedom against the Empire.

Lothal Rebels
One mission required Zeb to rendezvous with Kanan Jarrus in an alleyway on Lothal. Zeb arrived at the wrong alley, and found two Stormtroopers harassing an Ugnaught vendor and his astromech droid. Protecting the Ugnaught, Zeb found himself in a brawl with several stormtroopers and a TIE pilot. In their haste to take Zeb down, they accidentally destroyed a TIE fighter. Zeb strolled out of the wreckage to meet the grateful Ugnaught vendor who offered Zeb credits as a reward, which he refused in lieu of one of the vendor's fruits.

Hijack on Lothal
Zeb was involved in a hijack of Imperial crates with Kanan Jarrus and Sabine Wren. When Ezra Bridger stole their goods, Zeb and Kanan went after him. Under Kanan's orders, he evaded the pursuit and was left with the stolen crates, saying he would end Ezra if Kanan caught him. Zeb and his fellow Rebels regrouped aboard the Ghost and picked up Ezra as he was being chased by TIE fighters. Zeb and Ezra were soon butting heads and when Ezra made fun of his smell, Zeb dragged him off by the leg and threw him into a closet.

Zeb and the Rebels were able to escape their pursuers and returned to Lothal where they landed near Lothal re-settlement camp 43, known by the locals as "Tarkintown," named after Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin and the home to farmers who lost their farmlands to the Empire. Zeb along with Sabine and Ezra delivered three of their stolen crates full of food to the people of Tarkintown and soon after returned to the ship on another mission, to rescue Wookiee prisoners.

Rescuing Wookiee Prisoners
They arrived and docked with an Imperial Transport ship and the Rebels had Zeb pose as a hairless Wookiee. However the troopers didn't buy it, only because Zeb didn't give them a chance and took them out with a single punch against their heads. Unfortunately, Zeb and the Rebels had no idea they were walking into a trap until Ezra came to warn them. When Ezra got captured by Agent Kallus, Zeb regretfully abandoned him so they could escape, but not before telling Ezra he did good. His fellow Rebels were not pleased with him leaving Ezra behind and out of three votes, they returned to rescue him.

After rescuing Ezra, Zeb accompanied his fellow Rebels in rescuing the Wookiees on Kessel. At the point where they were cornered by the Imperials, it is here Zeb was aware of Kanan's Jedi identity. Zeb and the Rebels successfully rescued the Wookiees and after sending them on their way, returned Ezra home until he decided to join their crew. Zeb would then have to share a cabin with him.

Stealing the Disruptors
Zeb and his fellow Rebels journeyed to Garell to steal a shipment of weapons from the Empire. Much to his horror, the shipment turned out to be T-7 ion disruptor rifles: weapons that were banned by the senate as they were capable of short circuiting an entire ship or a vehicle, but to Zeb that was not the reason why they were banned. According to Hera, the Imperials once used those disruptors against Zeb's people when they cleared his home planet. Few Lasats barely survived and none remained on Lasan.

Zeb soon found out it was Agent Kallus who was responsible for the usage of the disruptors against his people and engaged him in a vicious Bo-Rifle duel. He was quickly overpowered and just as he was about to meet his fate, he was saved by Ezra who force-pushed Kallus away from him.

Meiloorun Hunt
After they escaped, Ezra and Zeb got into a fight. Hera sent them into town to pick up supplies and told them not to come back without at least one Meiloorun fruit. They found some but they were already sold to the Empire. After failing to get them with the Force, Ezra tried to steal them up close only to be spotted by troopers. Zeb and Ezra were separated and Zeb was cornered by 2 storms and a Tie fighter piloted by Valen Rudor, the same pilot he encountered before. Zeb leaped to the tie and tossed the pilot out, taking it for his own. He found Ezra running from troopers on the rooftops and said he would only let him in if he said they were even for when Ezra saved him from Kallus. He said it and Zeb let him in only to mess up his flying.

Mission to Stygeon Prime
Zeb is present when Sabine shows them the Imperial Holonet, which, to Kanan's interest, broadcasts the survival of Jedi Master Luminara Unduli. Kanan and Hera Syndulla make their way to the Stygoen system. On the way, the Rebels examine the prison, named the Spire. Zeb, Sabine, Ezra Bridger, and Kanan then enter the prison, encountering and defeating several stormtroopers. Then, Orellios and Sabine Wren then are told to guard the turboliftt while Bridger and Jarrus free Master Unduli. While the Jedi are gone, Sabine realizes the Spire is actually a trap. They escape by jamming the turbolifts. Meanwhile, Kanan and Ezra discover that Master Luminara died on Kashyyk years ago. her bones were being used to provide Jedi the ability to sense her, while Holograms were used to fool the eye.They then turn around to realize the Inquisitor is there. they then have a battle that ends in the inquisitor chasing them through the prison. The Inquisitor then orders the facility into full lockdown. The Rebels then run faster to get through the closing blast doors. Zeb is pleased when the Inquisitor doesn't make it, but nearly dies when the red sith blade cuts through the blast door. The rebels then find them selves in a hangar. Zeb blasts the door controls but they are only safe temporarily, as the inquisitor soon cuts through the door. When Wren fails to open the hangar door, Ezra and Kanan use the Force to open the door. The inquisitor then cuts through and the Rebels are attacked by numerous stormtroopers. Zeb hurls a thermal detonator out, creating a diversion while they prepare of the Phantom's arrival, with Jarrus deflecting blaster fire. Hera then arrives in the Phantom, along with several native Mynocks attracted to the ship due to the fact that the ship's signal jammer operates on the same frequency as the Mynocks mating call. An Imperial gun turret opens fire on the Rebel starfighter, but Orellios fires at it, causing it to explode. The Rebels successfully board their fighter, but not before the Inquisitor hurls his lightsaber at them. Jarrus succeeds in blocking the blow. When the Inquisitor retrieves his weapon with the Force and Jarrus deactivates his, Zeb asks if Kanan's lightsaber can spin like the Inquisitors' can. After that the Phantom hurries back to the main starship, the Ghost.

Zeb and Sabine then waited outside of Lothal's Imperial Academy for Ezra to steal a decoder. However, they were then informed by Chopper that Ezra stayed behind to help his friends escape. Zeb and Sabine then attacked the academy, allowing Ezra and Jai Kell to escape using an AT-DP.

Personality and traits
Heavily jaded by his people's near extermination, Zeb adopted a gruff and grumpy persona, quick to fits of rage and violence. Behind this outward guise Zeb was actually a compassionate being who cared a great deal for his fellow members of the Ghost, and for people affected negatively by the Empire. Zeb had a strong sense of morality, and he implored Kanan not to sell Disrupter rifles to Cikatro Vizago for unknown purposes. He often vented his disgust for the Empire by beating up stormtroopers, an act he relished. He used his considerable combat skills to defend helpless citizens oppressed by the Empire, and even declined money offered to him for doing so.

Despite his essentially good heart, Zeb was quick to anger and rash actions which often got him into trouble. Agent Kallus easily goaded him into risking his life needlessly by taunting him about his people's genocide. Zeb tried to appear stoic and serious minded but also had a good dry sense of humor and occasionally showed a more childish side. His skills were an asset to the crew, but his impulsiveness occasionally caused trouble. He once bet Chopper in a game of Sabacc and lost much to his surprise. Ezra and Chopper dragged him into their childish antics on a number of occasions.

Hera had a maternal relationship towards Zeb, as she did with most of the crew, and Zeb had the utmost respect for her and rarely questioned her instructions, referring to her as the "sane one" of the crew. He reluctantly developed a brotherly bond with   Ezra, after initially reacting very hostile toward him, even physically threatening him on numerous occasions. After being forced to leave Ezra behind after a botched rescue attempt, he felt a great deal of guilt until the boy's return. He particularly despised the crew's droid Chopper, who he saw as useless in all practical situations and little more than a nuisance and liability to the crew. Gradually he came to accept the droid's eccentricity and expressed genuine surprise and gratitude when Chopper saved the crew.

Behind the scenes
Garazeb Orrelios was first revealed as a character from the forthcoming animated series Star Wars Rebels at the January 2014 Nuremberg International Toy Fair. Zeb is mentioned on the packaging for the LEGO Star Wars Rebels Ghost model, which encourages players to put Zeb on patrol in the Ghost 360-degree rotating cockpit. The Nuremburg box named the character as "Zeb Orretios," but images of the finalized set boxes updated his name to Orrelios.

In the series, he is voiced by veteran actor Steve Blum. In Orrelios's introduction video, Orrelios was stated to be a new species based on Ralph McQuarrie's concept art for the Wookiee Chewbacca. However, the concept art had already been used as the basis for the Lasat species, and the Launch Pad department of Star Wars Insider 148 correctly identified him as a Lasat.

Non-canon history
Zeb Orellios appears in Angry Birds Star Wars II. He was aboard the Ghost when Sabine Wren and Hera Syndulla rescued the orphan Ezra Bridger and escaped from Agent Kallus.

In the LEGO Star Wars Rebels Movie Shorts, Orellios, Jarrus, Syndulla, were drinking in the Mos Eisley Cantina when Bridger called for a rescue. They went to the Ghost and rescued the young orphan. Bridger then suggested they charge the Star Destroyer's bridge and hide behind it, and eventually the warship jumped to hyperspace. At another time, the Ghost was damaged by a Star Destroyer, forcing it to go to a space station for repairs. Orrelios and Jarrus left in escape pods and made it to a planet. Bridger rescued them and took them to the station in time to finish repairs to their starship.

Non-canon appearances

 * Angry Birds Star Wars II
 * LEGO Star Wars Movie Short
 * LEGO Star Wars Movie Short