Morad Sumar

"I told you before&mdash;we're not selling this farm.''" "You misunderstand. We are no longer interested in buying''."

- Morad Sumar and Supply Master Lyste

On Lothal, Morad Sumar ran a farm and was an old friend of Ezra Bridger's parents. During the reign of the Galactic Empire, he struggled to keep his land from Imperial hands, refusing to sell it to them. Finally forgoing Sumar's refusal to sell, Supply Master Yogar Lyste destroyed a portion of the farm and had Sumar and his wife Marida arrested. However, Bridger and the Lasan High Honor Guardsman Zeb Orrelios, who had stolen an Imperial TIE fighter, came to their rescue.

Biography
Morad Sumar was a human male who lived on the planet Lothal during the Age of the Empire. In 4 BBY, he owned a farm on the outskirts of Kothal city and was an old friend of the rebel Ezra Bridgers parents. While on a grocery shopping trip, Ezra encountered Morad, who operated a fruit stall in the Kothal market. Morad gave Ezra a jogan fruit but was unable to sell the boy a Meiloorun fruit since the species did not grow on Lothal.

Shortly later, Morad was visited by the Imperial Supply Master Yogar Lyste, who wanted to buy his farm. However, Sumar refused to sell his land to the Empire. Unwilling to let the matter rest, Lyste revisited the farm with three Imperial Troop Transports and a contingent of stormtroopers. When Morad protested that he was not changing his mind, Lyste smugly responded that the Empire was no longer interested in buying his farm and ordered his men to raze the farm. Morad, his wife Marida Sumar, and their Aqualish helper were then arrested and loaded into the side compartments of a Troop Transport.

While traveling on the plains of Lothal, the Imperial transports encountered a stolen TIE fighter, that had been stolen by Ezra and his rebel companion Garazeb Orrelios. When the transports opened fire on the TIE fighter, Ezra managed to leap onto the central transport. Using the Force, the young Jedi apprentice managed to free Morad, his wife, and their helper from their restraints. At Ezra's instruction, the trio jumped into the grassy plains and fled. Meanwhile, Ezra stole a crate of meiloorun fruit and escaped with Zeb.

Personality and traits
Morad Sumar was a human male Lothalian farmer who owned a farm outside Kothal. He specialized in growing fruits including jogan fruits. He was a friend of the Bridger family. Sumar was opposed to selling his farm to the Empire, who retaliated by razing it to the ground and seizing the land.

Behind the scenes
Morad Sumar first appeared as as supporting character in the Star Wars Rebels Season One episode "Fighter Flight", which premiered on October 13, 2014. He was voiced by Liam O'Brien, who also voiced the antagonistic Yogar Lyste and a stormtrooper in the same episode. O'Brien will reprise his role as Morad Sumar in the Season Three episode "An Inside Man", which premieres on Disney XD on December 3, 2016.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
 * TIE Fighter Trouble
 * TIE Fighter Trouble