Ezra Bridger

"I'm using everything I learned on the streets, and all that I'm starting to learn from Kanan about the Force, to make a far bigger difference than I could have made by myself."

- Ezra Bridger

Ezra Bridger was a human male rebel from the planet Lothal and the Padawan of Kanan Jarrus. Bridger, who for years was unknowingly Force-sensitive, grew up as an orphan and con artist on Lothal during the reign of the Galactic Empire before meeting Jarrus and his rebel crew, who operated aboard the Ghost.

After getting caught up with the rebels during a weapons heist in Capital City and freeing Wookiee slaves, Bridger joined the rebel crew and began training as a Jedi under Jarrus' direction. Bridger and the crew undertook many missions together in an effort to defeat the Empire.

Childhood
"I've been on my own since I was seven, okay? If I'd let myself believe my folks were alive, if I let myself believe they'd come back and save me, I'd never have learned how to survive."

- Ezra Bridger

Ezra Bridger was born in 3258 LY, on the day of the inception of the Galactic Empire, and grew up on the planet Lothal in the Outer Rim Territories. Hoping to make the galaxy a better place for him, his parents Mira and Ephraim Bridger set up public broadcasting transmissions to speak out against the Empire's harsh rule but this would cost them their own lives. So, by the time Ezra was 7, his parents were found and taken away by the Empire, leaving him to live largely on his own for the next eight years and find work as a con artist and thief, stealing technology and reselling it on the black market, while unknowingly using the Force to occasionally get himself out of tough situations. Eventually, he would come to live in the abandoned LothalNet comm tower E-272, where he would keep a collection of stormtrooper helmets.

Bridger would later be apprenticed to a Xexto, Ferpil Wallaway, owner of a pawn shop in Lothal, and skilled pickpocket who had various underworld connections. The Xexto taught the boy everything he knew, and they would try to pick each other clean for fun. The boy worked for him, doing jobs like scanning wealthy-looking tourists and trick them and selling them stuff. Bridger would also befriend Moreena Krai, a girl of the same age as him, who knew of his under-handed skills.

Gladiator Night
"I hate to say so, Mr. Bossk, but I have a bad feeling about this."

- Ezra Bridger

One day at Capital City's spaceport, Bridger was selling tickets for a Gladiator Night between a Houk and Feeorin when Krai told him her family and her were leaving for Alderaan to live with her grandmother due to the Empire, and bade farewell to the boy. Later that day, Bridger caught sight of the Hound's Tooth and met Tradoshan bounty hunter Bossk, who hired him as a guide to Ake's Tavern. As they reached their destination, Bossk sent Bridger instead to lure his prey, Gronson "Shifty" Takkaro, out; soon enough, however, a confrontation between Bossk and the assassins Angrigo and the Kratchell twins ensued, in which Bridger stunned Takkaro, and Bossk killed the assassins, only for Imperial authorities to surround them. Aware of a likely set-up by Lieutenant Herdringer, Bossk was forced to leave Takkaro and follow Bridger, and the two escaped from the Imperials on a speeder bike. During their escape, however, Bossk was injured and convince Bridger to help him by offering the boy all the content of his strongbox onboard the Tooth.

In the course of an hour, Bridger took the Trandoshan to his tower and tended to his wounds, before the bounty hunter woke up, "disguised" himself as a blind Trandoshan and almost immediately prompted Bridger into leading him to a posting agency at the spaceport, where he accessed the Imperial Enforcement DataCore to check records on Herdringer. However, they discovered Herdringer had been dead for months, and Bossk surmised that his replacement, Jenkes, had been the one to set him up, now also aware that he and Takkaro had worked together in gladiator arena in Nyriaan years before. Their search, though, attracted Jenkes' attention, who sent troopers to attack them, but Bridger and Bossk managed to slip away again, and they went to Wallaway's pawn shop, where they saw from afar as Jenkes shot Wallaway and took his money.

Once Jenkes left the shop, Bridger and Bossk entered the place, only for Wallaway to die on Bridger's arms. Convinced by Bossk, he accompanied the Trandoshan to Monad Outpost during Gladiator Night, where they faced Jenkes. During the confrontation, Bridger used his stolen Imperial comlink to alert Jenkes' superiors, while Bossk told everyone on the arena of Jenkes' actions. Bridger, then, proceeded to stun the Imperial before he could flee the arena, just before Imperial forces arrived and swarmed the arena. The next morning, as promised, Bossk gave Bridger the contents of his strongbox, which turned out to be just seventy-five credits, and the Trandoshan bade him farewell.

On his way home, Bridger was walking through the fields around his tower when a freighter shot down a TIE fighter, which crashed not far from him. As Ezra tried to help Valen Rudor, he was rebuked for touching the starfighter. After successfully opening the top of the cockpit, Brdiger hopped inside and managed to trick the unlucky pilot into thinking he was helping get his armor unstuck, when in fact, he was actually stealing bits of equipment. After grabbing Rudor's helmet for his collection, Bridger quickly left the wreckage, while revealing his thievish intentions. Rudor, not meaning to be outsmarted by a kid, attempted to kill him with his fighter's lasers, but the boy's latent Force-sensitivity alerted him to a laser blast from the vengeful pilot. While the pilot was bewildered at how Bridger managed to survive the shot, the boy knocked him out with his energy slingshot, and strutted away with his prize.

Joining the Rebellion
"Who is that kid?"

- Kanan Jarrus, on Ezra Bridger

In 3272 LY, after a Star Destroyer flew over in Lothal's Capital City, Bridger went to the city and prevented a merchant from being imprisoned by Imperials, just before witnessing as Kanan Jarrus and his team executed a heist and intervened to steal one of the crate-carrying speeder bikes they were after. As he fled with the stolen goods, he met Sabine Wren, who proceeded to recover one of the crates.

Chased through the streets and a roadway out of the city, Bridger had to board the Ghost as a TIE fighter closed-in on him. As the boy unknowingly used the Force to leap into the hovering ship with his crate, Jarrus was made aware of his Force-sensitivity. Inside the ship, he met Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios and Hera Syndulla. Forced to remain with them for a while longer, Bridger was taken to Tarkintown, where he helped deliver the stolen crates. Later, he returned to the Ghost and entered Jarrus' quarters where he stole the former Jedi's lightsaber and holocron. Bridger returned the lightsaber, but kept the holocron to himself, thinking Jarrus hadn't noticed.

During the team's operation to free Wookiees, he stayed behind with Syndulla but was convinced to board a Gozanti-class cruiser to alert Jarrus, Wren, Orrelios and Chopper of an incoming Star Destroyer. However, he was captured by Agent Kallus and abandoned by Orrelios. In his cell, he was able to open Jarrus' holocron and see Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi's message, before escaping from his prison and learning of the Wookiees' location.

Once the Ghost returned, he boarded the ship along with everyone and revealed what he had learned, prompting the rebels to go to the spice mines of Kessel. There, while the others kept the stormtroopers busy, he freed the Wookiees and watched as Jarrus publicly revealed himself to be a Jedi. He rescued Kitwarr, only to be saved from Kallus by Jarrus' sudden appearance on the Ghost.

After sending the Wookiees on their way, Bridger stole Jarrus' lightsaber once again, but returned the holocron before departing to his tower. Shortly after entering his room, Jarrus gave him two choices—to keep the lightsaber and remain on Lothal, or return to the ship and become his Padawan and a member of the Ghost’s crew. After taking some time to think on the offer, Bridger returned the lightsaber, and became his apprentice.

Mission to steal the Imperial disruptors
His traning, however, only began after a heist to steal Imperial disruptors on the nearby planet of Garel, involving the droids C-3PO and R2-D2. During the mission, Bridger—along with Jarrus, Orelios, Wren and Chopper—boarded the same star commuter shuttle where Amda Wabo and Minister Maketh Tua negotiated their agreement while on their way to Garel. Once there, Bridger infiltrated Bay Seven to open the door to the rest of the team, who managed to steal the T-7 ion disruptor rifles, and returned to Lothal. There, Syndulla told the boy of Lasan's fall. During the unsuccessful transaction with Cikatro Vizago due to Kallus' arrival, Bridger saved Orrelios after his duel with the ISB Agent. His use of the Force propmted Jarrus to begin his training the following day.

The Meiloorun Hunt
Some time later, Bridger accidentally angered Orrelios due to Chopper's actions and ended up making a mess in the cargo hold. Exasperated, Syndulla sent them both to town for a supply run, with a list that included the rare meiloorun fruit. The boy and the Lasat went to Kothal, where they resolved to steal the fruit from an Imperial convoy. However, Bridger and Orrelios were forced to split up, with the Lasat stealing a TIE fighter to escape and save Bridger. Once onboard the vessel, the two contacted Syndulla and Jarrus, who ordered them to destroy the small ship and proceed to the rebel rendezvous point.

Before doing so, Bridger asked Orrelios to check on Morad Sumar's freshly-destoryed farm and to help him free the prisoners. After a small confrontation, the pair managed to save Sumar and two other prisoners from Yogar Lyste, and retrieve a meiloorum fruit. Afterwards, they hid the stolen TIE fighter, but claimed to have destroyed to Jarrus and Syndulla's approval. Back onboard the Ghost, Wren shows them her new work of art, depicting Chopper's prank.

Stygeon Prime
"I don't want to dump you. Look, I just wanted you to have the best teacher." "Well, I don't want the best teacher! I want you."

- Kanan and Ezra

After struggling with his Jedi training under a master full of self-doubt, Bridger saw one of Senator Gall Trayvis's broadcasts for the first time, and was upset to hear that Jarrus wanted the imprisoned Jedi Master Luminara Unduli to teach Bridger and willing to free the Mirialan from the Spire on Stygeon Prime. Nevertheless, the boy took part of the operation and accompanied Jarrus to Unduli's cell, only to discover that she had been dead along and being used by the Inquisitor as bait to lure any surviving Jedi to their end. Bridger tried to help Jarrus on his duel against the Pau'an, who tried to lure the boy to the dark side. After a difficult escape and their return to Lothal, Kanan promised him he would no longer try to teach Ezra, but to do with newfound resolve.

The Imperial Academy
Sometime later, Jarrus sent Bridger on mission to recover a decoder containing the location of a kyber crystal on Lothal's Imperial Academy. For several weeks, Bridger posed as "Dev Morgan" and befriended Jai Kell in squad LRC077; winning every assessment, he caught the attention of not only Imperials Cumberlayne Aresko and Myles Grint, but cadet Zare Leonis as well. With Leonis' help, he managed to obtain the decoder from Kallus' office and convince Kell to escape with him before the Inquisitor could test if he also had Force-sensitivity. During their escape, Bridger accepted Leonis' decision to stay in order to find out about his sister and told him they would stay in touch. After Syndulla and Jarrus' return to Lothal, the rebels agreed to help Kell and his mother hide from the Empire.

Later on, Bridger accompanied Syndulla and Wren aboard the Phantom for an assault on a Imperial convoy, but the damage done to the shuttle had to be repaired. Assigned along with Orrelios and Chopper to repair it, they never finished due to another of their scuffles, thus leaving Wren and Syndulla temporarily trapped on their mission to Fort Anaxes. After rescuing them, the boy and the Lasat apologized.

Empire Day
"I am ready. Wait. Ready for what?" "For a test, a real challenge one that could determine if you're meant to be a Jedi or not."

- Bridger and Kanan Jarrus

On Bridger's fifteenth birthday, Jarrus began training Bridger to use the Force to influence animals, but they soon went to Old Jho's Pit Stop to learn of the Empire's search for an old friend of Bridger's parents, the Rodian Tseebo. Wanting to be alone for a while, Bridger returned to his tower only to meet up with Jarrus, Wren and Orrelios after they ruined the Imperial parade by detonating a bomb in the recently-unveiled TIE Advanced v1.

During their escape, Bridger guided Jarrus and Wren into his old residence, where they found Tseebo and the boy told them of his past. Considering the valuable information the Rodian possessed, the three rebels decided to smuggle him out of Capital City in a stolen Imperial Troop Transport, and later onboard the Ghost. Despite Kallus and the Inquisitor's intervention, the ship managed to jump into hyperspace. Unable to forgive Tseebo and endangering the crew with the Inquisitor's tracking beacon on the Phantom, the master-Padawan pair left onboard the shuttle and headed to Fort Anaxes.

Once in there, Jarrus prompted Bridger to let go of his fear, so that he could connect with the fyrnocks. After accepting his fear and forgiving Tseebo, Bridger learned how to influence the creatures and await alonside his master for the Inquisitor's arrival. As Jarrus dueled the darksider, Bridger continued to command the fyrnocks to attack the remaining stormtroopers.

However, as the Pau'an managed to knock out Jarrus and cornered Bridger, the boy tapped into the dark side and controlled an enormous fyrnock that attacked the Inquisitor. However, this momentarily knocked Bridger out, forcing his master to carry him to the Phantom. On their return to the Ghost, Jarrus explained to him what happened and apologized for not teaching him what he needed to know. Then, Bridger spent some time alone until Wren gave him a birthday gift—a disk containing a picture of Bridger and his parents together—, and proceeded to stare at the picture for a while.

Jedi Trials
Some time after his dangerous connection on the asteroid, Bridger missed training for showing Wren the TIE fighter he had stolen alongside Orrelios, and Jarrus decided to put his apprentice through a challenge to determine if he was worthy of being a Jedi. To do so, he incited Bridger to locate a Jedi Temple, which to their surprise was on Lothal. Once inside the temple, Bridger continued alone and was faced with several illusions.

Firstly, he saw the Inquisitor striking Jarrus down, and later, he heard the rest of crew speaking about Bridger as if they had little faith in him, only for them to be killed by the Inquisitor. However, the boy managed to see through the illusions and overcome his fear. Only then, Jedi Master Yoda's voice could reach and guide him through the temple. When asked why he wanted to become a Jedi, Bridger expressed anger and fear because of what the Empire had done to him, but his desire to protect others made him worthy of a kyber crystal, and Yoda's words—that a Jedi he may yet be.

Returning to entryway and meeting up with Jarrus, his master explained that the small crystal he had received could be used to build a lightsaber. Over the course of several weeks, Bridger built a lightsaber with the help of the crew. Jarrus gave him spare lightsaber parts that he had found over the previous fifteen years, Wren donated modulation circuits and an energy gate, Chopper donated a power cell and Syndulla likewise provided additional technology based on Bridger's specifications. With all of the rebels assembled, the boy presented the finished weapon to Jarrus, who thought the design fit his apprentice. When he returned, Bridger ignited the lightsaber for the first time.

Dealing with Calrissian
After Orrelios and Jarrus lost Chopper in game of sabacc to Lando Calrissian and struck a deal to help him smuggle goods to and from Lothal, Bridger quickly took a dislike for Calrissian after ingratiating himself with the young Mandalorian. After the smuggler received a puffer pig from Azmorigan and Syndulla returned to the Ghost, Bridger and Orrelios scared the pig, separating the crew in two as the creature inflated. Bridger, then, made matters worse when he tried to climb over the pig, causing the animal to inflate even more and push Orrelios to deactivate the Ghost’s signature mask. Although Jarrus managed to pass through the Imperial blockade on Lothal, they had a small confrontation with Azmorigan's forces on Calrissian's estate but, after its resolution, they bade farewell to Calrissian.

The False Rebel
After a training session on deflecting blasters during which he had vision that involved Gall Trayvis, he saw Trayvis's broadcast inciting the rebels to meet him at the Old Republic Senate Building. Despite his eagerness, Jarrus' suspicions made Bridger verify some intel with Zare Leonis, who then let him know that he was being transferred to Officer's Academy in Arkanis. Feeling guilty, Bridger then revealed "Morgan" was an alias, but as stormtroopers interrupted their meeting, he was unable to tell Leonis his real name.

Later, he reunited with the rest of the team and met Trayvis in the senate building, only to be cornered by Imperials. Escaping through the sewers and separated from the others, Bridger, Syndulla and Trayvis reached a dead end, blocked by a fan, and the Senator revealed his true colours as an Imperial agent. Syndulla, however, knocked him out as Wren, Orrelios and Jarrus reencountered them. After escaping, Bridger was very disappointed for interpreting his vision incorrectly, which Jarrus said was because of his emotions, but Syndulla encouraged the boy to have hope.

Confronting Tarkin
"Stand up together. Because that's when we're strongest—as one."

- Ezra Bridger

After a raid near Jalath, and following Trayvis' public proclamation of loyalty to the Empire on the HoloNet and Jarrus' decision to broadcast their own messages, Bridger accompanied the Jedi and Wren in a reconnaissance mission to Lothal's Imperial main communications tower, where despite his efforts to destroy a Viper probe droid, their presence was alerted to Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin. Despite his concerns, he infiltrated the tower along with the rest of the team.

However, the reinforcements' arrival and Jarrus' orders forced Bridger to take a lift to the top of the tower and abandon his master, once the Inquisitor and Kallus arrived, by leaving on the Phantom along with everyone else. Soon enough, Bridger spoke to the people of Lothal at sunrise, encouraging them to stand up against the Empire, finishing his message as the tower was destroyed.

Determined to rescue Jarrus, Bridger disobeyed Syndulla's orders to stop searching for the former Jedi and recruited Chopper, Wren and Orrelios' help to use the Phantom and strike a deal with Vizago. After revealing to the crime lord of his nature as a Jedi and willing to owe him a favor, Bridger received important intel from the Devaronian—that the Imperials were using droid couriers for communication, unable to rely on the comm towers. With Syndulla's approval, he conceived a plan and they sent a disguised Chopper to retrieve Jarrus' location, only to learn at the droid's return that Jarrus would be transferred to the Mustafar system.

To infiltrate the Sovereign, the rebels stole an Imperial transport ship and used their stolen TIE fighter to infiltrate the Star Destroyer. Once inside, Bridger separated from the others and rescued Jarrus from his cell, helping him walk to the reactor core where they were confronted by the Inquisitor. Though he tried to assist Jarrus in his duel with the Pau'an, Bridger was quickly overpowered by the darksider and fell onto another platform—his apparent death prompting Jarrus to lose his fear and fight with renewed resolve.

After receiving a message from Syndulla, Bridger reunited with his master, who had just defeated the Inquisitor once and for all. The two, then, told Syndulla to part with Orrelios and Wren while they took the Inquisitor's TIE to join them. However, the rebels could escape only when Chopper and a fleet of blockade runners jumped from hyperspace and attacked the pursuing TIE fighters. Afterwards, the rebels docked their transport and escaped from the Mustafar system, only for Syndulla to reveal they were a cell, Bail Organa's identity and "Fulcrum"'s appearance. She, revealing her real name, then informed them that Bridger's message had given people hope and that a new chapter in the boy's life was to begin.

A Larger Rebellion
Following the rescue of Kanan, Ezra learnt that his rebel cell was part of a larger rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Ezra and the other crew of the Ghost joined the Phoenix rebel cell fleet and took part in a mission to steal shield generators from the Empire to help defend the fleet. The rebels ambushed a group of Imperial freighters and stole several fuel supplies from one of the vessels. After the Ghost secured the cargo, the rebels fled into hyperspace before the arrival of several Imperial light cruisers. In response to the increased rebel activity around the Lothal system, the Emperor dispatched his apprentice Darth Vader to stamp out this threat.

Later, Ezra was present on the bridge of the rebel command ship Phoenix Home when the Phoenix rebel leadership received a holographic transmission from the disillusioned Imperial Minister Maketh Tua, who wanted to defect from the Empire. In exchange for asking the rebels for help, she offered to reveal vital Imperial information&mdash;including the names of rebel sympathizers on Lothal and nearby star systems, as well as intelligence regarding the Empire's true mission on Lothal. During the ensuing discussion, Ezra successfully convinced his rebel comrades that they had an obligation to help her. In the end Kanan, Hera, Ahsoka, and the Phoenix cell leader Commander Sato approved the mission. Ezra was also aware of a disagreement between Hera and Kanan. While Hera supported the rebellion, Kanan was reluctant to involve the crew of the Ghost in a military operation and wanted them to return to their previous mission of robbing from the Empire and giving to the needy.

As part of their mission, the crew of the Ghost infiltrated Lothal on a Star Commuter 2000 shuttle. While passing through the Imperial security cordon around Lothal, Ezra noted the increased presence of Imperial Star Destroyers above Capital City. While Zeb and Chopper stayed behind to man the shuttle, Ezra and the other rebels headed to their pre-arranged rendezvous point to pick up Minister Tua. The Imperial Minister had arranged for them to meet at a landing bay where an Imperial shuttle was waiting to take her for a private audience with Grand Moff Tarkin. Ezra, Sabine, and Hera hid among the rooftops while Kanan infiltrated the facility disguised as a stormtrooper commander. Unknown to the rebels however, Agent Kallus had set a trap for them and arranged for Minister Tua to be killed in a shuttle explosion. The rebels were blamed for the bombing and were forced to flee.

Ezra and his fellow rebels attempted to escape on their Star Commuter shuttle but it was shot down by an AT-DP walker. In response, Darth Vader ordered the Imperial forces on Lothal to place the planet on lockdown and to hunt down the rebel cell. The Lothal rebels sought shelter in Ezra's former family home but Imperial stormtroopers quickly caught up with them and the rebels barely managed to escape with their lives. During the ensuing flight, Ezra's former home was destroyed by an Imperial thermal detonator. With Imperial forces spread out throughout Lothal, the rebels decided to infiltrate the Imperial headquarters in Capital City and escape offworld. While Ezra and Kanan posed as an Imperial cadet and stormtrooper, the other rebels hid in crates. Their ruse worked and they managed to infiltrate the Imperial headquarters.

The rebels managed to steal several shield generators and began loading them onto an Imperial shuttle. However, they were then cornered by Darth Vader who was accompanied by several stormtroopers. Ezra and his Master sensed the strong presence of the Dark Side around their new adversary. They attempted to engage the Sith Lord in lightsaber combat but found themselves outmatched by Vader, who even used the Force to summon Ezra's lightsaber towards the Padawan's neck. Only the timely intervention of Kanan saved Ezra's life. After a protracted skirmish, Ezra and his fellow rebels managed to escape the Imperial headquarters in their stolen shuttle. Following their encounter with Darth Vader, Ezra and his master Kanan conceded that this Sith Lord was much more power than the Inquisitor they had previously encountered and that they were lucky to escape with their lives.

Knowing that Darth Vader had a blockade in orbit waiting for them, the Lothal rebels decided to smuggle themselves offworld with the help of an old acquaintance: Lando Calrissian. Calrissian, who was offworld at the time, agreed to help them in exchange for obtaining three of their shield generators and instructed the rebels to visit his farm where his droid W1-LE would assist their escape arrangements. Shortly after arriving at Calrissian's farm, Ezra noticed smoke coming from the nearby settlement of Tarkintown and went to investigate. Upon arriving, Ezra discovered that the Imperials had rounded up the settlement's population as punishment for accepting assistance from the Lothal rebels. Shortly later, Ezra was joined by his master Kanan who surmised that Tarkintown had been destroyed to spread fear on Lothal. Both Jedi agreed that things were getting worse in the galaxy but disagreed over whether they could make any difference.

Back on Calrissian's farm, Sabine and W1-LE managed to improvised several sensor buoys that would replicate the shuttle's signal and scatter the Imperial forces trying to track them down. The rebels also resolved not to return to Lothal in order to avoid bringing further danger to its people. This ploy worked and the rebels managed to escape offworld undetected. However, Darth Vader had secretly planted a tracking device on their shuttle with the aim of tracking down the Phoenix rebel fleet. Shortly after rejoining the rebel fleet, the rebels were attacked by a lone TIE Advanced x1 starfighter piloted by Vader himself. The Sith Lord proceeded to wreck havoc among the rebel ships and inflicted heavy damage on the flagship Phoenix Home. During the space battle, Ezra sensed Vader's presence. Tano also sensed the Dark Lord's presence and quickly discovered that he was none other than the former Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker. Vader was then joined by two Star Destroyers but the Ghost and the surviving Phoenix rebels managed to flee into hyperspace.

Following the battle, Ezra and Kanan related their earlier confrontation with Darth Vader to Ahsoka Tano. When Ezra questioned her about whether she knew who the Sith Lord was, Tano feigned ignorance due to the sensitive nature of the topic. Despite the odds against them, the three Jedi resolved to fight against Vader and anyone else seeking to destroy them.

Personality and traits
"Come on. You know how I grew up. I'm not used to all these rules. Kanan, I want to become the Jedi you see in me, the one I don't always see in myself."

- Ezra Bridger

A Force-sensitive human male, Ezra Bridger had tan skin and black hair. He later obtained scars on his left cheek after the battle aboard the Imperial Star Destroyer. Bridger grew up on his own and worked as a small-time thief and con artist, using his street smarts to steal technology and goods from the forces of the Galactic Empire, though he felt no loyalty to others.

Initially, Ezra only saw the crew of the Ghost as a means to an end, stealing any valuables from the ship he could find, but he soon befriended and developed a strong bond with the crew members.

Powers and abilities
"I feel as if his abilities are growing faster than I can teach him."

- Kanan Jarrus

Bridger possessed a strong connection to the Force, which prompted Jarrus to offer him the chance to train under him. He had ease to perform Force-enhanced jumps even without proper training,  and could sense things through the Force, such as when he sensed Kanan Jarrus's presence for the first time, or when he was drawn to the former Jedi's lightsaber and holocron. When Valen Rudor tried to kill him with his TIE fighter's laser cannons from behind, Bridger sensed the danger and dodged the shot. He also had an affinity in the use of telekinesis, such as when he instinctively pushed Agent Kallus several feet away to save Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios.

Under Jarrus' training, Bridger's Force abilities became more refined. He learned how to tame a horde of fyrnocks; on the same day, however, he made a connection to the dark side and this power was amplified to the point of being able to summon a giant fyrnock. Bridger was also known to have Force visions. After building his own lightsaber, Bridger initially struggled in learning how to use Form V, but later proved to have enough proficiency to deflect blaster fire.

Equipment
Bridger utilized an old R-series manipulator to pick electronic locks. Before his training at the Lothal Jedi Temple, Bridger was also equipped with an energy slingshot that he often used to stun his opponents. Bridger's equipment included a blaster, and he frequently stole helmets and technology from the Empire.

After his mission within the Lothal Jedi Temple where he received a Kyber crystal, Ezra assembled his own lightsaber. This lightsaber had a blue colored blade and had a guard extending from the top to the bottom of the hilt that protected the main handle of the blade. Ezra's was a unique hybrid that featured a fully functional blaster pistol built into the handle.

Behind the scenes
Ezra Bridger was first revealed as a character from the forthcoming animated series Star Wars Rebels at the January 2014 Nuremberg International Toy Fair, where Bridger appeared on the packaging for the LEGO Star Wars Rebels Phantom model. On February 14, 2014, as part of a Lucasfilm promotional campaign to introduce the series' characters, TV Guide ran an online story featuring an exclusive first look at Bridger's character and announcing that he would be voiced by actor Taylor Gray. The story included a Lucasfilm production video revealing that Bridger was the first character created for Star Wars Rebels.

In the episode of the animated television series Star Wars Rebels Empire Day, it was confirmed that Ezra was born during the first Empire Day. According to the Star Wars.com blogger James Burns, Ezra Bridger was named after the Old Testament character Ezra. Simon Kinberg and Dave Filoni also confirmed that Ezra and several characters in the television series were named after historical and Biblical characters in order to imbued their names with a sense of meaning and purpose that would fit their characters.

Non-canon history
Ezra Bridger appears in Angry Birds Star Wars II. At one point, Ezra Bridger sneaked into an Imperial base to steal a stormtrooper helmet. He was chased by Imperial troops, but was rescued by the mysterious warriors Sabine Wren and Hera Syndulla. They escaped from Agent Kallus, and Syndulla let him join her crew aboard the Ghost.

In the LEGO Star Wars Rebels Movie Shorts, Ezra was on a mission with Chopper in the Phantom when they came under attack from a Star Destroyer. Jarrus, Syndulla, and Orrelios rescued them aboard the Ghost. Bridger 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. Bridger was aboard the Phantom and rescued Orrelios and Jarrus from the planet in time to finish repairs to their starship.

Non-canon appearances

 * Disney Infinity 3.0
 * Angry Birds Star Wars II
 * LEGO Star Wars Movie Short
 * LEGO Star Wars Movie Short