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 a cash 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 their ship 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 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 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 Disruptors: 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 with 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.

Personality and traits
Zeb was gruff but compassionate and cared a great deal for his fellow members of the Ghost. He was initially very hostile toward Ezra, even threatening to throw him off the ship mid-flight. After being forced to leave Ezra behind after a botched rescue attempt, he felt a great deal of guilt until the boy's return. Zeb was also good friends with Kanan and Ezra, imploring him to get rid of the Disrupter rifles from their latest haul. He rarely enjoys seeing things from the past as seen on the episode Droids in Distress.

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 off of 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.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Rebels: Ghost Raid
 * Sabine's Art Attack
 * Zeb to the Rescue
 * Ezra and the Pilot
 * Rise of the Rebels
 * Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
 * The Rebellion Begins
 * Droids in Distress book
 * A New Hero
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * A New Hero
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars Rebels: Rebel Strike

Non-canon appearances

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